FOX *CBM thread - RIP STAN LEE - Dark PhoeniX 06/07/19

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Poster is cool..

 

[Mambalorian]

Kate Washington as Domino? That's the best they can do?

 

[Master Zik]

I never really had a strong vision for who should be Domino.

Didn't expect it would be Kerry. It can work. Don't know gownling it'll last.

 

[shogun]

I had to google who kate washington was. Then saw it was kerry. She's kinda old for the part and not expecting her to be cast. Is domino white or she just had pasty white skin?

 

[tyree do great]

I had to google who kate washington was. Then saw it was kerry. She's kinda old for the part and not expecting her to be cast. Is domino white or she just had pasty white skin?

Irrelevant Tbh, If She Can Pull Off The Character Who Cares?

 

[shogun]

Well i did ask.

 

[KingParappa]

I had to google who kate washington was. Then saw it was kerry. She's kinda old for the part and not expecting her to be cast. Is domino white or she just had pasty white skin?

I don't think her skin color would matter. She'll be in make up to achieve the domino look

 

[Master Zik]

I had to google who kate washington was. Then saw it was kerry. She's kinda old for the part and not expecting her to be cast. Is domino white or she just had pasty white skin?

I never knew if her skin color was due to her mutation or if she was an albino.

The way artists have always drawn her makes you think she was a white girl. That white clown makeup and black spot over the eye will work on any actress though.

Her name is Neena Thurman if that gives clues to anything.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Kerry Washington?

 

[raider5]

I always thought Kerry Washington was fine. Especially the first time I seen her in I think I love my wife

 

[Mambalorian]

It's not even cause Kerry Washington is black. I just can't see her in an action flick, especially Deadpool

 

[rfx45]

When Fox is concerned, for some reason, it actually gives me hope

‘Logan’ Drew Concerns at Fox Over Dark Tone, Says Studio Chief

A tonal shift in “Logan,” the final film in the “Wolverine” franchise, drew concerns internally that it would be too dark, according to Twentieth Century Fox Film chairman Stacey Snider.

“Inside, there was real consternation about the intensity of the tone of the film,” she said in a Q&A at the Recode Media conference Tuesday in Laguna Niguel, Calif.. “It’s more of an elegy about life and death. The paradigm for it was a Western, and my colleagues were up in arms. It’s not a wise-cracking cigar-chomping mutton-sporting Wolverine, and the debate internally became, isn’t that freakin’ boring? Isn’t it exciting to imagine Wolverine as a real guy and he’s world-weary and he doesn’t want to fight anymore until a little girl needs him?”

“Logan” is scheduled for release on March 3 with Hugh Jackman reprising his title role. The movie’s marketing machinery kicked into overdrive with a spot in the Super Bowl that kicked up a fresh wave of social-media chatter about the raw nature of the movie compared with its predecessors in the successful Fox franchise.

Snider also spoke out on behalf of the Fox Searchlight business, countering the conventional wisdom that the encroachment of Netflix and Amazon as buyers in the festival circuit has challenged consumers.

“What Amazon did with ‘Manchester By the Sea’ is remarkable,” she said. “But I was with my colleagues at Sundance this year also and they were able to secure two hotly pursued projects, ‘Step’ and ‘Patty Cake$’ for less money than the competition was offering because when it comes to those films and curated, hand-carried approach to market, that comes with years and years of experience. “It’s not to say it can’t be modeled but the people who have been doing it with such incredible success with ’12 Year a Slave,’ ‘Wild’ and ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ speak an artistic language that is important to speak.”

In addition, Snider spoke out strongly in support of the exhibition business, which she sees as the most important link in the distribution chain, albeit one that needs to be balanced with the growing demand for some kind of premium VOD release in homes.

“If the supposition is that the movie business corners whatever market we have in creating huge global cinematic experiences, then then the last thing we want to do is commoditize it and make it feel interchangeable with the home entertainment experience,” she warned.

Snider went so far as to suggest her studio was even more vulnerable than some of her rivals to a weakened exhibition business.

“When I think about how Fox is situated compared to Warner Bros. or Comcast or Disney, we’re more dependent on exhibitors than any of the other companies,” she said. “It really does genuinely matter to us.”

But she stopped well short of suggesting that some kind of alteration in film distribution was inevitable. “It’s not about smashing the window, its about opening it up a little,” she said. “I don’t think its controversial to say for a business not to be able to sell what it makes for periods of time is anachronistic.”

 

[shogun]

They should've kept the tone lighter like the other movies that had the blob, a giant silver samurai, and deadpool turning into barraka from mortal kombat.

 

[rfx45]

 

[AEA18]

Fox didn't want to do the Logan movie because of the tone.

Movie might actually be good.

 

[jape]

that was dope

 

[rfx45]

‘Logan’ on Track for Huge $60 Million Debut Two Weeks Before Opening

According to box office analysts, tracking for the film lies in the $55 million to $60 million range, two weeks before the studio’s third standalone “Wolverine” film.

The first film, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” opened to $85 million in 2009. Its sequel, “The Wolverine,” debuted to $53 million in 2013. The second film received better critical reviews than the first. “Origins” has a score of 38 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, while “Wolverine” received a score of 69 percent.

So while “Logan” isn’t looking at an opening number comparable to “Origins,” a $60 million opening is great, especially for a March release. The two previous films opened in the summer.

However, “Logan” isn’t expected to have long legs at the box office, given that Warner Bros.’ “Kong: Skull Island” opens the week after, followed by Disney’s huge live-action film “Beauty and the Beast” on March 17. Those big-budget movies are expected to crush “Logan” in its second and third weekends at the domestic box office.

That kind of drop-off is typical for films in the “X-Men” franchise, which usually experience a 60 percent drop off their second weekend.

In the film, Jackman’s Logan is living in a self-imposed exile with Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart), while his mutant healing abilities are in severe decline. But his solitude is interrupted by the arrival of a young girl (Dafne Keen), who possesses powers shockingly similar to Logan’s.

When an army of mercenaries shows up to take her back, Logan and Professor X (Patrick Stewart) take her on the road to keep her safe.

The third Wolverine movie also stars Boyd Holbrook, Richard E. Grant, Stephen Merchant, Eriq La Salle and Elise Neal. Jackman has previously stated that this movie will be the last time he’ll play the clawed character.

James Mangold directed the film, reuniting with Jackman following their work on “The Wolverine.” This will be the first R-rated film in the “X-Men” franchise.

 

[tdogg2k]

What was our bet?

 

[everysingletime]

Don't you have it screencapped? I'm too lazy to look.

 

[tdogg2k]

Don't you have it screencapped? I'm too lazy to look.

No I switched phones and lost a lot of pics. I'm pretty sure it was over 100 right?

 

[everysingletime]

It was a convoluted, tiered bet.

Long story, I'll owe you a crap load of reps if the movie hits 800.

You'll owe me a crap load of reps if the movie doesn't even hit 600.

If the movie hits 700 but less than 800 I'll owe you a fair amount of reps.

Why we made a bet so complicated, I do not know

 

[tdogg2k]

It wasn't that high was it I thought it was like 300

 

[everysingletime]

I'll find the post when I'm not so lazy. It was probably something like 300. That's not high to you? Wanna make it more?

Also, don't forget the power rangers bet

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I smell my victory already.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Whatever Deadpool earned worldwide, Law3001.. I'll bet you 100 reps Logan doesn't match that

*edit

760 million dollars.. No chance in hell


You game?

Yea Deadpool was not only rated R, but it didn't even play in China, one of the biggest movie markets in the world.

Law3001, I'll do you a solid and lower the bar to 700 mil minimum. If you don't agree to that, then you never really believed it was going to do numbers, or you don't believe the movie quality is going to be as good as Deadpool's.

Tdogg if you're so sure. Let's draw the line at 760 mill

200 reps

how about this, 700 mil, 100 reps.

760 mil you add 50 reps.
800 mil you add another 50 reps and a personal statement of my choosing.

You're also completely sure it wont do 700 reps, so have faith in your own bet with my conditions.

K. I'll do this. But I'd like to add. If Logan fails to clear 600 mil...meaning you're more than 100 mil off your prediction.... You give me 300 reps. And a personal statement of my choosing.

You're so confident that it'll hit 700...so this should be no problem for you

I'm not scared of your added stipulations. No way it's going to touch 800. I will give you 500 reps and 2 personal statements if it gets that far

This is one convoluted bet. Where the NT lawyers at

So if it fails to clear 600 mil. 300 reps and a personal statement for me.

If it clears 700 mil. I'll give you 100 reps, and 50 more reps for 750 mil. If it clears 800 mil I'll give you 500 reps and 2 statements.

If it fails to clear 700 mil but it does clear 600 , you give me 100 reps.

 

[everysingletime]

Ahhhh. There we go. Repped.

For the record, law3001 never responded to my challenge, so there's no official bet on that end.