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[Movies] Holy shit! They're Making a BFG Movie?

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    Man, Creed
    I forgot how great the Rocky subplot was

    "Rocky gets cancer" sounds like the most eye-rolly thing possible, but he sells it like crazy!

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Man, Creed
    I forgot how great the Rocky subplot was

    "Rocky gets cancer" sounds like the most eye-rolly thing possible, but he sells it like crazy!

    It's one of very few times that I haven't written such a plot off as a cheap ploy for emotion

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    OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Man, Creed
    I forgot how great the Rocky subplot was

    "Rocky gets cancer" sounds like the most eye-rolly thing possible, but he sells it like crazy!

    It's one of very few times that I haven't written such a plot off as a cheap ploy for emotion
    Stallone basically lives in that character, so absolutely everything he says and does reads as totally genuine

    Which helps a lot to sell that entire sub-plot

    The moment where Adonis walks away from him is the best example I can think of. I haven't checked to see if that was improv at all, but I'm almost certain it was, and it's perfect

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Man, Creed
    I forgot how great the Rocky subplot was

    "Rocky gets cancer" sounds like the most eye-rolly thing possible, but he sells it like crazy!

    It's one of very few times that I haven't written such a plot off as a cheap ploy for emotion
    Stallone basically lives in that character, so absolutely everything he says and does reads as totally genuine

    Which helps a lot to sell that entire sub-plot

    The moment where Adonis walks away from him is the best example I can think of. I haven't checked to see if that was improv at all, but I'm almost certain it was, and it's perfect
    Yeah, my roommate and I were talking about that some

    Like, Rocky's initial reaction is kind of frustrating

    But then of course, it's also the most in character thing he could have done

    It feels thoroughly authentic at every step

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    LalaboxLalabox Registered User regular
    edited May 2016
    australian netflix keeps on teasing me because it's put up a documentary on the making of Creed, but still won't put the bloody film up itself

    edit: it's done the same thing with foxcatcher as well.

    Lalabox on
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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    The Rock is going to star in The Hanson Detective, an adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel that is designed to launch the, sigh, Robert Ludlum Cinematic Universe.

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    VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    edited May 2016
    Mr. G wrote: »

    Didn't the dude openly vilify the character and express an intense disinterest in doing anything further with the franchise after Spectre got released?

    edit: oh ok yeah it mentions that in the article

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    BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    The Rock is going to star in The Hanson Detective, an adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel that is designed to launch the, sigh, Robert Ludlum Cinematic Universe.

    who is robert ludlum

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    The Rock is going to star in The Hanson Detective, an adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel that is designed to launch the, sigh, Robert Ludlum Cinematic Universe.

    who is robert ludlum
    Creator of Jason Bourne and other similar military novels

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    honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    The Rock is going to star in The Hanson Detective, an adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel that is designed to launch the, sigh, Robert Ludlum Cinematic Universe.

    who is robert ludlum

    Author of a bunch of thrillers/spy stories/etc.

    Jason Bourne for example.

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    Green Room uses the violence pretty cleverly
    There's really only 2 incidents of very intense, well lit, gore. They happen one after the other and are the first two bits of real violence we see. That makes you on egde for the rest of the damn movie, it never reaches the same intensity, the other shots have framed out the worst or are dimly lit, because it does not need to, the horror of that first bit of violence feeds the tension for the rest of the movie

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    UnbrokenEvaUnbrokenEva HIGH ON THE WIRE BUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered User regular
    YaYa wrote: »
    I saw Green Room with my mom on Mother's Day

    when that first bit of real serious violence happened half our theatre left

    Mom and I rolled our eyes and went "fuckin' pussies" under our breath

    my mom is great

    my mom can deal with intense violence as long as its not actually torture, that really bothers her

    she is a trooper during horror movies

    My mom got scared during the scene in Disney's Beauty and the Beast when Belle is being chased by wolves.

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    Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »

    Even if it's not true, I don't think it'd be the worst thing for Daniel Craig to move on to something else.

    I think he's actually a pretty good actor, but Spectre made it pretty clear that at this point the Bond franchise isn't that really interested in diverting from formula, and I can't blame the dude if he wants to move on to something else.

    That being said; it will never cease to irritate me that both Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig apparently detest James Bond with a burning passion, despite being paid millions of dollars to drink martinis and beat people up.

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    Donovan PuppyfuckerDonovan Puppyfucker A dagger in the dark is worth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered User regular
    Well the character is a douchebag. I enjoy watching the films, even the older ones where Bond slaps women and stuff, but it's absolutely understandable that a feminist would rather not play that character regardless of the pay offered.

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    DaMoonRulzDaMoonRulz Mare ImbriumRegistered User regular
    Sylvester Stallone should have won Best Supporting

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    KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    honovere wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    The Rock is going to star in The Hanson Detective, an adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel that is designed to launch the, sigh, Robert Ludlum Cinematic Universe.

    who is robert ludlum

    Author of a bunch of thrillers/spy stories/etc.

    Jason Bourne for example.

    so The Rock, Jason Bourne and... i dunno, Alex Cross team up to fight

    Angry White Suit-Wearing Guy in a darkened room with computer screens #5? Played by Kevin Spacey probably?

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    Donovan PuppyfuckerDonovan Puppyfucker A dagger in the dark is worth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered User regular
    So. Young actors to take over as Bond, go!

    Michael B. Jordan?

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    KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    I'm up for casting Michael B. Jordan in pretty much every movie

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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Andrew Garfield

    I like that guy and he got a raw deal in those crappy spider-man movies, plus he's british

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    Do you have to like a character to enjoy playing them or give a good performance though?

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    OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Andrew Garfield

    I like that guy and he got a raw deal in those crappy spider-man movies, plus he's british

    I hear that dude just hates Mondays.

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    FAQ wrote: »
    Do you have to like a character to enjoy playing them or give a good performance though?
    No but I can see why with Bond it would chafe

    Like with your Walter Whites or what have you, they aren't, intentionally at least, portrayed in a positive light to the audience

    James Bond is one of the more prominent heroic figures of the last century or so and is an icon so I can see why playing him if you really dislike his character would bug Craig

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    KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Andrew Garfield

    I like that guy and he got a raw deal in those crappy spider-man movies, plus he's british

    I hear that dude just hates Mondays.

    He's got a soft spot for Italian food though

    and Halloween stores in January

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    SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    Daisy Ridley for James Bond.

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    SnicketysnickSnicketysnick The Greatest Hype Man in WesterosRegistered User regular
    Betting was suspended on Tom Hiddleston a few days ago after a "single large sum" was placed which spooked all the bookies. He was the favourite before that but they've cut everyone off now.

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    I would watch the shit out of Tom Hiddleston as James Bond

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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Hiddleston would be fun

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    HermanoHermano Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    I would watch the shit out of Tom Hiddleston as James Bond

    You should check out the Night Manager


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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Hermano wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    I would watch the shit out of Tom Hiddleston as James Bond

    You should check out the Night Manager
    I have been meaning to. I hear nothing but excellent things

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    SnicketysnickSnicketysnick The Greatest Hype Man in WesterosRegistered User regular
    Hermano wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    I would watch the shit out of Tom Hiddleston as James Bond

    You should check out the Night Manager

    Yup, it's basically a 6 hour audition tape for Bond and is also really really good in its own right.

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    HermanoHermano Registered User regular
    So. Young actors to take over as Bond, go!

    Michael B. Jordan?

    No Americans thanks


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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    How about... Alicia Vikander as the next Bond?

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    KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    I'm also okay with casting Vikander in everything
    Hermano wrote: »
    So. Young actors to take over as Bond, go!

    Michael B. Jordan?

    No Americans thanks

    hey, didn't you see Ghost in the Shell

    everyone's gonna be American

    we're making Invictus with Matt Damon again, but he's playing Mandela

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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    If you wanna do a lady it should at least be a british lady

    And as much as I like Emily Blunt and Daisy Ridley I've seen them fancast in everything lately

    what about

    Rosamund Pike

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    Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    Tilda Swinton.

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Helen Mirren

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    Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    FAQ wrote: »
    Do you have to like a character to enjoy playing them or give a good performance though?
    No but I can see why with Bond it would chafe

    Like with your Walter Whites or what have you, they aren't, intentionally at least, portrayed in a positive light to the audience

    James Bond is one of the more prominent heroic figures of the last century or so and is an icon so I can see why playing him if you really dislike his character would bug Craig

    I don't disagree with this sentiment.

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    VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
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