I bet they are looking for directors who are primarily known for TV work if they are going with the MCU approach (high republic era series of films).
Which totally bums me out.
Which totally bums me out.
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Nothing went down. He had a smooth shoot and Kennedy liked working with him. Just a case of them blowing their load too quick and announcing it before TLJ was even out. They got the receipts in and response from TLJ, shelved it and been letting it just die quietly. Between them saying they are done with trilogies, TROS, and zero news since announcement. Writing has been on the wall for a while.
Gunn isn't a great comparison either. They had to publicly make a statement with that because of the content. Gunn needed to be "punished" for the kid friendly Disney to save face. Heat passes, he "learned" his lesson. Gunn had the support of the cast and crew behind him also, alongside GOTG exceeding expectations.
People who loved TLJ want him to make more Star Wars movies. It's that simple.
A secondary reason I suppose would be a counterreaction to the toxic SW fans who harass the shit out of Johnson on social media and hoped Knives Out would fail because how dare he make Luke anything but perfect, doesn't he know that once you acquire the Self-Control Skill as an adult (usually at age 45 but can be sooner if you grind harder) you never make any mistakes ever again???
He's been such a big target for the ugliest elements of the SW fan base that it's nice to see him score a win.
Disney bought Lucasfilm after many years of "childhood-ruining" controversy and rhetoric. They then allowed a non-canon Lego animated show to be produced, one where Palpatine was the standout funny-man character.
So basically, anything is possible.
So basically, anything is possible.
Oh yeah, definitely didn't mean to imply there's any bad blood between Rian and Disney. For whatever reason though, I don't think that trilogy is moving forward.
Hopefully RJ turns them down and keeps making original stuff.
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Word also is that Rian wants to shoot the Knives Out sequel quick, like within this year, as if he has another movie to get to after that. Maybe one that releases in 2022.... 🤔
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That would be the best move.
A standalone from Rian that they can go back to if it does well.
HR already said the 2022 won't be the Rian Johnson project. The director is supposed to be announced this month.
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That was supposed to be the D&D trilogy, but that's not happening anymore. Neither are any more trilogies for that matter.
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I'd be surprised if any other big studio worked with Snyder after how he's handled this Snyder Cut nonsense with WB
I saw the videos on Twitter, long story short: Spoilers:A group of Reylo fans paid $48 each for a private screening (To do whatever) They were cheering when the relevant moment for those fans happened (the kiss), afterward they gasped given what happens next, and at the end, they were basically booing and the like because of the ship they represent :v
But the actual people there were saying on Twitter they were simply having fun, not actually angry or something. It's not tier-3 fan stuff or anything.
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I would be excited apart from MCU stans shitting on his trilogy. 3 I will happily admit is a mess but the seething hatred for 1 and 2 feels like it came out of nowhere.
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Eh, he stepped down from JL without a fight. I don't see him ever getting a big project again either, but I doubt he has stepped on anyone's toes.
Palpatine as a put upon CEo of an incompetent company was a good take
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I bet WB isn't happy with him basically radicalizing a fanbase against them.
He won't get a job from WB again, that's for sure. I think even Netflix would had have second thoughts about funding another big Snyder movie.
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Snyder keeps going on social media and telling people that the Snyder Cut is not only real, but basically done and he just needs some more money from WB to finish it, which leads his fanbase to endlessly harass WB about it.
They're not working with him again.
They're not working with him again.
Didn't Rian confirm he was still working on it a month ago? He pretty frequently interacts with Lucasfilm people on Twitter, too.
People REALLY hated Spider-Man 3 on a level that is baffling. Like, it's not amazing, but people talk about it as though it's the worst thing they've ever seen.
I feel like there has been. People shitting on Toby McGuire as Peter Parker or on the movies being cheesy.
Maybe its a generational thing.
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When something is highly anticipated, if it doesn't live up to expectations, there will be a lot of hyperbole thrown around.
Like with TROS
My impression is that Spiderman 2 stands on its own as the best representation of Marvel critically, and that's an inconvenient truth that needs to be shut down for them.
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He even got some actors that are still working with WB to join in the Snyder cut nonsense.
I would be surprised if WB gives in and spends the 30-50 million it would cost to finish it.
I would be surprised if WB gives in and spends the 30-50 million it would cost to finish it.
Ah, sure. That's a pretty common criticism, I agree. But Spider-Man 2 is still widely hailed as one of the best comic book movies. I haven't really seen any major backlash. I'm pretty sure it'd still come out on top in a poll between all the Spidey movies, here on Era.
I guess they're comparable but the Spider-Man 3 complaints always seemed (to me) to harp on emo Peter and ignore the rest of the film. I always felt people were getting hung up on a random scene and dogpiling the rest of the film (which, at the very least, did a great job with Sandman).
TROS complaints seem to be far more diverse.
Maybe I am just a 28 year old boomer but nothing in the MCU or really anything in the genre touches the artistry or pathos of the first two Raimi Spiderman films. And Toby is absolutely fantastic in those movies.
Yes including the Nolan Batman movies (Begins is the best one of that trilogy)
Yes including the Nolan Batman movies (Begins is the best one of that trilogy)
I'd honestly prefer if Rian didn't make the next star wars. He's at his best when he has creative control over his films, and he probably won't get much of that with the next series of star wars films.
I had more fun with Knives Out than I did any of the recent star wars films.
I had more fun with Knives Out than I did any of the recent star wars films.
I... can't really think of a counter argument on those terms. I do think this is due to the high quality of those first two films and not the low quality of the newer crop. With the interconnected universes I think it's hard to do character arcs like those two Spidey films had, because they (at least I remember, it's been awhile) were not afraid to make Peter absolutely miserable before anything even kind of got better.
I for one personally hold The Dark Knight responsible for every tentpole superhero movie being like eight fucking hours long.
Also The Prestige is Nolan's best film by a goddamn mile
Toby acted the hell out of those scenes where he needed show emotion or cry. Sadly this became a target for screencapped frames for memes because he didn't do what other leads in super hero movies do and not show too much emotion.
The moron continuously tweeting support for the Snydercut isn't doing him any favors.
They're undeniably well made films but the mix of melodramatic and campy tones never sits well with me. I also don't think Peter is a particularly compelling protagonist in them compared to most iterations of the character. They definitely have their moments but the constant tonal whiplash is very jarring for me. Spider-Man 2 is pretty great though, definitely a solid, well-constructed film. The train fight is one of the all time great action setpieces.
Even setting aside MCU, Spider-Verse I think trounces anything Raimi put out. And I'm also a 28 year old boomer. TDK is more entertaining and involved as well I would argue but is borderline fash-apologia so I'm not gonna lament anybody for disliking it.
This kinda reminds me of people complaining about TLJ because Luke wasn't all powerful all the time forever.
Again The Prestige does not have Nolan's weird conservative politics.
The Dark Knight Rises is his worst offender.
I'd actually argue Memento is his best movie, though I do really like the Prestige.
I like Rian Johnson a lot and all of his movies are good to really good; but I don't get the God moniker at all. He's not that amazing, just really consistent. That said, Knives Out is his best.
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