Went and saw this over the weekend - really enjoyed it and so to did SWMBO. 2 hrs of total escapisum

Mine or theirs? The guy's noted for female-friendly films at the box office. The sort of shows a lot of blokes wouldn't touch with a forty foot pole, and with good reason. I wouldn't be surprised if someone looked at their big demographic wall chart, saw that women liked ghost/horror movies, and decided to combine the two tbh.

For some reason, I'm not a big fan of female-led action shows. Probably to do with being unable to identify with the protagonist. Hence I liked watching Angel but rarely watched Buffy. Ditto with Hercules and Xena.

I'm struggling to think of a good female action film unless you include the Alien series, and those have big supporting casts and wider stories. You've to go beyond the mainstream for female action roles really, and so they're rarely good films overall. But that was true of Tomb Raider too. A Black Widow film would have a lot of potential, though I hear Luc Besson hasn't did Johansson any favours with Lucy.

I too preferred Angel, but that had tighter scripts and more interesting stories IMO. Wonder Woman as a TV series could be epic. If they downplayed her early days a little while building it up slowly, and then flashbacked that with Metropolis, they could use all the DC villains like Arrow has done. It,s really showed the way there.

Taylor Kitsch Being Courted for the Lead in the Unnecessary Remake of 'The Raid'
http://www.latino-review.com/news/taylo ... f-the-raid

I felt the original became a movie of two halves, so I'm less dismissive. But yeah, Kitsch is a bit bland.
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'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' has Risen from the Dead
http://www.latino-review.com/news/pride ... m-the-dead
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It's Really Hard To Kill 'Dead Island'
http://www.latino-review.com/news/its-r ... ead-island
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'Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass' Begins Filming with James Bobin Directing
http://www.latino-review.com/news/alice ... -directing
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HOT SCOOP: Will Margot Robbie Star Alongside Tina Fey in ‘Taliban Shuffle’!?!?!
http://schmoesknow.com/hot-scoop-will-m ... fle/27527/

In Case You Needed Anymore Proof Martin Scorsese is a Bad Ass… Check Out This Letter He Wrote About Kodak Film!
http://schmoesknow.com/in-case-you-need ... ilm/27493/

I wonder how the studios 'store' their digital films.
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Will Doc Ock Lead the ‘Sinister Six’? Plus Will the ‘Venom’ Film Be Called ‘Venom Carnage’! (ASM2 SPOILERS)
http://schmoesknow.com/will-doc-ock-lea ... age/27508/

Female Superhero Movie Set in the SPIDER-MAN Universe Announced!
http://schmoesknow.com/female-superhero ... ced/27489/

Between how ham-fisted ASM2 was and the sheer challenge of those characters above, Sony hasn't got much of a hope. It just looks like they're throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks.

Elijah Wood to throw down with Vin Diesel in THE LAST WITCH HUNTER!
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/68263
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Kevin Feige casts doubt on female-led Marvel movie
http://www.totalfilm.com/news/kevin-fei ... rvel-movie

It's alright, Kev, Sony are bound to mess up.

New ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Extended Cut Set to Be Released in 2015!
http://schmoesknow.com/new-x-men-days-o ... 015/27589/

, I'm curious as to what was cut from the second half; it was OK but the first was stellar.

Hollywood fails to represent US ethnic diversity, says study
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/au ... -study-usc

I never know what to think of those sort of studies really. It's obviously far from an ideal situation, but I can't help thinking it's really reflecting America itself. You only have to watch the average American comedian these days, they're absolutely obsessed with race. And usually as an excuse to trot out stereotypes that everybody but the Top Gear team left behind years ago.
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Megan Fox lashes out at critics of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/au ... out-critic



And that's precisely why I gave up after Transformers 2, love.

I don't know why people keep pitting Marvel against DC

Mark

They need an angle. Plus nobody is exactly confident in DC/WB after Green Lantern and MoS underperforming.

How you can say a film that made close to $700 million "under performing" is beyond me.

Mark

The studio looks at the way those numbers are made up - IIRC it made just under 300 in North America total, which isn't great in the grand scheme of things, it basically covers it's budget but maybe minus promos, who knows... The other 400 is once you convert to dollars as I understand it, so not great there either. I've a feeling they took the hit worldwide in it's second week, and they obviously want a franchise so that doesn't encourage them.

We have totally different perception of money to what the studios do. They were always gonna make money in the long run, but in all probability it should have made more.

*sniggers*