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One Battle After Another

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  • #2
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 19,078 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Full trailer's up. No fear.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feOQFKv2Lw4

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



  • #3
    Iguarantee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭Iguarantee


    This does not look entertaining.



  • #4
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,704 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    LOL not sure how Paul Thomas Anderson convinced a studio to part with a $140 million budget based on the entirety of his career to date, but I am extremely grateful that he did. Always exciting to get to see a new PTA, even if the finances involved are insane.



  • #5
    Romario11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭Romario11


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123304266#Comment_123304266

    Why do you say that? He has directed a good few very successful films. Surely the man who wrote and directed There will be Blood and Phantom Thread would be worthy of a mere 140 mil from a studio!



  • #6
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,887 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123305237#Comment_123305237

    He's well worth it, but it is about 3 or 4 times his usual budgets, and his films tend not to make big box offices — There Will be Blood earned about 75m worldwide, while Phantom Thread got just under 50m worldwide. Still though, this one does look to be maybe aiming for a wider audience, and in the context of an awful lot of other recent big releases 140m isn't too bad.



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  • #7
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,704 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123305237#Comment_123305237

    I mean, he's one of the best American filmmakers working today, and as a cinephile I'm very keen to see what he does with a much bigger budget than he's ever had before. But a quick glance at how much PTA films usually make show it's an objectivly insane bet from Warner Bros if they expect to make any money back :)



  • #8
    Romario11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭Romario11


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123305323#Comment_123305323

    Ah I wasn't aware this was his biggest budget. Its amazing how it works in film these days with multiples of that being spent on garbage but one of the top filmmakers who will likely give produce of great substance and critical acclaim, is a high risk for half the budget of the garbage!

    It will be interesting to see what he's able to do with the extra cash.



  • #9
    Xofpod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 832 ✭✭✭Xofpod


    Hadn't heard anything about this till I saw the trailer in the cinema during the week. His movies are always worth watching but I'm similarly scratching my head re the budget. Can they realistically expect to even make their budget back or are they chasing awards, for whatever reason? Kind of seems like a streamer move to make, not a studio that's relying on box office. Or am I missing something?

    Also, while I like the look of the trailer, hard to see where 140m is going. Although I suppose Leo's 20m takes a fair chunk of that… Shades of Joker 2 here.



  • #10
    speedboatchase
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,831 ✭✭✭speedboatchase


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123494056#Comment_123494056

    To be fair, Warner Bros took a lot of big punts on original or new-to-cinema IP this year, and Minecraft and Sinners have already paid off. So even if this isn't a blockbuster, maybe they won't be deterred from investing in great filmmakers over the next few years.



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