⊃∪∩⪽ | Legendary | October 22 2021 | Denis Villeneuve | Returns to IMAX on December 3

[Valonqar]

3 minutes ago, Slave Animal Rights said:

is this movie expected to be cold and shallow?

cold and deep. very cold and very deep. well, lady jessica provides warmth but it's hard sci fi and that's always rather cold.

[dxmatrixdt]

18 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

cold and deep. very cold and very deep. well, lady jessica provides warmth but it's hard sci fi and that's always rather cold.

sounds empowering

[Valonqar]

11 minutes ago, Slave Animal Rights said:

sounds empowering

read the book. it's amazing. 

[JGAR4LIFE]

1 hour ago, Valonqar said:

yep, budget is really a big roadblock for this cause it's gonna be big but the material and Villeneuve style are not GA friendly. this ain't no 4 quadrant. 

 

Big gamble is fine but since they are making 2 movies, all depends on the first one which is a tougher sell. The second one is more of a traditional blockbuster with romance, sandworm-riding, and all out war. Which is why many fans find that part of the book inferior to earlier stuff (that makes the first movie). I can see them release the first, that flops and then make a streaming event out of the second. 

Sometimes I wonder if this would’ve benefited better from a Netflix or HBO 10-episode season. 

[Valonqar]

2 minutes ago, JGAR4LIFE said:

Sometimes I wonder if this would’ve benefited better from a Netflix or HBO 10-episode season. 

Sy Fy made a mini series out of Dune/Dune Messiah/Children of Dune and, IMO, it worked better than Lynch movie that I watched for days (lots of intermissions) on YT since it was so boring. So I think you are right. 

[Merkel]

Lynch's movie, with all its flaws, is still vastly superior to the miniseries, IMHO

[Valonqar]

2 minutes ago, Merkel said:

Lynch's movie, with all its flaws, is still vastly superior to the miniseries, IMHO

it was more focused on the book philosophy while the mini as more focused on soap opera. that said, movie, IMO, made a mistake of trying to keep exact dialog from the book, which is too stilted for cinema. As Harrison Ford said, you can write that shit, George, but you can't say it. I think it's the movie's biggest problem, how stilted everything is. it works in the book but book's not the same medium as cinema.

[Merkel]

It's a deeply flawed movie, no doubt. But it's totally unique. There isn't another movie quite like it

[Valonqar]

very true

[Rebeccas]

Villeneuve will obviously make this worth watching but after BR2049 flopping I feel like giving him a huge budget is a noble but ultimately doomed prospect for money making. Glad they're still doing it though!

[Valonqar]

they can afford it thanks to Aquaman and other profitable movies. I always liked WB for taking expensive risks even when they don't pan out financially (MMFR, BR2049, etc). The studio clearly won't steer clear of risky projects since they make up on other projects and are overall friendly to creativity. 

Edited February 15, 2019 by Valonqar

[Rebeccas]

13 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

they can afford it thanks to Aquaman and other profitable movies. I always liked WB for taking expensive risks even when they don't pan out financially (MMFR, BR2049, etc). The studio clearly won't steer clear of risky projects since they make up on other projects and are overall friendly to creativity. 

Well, they probably see Villeneuve as a Nolan-esque long term investment and we all know that Nolan ended up paying huge dividends even though his first couple of big films didn't do super business (Batman Begins, The Prestige). It only took one project to turn Nolan into a superstar director who can make buttloads of money in pretty much any genre. They probably see this as Villeneuve's potential.

[MrGlass2]

It is a Legendary movie, not Warner.

[Valonqar]

but there's some connection between Legendary and WB no?

[filmlover]

6 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

but there's some connection between Legendary and WB no?

Legendary is producing, WB (in all likelihood) is distributing.

[Valonqar]

I see. makes sense!

[Macleod]

And Warner Bros. didn't really go all-in on Blade Runner 2049, they just distributed, so they didn't really lose anything...that was Alcon's business...and a bit of Sony's. 

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alcon-entertainment-hit-by-layoffs-1083469

[Spidey Freak]

I hope they don't exclude Harah again like in the Lynch movie and miniseries. 

[Valonqar]

well, there's a completely unverified rumor that Gal Gadot is approached for some role...

Edited February 15, 2019 by Valonqar

[Merkel]

I don't see any role for her