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Post by pacinoyes on May 9, 2019 19:30:42 GMT
We talk a lot on here about the future of movies - Netflix, star salaries etc. but I don't know if we've covered this - do you think OUATIH may become a box-office juggernaut that may lead to more films that try to match the biggest stars inter-gender or across gender? You've already seen this to some extent in "women's pictures" - Oceans 8 etc. or is the DiCaprio-Pitt teaming sort of a last stand Hollywood film where you won't see it replicated?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 20:28:32 GMT
Is this not comparable to the Newman/Redford pairings of the late 60s/early 70s?
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Post by pacinoyes on May 9, 2019 20:45:53 GMT
Is this not comparable to the Newman/Redford pairings of the late 60s/early 70s? Yes and to use Tarantino's example Newman-McQueen in Towering Inferno but that is 40+ years ago ..........I'm wondering if OUATIH really takes off where the credit is going to be seen as generating from - the story, QT or that 1-2 casting punch I guess..........in a world where non-MCU big hits are becoming pretty rare this is an intriguing combo in that way .............if it is a hit of course.........getting pretty close to its Cannes debut too btw. |
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on May 9, 2019 21:37:47 GMT
I'm thinking it's probably more of an aberration. Studios try to capitalize on replicable success, and shopping projects where the whole commercial appeal is going to come down to having to sign not one but two or more major stars probably won't be in the cards for them. Studios don't have as much control over actors as they used to and with that control went the traditional star vehicle. If you want to sign a star, you gotta make it worth their while either with the project or the pay and shelling out multiple A-list salaries for a project that is contingent on star power (a factor that means less and less in box office these days) wouldn't be appealing to me as a producer.
Ocean's 8 was a franchise film with the novelty of women in the place of men that pulled similar numbers in 2019 that the last entry of the franchise saw in 2007 without the added boost of what was once a very healthy video rentals and home media market. Warner Bros. and their co-producers probably made out decently since it was a fairly economical $70 million budget split amongst them, but they probably aren't frothing at the mouth to re-up for a sequel or even worse dare to put a similar formula together for a non-franchise film. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is unique in that it's Tarantino, who's a brand name himself at this point, working with DiCaprio and Pitt, two guys he's already made successful films with separately who were more than happy to work with him again. And considering the demands Tarantino made including a percentage of the gross profits and ownership of the rights after a couple decades plus the film reportedly needing to do $375 million just to break even, it may not even pay off that much for Sony but will probably be instrumental in helping them draw Tarantino and other A-list talent for future projects.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 20:36:17 GMT
I think as if Irishman gets a lot of from box office than there is massive chance as we can see some amazing castings in future......... Cant wait!!!!!!!!!
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Post by countjohn on May 11, 2019 3:06:10 GMT
You can only do things like this with megastars like Leo and Pitt and a few other people like Cruise. Those guys are all middle aged because true A-list stars are dead and there's been no one to replace them, but they're still able to coast by on the status they gained in another era. So I think it's more a last hurrah than anything else.
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Post by bob-coppola on May 12, 2019 3:36:42 GMT
I think an ensemble/duo of mega-stars have never stopped being a draw to audiences if the material is good/entertaining. Last year Ocean's 8 made a lot of money by coasting on Bullock, Blanchett, Hathaway and Rihanna. Those movies might not make Avengers money, but they're a solid bet and often taken for granted by studios and audiences.
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Post by futuretrunks on Jan 25, 2020 3:24:18 GMT
Fluke. Huge actors will reduce their salary demands etc. for a major director like Scorsese, QT, Spielberg, and like 3 other dudes, because they're confident in the consistency of those directors' work. You just won't get Denzel and Leo doing a PTA or Spike Lee film for $1 million each. The script would have to be bananas good, and then they'd just fight the suits on salary on that basis.
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