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Nicholas Meyer answering fan questions says he never heard back from Paramount on his submitted Khan prequel script Ceti Alpha V. notfabio Apr 20, 12:51

DL: Box Office Devastation if right: THE BAD GUYS 15 million, THE NORTHMAN 8-12 million, MASSIVE TALENT 5-6 million notfabio Apr 20, 12:30

I'm highly dubious that any of these movies will tank THAT badly, especially Massive Talent TheWeekendWarrior Apr 20, 13:08

I wonder if massive talent has potential for a cult following, possibly long legs? {nm} bsbbtnh Apr 20, 13:17

Maybe a home video cult following, it will just have two weeks and probably get dropped en masse for Dr. Strange 2. {nm} notfabio Apr 20, 13:33

OR, Dr. Strange will get pushed back after Massive Talent's second 200M+ weekend! {nm} Kevman66 Apr 20, 17:17

If this movie can't get word-of-mouth from all the preview/promo screenings than word-of-mouth is dead. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Apr 20, 18:17

DL: Florida Senate passes bill to revoke Disney's special tax status, expected to pass the House and go into effect June 2023. notfabio Apr 20, 11:10

good job, Chapek {nm} raccacoonie Apr 20, 11:37

OneTakeNews: "The One Is Not The Only" Jane Foster Poster for THOR4 notfabio Apr 20, 10:36

are this and the first poster modeled after old rock albums maybe? {nm} tealfan Apr 20, 12:50

Can I submit the use of Led Zepplin's 'Immigrant Song' in Ragnorak as evidence? :D {nm} DTravel Apr 20, 13:09

When the poster released he joked "Coming July 8, 1986" but doesn't seem to be anything specific about that date notfabio Apr 20, 13:17

Google says 1988 was when Peter Quill was abducted. {nm} notfabio Apr 20, 13:18

Ha ha... Jane gets a smaller hammer... wonder if she gets a smaller paycheck, too. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Apr 20, 13:11

Variety: It Takes Two video game adaptation lands at Amazon from the producers of Sonic. Dwayne Johnson to produce and may star in. notfabio Apr 20, 10:09

DL: RUST production company officially fined almost $137K for willfull and serious workplace safety violations. notfabio Apr 20, 09:44

You can read the complaint, but one of the main damning points, they double assigned the armorer, props duty and pulled her focus off. {nm} notfabio Apr 20, 09:50

Gabrielle Pickle the Line Producer is made out to be the bad guy, the Armorer tried several times to convince her to let her do her job. {nm} notfabio Apr 20, 09:53

Sarah Zachary, the Property Master, and Dave Halls Safety Coordinator otherwise are blamed primarily. No real Alec Baldwin blame {nm} notfabio Apr 20, 10:03

that feels . . . low (though almost double what the Midnight Rider prod had to pay for killing Sarah Jones) {nm} raccacoonie Apr 20, 10:24

It's the maximum New Mexico OSHA can fine. Maximum: $146,368 notfabio Apr 20, 10:32

These companies will pay far more to the victim's family, and that's where the money should go, not the state {nm} bsbbtnh Apr 20, 13:22

DL: The Armorer is the first to make a public comment, her lawyer claims the report exonerates her. notfabio Apr 20, 11:55

VDIES Instagram post, FASTX has begun production notfabio Apr 20, 08:08

So late? Release is just over a year away & they have a fantastic date which they wouldn't want to lose Tallwonder Apr 20, 08:32

Fast 9 began production June 25th and wrapped November 11th, so they should be able to wrap September/October. Should be fine barring COVID. {nm} notfabio Apr 20, 08:38

Also, Fast movies pre-COVID started production less than a year before release. {nm} Jay_Beezy Apr 20, 08:39

With the exception of Fast 7 which had to rework itself following Paul Walker's passing. {nm} Jay_Beezy Apr 20, 08:42

I think VDIES was legitimate that he was holding out hope for Dwayne Johnson to return, so maybe some small rewrites were needed to hand-off notfabio Apr 20, 08:44

I guess when you've done it 10 times (incl H&S), the 11th time feels like a breeze, all streamlined (barring DJ no show) {nm} Tallwonder Apr 20, 08:47

Other than Marvel's Avengers 23++, which movie franchises have most films? Star Wars should be ~12-13, Potter 11, F&F 11* Tallwonder Apr 20, 08:54

You're missing the obvious winner, Bond at 25. Those are spread out over much more time, of course {nm} OdysseusG Apr 20, 09:31

I imagine they've been doing preproduction for six or more months and Justin Lin has made so many of these movies he's gotta have it down {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Apr 20, 09:44

Speaking of Netflix, Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon began production yesterday. notfabio Apr 20, 07:59

Wow, Netflix stock down 35% today and it's barely 11AM. TheWeekendWarrior Apr 20, 07:43

They used to be the only game in town, almost but now HBOMax, Disney+, HULU and others are taking subscriptions {nm} WeAreTeamDemo Apr 20, 07:56

DL: Lots of analysts slashed their forecasts this morning in half or more, even Netflix permabulls like Rich Greenfield are doubting. notfabio Apr 20, 07:57

It seems like it *may* have found its short term bottom this morning. {nm} notfabio Apr 20, 07:58

It's kind of ironic a lot of this is happening mere weeks after Netflix lost all the Marvel shows.... TheWeekendWarrior Apr 20, 08:04

Think it was either MASA Capital or Ent Strategy Guy who outlined ways you could tell Netflix was really in trouble 2 years ago ...... notfabio Apr 20, 08:20

Its a late reaction, they lost 1m+ subs in Jan in US & UK due to price increases, 700K in Rus in Feb Tallwonder Apr 20, 08:26

probably should start behaving more like a Hollywood studio than a Silicon Valley tech company {nm} raccacoonie Apr 20, 09:36

Yep. Looks like they are coming to that realization as well {nm} Moviesnob Apr 20, 10:17

FWIW, I spend more time on HBO Max than Netflix...not just for newer movies, but also for... tealfan Apr 20, 10:38

I think Netflix is moving to a profit model; they'll cut expenses and raise prices, living off those who forget to unsubscribe {nm} bsbbtnh Apr 20, 13:24

SD: First pic One Fine Morning [OFMRN] - Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Antibody Apr 20, 07:43

CARA: BROS, FRBRD, MLCLS, OFCMP, 3TYOL have been rated Antibody Apr 19, 17:42

CB: LNEES would only returns as Qui-Gon Jinn "if it was a film. Yeah, I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to TV..." Antibody Apr 19, 17:32

He's "forgetting" he already provided voice over work to 3 episodes of the Clone Wars TV animated series. notfabio Apr 19, 17:50

He turned up in a TV show just last week. Not going to spoil which as it was a great cameo. {nm} RufusS Apr 19, 18:05

DL: Kerry Condon is joining In The Land Of Saints And Sinners [ILSAS] Antibody Apr 19, 17:28

See? LNEES don't need know Star Wars shows... he just books one movie after another. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Apr 19, 19:19

TN: Super LTD announced a new release date for Three Minutes - A Lengthening (Limited) on August 19, 2022. ]3MINL] Antibody Apr 19, 17:20

Super LTD announced a new release date for Three Minutes - A Lengthening (Limited) on August 19, 2022. [3MINL] {nm} Antibody Apr 19, 17:21

TN: Bleecker Street announced a new release date for Summering (Limited) on August 12, 2022. [SUMRN] Antibody Apr 19, 17:20

TN: Utopia announced they will release Sharp Stick (Limited) on August 5, 2022. [SHSTK] Antibody Apr 19, 17:20

THR: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will reunite for a biopic on how Nike signed Michael Jordan deal. Affleck directs, for Amazon Studios. notfabio Apr 19, 16:51

DL: Misc Reed Hastings. Netflix Password sharing crackdown, probably a year away from full rollout, still big on gaming, notfabio Apr 19, 16:23

Reed Hastings all but confirms ad supported tier of Netflix is coming in recorded quarterly earnings video notfabio Apr 19, 15:25

"think of us as quite open to offering lower prices with advertising." {nm} notfabio Apr 19, 15:26

Variety: Some more quotes from him. notfabio Apr 19, 15:29

DL: Timeline is in "the next year or two" notfabio Apr 19, 15:46

is pricing really the sticking point for most streaming consumers? raccacoonie Apr 19, 15:47

its more over saturation in the SVOD space and growth in the AVOD. It's a lot to subscribe to 4-10 services {nm} Moviesnob Apr 19, 16:07

Mediocre content IMO................. HBO and AMAZON doing far more interesting content... APPLE has a few gems also gogreenytd Apr 19, 16:16

Making good shows is really really really hard. Netflix does have some, they aren't at the HBO level. {nm} Moviesnob Apr 19, 16:41

It's not like Netflix isnt trying to make good stuff. Although I personally thought it was a mistake to fire Cindy Holland. {nm} Moviesnob Apr 19, 16:42

though when you keep canceling even popular shows after 2-3 seasons, doesn't really build up long-term brand loyalty raccacoonie Apr 19, 16:51

I dunno. I think this was always going to happen it just was a question of when. Its a super crowded landscape now and too many free options {nm} Moviesnob Apr 19, 18:14

interestingly, the main reason they are negative this q is because they shut Russia down and that was 700k Moviesnob Apr 19, 18:28

I seem to remember something about after 2 or 3 seasons they think they have enough to keep people re-watching them. DTravel Apr 19, 19:01

yes that's one of the stated reasons. but apparently it's not working out that way {nm} raccacoonie Apr 19, 21:56

May help push off a rate hike on what probably won't be a slam bang Q3/Q4 (presumably KNIVES OUT 2 will be their big December title?) {nm} notfabio Apr 19, 16:12

DL: Animal Farm is officially in production at Cinesite, Andy Serkis still direct unclear if still at Netflix "previously setup at Netflix" notfabio Apr 19, 14:45

THR: Confirms it's still at Netflix. notfabio Apr 19, 16:53