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Post by Lubezki on Jan 9, 2020 21:11:23 GMT
Best Supporting Actor win incoming. blind Hoult fanbots
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Post by speeders on Jan 9, 2020 21:36:54 GMT
I'm not digging the casting for this two-parter compared to the last one e.g.
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Post by jakesully on Jan 9, 2020 23:35:01 GMT
"OH WHAT A DAY! WHAT A LOVELY DAY!"
Hoult rules.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2020 18:49:10 GMT
Bring back Maggie Q and Paula Patton, fools.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Feb 1, 2020 19:07:01 GMT
Ritter!
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Post by morton on Jul 5, 2020 18:49:55 GMT
This seems like a really bad idea even if everyone is cautious.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Jul 5, 2020 21:45:36 GMT
Hopefully they're well-prepared, because while the UK finally looks like it's starting to have things undercontrol, this has the potential to backfire really badly, especially if the virus starts rearing its ugly-head again.
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Post by Lubezki on Sept 6, 2020 20:21:56 GMT
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Sept 7, 2020 22:16:23 GMT
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Post by quetee on Sept 8, 2020 0:41:26 GMT
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 8, 2020 2:06:24 GMT
Anyone else find it slightly weird that someone as talented as Christopher Macquarrie seems satisfied with being Tom Cruise' personal writer/director, to the exclusion of everything else? Like he's got no other ambition other than to make Cruise films, and only Cruise films. If he's not directing Cruise films, he's writing them.
Looking at his IMDB, Mcquarrie had no projects after The Way Of The Gun in 2000, till his script for Valkyrie was picked up by Cruise in 2008. So Cruise rescued him from 8 years of Hollywood purgatory.
I can understand how he's grateful to the guy for rescuing his career, but he's paid Cruise back many times over, writing and directing so many of his movies in the last decade. Mcquarrie could do really interesting stuff on a lot of non-Cruise projects, but either his gratitude to Cruise is such that he doesn't mind only ever being his pet filmmaker, or Cruise (or the Church Of Scientology )has some serious dirt on Mcquarrie preventing him from striking out on his own and leaving the Tom Cruise business.
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Post by stephen on Sept 8, 2020 2:11:20 GMT
Anyone else find it slightly weird that someone as talented as Christopher Macquarrie seems satisfied with being Tom Cruise' personal writer/director, to the exclusion of everything else? Like he's got no other ambition other to make Cruise films, and only Cruise films. Looking at his IMDB, Mcquarrie had no projects after Way Of The Gun in 2000, till his script for Valkyrie was picked up by Cruise in 2008. So Cruise rescued him from 8 years of Hollywood purgatory. I can understand how he's grateful to the guy, but he's paid Cruise back many times over, writing and directing so many of his movies in the last decade. Mcquarrie could do really interesting stuff on a lot of non-Cruise projects, but either his gratitude to Cruise is such that he doesn't mind only ever being his pet filmmaker, or Cruise (or the Church Of Scientology )has some serious dirt on Mcquarrie preventing him from striking out on his own and leaving the Tom Cruise business. I dunno if I'd say it's weird. I mean, it's no different than Scorsese constantly going back to the DiCaprio well, or Fuqua going back to Washington over and over. Sometimes, you just click with a leading man and if they're as bankable as Leo/Denzel/Tom are, then why would you break that rhythm? I think it's interesting that McQuarrie seems content to shoot Mission: Impossible sequels, though -- you'd think he would bring an original franchise project to Cruise to do, or shake it up with a low-key domestic drama or something.
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Post by jakesully on Sept 8, 2020 2:12:59 GMT
Tom Cruise is flat out insane and I mean that as a compliment. Seriously, the guy is nuts for doing all those stunts. I tip my cap to him.
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 8, 2020 2:23:20 GMT
Anyone else find it slightly weird that someone as talented as Christopher Macquarrie seems satisfied with being Tom Cruise' personal writer/director, to the exclusion of everything else? Like he's got no other ambition other to make Cruise films, and only Cruise films. Looking at his IMDB, Mcquarrie had no projects after Way Of The Gun in 2000, till his script for Valkyrie was picked up by Cruise in 2008. So Cruise rescued him from 8 years of Hollywood purgatory. I can understand how he's grateful to the guy, but he's paid Cruise back many times over, writing and directing so many of his movies in the last decade. Mcquarrie could do really interesting stuff on a lot of non-Cruise projects, but either his gratitude to Cruise is such that he doesn't mind only ever being his pet filmmaker, or Cruise (or the Church Of Scientology )has some serious dirt on Mcquarrie preventing him from striking out on his own and leaving the Tom Cruise business. I dunno if I'd say it's weird. I mean, it's no different than Scorsese constantly going back to the DiCaprio well, or Fuqua going back to Washington over and over. Sometimes, you just click with a leading man and if they're as bankable as Leo/Denzel/Tom are, then why would you break that rhythm? I think it's interesting that McQuarrie seems content to shoot Mission: Impossible sequels, though -- you'd think he would bring an original franchise project to Cruise to do, or shake it up with a low-key domestic drama or something. It doesn't feel like the same thing at all ( Scorsese/Leo, Denzel/Fuqua). Those feel like partnerships. Guys who enjoy working together, but have the option to look elsewhere. Mcquarrie feels like an employee of Cruise. Like I said, even Cruise films that he's not directing....he's written the screenplays for. Edge Of Tomorrow, The Mummy, and the new Top Gun sequel. To me, it's odd. Wonder if Mcquarrie was indoctrinated into Scientology, where Cruise is basically supposed to be Jesus. That would make their set-up make a bit more sense.
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Post by Lubezki on Sept 8, 2020 3:10:35 GMT
I dunno if I'd say it's weird. I mean, it's no different than Scorsese constantly going back to the DiCaprio well, or Fuqua going back to Washington over and over. Sometimes, you just click with a leading man and if they're as bankable as Leo/Denzel/Tom are, then why would you break that rhythm? I think it's interesting that McQuarrie seems content to shoot Mission: Impossible sequels, though -- you'd think he would bring an original franchise project to Cruise to do, or shake it up with a low-key domestic drama or something. It doesn't feel like the same thing at all ( Scorsese/Leo, Denzel/Fuqua). Those feel like partnerships. Guys who enjoy working together, but have the option to look elsewhere. Mcquarrie feels like an employee of Cruise. Like I said, even Cruise films that he's not directing....he's written the screenplays for. Edge Of Tomorrow, The Mummy, and the new Top Gun sequel. To me, it's odd. Wonder if Mcquarrie was indoctrinated into Scientology, where Cruise is basically supposed to be Jesus. That would make their set-up make a bit more sense. Why do you think they don’t enjoy working together? Because maybe they do? 🤷♂️
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Sept 8, 2020 3:40:55 GMT
RE the McQuarrie/Cruise partnership: imagine being an action movie writer and having an incredibly powerful actor who would pretty much let you shoot him through the torpedo tube of a nuclear submarine while being simultaneously lit on fire... it's probably just a lot of fun to write for a guy like that.
That being said, I would not bet against a Scientology angle to it either.
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 8, 2020 7:18:44 GMT
It doesn't feel like the same thing at all ( Scorsese/Leo, Denzel/Fuqua). Those feel like partnerships. Guys who enjoy working together, but have the option to look elsewhere. Mcquarrie feels like an employee of Cruise. Like I said, even Cruise films that he's not directing....he's written the screenplays for. Edge Of Tomorrow, The Mummy, and the new Top Gun sequel. To me, it's odd. Wonder if Mcquarrie was indoctrinated into Scientology, where Cruise is basically supposed to be Jesus. That would make their set-up make a bit more sense. Why do you think they don’t enjoy working together? Because maybe they do? 🤷♂️ I'm sure they do enjoy working with each other. That wasn't the point I was trying to make. Filmmakers have egos, and generally the ones right at the top of the industry like to show that they are their own man at some point. Mcquarrie knows his rep is as Cruise's pet filmmaker, when at this point he could easily write his own ticket and branch out and make any film he wanted, to show the industry that he's not just Tom Cruises' yes guy. I'm sure Mcquarrie has been offered or circled for everything franchise or tentpole related under the sun.... James Bond, Star Wars, Dune, Aliens, DC movies. It's a little bit weird for me that someone who could be percieved as one of the most powerful filmmakers in the industry on his own, has made himself exclusive (and seem subordinate) to one actor, not only as a director, but a writer as well. These are just my thoughts and observations. If Mcquarrie is happy with that set-up and perception, I got no beef with it. His life, his career.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Sept 8, 2020 14:09:55 GMT
Why do you think they don’t enjoy working together? Because maybe they do? 🤷♂️ I'm sure they do enjoy working with each other. That wasn't the point I was trying to make. Filmmakers have egos, and generally the ones right at the top of the industry like to show that they are their own man at some point. Mcquarrie knows his rep is as Cruise's pet filmmaker, when at this point he could easily write his own ticket and branch out and make any film he wanted, to show the industry that he's not just Tom Cruises' yes guy. I'm sure Mcquarrie has been offered or circled for everything franchise or tentpole related under the sun.... James Bond, Star Wars, Dune, Aliens, DC movies. It's a little bit weird for me that someone who could be percieved as one of the most powerful filmmakers in the industry on his own, has made himself exclusive (and seem subordinate) to one actor, not only as a director, but a writer as well. These are just my thoughts and observations. If Mcquarrie is happy with that set-up and perception, I got no beef with it. His life, his career. I get where your coming from. It's strange how weirdly subservient McQuarrie has made himself to Cruise. He only directs movies starring him, and when he isn't directing, he's working on or rewriting all of Cruise's various "blockbusters". Maybe he's just grateful that Tom Cruise saved his career given how much he was basically sent to Hollywood jail following The Way of The Gun's failure, but considering Cruise himself has a reputation for being insane not to mention the Scientology stuff, it isn't hard to think it's a lot more "dark" then that, although for all we know it could be a case of them having a great working relationship.
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 8, 2020 14:21:39 GMT
I'm sure they do enjoy working with each other. That wasn't the point I was trying to make. Filmmakers have egos, and generally the ones right at the top of the industry like to show that they are their own man at some point. Mcquarrie knows his rep is as Cruise's pet filmmaker, when at this point he could easily write his own ticket and branch out and make any film he wanted, to show the industry that he's not just Tom Cruises' yes guy. I'm sure Mcquarrie has been offered or circled for everything franchise or tentpole related under the sun.... James Bond, Star Wars, Dune, Aliens, DC movies. It's a little bit weird for me that someone who could be percieved as one of the most powerful filmmakers in the industry on his own, has made himself exclusive (and seem subordinate) to one actor, not only as a director, but a writer as well. These are just my thoughts and observations. If Mcquarrie is happy with that set-up and perception, I got no beef with it. His life, his career. I get where your coming from. It's strange how weirdly subservient McQuarrie has made himself to Cruise. He only directs movies starring him, and when he isn't directing, he's working on or rewriting all of Cruise's various "blockbusters". Maybe he's just grateful that Tom Cruise saved his career given how much he was basically sent to Hollywood jail following The Way of The Gun's failure, but considering Cruise himself has a reputation for being insane not to mention the Scientology stuff, it isn't hard to think it's a lot more "dark" then that, although for all we know it could be a case of them having a great working relationship. I'm just surprised Mcquarrie got put in Hollywood jail for The Way Of The Gun. Yeah reviews weren't great and it made no money, but for a debut feature, it showed Mcquarrie had promise as a filmmaker. Guy didn't even get the "3 strikes and you're out" treatment. The film itself wasn't that expensive to make either, so it was hardly an epic flop. Guy got treated like he made Battlefield Earth.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Sept 8, 2020 14:37:47 GMT
I get where your coming from. It's strange how weirdly subservient McQuarrie has made himself to Cruise. He only directs movies starring him, and when he isn't directing, he's working on or rewriting all of Cruise's various "blockbusters". Maybe he's just grateful that Tom Cruise saved his career given how much he was basically sent to Hollywood jail following The Way of The Gun's failure, but considering Cruise himself has a reputation for being insane not to mention the Scientology stuff, it isn't hard to think it's a lot more "dark" then that, although for all we know it could be a case of them having a great working relationship. I'm just surprised Mcquarrie got put in Hollywood jail for The Way Of The Gun. Yeah reviews weren't great and it made no money, but for a debut feature, it showed Mcquarrie had a promise as a filmmaker. Guy didn't even get the "3 strikes and you're out" treatment. The film itself wasn't that expensive to make either, so it was hardly an epic flop. Guy got treated like he made Battlefield Earth.I didn't get it either. The best thing I could surmise from interviews with McQuarrie is that Hollywood was basically looking to take him down a peg, as he was seen as the hot new screenwriter of the moment following his Oscar win for The Usual Suspects, and when The Way of The Gun came and went, he was basically forced underground for seven years. I'm honestly surprised he didn't get more screenplay credits during that time, apparently he was that much of a pariah?
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Post by Lubezki on Dec 15, 2020 23:48:41 GMT
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Post by Good God on Dec 16, 2020 0:04:54 GMT
Dang, looks like Bale didn't model just his American Psycho performance after Cruise.
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Post by pupdurcs on Dec 16, 2020 0:18:25 GMT
Indeed. I'm not the biggest fan of Cruise, but good on him. This felt like something done for the greater good, as opposed to just being an asshole for the sake of it. He's the boss (or one of them) on that set, and I can imagine him seeing a lot of the crew ignore Covid protocols or treating it like a joke. And he is right. Production shutdown will cost millions and people's livelyhoods. Sometimes as a boss, you use the carrot approach and be the nice guy (which I imagine Cruise doing a lot), but if the message isn't getting through, sometimes you need to be a tyrant about it. Bet nobody on that set breaks Covid protocols after that rant now
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Dec 16, 2020 0:22:19 GMT
This just made me love Tom Cruise even more.
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