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[dudalb]

48 minutes ago, Orestes said:

 

Sometimes the Movie Gods are merciful.

Agreed. Gambit has been in Development Hell for nearly a decade. Fox just seems unable to get a good script...which if the reports are correct, is a main reason that Liman bailed. And now there are rumors that Channing Tatum wants out for the same reason:severe script problems just a few months before filming begins.

Irony is that Gambit is not the popular charecters he was in the 90's; he just does not have the massive following he once had. He did not have the staying power as a solo character that Wolverine had. I think Fox would be rise to introduce him in a X Men Film then see how that goes before committing to a solo film.

If there is one thing responsible for a lot of failures today it is that studios start films without a solid script in place. I know rewriting during production goes on all the time,but there is a big difference between fine tuning a script and doing a  major repair job during production.

Edited August 25, 2016 by dudalb

[dudalb]

2 hours ago, TalismanRing said:

 

His contract was most likely dependent on getting the film ready for pre production and filming in an agreed amount of time. They reportedly don't have a script. They already lost the previous director partially over script issues.

And if the rumors are correct...a big if, admittedly...they might be losing Tatum as well for the same reason.

[4815162342]

Liman leaving, Tatum probably leaving. The universe is course-correcting in order for the real Gambit to be reborn in the film universe.

 

Spoiler

 

@MrPink 

[MrPink]

6 minutes ago, 4815162342 said:

Liman leaving, Tatum probably leaving. The universe is course-correcting in order for the real Gambit to be reborn in the film universe.

 

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@MrPink 

 

I won't accept this unless Will.I.Am. returns

[The Futurist]

Wolverine Origins has sold more tickets in 'Murica than First Class & Poe Dameron.

 

Gambit was obviously the draw.

 

[FilmBuff]

7 hours ago, ChipMunky said:

I would reply to all the stupidity that was just posted, but I don't have that kind of time to waste.

Says the guy who is king of Stupid posts.

[lupinw45]

The DC mystic characters are faaar more interesting than Gambit, so Doug Liman certainly picked a good choice.

[DMan7]

I wonder if Liman is aware of WB's meddling in the editing room for these movies

[Plain Old Tele]

1 minute ago, DMan7 said:

I wonder if Liman is aware of WB's meddling in the editing room for these movies

 

[Nova]

Fox has no script for Gambit? Let them ask their new star Ryan Reynolds how well that worked out for him for Green Lantern. 

[Plain Old Tele]

4 hours ago, dudalb said:

I am amazed that Fox announced and made a big deal about Liman directing Gambit without having him under contract to do so. He could not have just walked if they had.

 

4 hours ago, TalismanRing said:

 

His contract was most likely dependent on getting the film ready for pre production and filming in an agreed amount of time. They reportedly don't have a script. They already lost the previous director partially over script issues.

 

Yeah, it's not un-common at all for a director to part ways on a project after some development. Most directors have a few projects all simultaneously going away, for this exact reason. All it means is that no one could get completely on the same page creatively. It's fine, it's better that everyone part ways amicably instead of forging ahead regardless. With Stacy Snider assuming official CEO duties next week, it's also not surprising that some projects will have turnover.

[DMan7]

9 minutes ago, Tele the Jet Baller said:

 

[TalismanRing]

 

http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/the-bourne-identity/254916/the-battle-to-make-the-bourne-identity

 

And....  Stacey Snider is the new CEO of 20th Century FOX film

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 2016 by TalismanRing

[Plain Old Tele]

4 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

 

http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/the-bourne-identity/254916/the-battle-to-make-the-bourne-identity

 

And....  Stacey Snider is the new CEO of 20th Century FOX film

 

 

 

 

No further explanation needed.

[The Futurist]

Grudge is bad for business.

[Plain Old Tele]

Just now, The Futurist said:

Grudge is bad for business.

 

It's not a grudge -- if you don't like working with someone (and the feeling is mutual), and you have the option not to, why would you? 

[DMan7]

Too much baggage this Liman.

[moviesRus]

I'm surprised WB still wants to deal with Liman at this point.. with their already chaotic universe. 

[dashrendar44]

I'm always surprised how that entitled rich brat can still find work despite all his money burning aloofness and buttheading shenanigans behind the scenes.

 

The Edge Of Tomorrow making-of especially that beach scene shooting is eloquent. The second unit director did all the heavy lifting in conceptualizing and shooting while Liman is just "figuring out" what he wants to shoot on the fly constantly changing his mind (the central big battle that involved lot of stunts, on-set pyrotechnics, VFX, all to be rehearsed and coordinated precisely priorhand on a normal shoot that doesn't leave much leeway for improvising) also admitting on camera that the third act of the script is not even written and set by the time they're shooting that sequence scheduled to be done in 2 weeks, it actually was done in 3 months thanks to Liman's antics (Interspeced with footage of Liman playing tennis with a personal coach that worked for Roger Federer on a private court set for him by the production).

Edited August 25, 2016 by dashrendar44

[Plain Old Tele]

1 minute ago, dashrendar44 said:

I'm always surprised how that entitled rich brat can still find work despite all his money burning aloofness and buttheading shenanigans behind the scenes.

 

The Edge Of Tomorrow making-of especially that beach scene shooting is eloquent. The second unit director did all the heavy lifting and Liman is just "figuring out" what he wants to shoot on the spot (the central big battle that involved lot of stunts, on-set pyrotechnics, VFX, all to be rehearsed and coordinated precisely priorhand on a normal shoot) also admitting on camera that the third act of the script is not even written and set by the time they're shooting that sequence scheduled to be done in 2 weeks, it actually was done in 3 months thanks to Liman's antics (Interspeced with footage of Liman playing tennis with a personal coach that worked for Roger Federer on a private court set for him by the production).

 

More or less, the end results have been positive for studios, so they'll keep working with him assuming their execs don't mind doing so. (And there are definitely people who don't mind working with him). Second unit directors tend to do a lot of big action scenes anyway, aside from the big popular geek action directors, so Liman's hardly alone in that regard.