This is all dumb inside baseball stuff that goes on for every movie. Nobody gave a damn when Wil Smith turned down The Matrix, yet a movie came out anyway.
Probably not the way they've been shopping this around.
More likely they shoot it and it hits theaters in spring 2016 -- spring is the Hollywood release graveyard -- or it goes straight to rental, completely bypassing a theatrical run.
Even if it's a complete stinker, there might be enough movie masochists to make it break even/make a small profit in the international and rental markets.
Probably not the way they've been shopping this around.
More likely they shoot it and it hits theaters in spring 2016 -- spring is the Hollywood release graveyard -- or it goes straight to rental, completely bypassing a theatrical run.
Even if it's a complete stinker, there might be enough movie masochists to make it break even/make a small profit in the international and rental markets.
I doubt the writer's brand of talky, mile-a-minute dialog translates well into foreign markets. That's usually why action movies do well overseas instead of dramas...less of a language barrier.
Pretty always comes first! Talent is next. That is why I preferred Katie Holmes' Rachael Dawes to Maggie Gylenhall's in Nolan's Batman films! Katie was a lot cuter.
Guys, these actors are just "attached" to a project. Unless they've signed a contract to appear in the film, they can back out at any time. Their participation is usually conditional and simply indicates interest. Reasons for pulling out can include schedule conflicts, or competing obligations, as well as disagreements over pay and creative control. This is the normal way Hollywood works. We're just hearing about every turn of the screw because AI seems to have taken an interest in reporting it.
Right. I don't think this project is any more "troubled" that any other movie idea before shooting starts. Hollywood is a chaotic place.
I doubt the writer's brand of talky, mile-a-minute dialog translates well into foreign markets. That's usually why action movies do well overseas instead of dramas...less of a language barrier.
The domestic rental market is more important to a dialogue-oriented movie like this one.
The dubbed international versions might end up being better than the original, at least in terms of dialogue. In these mile-a-minute talkies, the dialogue is way too contrived and ridiculous to be considered remotely realistic. A dubbed version would likely rewrite many of the least plausible lines.
My personal guess is that if they does get a theatrical release, it will be in the spring and the release will only be a couple of weeks, then going quickly to the rental market.
Sorkin's style of writing lends itself better to the American TV market, whose audience will buy into comically unrealistically slick dialogue exchanges.
Of course, many of these troubled film projects have multiple screenwriters, and most likely Hollywood will dumb down the story with each successive rewrite. The final cut will undoubtedly be vastly different from Sorkin's original screenplay.
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I was talking about them 2 specifically, but Jennifer Lawrence is easy on the eyes.
Then he wanted back in when his wife was casted.
So get Keira Knightly, she's just as pretty, and a better actress.
Or cast Winnona Ryder, the original Natalie Portman.
Seth Rogan ruins it for me. Can't stand that dude
How about Lindsay Lohan? She probably needs a job.
I've determined the script sucks.
If the script was that great, then big name actors would be storming the gates to do it. Sounds like Sorkin penned a stinker.
Perhaps this whole thing will disappear and be forgotten in a matter of weeks
Probably not the way they've been shopping this around.
More likely they shoot it and it hits theaters in spring 2016 -- spring is the Hollywood release graveyard -- or it goes straight to rental, completely bypassing a theatrical run.
Even if it's a complete stinker, there might be enough movie masochists to make it break even/make a small profit in the international and rental markets.
I doubt the writer's brand of talky, mile-a-minute dialog translates well into foreign markets. That's usually why action movies do well overseas instead of dramas...less of a language barrier.
Interesting that pretty comes first.
Pretty always comes first! Talent is next. That is why I preferred Katie Holmes' Rachael Dawes to Maggie Gylenhall's in Nolan's Batman films! Katie was a lot cuter.
No argument there.
So she can steal everything from the set?
I considered her, but I haven't seen her recently so I don't know how well she's aging.
She still looks breathtakingly beautiful.
I agree. On every post about this I write 'Drop It'. Stop with trying to use Steve as click bate or whatever already media will ya!
Indeed, they'll have to craft in a dope smoking scene to accommodate him.
Although I recall Woz is decidedly anti-drugs.
Guys, these actors are just "attached" to a project. Unless they've signed a contract to appear in the film, they can back out at any time. Their participation is usually conditional and simply indicates interest. Reasons for pulling out can include schedule conflicts, or competing obligations, as well as disagreements over pay and creative control. This is the normal way Hollywood works. We're just hearing about every turn of the screw because AI seems to have taken an interest in reporting it.
Right. I don't think this project is any more "troubled" that any other movie idea before shooting starts. Hollywood is a chaotic place.
I doubt the writer's brand of talky, mile-a-minute dialog translates well into foreign markets. That's usually why action movies do well overseas instead of dramas...less of a language barrier.
The domestic rental market is more important to a dialogue-oriented movie like this one.
The dubbed international versions might end up being better than the original, at least in terms of dialogue. In these mile-a-minute talkies, the dialogue is way too contrived and ridiculous to be considered remotely realistic. A dubbed version would likely rewrite many of the least plausible lines.
My personal guess is that if they does get a theatrical release, it will be in the spring and the release will only be a couple of weeks, then going quickly to the rental market.
Sorkin's style of writing lends itself better to the American TV market, whose audience will buy into comically unrealistically slick dialogue exchanges.
Of course, many of these troubled film projects have multiple screenwriters, and most likely Hollywood will dumb down the story with each successive rewrite. The final cut will undoubtedly be vastly different from Sorkin's original screenplay.