Movies: General movie news thread

[Jussi]

did i really just read that foreign movies are a national security threat

Damn, almost simultaneously with the same idea.

 

[sansabri]

Damn, almost simultaneously with the same idea.

i just saw it

 

[Jussi]

i just saw it

I meant posting about it. I read about it earlier but forgot about posting about it until John Campea began talking about it on his show. He'll probably separate it into it's own clip, so I might post that later.

 

[Jovavic]

A thread about it already got nuked this morning

 

[Jussi]

"Campea Classroom" starting from around the 3 minute mark lays out the basics of the real issue (post strikes 40% less movies shot on US soil) and potential ways to tackle the issue and what effect potential tariffs would have on for example foreign films etc.

 

[sansabri]

most americans don't watch foreign films to begin with (unless there's an american actor starring in it) so i dunno wtf they're doing

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

most americans don't watch foreign films to begin with (unless there's an american actor starring in it) so i dunno wtf they're doing

A lot of "American" movies are filmed outside the country ... Star Wars, Dune, etc.

I just watched The Order with Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult and think it was largely filmed in Canada.

Vancouver and Toronto have doubled for New York City many times over the years.

 

[Seedtype]

Wouldn't Netflix be the most "responsible" for any damage to Hollywood? They just came in and disrupted everything with their model.

(Now I'm not necessarily saying that's a bad thing, I'm just genuinely wondering about it)

 

[Unholy Diver]

Wouldn't Netflix be the most "responsible" for any damage to Hollywood? They just came in and disrupted everything with their model.

(Now I'm not necessarily saying that's a bad thing, I'm just genuinely wondering about it)

Common sense and logic has no business in this subject, take that crap elsewhere, we are dealing only in irrational knee-jerk reactions now

 

[Jussi]

Wouldn't Netflix be the most "responsible" for any damage to Hollywood? They just came in and disrupted everything with their model.

(Now I'm not necessarily saying that's a bad thing, I'm just genuinely wondering about it)

The tax breaks many countries give to movie productions is the main reason movie are being shot, at least partially, outside the US.

 

[sansabri]

A lot of "American" movies are filmed outside the country ... Star Wars, Dune, etc.

I just watched The Order with Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult and think it was largely filmed in Canada.

Vancouver and Toronto have doubled for New York City many times over the years.

so i take it nothing is gonna come of it if this is just about US major studios working outside

 

[sansabri]

The tax breaks many countries give to movie productions is the main reason movie are being shot, at least partially, outside the US.

that's been going on for 30+ years

 

[Jussi]

that's been going on for 30+ years

It's more extensive now. Georgia used to be somewhat of a hotbed for movie productions, for example for Marvel Studios, but it's quiet there now. The UK is beating them out for them now. Avengers: Doomsday is filming in London now.

 

[sansabri]

It's more extensive now. Georgia used to be somewhat of a hotbed for movie productions, for example for Marvel Studios, but it's quiet there now. The UK is beating them out for them now. Avengers: Doomsday is filming in London now.

i don't believe it is. can't think of a day where i wasn't in downtown Montreal without spotting a US film crew staying at the Chateau Champlain

 

[Jussi]

i don't believe it is. can't think of a day where i wasn't in downtown Montreal without spotting a US film crew staying at the Chateau Champlain

If you didn't watch it already, I recommend you watch the John Campea show video on it, they go into details.

 

[Jussi]

Bob Iger Says Disney’s Film Slate in Next 18 Months Is Its Best Since 2019

And then he basically named every single one of them.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Lilo & Stitch is headed for a four-day domestic debut of $120 million, one of the best showings ever for Disney’s live-action reimaginings, according to sources with access to data from the National Research Group. The firm also gives ranges in addition to a target number; in this case, it is $110-$130 million.

Other films Iger singled out for having his attention and endorsement are Pixar’s Elio (June) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (July), as well as Tron: Ares, Zootopia 2, and Avatar 3: Fire and Ash coming later in 2025.

“That’s quite a lineup,” Iger said. But he wasn’t done yet.

In 2026, Disney will put out a new Avengers film, its Mandalorian movie, another Toy Story and the live-action Moana. It’s “as strong as any slate that I’ve seen in a long time, since — well in 2019 I think was our best year — the strongest I’ve seen since then.”

Remember, in 2019 Disney had six billion-dollar grossing movies, including Avengers: Endgame ($2.8 billion), The Lion King ($1.66 billion), Frozen 2 ($1.45 billion), Captain Marvel ($1.13 billion), Toy Story 4 ($1.07 billion) and Aladdin ($1.05 billion), for what at the time was thought to be Iger’s swan song as CEO. And now he’s back.

This year, Iger is thrilled with Thunderbolts*, which he touted as “the first and best example” of Marvel’s much-discussed refocus on quality over quantity.

“We all know that in our zeal to flood our streaming platform with more content, that we turned to all of our creative engines, including Marvel, and had them produce a lot more,” Iger said. “We’ve also learned over over time that quantity does not necessarily beget quality. And frankly, we’ve all admitted to ourselves that we lost a little focus by making too much, and … by consolidating a bit and having Marvel focus much more on their films, we believe that will result in better quality. And I think the first and best example is Thunderbolts*. I feel very good about that.”

 

[Jussi]

 

[Jussi]

Confirmed: Alex Garland To Direct ‘Elden Ring’ For A24 — World of Reel

Garland is teaming up once again with A24 to bring a rather unexpected project to the big screen: a film adaptation of the massively popular video game Elden Ring.

www.worldofreel.com

 

[Jussi]

Campea says he's been told it would not be a surprise if Reeves dropped out due to a personal reason, which he's leaving for Reeves to make public. James Gunn though said today that Reeves is still directing it.

 

[Jussi]

YouTube Takes Further Action Against Fake Movie Trailer Channels After Deadline Investigation

YouTube has suspended from its partner program alt accounts for Screen Culture and KH Studio after they posted fake movie and TV trailers.

deadline.com

Finally. How does Screen Culture, the worst offender, have 1,4 millions subs? And why didn't they just ban the channel?

 

[Jussi]

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[BigBadBruins7708]

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so a euro Days of Thunder?

 

[Jussi]

so a euro Days of Thunder?

Global more like.

 

[Osprey]

so a euro Days of Thunder?

More like Top Gun: Maverick on the race track. It's practically the same people behind it, except with Pitt instead of Cruise. It has the same director, writer, producers, cinematographer and composer. They seem to really be trying to duplicate the Maverick magic.

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

First image from David O. Russell's John Madden movie starting Nicholas Cage and Christian Bale playing Bradley Cooper playing Al Davis.