PatrickvD

Speaking as a European, the original is not remembered as some kind of classic that was running on tv a lot. Especially compared to other disaster movies from that era like Armageddon. On top of that, nobody knows who Glenn Powell is. This movie was designed purely for an American audience.

My bad! In that case, interested to see what they’d sell off. Paramount has more obvious dead weight brands than Warner.

BET was floated as one to sell off. Which I get. It doesn’t have the value of say Nickelodeon or Paramount Pictures.

And I wasn’t saying they should do that. I just said Warner would have done that. As they have with several films that were nearly complete or even fully wrapped. I personally think Snow White is one of those films Disney should never have remade. But here we are and now I just hope they release something that doesn’t suck.

If this were Warner they would have gone for that sweet sweet tax write-off. Just shelve it and act like it never happened.

This will make double what Wicked makes in Europe. Calling that now.

The little ape engine keeps chugging. Love to see it.

This is a dizzying performance considering the state of movie attendance. And it has some markets to go. Unbelievable.

If a movie looks good it will put butts in seats. It’s that simple. And this is well deserved.

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I think this was rejected by audiences because it didn’t star Charlize Theron. That was a career defining role for her and loved by both critics and audiences. ATJ is a Netflix actress. She’s not putting butts in seats. Especially not for a franchise that appeals to an older crowd, who don’t really know who she is. And on top of that Chris Hemsworth was never going to attract anyone to anything that isn’t Thor. And even that is over.

They’re not pandering to anyone, they’re just here to promote their own upcoming movie. Very transparent.

Dakota is so hilarious in all the press interviews. She knows it’s a flaming turd and she’s having fun with it. Watching her roast herself and the movie I’m thinking why doesn’t Hollywood cast her in comedies? They’ve obviously never figured out what to do with her. But nepo babies need work and maybe she’s more suited in comedy.

I think it looks nothing like the Nintendo character. That one has two black dots for eyes. I’m not offended, Disney has ripped off loads of things in the past, but whatever you’re saying is just not there in my opinion.

The creators have mentioned in various interviews that Star’s design is based on concept art for a cut sequence from the original Snow White, where she would dream of dancing with the prince in the clouds. Anthropomorphic stars would surround them. Its pretty much the same design and it predates Nintendo’s Luma by a good 60 years at least. Its facial expressions and general mimicry are inspired by 1930s Mickey Mouse. Not everything is a ripoff and Disney has a rich history to which they can look for inspiration. Especially if that’s the whole idea behind the movie.

This is such a nail biter. It’s looking optimistic now though!