Nah. The whole Wisdom of Solomon thing never really comes up.
Eh...
Recognizing the 6 sins that did come out to fight, correctly identifying the 7th and then effortlessly antagonizing it to the point that it finally emerged and made all of them vulnerable didn't feel like something Billy would have pulled off on his own.
Deadline has finalized the list of the biggest bombs of 2018
#1 - The Mortal Engines, -$175m loss
#2 - A Wrinkle In Time, -$130m
#3 - Robin Hood, -$84m
#4 - Solo: A Star Wars Story, -$77m
#5 - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, -$67m
Disney had 3 of the biggest bombs of the year and still probably came out several billion in the black
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Nah. The whole Wisdom of Solomon thing never really comes up.
Eh...
Recognizing the 6 sins that did come out to fight, correctly identifying the 7th and then effortlessly antagonizing it to the point that it finally emerged and made all of them vulnerable didn't feel like something Billy would have pulled off on his own.
I don't really think it took that much wisdom to pull that off, it was pretty clearly established that Thaddeus would lose his powers after all the sins left his body. Recognising that Envy was the last sin inside Thaddeus and could be tricked into leaving required a bit of clever thinking, but not to the extent that it would require superhuman intelligence. It definitely didn't feel to me like that's what they were going for, anyway.
And Billy is introduced as someone who outsmarted police officers while on the search for his mother. He's pretty resourceful and clever. I never got the sense that his intelligence ever went up as Shazam, if anything he's a bit more of a goofball.
Deadline has finalized the list of the biggest bombs of 2018
#1 - The Mortal Engines, -$175m loss
#2 - A Wrinkle In Time, -$130m
#3 - Robin Hood, -$84m
#4 - Solo: A Star Wars Story, -$77m
#5 - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, -$67m
Disney had 3 of the biggest bombs of the year and still probably came out several billion in the black
Man I knew Mortal Engines did bad but woof
Though having also seen it, it didn't exactly deserve to make money either
Deadline has finalized the list of the biggest bombs of 2018
#1 - The Mortal Engines, -$175m loss
#2 - A Wrinkle In Time, -$130m
#3 - Robin Hood, -$84m
#4 - Solo: A Star Wars Story, -$77m
#5 - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, -$67m
Disney had 3 of the biggest bombs of the year and still probably came out several billion in the black
Wow I knew they were struggling but I had no idea A Wrinkle in Time and Solo actually lost money! Oof. I'm particularly sad to hear about Wrinkle.
Deadline has finalized the list of the biggest bombs of 2018
#1 - The Mortal Engines, -$175m loss
#2 - A Wrinkle In Time, -$130m
#3 - Robin Hood, -$84m
#4 - Solo: A Star Wars Story, -$77m
#5 - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, -$67m
Disney had 3 of the biggest bombs of the year and still probably came out several billion in the black
Man I knew Mortal Engines did bad but woof
Though having also seen it, it didn't exactly deserve to make money either
I just saw it about a week ago. It was ... okay? The premise was interesting if goofy and it had some nice visuals. It definitely had the feel of an attempt to stuff every damn thing from the book into a movie-length production with middling success. Entire characters and locations were introduced and just as casually disposed of 5-10 minutes later with the implications that I SHOULD care about them. I also had to question the level of affection they gave NotChina. It was practically Utopian in an otherwise bleak post-apocalyptic setting.
Still, it was far from the worst 2018 release that I saw. I can see people having some ironic love for it the way that people have for, say, Jupiter Ascending.
You know what? Nanowrimo's cancelled on account of the world is stupid.
Deadline has finalized the list of the biggest bombs of 2018
#1 - The Mortal Engines, -$175m loss
#2 - A Wrinkle In Time, -$130m
#3 - Robin Hood, -$84m
#4 - Solo: A Star Wars Story, -$77m
#5 - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, -$67m
Disney had 3 of the biggest bombs of the year and still probably came out several billion in the black
Wow I knew they were struggling but I had no idea A Wrinkle in Time and Solo actually lost money! Oof. I'm particularly sad to hear about Wrinkle.
The bad reviews certainly didn't help, I think it's not a coincidence that both Wrinkle and Nutcracker are kid's movies you would struggle to summarize in one sentence.
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You can't say for certain that piranha scarabs have never existed in real life
Of course I can! I already did! Just because I can't prove a negative doesn't mean I won't tell a kid that they don't exist because I'd like him to be able to sleep.
say what you will about what he's done with it, but I really appreciate that a guy like M. Night Shyamalan actually sat down and went "I need to start making limited-budget projects with actual stakes again, cause this studio shit ain't working for me"
I can't think of many directors who rose to the level he did that actually settle for a financial humbling
now granted that resulted from him getting his ass kicked for like a decade, but he still did it
Plot synopsis for the Akira remake got posted on Production Weekly
When a young man’s telekinesis is discovered by the military, he is taken in to be turned into a super weapon and his brother must race to save him before Manhattan is destroyed by his powers. Kaneda is a bar owner in Neo-Manhattan who is stunned when his brother Tetsuo is abducted by Government agents lead by the Colonel. Desperate to get his brother back, Kaneda agrees to join Ky Reed and her underground movement who are intent on revealing to the world what truly happened to New York City 30 years ago when it was destroyed. Kaneda believes their theories to be ludicrous, but after facing his brother again is shocked when he displays telekinetic powers. Ky believes Tetsuo is headed to release a young boy. Akira, who has taken control of Tetsuo’s mind, Kaneda clashes with the Colonel’s troops on his way to stop Tetsuo from releasing Akira, but arrives too late. Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island as he did thirty years ago.
Deadline has finalized the list of the biggest bombs of 2018
#1 - The Mortal Engines, -$175m loss
#2 - A Wrinkle In Time, -$130m
#3 - Robin Hood, -$84m
#4 - Solo: A Star Wars Story, -$77m
#5 - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, -$67m
Disney had 3 of the biggest bombs of the year and still probably came out several billion in the black
Damn, Disney made about half a bil each off Infinity War, Black Panther, and Incredibles 2 for #1, 2, and 3 most successful. Like, just one of those offset 3 of the biggest bombs of the year and then some.
The first two winners were obvious but I’m really shocked that Incredibles was as high up on the list of successes as it was. I knew it made money but not that much money.
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Damn, Criterion Channel isn't on XB1 or PS4 yet. I think my TV is a Roku TV, so I might try to actually set that up. I wonder how long until they get it on consoles
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Plot synopsis for the Akira remake got posted on Production Weekly
When a young man’s telekinesis is discovered by the military, he is taken in to be turned into a super weapon and his brother must race to save him before Manhattan is destroyed by his powers. Kaneda is a bar owner in Neo-Manhattan who is stunned when his brother Tetsuo is abducted by Government agents lead by the Colonel. Desperate to get his brother back, Kaneda agrees to join Ky Reed and her underground movement who are intent on revealing to the world what truly happened to New York City 30 years ago when it was destroyed. Kaneda believes their theories to be ludicrous, but after facing his brother again is shocked when he displays telekinetic powers. Ky believes Tetsuo is headed to release a young boy. Akira, who has taken control of Tetsuo’s mind, Kaneda clashes with the Colonel’s troops on his way to stop Tetsuo from releasing Akira, but arrives too late. Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island as he did thirty years ago.
I don't know much about Production Weekly but are their items usually written like Wikipedia entries with no proofreading?
Plot synopsis for the Akira remake got posted on Production Weekly
When a young man’s telekinesis is discovered by the military, he is taken in to be turned into a super weapon and his brother must race to save him before Manhattan is destroyed by his powers. Kaneda is a bar owner in Neo-Manhattan who is stunned when his brother Tetsuo is abducted by Government agents lead by the Colonel. Desperate to get his brother back, Kaneda agrees to join Ky Reed and her underground movement who are intent on revealing to the world what truly happened to New York City 30 years ago when it was destroyed. Kaneda believes their theories to be ludicrous, but after facing his brother again is shocked when he displays telekinetic powers. Ky believes Tetsuo is headed to release a young boy. Akira, who has taken control of Tetsuo’s mind, Kaneda clashes with the Colonel’s troops on his way to stop Tetsuo from releasing Akira, but arrives too late. Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island as he did thirty years ago.
Is this coming from a reliable source?
Moving the events away from the country that felt the affects of atomic bombs and moving it to the country that deployed said bombs seems like a Bad Idea considering what Akira is about
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Damn, Criterion Channel isn't on XB1 or PS4 yet. I think my TV is a Roku TV, so I might try to actually set that up. I wonder how long until they get it on consoles
Filmstruck said they were working on a PS4 app since they launched and it never happened, so I wouldn’t hold your breath.
But they also said the same thing about coming to Canada and never delivered, and Criterion Channel launched here so who knows.
The only movie Mori and I plan to take our kids to see this year is Detective Pikachu
They hated The Incredibles 2 and chastised us for taking them out to see it.
They told us not to take them to see Wreck it Ralph 2 because it looked boring and scary.
After Into the Spider-Verse ended they initially said they liked it, but five minutes later in the car they decided it had been too scary and I should never show it to them again.
(Mind you, Niko can watch all the Jurassic Park/World movies and not flinch, so...)
Darn kids. They’re excited for Detective Pikachu, though!
Plot synopsis for the Akira remake got posted on Production Weekly
When a young man’s telekinesis is discovered by the military, he is taken in to be turned into a super weapon and his brother must race to save him before Manhattan is destroyed by his powers. Kaneda is a bar owner in Neo-Manhattan who is stunned when his brother Tetsuo is abducted by Government agents lead by the Colonel. Desperate to get his brother back, Kaneda agrees to join Ky Reed and her underground movement who are intent on revealing to the world what truly happened to New York City 30 years ago when it was destroyed. Kaneda believes their theories to be ludicrous, but after facing his brother again is shocked when he displays telekinetic powers. Ky believes Tetsuo is headed to release a young boy. Akira, who has taken control of Tetsuo’s mind, Kaneda clashes with the Colonel’s troops on his way to stop Tetsuo from releasing Akira, but arrives too late. Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island as he did thirty years ago.
Is this coming from a reliable source?
Moving the events away from the country that felt the affects of atomic bombs and moving it to the country that deployed said bombs seems like a Bad Idea considering what Akira is about
I think it was confirmed that they were indeed changing the location of the movie, probably so they can justify casting a largely white cast.
Plot synopsis for the Akira remake got posted on Production Weekly
When a young man’s telekinesis is discovered by the military, he is taken in to be turned into a super weapon and his brother must race to save him before Manhattan is destroyed by his powers. Kaneda is a bar owner in Neo-Manhattan who is stunned when his brother Tetsuo is abducted by Government agents lead by the Colonel. Desperate to get his brother back, Kaneda agrees to join Ky Reed and her underground movement who are intent on revealing to the world what truly happened to New York City 30 years ago when it was destroyed. Kaneda believes their theories to be ludicrous, but after facing his brother again is shocked when he displays telekinetic powers. Ky believes Tetsuo is headed to release a young boy. Akira, who has taken control of Tetsuo’s mind, Kaneda clashes with the Colonel’s troops on his way to stop Tetsuo from releasing Akira, but arrives too late. Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island as he did thirty years ago.
Is this coming from a reliable source?
Moving the events away from the country that felt the affects of atomic bombs and moving it to the country that deployed said bombs seems like a Bad Idea considering what Akira is about
Production Weekly is very reliable yes, it's a trade publication for people in the industry and it lets crew workers know availability (filming location and contact info for the studio) and production start dates when projects are just getting started/in the works. It's how everyone found out Blumhouse was making a remake of The Craft a week or two ago for example
I hope The Craft remake is good I don't know who the director (Zoe Lister-Jones) is but I really like the original
Plot synopsis for the Akira remake got posted on Production Weekly
When a young man’s telekinesis is discovered by the military, he is taken in to be turned into a super weapon and his brother must race to save him before Manhattan is destroyed by his powers. Kaneda is a bar owner in Neo-Manhattan who is stunned when his brother Tetsuo is abducted by Government agents lead by the Colonel. Desperate to get his brother back, Kaneda agrees to join Ky Reed and her underground movement who are intent on revealing to the world what truly happened to New York City 30 years ago when it was destroyed. Kaneda believes their theories to be ludicrous, but after facing his brother again is shocked when he displays telekinetic powers. Ky believes Tetsuo is headed to release a young boy. Akira, who has taken control of Tetsuo’s mind, Kaneda clashes with the Colonel’s troops on his way to stop Tetsuo from releasing Akira, but arrives too late. Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island as he did thirty years ago.
Is this coming from a reliable source?
Moving the events away from the country that felt the affects of atomic bombs and moving it to the country that deployed said bombs seems like a Bad Idea considering what Akira is about
I think it was confirmed that they were indeed changing the location of the movie, probably so they can justify casting a largely white cast.
Sounds promising!!!
Hey what does a concussion taste like
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Plot synopsis for the Akira remake got posted on Production Weekly
When a young man’s telekinesis is discovered by the military, he is taken in to be turned into a super weapon and his brother must race to save him before Manhattan is destroyed by his powers. Kaneda is a bar owner in Neo-Manhattan who is stunned when his brother Tetsuo is abducted by Government agents lead by the Colonel. Desperate to get his brother back, Kaneda agrees to join Ky Reed and her underground movement who are intent on revealing to the world what truly happened to New York City 30 years ago when it was destroyed. Kaneda believes their theories to be ludicrous, but after facing his brother again is shocked when he displays telekinetic powers. Ky believes Tetsuo is headed to release a young boy. Akira, who has taken control of Tetsuo’s mind, Kaneda clashes with the Colonel’s troops on his way to stop Tetsuo from releasing Akira, but arrives too late. Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island as he did thirty years ago.
Is this coming from a reliable source?
Moving the events away from the country that felt the affects of atomic bombs and moving it to the country that deployed said bombs seems like a Bad Idea considering what Akira is about
I think it was confirmed that they were indeed changing the location of the movie, probably so they can justify casting a largely white cast.
I get why that is the immediate assumption but if Waititi stays on board I would be surprised if its a white washed affair
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Eh...
#1 - The Mortal Engines, -$175m loss
#2 - A Wrinkle In Time, -$130m
#3 - Robin Hood, -$84m
#4 - Solo: A Star Wars Story, -$77m
#5 - The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, -$67m
Disney had 3 of the biggest bombs of the year and still probably came out several billion in the black
And Billy is introduced as someone who outsmarted police officers while on the search for his mother. He's pretty resourceful and clever. I never got the sense that his intelligence ever went up as Shazam, if anything he's a bit more of a goofball.
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Man I knew Mortal Engines did bad but woof
Though having also seen it, it didn't exactly deserve to make money either
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I kinda feel like his overall style really suits certain kinds of projects supremely well, but then not so much for other kinds of projects.
Wow I knew they were struggling but I had no idea A Wrinkle in Time and Solo actually lost money! Oof. I'm particularly sad to hear about Wrinkle.
Huh? He did write and produce The Mortal Engines (with his usual partners), but he didn't direct it.
The only movie he's directed since The Hobbit is They Shall Not Grow Old, which is pretty much universally praised.
I don't want to see Peter Jackson on another epic blockbuster any time soon, but I welcome more small films from him.
I just saw it about a week ago. It was ... okay? The premise was interesting if goofy and it had some nice visuals. It definitely had the feel of an attempt to stuff every damn thing from the book into a movie-length production with middling success. Entire characters and locations were introduced and just as casually disposed of 5-10 minutes later with the implications that I SHOULD care about them. I also had to question the level of affection they gave NotChina. It was practically Utopian in an otherwise bleak post-apocalyptic setting.
Still, it was far from the worst 2018 release that I saw. I can see people having some ironic love for it the way that people have for, say, Jupiter Ascending.
Of course I can! I already did! Just because I can't prove a negative doesn't mean I won't tell a kid that they don't exist because I'd like him to be able to sleep.
It’s also pretty universally acclaimed as one of the greatest achievements in documentary production
Peter Jackson is still probably one of the most recognized directors in the world, so he can probably do whatever he wants forever
That guy should make some low to mid budget movies again. He used to be so much fun.
Please make more low budget horror movies.
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I can't think of many directors who rose to the level he did that actually settle for a financial humbling
now granted that resulted from him getting his ass kicked for like a decade, but he still did it
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That’s probably for the best. Otherwise I’d just watch Design For Living every day.
He seemed so sad and exhausted in the behind the scenes stuff of The Hobbit.
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Damn, Disney made about half a bil each off Infinity War, Black Panther, and Incredibles 2 for #1, 2, and 3 most successful. Like, just one of those offset 3 of the biggest bombs of the year and then some.
The first two winners were obvious but I’m really shocked that Incredibles was as high up on the list of successes as it was. I knew it made money but not that much money.
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I don't know much about Production Weekly but are their items usually written like Wikipedia entries with no proofreading?
Is this coming from a reliable source?
Moving the events away from the country that felt the affects of atomic bombs and moving it to the country that deployed said bombs seems like a Bad Idea considering what Akira is about
XBL - Foreverender | 3DS FC - 1418 6696 1012 | Steam ID | LoL
Filmstruck said they were working on a PS4 app since they launched and it never happened, so I wouldn’t hold your breath.
But they also said the same thing about coming to Canada and never delivered, and Criterion Channel launched here so who knows.
They hated The Incredibles 2 and chastised us for taking them out to see it.
They told us not to take them to see Wreck it Ralph 2 because it looked boring and scary.
After Into the Spider-Verse ended they initially said they liked it, but five minutes later in the car they decided it had been too scary and I should never show it to them again.
(Mind you, Niko can watch all the Jurassic Park/World movies and not flinch, so...)
Darn kids. They’re excited for Detective Pikachu, though!
I think it was confirmed that they were indeed changing the location of the movie, probably so they can justify casting a largely white cast.
Production Weekly is very reliable yes, it's a trade publication for people in the industry and it lets crew workers know availability (filming location and contact info for the studio) and production start dates when projects are just getting started/in the works. It's how everyone found out Blumhouse was making a remake of The Craft a week or two ago for example
I hope The Craft remake is good
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Hey what does a concussion taste like
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