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[trifle]

5 minutes ago, filmlover said:

lol all this talk of doom and gloom for Lionsgate and voila:

 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgates-fraught-fall-deepwater-horizon-932790

 

 

Well, La La Land will do well for them, but it isn't going to replace their major franchises.

[Fancyarcher]

43 minutes ago, filmlover said:

lol good luck.

 

Btw it's directed by Jared Hess of Napoleon Dynamite. How hard was that fall into total career irrelevancy (everything after Nacho Libre from him has barely received a theatrical release).

 

Not surprised. Hess isn't a very good director. I expect that upcoming Shanghai Dawn movie to be doomed because he's directing it.

[MrPink]

3 minutes ago, Daniel Dylan Davis said:

 

Not surprised. Hess isn't a very good director. I expect that upcoming Shanghai Dawn movie to be doomed because he's directing it.

 

HOLD THE FUCK UP. 

 

That's a real thing? 

Edited September 30, 2016 by MrPink

[DAJK]

Wonder how well or not well a Harambe movie would do if it came out today. On the one hand, we are way too close to the event, but on the other hand Harambe has become viral on the Internet rn, and will probably die down pretty soon.

 

Either way, we now know that if Lionsgate distributed it, it would have a 150M budget and bomb horribly.

[grim22]

1 minute ago, MrPink said:

 

HOLD THE FUCK UP. 

 

That's a real thing? 

 

 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-shanghai-noon-sequel-napoleon-925947

[MrPink]

1 minute ago, grim22 said:

 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-shanghai-noon-sequel-napoleon-925947

 

I like the first two. But I'm not sure about this 

[CoolioD1]

i was one of those dudes 100% in the tank for napoleon dynamite when it came out. telling everyone how good it was and shit. no way i'm going back for a rewatch.

[filmlover]

I saw Napoleon Dynamite again on HBO a few years back and forgot just how weird that movie is.

[Fancyarcher]

4 minutes ago, MrPink said:

 

HOLD THE FUCK UP. 

 

That's a real thing? 

 

Believe it or not, they're still trying to get it made, but other then Chan and Wilson nobody else has actually signed-up, so it's still technically in development hell, and might not actually get made.

Crazy, I know!

[Maxmoser3]

Deepwater Horizon actually looks interesting. 

[AHepBurn]

Lionsgate really has an issue with weighing budgets vs potential earnings. Just this year:

 

Divergent - Allegiant: $111mil B, $66mil D, $179mil WW

God of Egypt: $140mil B, $31mil $31mil D, $150mil WW

Mechanic - Resurrection: $40mil B, $21mil D, $56mil WW

 

Their upcoming Power Rangers movie has a $150mil budget, which is pretty close to the Marvel/DC superhero and other genuine blockbuster budgets for movies but has significantly less franchise potential. That's insane for a property that has one of its main appeals being the fun tv-budget looks to go along with it's absurd entertainment value.

[Chewy]

16 minutes ago, MrPink said:

 

HOLD THE FUCK UP. 

 

That's a real thing? 

 

if they can make a way-too-late sequel to a movie people kinda liked they will

 

(i always forget those 2 shanghai movies exist til someone mentions them)

[Arlborn]

6 minutes ago, AHepBurn said:

Lionsgate really has an issue with weighing budgets vs potential earnings. Just this year:

 

Divergent - Allegiant: $111mil B, $66mil D, $179mil WW

God of Egypt: $140mil B, $31mil $31mil D, $150mil WW

Mechanic - Resurrection: $40mil B, $21mil D, $56mil WW

 

Their upcoming Power Rangers movie has a $150mil budget, which is pretty close to the Marvel/DC superhero and other genuine blockbuster budgets for movies but has significantly less franchise potential. That's insane for a property that has one of its main appeals being the fun tv-budget looks to go along with it's absurd entertainment value.

It's also going to be completely awesome to see that take on Power Rangers, seriously, bless them for making it. It'll flop gloriously of course but it will be for a good cause!

[The Futurist]

The Twilight Reboot & Hunger Games spin-offs are closer than you think ...

[Chewy]

My favorite thing about that Power Rangers movie is when people post that fan film that's expressly making fun of them as an example of what they'd like to see

[The Futurist]

They are really investing 150m in a Power Rangers movie ?

 

[Chewy]

Just now, The Futurist said:

They are really investing 150m in a Power Rangers movie ?

 

 

Yes and god bless them for it

 

[Maxmoser3]

Power Rangers will flop. It's a brand that is unpopular now, and would have been an amazing hit if it came out in 2002.

[filmlover]

4 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

The Twilight Reboot & Hunger Games spin-offs are closer than you think ...

Well, Taylor Lautner and Liam Hemsworth need jobs, ya know.

[MrPink]

6 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

if they can make a way-too-late sequel to a movie people kinda liked they will

 

(i always forget those 2 shanghai movies exist til someone mentions them)

 

I kinda loved those two movies 

 

Donnie Yen vs Jackie Chan was great, no matter how short and sweet it was. And don't forget CIA guy/Littlefinger with a rad sword duel with Jackie Chan