Jessie Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Almost all of her films have not relied on her being a draw. X-Men was pre-sold. Hunger Games was pre-sold, first as the book phenom and then as the breakout franchise with a built-in audience. SLP was a platform release sold primarily as a DOR film, then starring Bradley Cooper. Etc. Pretty much every film she has been in she either wasn't the face of it, or the film was primarily sold through other angles. When she starts headlining films in her own right where she is the focus of marketing and attention, then we can start calling her a draw. She sold SLP, it made 100m because of her, not Cooper. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowhite Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Almost all of her films have not relied on her being a draw. X-Men was pre-sold. Hunger Games was pre-sold, first as the book phenom and then as the breakout franchise with a built-in audience. SLP was a platform release sold primarily as a DOR film, then starring Bradley Cooper. Etc. Pretty much every film she has been in she either wasn't the face of it, or the film was primarily sold through other angles. When she starts headlining films in her own right where she is the focus of marketing and attention, then we can start calling her a draw. You could make this argument about 99.9% of actors around. Maybe all of them at this point. If Lawrence isn't viable, then who the hell is? We don't live in a world where anyone can make people see a movie simply because they're in it. The true stars aren't bankable just cause people like them, but also because they pick great projects. Yes, JLaw is not 1990s Tom Cruise. But nobody is. Not even Tom Cruise. Not even Will Smith anymore. She's still about as good a female lead draw, you can get. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Dis Thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 You could make this argument about 99.9% of actors around. Maybe all of them at this point. c'est la vie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood26 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Its all about the right actor and the right time. Josh Brolin doesn't lead JW to 200m OW and Shaline Woodley doesn't get SLP across the 100m mark. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 She sold SLP, it made 100m because of her, not Cooper. It made 100m because it got great reviews, loads of Oscar buzz, and tremendous word of mouth as it slowly expanded. It wasn't sold on any actor in particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 She sold SLP, it made 100m because of her, not Cooper. Thank you, and you could argue the same for American Hustle. Both advertising campaigns relied heavily on JLaw and her highly praised performances in the films. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Its all about the right actor and the right time. Josh Brolin doesn't lead JW to 200m OW and Shaline Woodley doesn't get SLP across the 100m mark. The truth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antovolk Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Filming starts today in Atlanta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Woop. Love JLaw. I'm glad she didn't let the fappening thing put her off the movie industry. I really thought for a minute she would've said "fuck it". Edited September 23, 2015 by SlayDIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Wilson Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Does anyone think coming out only a week removed from rouge one will hurt this not only the obvious reasons but also their the same genre as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Does anyone think coming out only a week removed from rouge one will hurt this not only the obvious reasons but also their the same genre as well Or maybe this will hurt Rogue One more than Rouge One will hurt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Wilson Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 You can't hurt star wars (BO wise) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 You can't hurt star wars (BO wise) A packed Christmas just might. Rogue One won't reach the heights of a proper SW movie. It will probably do Tron Legacy adjusted for inflation numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Wilson Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 It's not really all that "packed" right now just those two oh and the[sarcasm] long-anticipated [/sarcasm] jumanji reboot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 It's not really all that "packed" right now just those two oh and the[sarcasm] long-anticipated [/sarcasm] jumanji reboot Christmas always gets packed with 5 movies in wide or platform release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babz06 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Or maybe this will hurt Rogue One more than Rouge One will hurt it They'll hurt each other with the space aspect. But this one has more of a romantic element, while Rogue will be straight sci-fic. I think they'll attract different audiences so both should co-exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A District 3 Engineer Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 JLaw has dyed her hair for her new role in Passengers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennaJ Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Chris Pratt also underwent a small makeover for this movie... Don't worry though, it's (obviously) fake. He's actually gonna be clean shaven for most of it, going by other set pics (under tag). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Beard of sorrow? Or beard of laziness? Assuming the latter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...