Disney's A Wrinkle in Time | 9th March, 2018 | Frozen's Jennifer Lee writing, Ava DuVernay directing. 45% on RT

[dudalb]

4 minutes ago, TwoMisfits said:

My hope is that she is a fan of the comic, so she has a solid foundation in the world.  Comics fans are some of the harshest when you "miss" the reason the comic characters are popular...

Her first tweet since the announcement was a tribute to Jack Kirby, so I think she is familiar with the material....

 

 

[RRA]

12 minutes ago, TwoMisfits said:

My hope is that she is a fan of the comic, so she has a solid foundation in the world.  Comics fans are some of the harshest when you "miss" the reason the comic characters are popular...

Just see MOS, BVS, JL....

 

8 minutes ago, dudalb said:

I doubt Oprah would want to play Granny Goodness, since she is just about the most evil, despicable character in the DC Universe...

Didn't WB try to get her to play Waller?

Edited March 16, 2018 by RRA

[Mojoguy]

Wrinkle's director is oddly hated by a large group of people, those people that have never seen any of her movies.

[Mojoguy]

Oprah isn't an actress, she is a celebrity.

[The Futurist]

I love Oprah Winfrey s home, very understated.

[RRA]

9 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:

Oprah isn't an actress, she is a celebrity.

She's both. She was nominated for a supporting actress for COLOR PURPLE back in the day. 

 

 

[dashrendar44]

6 hours ago, Mojoguy said:

Oprah isn't an actress, she is a celebrity.

TV Hosts are actors and comedians, you know.

 

 

[meriodejaneiro]

Don't know if it's been posted already somewhere else.

 

http://deadline.com/2018/03/ava-duvernay-new-gods-movie-warner-bros-dc-jack-kirby-1202338680/

 

Ava DuVernay To Direct Jack Kirby Comic Creation ‘The New Gods’ For Warner Bros, DC

[dudalb]

14 hours ago, Mojoguy said:

Oprah isn't an actress, she is a celebrity.

Well. putting TV Celebs into positions they are totally unqualified for seems to be the new thing to do.........

[dudalb]

59 minutes ago, meriodejaneiro said:

Don't know if it's been posted already somewhere else.

 

http://deadline.com/2018/03/ava-duvernay-new-gods-movie-warner-bros-dc-jack-kirby-1202338680/

 

Ava DuVernay To Direct Jack Kirby Comic Creation ‘The New Gods’ For Warner Bros, DC

We have been discussing it for about the last page and a half.

Did you even bother to check the last couple of pages to see if the news has been posted?

That is common internet courtesy to keep a thread from being drowned in redundant posts of the same news.

[AniNate]

Good god, my mom went full woke over this. 

 

"Sorry, Oprah and company. Just as I decided not to read the publisher's money grab of a book, "Go Set A Watchman", which would have changed the whole meaning of "To Kill A Mockingbird", long a favorite of mine, I have decided not to see the film adaptation of "A Wrinkle In Time". No twins, no Ixchel, no Aunt Beast?!! No love from Mrs. Whatsit?! Sorry, if you are going to embark on the the challenge of bringing this book to the screen, then you need to include ALL of the beloved elements."
 

 

Edited March 19, 2018 by tribefan695

[Plain Old Tele]

^^ She went all hardcore Purist on it.  

[tonytr87]

After watching this tonight I really wish it were doing better. It's a beautiful film. A little hokey at times due to some of the dialogue but mostly a genuinely moving fantasy scifi picture with a lot of heart and a nice dose of visual ingenuity. For me it's better than Black Panther. 

[YLF]

1 hour ago, tonytr87 said:

After watching this tonight I really wish it were doing better. It's a beautiful film. A little hokey at times due to some of the dialogue but mostly a genuinely moving fantasy scifi picture with a lot of heart and a nice dose of visual ingenuity. For me it's better than Black Panther. 

LMAO what!? the movie was incomprehensible at times. I like Ava, and thoroughly enjoyed selma and 13th. But, this film was not well constructed at all. Film is subjective though and I value your opinion. I hope the majority of people enjoyed it as much as you because I don't want it to fail at the box office.

[tonytr87]

Scientifically it's a bit incomprehensible, but I didn't think it was trying to explain all that. It was more science fantasy than science fiction. 

 

I'm also a bit of a hippie when it comes to the big origin/universe questions, so it still resonated with me despite the hokey dialogue. 

[dudalb]

16 hours ago, Trolltastic Tele said:

^^ She went all hardcore Purist on it.  

That did bring back memories of TheOneRing and the good old days right before FOTR came out, doesn't it?

 

[Plain Old Tele]

5 minutes ago, dudalb said:

That did bring back memories of TheOneRing and the good old days right before FOTR came out, doesn't it?

 

 

I've got a soft spot in my heart for Purists... and c'mon, we're all purist for some IP or another.

[AniNate]

There's a line though and it's somewhere before the Marvel/DC wars and TLJ hatedom

[SteveJaros]

I was going to see this because, well, I see a lot of movies, but when I heard the director had "de-christianized" it, that turned me off, so ... not going. 

[Plain Old Tele]

1 minute ago, SteveJaros said:

I was going to see this because, well, I see a lot of movies, but when I heard the director had "de-christianized" it, that turned me off, so ... not going. 

 

FWIW I felt the movie was fairly true to the themes of the book.