Mr Crispy wrote: » I read a few of the articles on the Amblin/Netflix deal discussed in the Netflix recommendations thread. One off-topic titbit that Deadline revealed is that Spielberg has continually shot down any proposed Jaws remakes/reboots, no matter how much money has been waved at him. Thanks Steven!
mikhail wrote: » That's nice and all, but it's at least two movies too late.
Mr Crispy wrote: » What? He turned down all the sequels and had no involvement in them.
mikhail wrote: » Oh, I see. I misunderstood the original post. It read like he was in a position to prevent further sequels whether he was directing them or not. No doubt someone will try one sooner or later, leading to the inevitable "You're Going to Need a Bigger Reboot" headlines.
Mr Crispy wrote: » There has been talk of a prequel of sorts, or a Quint origin story if you like, focusing on the sinking of the Indianapolis. But surely that story could be told without the fictional Quint!
Capt'n Midnight wrote: » Done already Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Tony EH wrote: » Is Cage an A-Lister still? I thought that ship sailed a long time ago. Have to say I really enjoyed 'Color Out of Space' though. It's got little to do with the Lovecraft story, but it was entertaining in its own right. 'Mandy' was alright too, if you take it as some sort of fever dream the main character had when he was dying.
Nicolas Cage will soon star in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, a film about how weird it is to be Nicolas Cage. Remember those photos of Cage in the hot-pink leather jacket? This is what that fit was for! The Hollywood Reporter says the film will debut April 22, 2022. Cage plays a fictionalized version of himself, cash-strapped and bored with acting. He takes a $1 million appearance fee to go see a “dangerous superfan,” which somehow morphs into him becoming a CIA operative and using all his “nouveau shamanic” acting skills to save the world. The film also stars Pedro Pascal, Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan, Neil Patrick Harris (no stranger to filmic self-mythologizing), and Tiffany Haddish. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is directed by Ghosted creator Tom Gormican off a script he co-wrote with Kevin Etten.
JP Liz V1 wrote: » Tom Cruise 59 today
Tony EH wrote: » ^ I can't say that I ever counted Bruce Willis as anything to write home about no matter what he was in. His latest turns are no different to me than his other "appearances". As for Cage and his recent roles (by which I mean the last decade or more) I'd really wonder what interest some of the projects he joined had. I've seen things like 'Left Behind' and 'Inconceivable' and I know that if is it wasn't for the fact that he pissed all his shillings away and the IRS was knocking on his door he absolutely would not be doing trash like that. But unlike Willis, Cage could bring something to a role. He had a...whatever...that made him watchable. In fact even when he does his madman act, he's still watchable in a car crash way. Bruce Willis was just always a bug fat meh to me, even in something like 'Die Hard'. He's acted off the screen by Alan Rickman and, as far as I know, Rickman was just sort of taking the piss on that film. He didn't want to even do it in the first place.
RandomViewer wrote: » He repeated his performance in Quigley Down Under and Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
pixelburp wrote: » Say what you will about the camp inanity of Moore's era of Bond, some of their stunts were pretty crazy - and there's simply no way any studio would try something like the below these days. Easier to pass the storyboards to a CGI farm full of contractors, 1 month from release. I doubt if even the FAst & Furious series has done something like ... though nobody burst my bubble and tell me that was a model mind you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzCIbhLUUA0
The Black Oil wrote: » After watching Men in Black: International last a few weeks ago I looked up the Wiki for the franchise, including that one and the original film. Interesting from that is the claim from its screenwriter Ed Solomon that it never turned a profit and a reference to Hollywood accounting which is a term I wasn't hugely familiar with. He didn't write any of the others. I've not seen 2 or 3. International was just rather inert and unmemorable. Heard that Forrest Gump is another that did not turn a profit.
Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont settled with AMC over a dispute on profits owed from The Walking Dead after Darabont left around season 1. The director has walked away with 200 million dollars as a settlement!! Now that's a result. I wonder where the show might have gone had the film director stayed...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/amc-darabont-walking-dead-settlement-1234983716/
Not bad for 10 years of court cases.
For sure. I didn't delve into the article TBH but I wonder does the settlement perhaps stipulate Darabont can no longer claim credit or renumeration for future Walking Dead material. For 200 million quid, I'd be fine with that. One wonders if he had a case then, had it continued.
Jesus, for 200 mil they could delete my name off the thing entirely. That's more money than he would have made if he'd actually stayed with the show.
