CJohn Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, SLAM! said: Maybe they expected more from Moonfall and got blindsided when it flopped as badly as it did, and now they have to play things safe ;_; Moonfall had a shit ton of marketing so I think they did expect better from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 minute ago, grim22 said: If they are expecting other studios to let that pre-Thanksgiving date be for a prequel to a franchise which was limping by the end, I think they will be surprised. At least it is based on a book and it seems like they won't try to expand past one movie, unlike a certain prequel saga that just ultra bombed recently... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Prime Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 minute ago, grim22 said: If they are expecting other studios to let that pre-Thanksgiving date be for a prequel to a franchise which was limping by the end, I think they will be surprised. I was admittedly surprised Twilight nostalgia was in full effect last year when they all came out on Netflix, but that at least had paranormal romance, an evergreen story subject. YA dystopia just loses its luster when we have been living in a real-life dystopia ever since Mockingjay was out of the theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Eric is a furry said: I was admittedly surprised Twilight nostalgia was in full effect last year when they all came out on Netflix, but that at least had paranormal romance, an evergreen story subject. YA dystopia just loses its luster when we have been living in a real-life dystopia ever since Mockingjay was out of the theater. There's a reason dystopia died out for sure. Seeing the rise of a Trumpy figure at the same time that Cheetler will likely be running for President again doesn't feel like escapism. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marveldcfox Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 No borderland footage? Is it that bad? No faith? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Prime Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 minute ago, grim22 said: There's a reason dystopia died out for sure. Seeing the rise of a Trumpy figure at the same time that Cheetler will likely be running for President again doesn't feel like escapism. There's a great YouTube video all about the rise and fall of YA dystopia in the 2010s, and it really is fascinating to look back on these books and movies and how basic their commentary and satire was in hindsight. You would think a fad that was driven by strong, dynamic, and interesting female characters would be intersectional or at least have some unique look into sexism through a dystopia lens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 minute ago, marveldcfox said: No borderland footage? Is it that bad? No faith? I honestly wouldn't be at all shocked if it ends up sold to a streamer. This Hunger Games prequel will be lucky if it even approaches half of Mockingjay Part 2's relatively disappointing total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CJohn Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I actually thought Borderlands was finished and ready to go. Guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpireCity Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I laugh in the face of everyone that told me over and over not only that theaters were dead, but also that Top Gun: Maverick wasn't going to perform. It's fucking AWESOME and is going to be a smash hit. Insanely good. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, CJohn said: I actually thought Borderlands was finished and ready to go. Guess not. You know what, I bet Lionsgate is getting hurt by the same VFX struggles that's causing Disney and Warner Bros. to delay and reschedule their films. It's just that unlike everyone else, Lionsgate happens to not be announcing a date way in advance. And in some ways it's better from the fans' perspective for the studio to hold the release date back until they're sure it's ready than for the announced date to be pushed back again and again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertman2 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I blame Greasy Randy for Borderlands not having a date. That man ruins everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 28 minutes ago, EmpireCity said: I laugh in the face of everyone that told me over and over not only that theaters were dead, but also that Top Gun: Maverick wasn't going to perform. It's fucking AWESOME and is going to be a smash hit. Insanely good. two hour ad for defense spending should play really well in the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOlCatSylvester Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 And that's a wrap on CinemaCon. Frankly I was disappointed. Mainly because the movies I cared about (Dune 2, Sonic 3, Mario) were either barely there or not mentioned at all. It wasn't all bad though. Finally getting some actual Avatar 2 news and a release date for Barbie were both nice. I really want to go see the Avatar remaster as well if it gets released in my country. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I'm not sure how a sequel to Dirty Dancing will work. I assume it'll be about Baby and Johnny's daughter in either the 1980s or 1990s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringedmortality Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Ozymandias said: two hour ad for defense spending should play really well in the US Yeah we've seen the breadtube videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, ringedmortality said: Yeah we've seen the breadtube videos word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interiorgatordecorator Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 This was a decent time waster see you all next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 14 hours ago, interiorgatordecorator said: This was a decent time waster see you all next year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny G Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 On 4/26/2022 at 7:54 PM, CJohn said: I was hoping for some Batgirl and Father of the Bride news. Guess both will stick with HBO Max releases. That’s a much bigger deal and discussion as the whole HBOMAX movie slate is potentially going back to Theater save for some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
