BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY | Nov 2 2018 | Fox | Rami Malek | Queen biopic | Bryan Singer fired | Kindly avoid libeling anyone in this thread

[filmlover]

Yep, this is definitely premiering with Deadpool 2 then.

[MCKillswitch123]

Am I really dumb or is it an unclever choice to have two musicals open on the same weekend? Sure, one's a biopic and the other's a fairytale, but still, it feels odd to not try to find some space in between. Why not give it a limited release in mid-December and then expand it on MLK weekend instead? I know that a Freddie Mercury biopic doesn't need Oscar buzz to be a hit, but still, it could help the hype blow up.

[WrathOfHan]

Just now, MCKillswitch123 said:

Am I really dumb or is it an unclever choice to have two musicals open on the same weekend? Sure, one's a biopic and the other's a fairytale, but still, it feels odd to not try to find some space in between. Why not give it a limited release in mid-December and then expand it on MLK weekend instead? I know that a Freddie Mercury biopic doesn't need Oscar buzz to be a hit, but still, it could help the hype blow up.

Fox already has AD Astra scheduled for MLK (though it might get delayed given nothing was said at Cinemacon)

[Hades]

1 minute ago, MCKillswitch123 said:

Am I really dumb or is it an unclever choice to have two musicals open on the same weekend? Sure, one's a biopic and the other's a fairytale, but still, it feels odd to not try to find some space in between. Why not give it a limited release in mid-December and then expand it on MLK weekend instead? I know that a Freddie Mercury biopic doesn't need Oscar buzz to be a hit, but still, it could help the hype blow up.

No one gives a crap about that crappy  looking pantomime Nutcracker thing 

[Macleod]

22 hours ago, TheManFromBeyond said:

The DGA process for this is gonna be interesting. Don't know how much Fletcher reshot, but it doesn't seem like it was a Ron Howard-Solo style job. 

One thing's for certain though: even if he does get final credit for the film, no way is Singer gonna do any promotion for it.

Singer will be credited...but it will probably be the last thing he directs for a while...if not ever.

 

And I'll be extremely surprised if he takes any part in the promotional circuit.

Edited May 14, 2018 by Macleod

[filmlover]

6 minutes ago, MCKillswitch123 said:

Am I really dumb or is it an unclever choice to have two musicals open on the same weekend? Sure, one's a biopic and the other's a fairytale, but still, it feels odd to not try to find some space in between. Why not give it a limited release in mid-December and then expand it on MLK weekend instead? I know that a Freddie Mercury biopic doesn't need Oscar buzz to be a hit, but still, it could help the hype blow up.

Pretty sure The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is not a musical.

[MCKillswitch123]

7 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Fox already has AD Astra scheduled for MLK (though it might get delayed given nothing was said at Cinemacon)

Even if it doesn't get delayed from the release month, since it doesn't seem like Fox is going for Oscars w/AD Astra (it's slated as a wide release in January 11th, but nothing on a limited December release), why not release AD Astra in the Death Cure spot (late January), and let Bohemian Rhapsody on MLK weekend? Their audiences don't overlap, so that shouldn't be an issue. And AD Astra would have zero competition + a President's Day boost on its 4th weekend.

 

@filmlover Is it not? I mean, I'm fairly sure I've seen the fairytale adapted into almost nothing but musicals, so I presumed this would be one as well.

Edited May 14, 2018 by MCKillswitch123

[WrathOfHan]

The only downside Bohemian Rhapsody has in its current release date is no IMAX, but it's already confirmed for Dolby Cinema. Both this and Nutcracker will co-exist fine.

[Valonqar]

7 minutes ago, Hades said:

No one gives a crap about that crappy  looking pantomime Nutcracker thing 

Nutcracker's gonna bomb. Looks dogshit. 

[filmlover]

4 minutes ago, MCKillswitch123 said:

 

@filmlover Is it not? I mean, I'm fairly sure I've seen the fairytale adapted into almost nothing but musicals, so I presumed this would be one as well.

Well, The Nutcracker has always been a ballet, not a musical, for starters.  It's just easy to forget since that score is so famous.

[MCKillswitch123]

3 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Well, The Nutcracker has always been a ballet, not a musical, for starters.  It's just easy to forget since that score is so famous.

Ahh, that's why I'm confusing it, I guess. That and the damn Barbie movie that played on TV every day when I was a kid, which I believe was an actual musical.

[Alli]

 

[Eric Quinn]

10 minutes ago, Alli said:

 

[WrathOfHan]

200M.

[WrathOfHan]

 

[Valonqar]

17 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

200M.

yeah, minimum Compton number (150M) but it'll rock the boxoffice hard. Should do bonkers OS especially in UK.

Edited May 14, 2018 by Valonqar

[CoolioD1]

8 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

yeah, minimum Compton number (150M) 

no that's not the minimum.

[Chewy]

There's no way this gets released without a Singer shitstorm in the month leading up to it

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, Chewy said:

There's no way this gets released without a Singer shitstorm in the month leading up to it

Luckily he's going to be completely AWOL from the film's entire promo tour.

[antovolk]

38 minutes ago, Chewy said:

There's no way this gets released without a Singer shitstorm in the month leading up to it

too bad they couldn't get his name off the film completely