all that's going to do is kill hollywood that much quicker. It's already on its knees right now because they've essentially blackballed experienced show runners in favour of what are essentially diversity hires. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against a diverse working environment but at least make sure those people belong in the office and have life experience to draw from.
MCU to "Refocus” and Disney sinking faster than the Titanic (Starwars is dead Marvel is dead)
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Boba ws...fine, it was fine but I really wish they'd had the b*ll*cks to just recast temuera and make it a little more of boba and a little bit less Ming na wen (but if they really felt the need to, give Ming her own show, I would have loved that) - fundamentally, I think if you were going to do a show called the mandalorian, it should have been about the mandalorian we were thinking about instead of a bait and switch. I'm not upset with the first two seasons, to be clear...I just think a brother that pulls his arse out of a bloody sarlacc pit deserves more than a bit part in his own show.
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Mufasa has now doubled the Worldwide box office of Sonic 3.Speaking of flops. Mufasa isn’t looking to hot!!
‘Hedgehog’ Still Has Upper Claw Over ‘Mufasa’ With $62M+ In Pre-Christmas Frame As ‘Lion King’ Prequel Loses Crown – Sunday AM Box Office Update
'Sonic the Hedgehog' is No. 1 in Pre-Christmas 2024 frame with $63M, 'Mufasa' comes up short at $35M.deadline.com
Cost double to make as well (although given its Disney its probably closer to 300m rather than 200m)
Sonic has a staggered international release and the article did state that Worldwide box office should go into Disney favour.
Don’t forget the number of theatres Disney have booked and wrapped up in deals.
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Decided to check out Disney Plus as I've been considering it for some time... I really didn't want to go for the £129 full term contract even if it's a "cheaper" deal for premium as I really don't like being restrained by a long term contract I might not like. So I went for the monthly!
Overall it's rather expensive for 12 months, something like £150+? But anyway after watching Skeleton crew and checking out all the classics ( Sword in the Stone
) I was umming and arring over going to £129.
Annoyingly though, it wont start till next billing as I've already paid, and yet again it's still bloody expensive in one go
. Already have Crunchyroll and Netflix. Amazon was bleep
Overall it's rather expensive for 12 months, something like £150+? But anyway after watching Skeleton crew and checking out all the classics ( Sword in the Stone
) I was umming and arring over going to £129.Annoyingly though, it wont start till next billing as I've already paid, and yet again it's still bloody expensive in one go
. Already have Crunchyroll and Netflix. Amazon was bleep
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It's added $240 million and about to become the third highest grossing movie of 2024 since you posted this doozy.
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Turns out Disney plus is only profitable because of ESPN!!
In its most recent earnings report, Disney’s streaming unit (Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+) generated a quarterly profit of $47 million. It marked the first time Disney’s direct-to-consumer unit was profitable. When ESPN+ is not included, Disney recorded a loss of $19 million.
In its most recent earnings report, Disney’s streaming unit (Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+) generated a quarterly profit of $47 million. It marked the first time Disney’s direct-to-consumer unit was profitable. When ESPN+ is not included, Disney recorded a loss of $19 million.
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Keep on eye on eBay/MM. Samsung gave away 12mos free a while back and there are still vouchers kicking aboutDecided to check out Disney Plus as I've been considering it for some time... I really didn't want to go for the £129 full term contract even if it's a "cheaper" deal for premium as I really don't like being restrained by a long term contract I might not like. So I went for the monthly!
Overall it's rather expensive for 12 months, something like £150+? But anyway after watching Skeleton crew and checking out all the classics ( Sword in the Stone
Annoyingly though, it wont start till next billing as I've already paid, and yet again it's still bloody expensive in one go
Thanks man, decided to buy a year as I'm really enjoying it!
Just watched Braveheart
Also 4k/HDR
It’s back catalog is fantastic and should be since they bought most of the studios hahThanks man, decided to buy a year as I'm really enjoying it!
Just watched Braveheart
Also 4k/HDR
Grrr that eldergeek, he's such a meanie! I'll show him! What will I call it when I have my ammo! I know what, I'll call it a doozie, THAT'LL show him! yeah! I might have some mcdonalds chicken nuggies as a reward!It's added $240 million and about to become the third highest grossing movie of 2024 since you posted this doozy.
I was trying to tell you that the (currently $960 million) is not all profit, and that the metric for a success depends on what it earns. You're ignoring that, I don't know what to tell you. You have a good night.
Disney will always print money on a sequel to a massive film. Moana was brilliant and Moana 2 was always going to make bank unless it reviewed absolutely terribly. The issue is that people are very quickly checking out once a franchise has shown its decline. It took a good while for Marvels decline to really set in despite a raft of very mediocre films. They either won't make a third Moana or its going to have to be excellent to pull people back in.
Which is a shame, because the big difference between the two is that skeleton crew was half decent and not intent on alienating a whole audience during its PR campaign.
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I'm quite surprised, and tempted to wonder if people are just Star Wars weary?
I mean the original film was a massive success, but only really because there had never been anything like it before. It almost defined a new genre. But they have beaten that horse to death.
I mean the original film was a massive success, but only really because there had never been anything like it before. It almost defined a new genre. But they have beaten that horse to death.
After some of the recent efforts I almost didn't watch Skeleton Crew, and to be honest while Skeleton Crew is a step in the right direction it still has a lot of flaws. From conversations at work it seems like the recent efforts of certain individuals involved has killed off Star Wars to an entire younger generation.