Farewell Dark Universe, we hardly knew ye'.
I bet Universal had Charlize Theron as a solid Plan B for the lead of Bride Of Frankenstein until Atomic Blond turned out to be a giant pile of nothing at the box office.
Commence scrambling, Universal.
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Farewell Dark Universe, we hardly knew ye'.
I bet Universal had Charlize Theron as a solid Plan B for the lead of Bride Of Frankenstein until Atomic Blond turned out to be a giant pile of nothing at the box office.
Commence scrambling, Universal.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I'm trying to think who they'll replace Angelina with. Gotta be a big name since that's the entire Dark Universe game plan. I could actually see it being Charlize, international audiences like her, right?
Fancyarcher
Member
The weekend is so weak that we didn't even create a separate for it. Talk about the wasteland known as August movies.
American Hustle & Silver Linings Playbook were box office & critical successes, and the performances were generally praised, of course they'd get multiple acting noms, the coat-tail nomination was Weaver for SLP, who literally only had like six lines or something. Great actresses, insignificant role.
Wind River is solid, and Renner's performance is a bit Oscar worthy IMO, but I doubt it'll land any Oscar nom beyond some technical ones though. It doesn't have the acclaim that Sicario or Hell or High Water have.
American Hustle & Silver Linings Playbook were box office & critical successes, and the performances were generally praised, of course they'd get multiple acting noms, the coat-tail nomination was Weaver for SLP, who literally only had like six lines or something. Great actresses, insignificant role.
Wind River is solid, and Renner's performance is a bit Oscar worthy IMO, but I doubt it'll land any Oscar nom beyond some technical ones though. It doesn't have the acclaim that Sicario or Hell or High Water have.
Atomic Blonde did well for what it was. I don't think anyone is shedding tears for the Dark Universe though.
Fancyarcher
Member
Tomb of The Dragon Emperor was not a big hit for them, and I believe Frasier turned down a fourth film as well eventually. They were going to do a remake one way or another.
Or they could just cancel the Dark Universe as a whole, since it's clear it's not going to be profitable for them.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
Marvel hasn't seen a dud like this since Secret Wars 2.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I remember being surprised as the awards started coming in on Hell or High Water. It was pretty under-the-radar until award season began in full.
Less than $100m worldwide off the back of her in the last Fast/Furious film and, to a lesser degree, Fury Road is poor. Even if this was a Focus release it's still a disappointment.
It's not a franchise movie or an ensemble movie, not sure what F&F8 or Fury Road have to do with it.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Yeah, I'm not seeing Atomic Blonde's receipts being much of a factor in whether or not some big budget blockbuster decides they wanna cast one of the industry's only recognized Academy Award-winning ass-kickers.
She's still Charlize Theron. Not that star power matters for much anymore, but I don't think anyone at Universal is like "Well, Atomic Blonde didn't set the world on fire."
She's still a very prominent name on a very small list of actors (regardless of gender) who can believably beat the shit out of someone while also possessing legitimate acting chops.
She's still Charlize Theron. Not that star power matters for much anymore, but I don't think anyone at Universal is like "Well, Atomic Blonde didn't set the world on fire."
She's still a very prominent name on a very small list of actors (regardless of gender) who can believably beat the shit out of someone while also possessing legitimate acting chops.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Atomic Blonde has made $90M on a $30M budget and it's not like they busted the bank marketing it.
Period-piece cold war spy movie also isn't going to be a huge sell.
I'm sure it did as expected.
EDIT: $30M budget, not $50M
Period-piece cold war spy movie also isn't going to be a huge sell.
I'm sure it did as expected.
EDIT: $30M budget, not $50M
I don't think that Atomic Blonde is going to determine much, but The Huntsman flopped for Universal with Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt, in addition to Charlize. Stacking the cast isn't going to make a huge difference if they don't have a concept that people care to watch in the first place.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Yeah, but I'm speaking less to the viability of shitty ideas in cinematic universe-building and more to the idea that a studio is going to use something like Atomic Blonde as a serious gauge by which to measure whether or not one of the best-known options for action+acting is going to make it into a big-budget ensemble.
Looking at WB's schedule through the remainder of the year, I wonder if they can hit $2 billion this year. They will need about $770M from the following by Dec 31st.
It - 9/8/17
Ninjago - 9/22/17
Blade Runner 2049 - 10/6/17
Geostorm - 10/20/17
Justice League - 11/17/17
Bastards (2017) - 12/22/17
Even if Warner Bros misses $2B, they should easily pass Universal for second place this year.
It - 9/8/17
Ninjago - 9/22/17
Blade Runner 2049 - 10/6/17
Geostorm - 10/20/17
Justice League - 11/17/17
Bastards (2017) - 12/22/17
Even if Warner Bros misses $2B, they should easily pass Universal for second place this year.
broncobuster
Banned
Bastards is one of those movie that was filmed years ago and is just getting released. Another one of those releasing this year is Same Kind of Different as Me, which I assume was delayed to avoid Mr. Church and The Shack.
Source please?
True. But if you're going to invest potentially hundreds of millions into an actor to headline yet another attempt at launching a franchise you have to look at past performances and if Universal spent $70-80m on production and P&A on Atomic Blonde only to come up short why would they go ahead and invest heavily on her again?
I think IT, Justice League and Ninjago can get them there. Geostorm will obviously sweep the Oscars but sadly won't make much at the box office because the demand will be so great it will create a bottleneck in cinemas where the sheer numbers of people trying to get into the multiplex will mean no one will be able to do so.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Any decision made in the name of furthering the stillbirth that is Dark Universe is already suspect as fuck, though, so questioning the "logic" behind those decisions seems futile to me.
If they wanted her before, they'd probably still want her now, because at least people are going to somewhat remember Atomic Blonde by the time this year ends, unlike The Mummy.
BronsonLee
Member
oh hell no
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
You will never forget The Mummy, though.
They shouldn't even waste their time.
I had people come and say right to my face---my beautiful face-- that The Mummy wasn't as bad as """they""" made it out to be.
I can't help everyone. I've put out warnings, I've preached in town centers, I've written half-hearted forum posts but it seems people want to be delivered into the devil. I remember The Mummy because it is the burden placed upon me, but it was all for nothing.
BronsonLee
Member
That movie snuck up on me good
JL and IT are going to do $600m+ by themselves, it's in the bag!
Bobby Roberts
Banned
This thread needs no more poets, for it already has a Toa
Bobby Roberts
Banned
what elderly person's facebook page did those comments come from and did you wind up there on accident?
Is Harvey the fault of "Liberal Houston"?
I actually tried to find info on Twitter, that was a mistake.
Talk about a giant digital dumpster fire. It's so easy to run into utter shit (and hatred) on there.
Well if you ask Ann Coulter...
Then again no one should ask Ann Coulter about anything.
One of the reasons I left Facebook.
Also, what is a not liberal Hollywood film? Pure Flix? A Eastwood film?
I imagine those Gods Not Dead movies... and what was it Hilary's America?
So it will be a version Dracula that was previously Untold?
Will it be the start of a new Darker form of cinematic Universe?
Will i- Eh, you know what as long as they at least try to make it a horror film (and it sort of sounds like that if they're going for the It director) then maybe it will be fine.
Get ready for that Kevin Sorbo presidency in 2029.
It's in the hands of the best company to do so. I'd expect a best original screenplay nom for it too.
The initial meeting with the parents of the girl, alongside the transition to show what happened was brilliant.
Sicario did not really land any either outside a few technical. Though, it came out in probably the strongest year for films in a while.
Wind River has Weinstein behind it, who typically give films some of the best Oscar pushes on the market. I'm expecting it
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
I have eyes. I can tell you how little I saw the film advertised.
I mean, you don't have to take that as a fact, but I'm pretty confident that the marketing on this movie wasn't a huge amount.
BronsonLee
Member
Atomic Blonde marketing was extremely expensive.
Toa's price is high.
Toa's price is high.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Paramount never ceases to amaze me.
They should focus their efforts on launching new franchises or reboots. They have a library of great properties at their disposal and they do nothing.
The Last Airbender did $320M over 7 years ago despite terrible wom. The IP is still loved by many and I'm sure there is a sizable audience, if done right, for a theatrical release to be successful. Hope Jim looks at that.
They should focus their efforts on launching new franchises or reboots. They have a library of great properties at their disposal and they do nothing.
The Last Airbender did $320M over 7 years ago despite terrible wom. The IP is still loved by many and I'm sure there is a sizable audience, if done right, for a theatrical release to be successful. Hope Jim looks at that.
If IT does yuge numbers this weekend I can see Andy getting right to work on Part 2
Pretty sure he gets paid in Thor 2 DVDs.
Future Foundation
Member
Supposedly, they're thinking about it? I know M. Night wants to make another go at.