Successful and award winning book prior, made on a small budget(15 million) and Danny Boyle had some successful films (trainspotting/sunshine/28 days later/the beach). It only really became successful after it won awards at the Oscars and was then re-released.
Exactly but he makes up his own narrative so just let him believe what he wants to.
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So apart from glenferry23, anyone else here pumped for Batman v Superman?
Again, you are different to the majority of the cinema going public. I love my films so I don't care who's in it as long as the story is good but there's the other end of the spectrum: those that only watch certain films because of certain actors. The reason Gods of Egypt had Gerard Butler and Lannister was because they spent so much money on making the film, they needed to try and recoup their investment and, with no racism from myself or Jod and possibly the studio, they felt the best way was to get a lead actor who is (arguably) popular. That's the harsh reality of the circumstances currently. Very few white people watch Bollywood films despite there being an all Indian cast. To be fair, those films don't get the marketing that Hollywood films would but the general public scoff at that stuff hence why they need names. It they had cast Denzel in Butlers role, it would still be the same situation that we'd be talking about. He wouldn't fit the role but he's got that status that brings people in.
people know who Ryan Reynolds is regardless of if its a good or bad thing. This casting was a match made in heaven. The marketing was superb too. That's a culmination of everything working together beautifully. Plus people generally watch superhero things. They are an easier sell than they used to be.
) I just don't see that being the case. Maybe I'm idyllic, but I genuinely can't see people going to watch a trash movie just because they know people in it. Bale being in Gods of Egypt won't save that, for instance. US megastar Egerton, along with Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor were in Jane's Got a Gun and that movie tanked horrendously, with no evidence that their star appeal brought anyone through the doors. I just don't see it. Good movies will be popular if they're good movies. There are some crap movies that are popular, but those are generally parts of franchises.
I know you didn't. You said movies with ethnicities in major roles will flop.
Going to be very interesting to see how Black Panther goes. According to Jod that will be a flop, yes?
See as much as I appreciate the implication I'm a more sophisticated movie goer (
) because you said that you don't really care who is in them! Unfortunately, it's more of a case than you think. Alot of the older generations are still stuck in times before the internet, where they only really knew about certain actors/films through the TV/newspapers whereas the younger generation have grown up with the internet and IMDB/Wiki at their fingertips to learn about actors/films not to mention that they are also in the golden age of TV so it's much easier for them to recognise faces and search for the best films to go and see. I think in another 10-20 years, alot of what we are arguing about won't be an issue as this younger generation is much more accepting of others and willing to spend their cash on doing something so are more likely to watch a film with mostly no name black actors.
No I didnt. I cant keep arguing with you about stuff I havent said. Haha. It's completely ridiculous.
You suck at arguing bro.
It won't be a flop though because it's a Marvel film and it's part of their cinematic universe plus he will be in Captain America: Civil War, which will introduce the hero to audiences that don't know about him. It will also be a big deal because he's pretty much the first black super hero with his own film (Blade and Spawn don't count) and because it's Marvel, money will be thrown into it's marketing. It will hopefully go someway to showing that black/coloured actor's can lead a franchise/blockbuster film. A small step is still bigger than no steps/backwards steps.
I am just assuming that you watch higher quality films (apart from the fact you enjoyed Olympus Has Fallen
Jane's Got A Gun had numerous set troubles from memory and has 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. See, even myself, who would rather watch a great film, is tempted to watch this because there are good actors so imagine people who aren't as into films as I am and how they would be.
Sometimes a good movie will be popular ala Slumdog Millionaire but much of the time they don't. I spoke to my old boss and he says that Concussion has done poorly despite being a decent movie and having Will Smith as the lead actor. The Big Short didn't seem to do that well either despite winning awards. Then you get Ride Along 2 or Dirty Grandpa that rakes in the dollars despite negative reviews. That could just be down to demographics in the area but the reality is that the best films don't always get seen.
You said that good movies will be popular if they are good. Big Short is an example of that not being the case. You generally find these films are more in the vein of "indies" rather than being blockbusters. We were referring to blockbuster films in regards to race etc were we not?
Yeah really not looking forward to that.
