John Marston Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Think this will move to February 2025 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOlCatSylvester Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 minute ago, MysteryMovieMogul said: Huh... could this dilute the brand a bit? I don't think so. If anything, it'll actually help it. Knuckles is actually a popular character who can easily carry his own story, unlike most of the characters Marvel handed spinoffs to like candy. Also unlike the barrage of Dragons TV series it seems to be distinct enough from the main movies to not dilute their value. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOlCatSylvester Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 6 minutes ago, John Marston said: Think this will move to February 2025 If they can't get the effects done on time, then they'll likely push it off. Otherwise there's no reason for it to vacate that lucrative holiday slot. Moana 2 will open big but likely lose steam quickly and be pretty much done by the time Sonic 3 arrives. And who honestly sees Mufasa, a prequel no one asked for to a movie no one wanted a followup to, as a serious threat at this point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryMovieMogul Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 13 minutes ago, John Marston said: Think this will move to February 2025 No way. If it moves out of December, I don't know what they'll do, but I just can't see February being the month they choose. February would show lack of confidence, especially since this is the exact kind of film which would do gangbusters over that Christmas-New Years break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddroast Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 19 minutes ago, John Marston said: Think this will move to February 2025 It'll be out this Christmas. It did filming during the strikes. ( cgi characters were a blessing here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOlCatSylvester Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2 minutes ago, MysteryMovieMogul said: No way. If it moves out of December, I don't know what they'll do, but I just can't see February being the month they choose. February would show lack of confidence, especially since this is the exact kind of film which would do gangbusters over that Christmas-New Years break. The first movie did well in that window, at least before the apocalypse commenced, so I think that's why he suggested that. The strikes caused filming to start a lot later than they'd wanted it to as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WittyUsername Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 They managed to get some “filming” done without any of the actors on set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morieris Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, John Marston said: Think this will move to February 2025 My thought is that it would actually move up in 2024. More of a hunch, but I can't imagine where. Summer would have been good if IO2 wasn't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedorito Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I doubt this will move unless it has to. At the moment December is just an animated LOTR film, Mufasa, and a Karate Kid film. None of those sound like particularly big competition for this on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 This isn't moving. Sonic 3 with Jim Carrey back is going to make BANK over the Christmas break. Paramount will likely reboot to fully animated films like the recent Mario after Sonic 3. Being fully animated would give the next Sonic movie a much much higher boxoffice ceiling, especially in a post Mario film world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOlCatSylvester Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 16 minutes ago, Mojoguy said: This isn't moving. Sonic 3 with Jim Carrey back is going to make BANK over the Christmas break. Paramount will likely reboot to fully animated films like the recent Mario after Sonic 3. Being fully animated would give the next Sonic movie a much much higher boxoffice ceiling, especially in a post Mario film world. That's what I want too. Let this story end on a high note, as a trilogy fondly remembered by the fans for years to come alongside the best of the games. Then, get Marza to do an animated reboot in the style and spirit of the fantastic opening setpiece in Sonic Unleashed. I just hope they don't turn it into an emotionally hollow jukebox like that Mario movie was, and they prioritize actual character work above all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WittyUsername Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 They’re not going to do a reboot if this makes money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryMovieMogul Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, Mojoguy said: This isn't moving. Sonic 3 with Jim Carrey back is going to make BANK over the Christmas break. Paramount will likely reboot to fully animated films like the recent Mario after Sonic 3. Being fully animated would give the next Sonic movie a much much higher boxoffice ceiling, especially in a post Mario film world. Anyone expecting an animated Sonic to do as well as Mario is in for a rude awakening, imo. Mario was novel. It hadn't been done before, and while the story was more generic than I hoped, it looked beautiful. Sonic has a CG show on Netflix. Yeah, a theatrical film would have a bigger budget, but it's not a new experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WittyUsername Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Mario is the best selling video game franchise of all time. He has more wide appeal than Sonic, despite arguably having a less vocal fanbase. He’s Mickey Mouse, while Sonic is Bugs Bunny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Train Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I don't see why this has to make Mario numbers to be considered a success. I see this making closer to half of Mario which would already, in itself, make it the second most successful Video Game movie ever made (and a much needed W for Paramount) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryMovieMogul Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 19 minutes ago, Bob Train said: I don't see why this has to make Mario numbers to be considered a success. I see this making closer to half of Mario which would already, in itself, make it the second most successful Video Game movie ever made (and a much needed W for Paramount) We're discussing a hypothetical all-animated reboot in regard to the Mario comparison. I don't quite understand why Paramount would want to go all-animated when these live-action hybrid films are doing great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingLemon496 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) 9 hours ago, Bob Train said: I don't see this having worse legs than Aquaman 2 Valid. So in that case maybe lower opening same total I guess. But I don't see that huge of an increase. If you consider the first one was cut off HARD by COVID the second one probably only increased from like $170M (this is what the first would've done without COVID) to $190M Edited February 9 by HummingLemon496 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddroast Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 https://twitter.com/_callmedante/status/1758465407357190552?s=46&t=j-w_KL5CgNq9XcglMqeW0A So who is ready for the most awkward theater experience when sonic fans start cheering when a young girl dies on screen? Because if they don't the sonic fandom will be pissed off. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOlCatSylvester Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 2 minutes ago, Reddroast said: https://twitter.com/_callmedante/status/1758465407357190552?s=46&t=j-w_KL5CgNq9XcglMqeW0A So who is ready for the most awkward theater experience when sonic fans start cheering when a young girl dies on screen? Because if they don't the sonic fandom will be pissed off. Make that "glorious". Endgame crowds will look like an addiction rehab group compared to us Sonic fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Maria is in SONIC 3! Let's do this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
