zslane Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Well, time will tell if I am wrong, but I think any trailer that ends with Thor asking, “Who the hell are you guys?” (followed by a cut to a shot revealing who “you guys” are) is enough by itself to drag record numbers of ticket buyers to theatres opening weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 I do think Thor Rangarok did help a lot more than the trailers. People really seem to have enjoyed that movie and its a heavy lead-in to the next film from what I have heard. Although a film largely about Thanos' origins with cameos by a zillion superheroes doesn't seem like its going to appeal broadly. Who knows? Marvel has pulled off stranger projects in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Armory and Lord Liaden 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 FWIW I watched literally scores of "reaction" videos to the trailer online. Very nearly every one ranged from excited to nerdgasming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 9 hours ago, zslane said: I guess we need exit polls for online trailers now, to gauge interest post-viewing. I imagine that a large percentage of the folks who broke the Internet when that trailer first hit are highly enthusiastic for the film. It is mostly just the jaded nerds that are meh about it. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Yeah. Again, waited my whole life for these movies; I'm amazed that most of them are, at least, well made, good pictures and I still don't get this 'fatigue' thing. IF you actually like pizza, why would you get tired of eating it only once every three months? Bazza, aylwin13 and bigdamnhero 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I could never tire of pizza or good Marvel films, but the muggles might, and this pizza is so expensive to make that a lot of muggles have to keep eating it for it to turn a profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I would consider it more of a buffet, these days - there's a lot of superheroic content on tv, streaming services, and in theathers these days. The plate I bring to it is my free time. It's not as large a plate as I'd like. I'd like to sample everything in the buffet but my plate only holds so much per trip up - so my first trip up I fill it with everything I know I will probably love. Tastes I'll probably *like* have to wait for future trips up to the buffet, and tastes I've never experienced before might get sampled eventually (as long as by the time I get to go up to the buffet with the plate they haven't restocked anything I would consider first or second trip worthy to grab instead ... and these days they often do). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Lawnmower Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 It's good news for The Gifted, but its long-term future is still up in the air due to the Disney purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Best news today massey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Huh, I had read he was tired of the character, maybe he thinks they'll all to be zany road comedies from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I'm guessing that Thor: Ragnarok opened his eyes to the character's full potential. Next up: The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill. please please please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I'm positive he'd demand Taika Waititi be involved if there's gonna be more adventures of those Wacky Revengers and their Asgardian Friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pattern Ghost Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 11 hours ago, zslane said: I'm guessing that Thor: Ragnarok opened his eyes to the character's full potential. Next up: The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill. please please please... Eye. Old Man and bigdamnhero 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 The next Thor film (Thor 4) should have the High Evolutionary as the villain. Make it a mystery who-done-it with Bill being one of the people experimented on that gets away. The subordinates (goons) can be made up from the New Men, Knights of Wundagore & Godpack. The Revengers vow to bring Bill's mad scientist to justice. But there is a reason High Evolutionary is doing these experiments, as he knows the Celestials are coming to judge Sakaar and High Evolutionary wants to stop them, thus setting up Thor 5. As Thor 3's director is a big fan of Jack Kirby, having High Evolutionary & the Celestials should get him back on board. And High Evolutionary then becomes a sympathetic villain or neutral person which suits the character as he is a sometimes hero or villain. And another selling point, Thor & Hulk have to use their brains not their fists to solve a mystery (although there is punching too, it is a superhero film after all). Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Runaways renewed for season 2. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/runaways-future-man-score-second-season-renewals-at-hulu-1070582 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 It may be happening--Black Widow to get her own movie. Writer found to write screenplay. Although Marvel has not confirmed, so I'd chalk this up to a rumour. https://www.thewrap.com/jac-schaeffer-marvel-black-widow-movie/ bigdamnhero 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 The Black Widow movie comes out in a month or two, but it's called Red Sparrow and stars Jennifer Lawrence. drunkonduty and JohnnyR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Still no so-called 'superhero fatigue' from the general public With the vast majority of the cast being aftrican or african-american no less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 I don't think the public cares nearly as much about the physical appearance of the actors in movies as the movie business does or seems to believe. This whole "historic first x" thing is fascinating to a small portion of the population but I think most people just want an entertaining, interesting movie whatever shape and hue the actors happen to be. massey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Probably true. The SJWs out there have discovered that shouting loudly and often on social media gives them a disproportionate degree of cultural mindshare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 I don't think the public cares nearly as much about the physical appearance of the actors in movies as the movie business does or seems to believe. This whole "historic first x" thing is fascinating to a small portion of the population but I think most people just want an entertaining, interesting movie whatever shape and hue the actors happen to be. Make a good movie, people will want to see it. I think Will Smith proved that a black actor can carry a mainstream action/adventure movie back in the 90s. I don't see why this is surprising 20 years after Men in Black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 I don't think the public cares nearly as much about the physical appearance of the actors in movies as the movie business does or seems to believe. This whole "historic first x" thing is fascinating to a small portion of the population but I think most people just want an entertaining, interesting movie whatever shape and hue the actors happen to be. Agreed. Still, don't discount the significance of a movie that stars a minority when that minority plays the bad guy or the expendable sidekick in 99% of other mainstream films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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