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Post by Mattsby on Feb 18, 2020 23:29:34 GMT
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Feb 18, 2020 23:54:52 GMT
For whatever reason, I'm picturing some weird hybrid of The Money Pit and Thinner.
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Post by DeepArcher on Feb 19, 2020 1:38:18 GMT
I'd rather the Safdies don't do TV, but that premise is gold. I'm in.
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Post by stinkybritches on Feb 19, 2020 7:36:09 GMT
nathan fielder? I’m in! the safdies are alright too. sounds promising.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Feb 20, 2020 2:09:35 GMT
I'd rather the Safdies don't do TV, but that premise is gold. I'm in. Why? TV is such a great medium right now.
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Post by DeepArcher on Feb 20, 2020 2:15:51 GMT
I'd rather the Safdies don't do TV, but that premise is gold. I'm in. Why? TV is such a great medium right now. I mean, agree to disagree on that one. Not that film is in a great place either or anything, but to me it's the inherently much better medium and the Safdies have such a unique voice in film right now that I want to continue to see what they'll bring to it rather than getting sucked into TV. Their filmmaking feels so specifically cinematic too that I just feel like they'll be restrained doing TV which has always been a "writer's medium" anyway allowing for little to no auteurist creative sensibilities and experimentation. Like I said, I'm in, I'm down for anything that they do, it's just not what I'd prefer to see. Film as a medium needs their specific talents right now more than TV I think... would love to be proven wrong...
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Post by stinkybritches on Feb 20, 2020 14:22:56 GMT
Why? TV is such a great medium right now. I mean, agree to disagree on that one. Not that film is in a great place either or anything, but to me it's the inherently much better medium and the Safdies have such a unique voice in film right now that I want to continue to see what they'll bring to it rather than getting sucked into TV. Their filmmaking feels so specifically cinematic too that I just feel like they'll be restrained doing TV which has always been a "writer's medium" anyway allowing for little to no auteurist creative sensibilities and experimentation. Like I said, I'm in, I'm down for anything that they do, it's just not what I'd prefer to see. Film as a medium needs their specific talents right now more than TV I think... would love to be proven wrong... dude, this is probably just a minor project/diversion for them, you make it sound like they'll just be doing TV the rest of their careers. they'll surely have plenty of films to come, calm down
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Post by Mattsby on Dec 10, 2020 19:21:30 GMT
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Post by franklin on Dec 10, 2020 21:43:59 GMT
She dropped out of Babylon for this??? LOOOOL!!
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Post by Sharbs on Dec 11, 2020 0:09:37 GMT
She dropped out of Babylon for this??? LOOOOL!! how else are you going to get that EGOT!!! I'm pumped!
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Post by stinkybritches on Dec 11, 2020 17:04:08 GMT
She dropped out of Babylon for this??? LOOOOL!! i'm more interested in this than Babylon...Emma has some taste I see.
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Post by stephen on Dec 11, 2020 17:26:00 GMT
She dropped out of Babylon for this??? LOOOOL!! i'm more interested in this than Babylon...Emma has some taste I see. Yeah, same. I think Stone is showing much more ambition in pursuing offbeat fare that could pay off majorly, rather than sticking to known quantities.
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Post by Sharbs on Dec 11, 2020 17:59:43 GMT
She dropped out of Babylon for this??? LOOOOL!! how else are you going to get that EGOT!!! I'm pumped! lol, I forgot what the G was for a second. Silly me
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Dec 11, 2020 19:21:06 GMT
She dropped out of Babylon for this??? LOOOOL!! Maybe. We don’t really know any of the specific details.
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Post by franklin on Dec 11, 2020 23:17:41 GMT
i'm more interested in this than Babylon...Emma has some taste I see. Yeah, same. I think Stone is showing much more ambition in pursuing offbeat fare that could pay off majorly, rather than sticking to known quantities. I mean, it's still a TV series, not a good move for a movie actress career wise.
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Post by stephen on Dec 11, 2020 23:27:40 GMT
Yeah, same. I think Stone is showing much more ambition in pursuing offbeat fare that could pay off majorly, rather than sticking to known quantities. I mean, it's still a TV series, not a good move for a movie actress career wise. Yeah, that sort of thinking is pretty outdated nowadays. Television is where most of the major A-listers are flocking due to the level of storytelling and ambition that medium allows. There are very few holdouts who aren't making that jump nowadays, and it's only gonna be a matter of time before they do. Not to mention Emma Stone already has done television to great acclaim. This is a great career move on paper. Stone is already an Oscar-winning actress; taking on a role to work with auteurs like the Safdies and a critically acclaimed person like Nathan Fielder is just going to beef up her repertoire. Working with the same director can pay off dividends, but it can also be a creative hindrance, and I admire the ambition of someone not taking the easy route.
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Post by Good God on Dec 12, 2020 0:59:08 GMT
Yeah, that sort of thinking is pretty outdated nowadays. Television is where most of the major A-listers are flocking due to the level of storytelling and ambition that medium allows. There are very few holdouts who aren't making that jump nowadays, and it's only gonna be a matter of time before they do. Not to mention Emma Stone already has done television to great acclaim. Almost none of them that have made the jump have the opportunities of an Emma Stone, though. If Stone really did turn down a prime role from someone like Chazelle because she thought this was a better opportunity, it would perhaps be a first. I kind of doubt someone that has just done a Zombieland sequel and a live-action Cruella is not wanting to work with Chazelle a mere 2nd time because she thinks it will be a creative hindrance. I haven't read the script for Babylon and I could be completely wrong, but if there is nudity involved with the role, maybe she's just not comfortable with some of those scenes immediately post-pregnancy. By all accounts, Babylon is basically The Wolf of Silent Era Hollywood. Maybe somebody that has read the Babylon script will be able to answer this better.
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Post by stephen on Dec 12, 2020 1:11:54 GMT
Almost none of them that have made the jump have the opportunities of an Emma Stone, though. If Stone really did turn down a prime role from someone like Chazelle because she thought this was a better opportunity, it would perhaps be a first. I kind of doubt someone that has just done a Zombieland sequel and a live-action Cruella is turning down Chazelle because she thinks it will be a creative hindrance. I haven't read the script for Babylon and I could be completely wrong, but if there is nudity involved with the role, maybe she's just not comfortable with some of those scenes immediately post-pregnancy. By all accounts, Babylon is basically The Wolf of Silent Era Hollywood. Maybe somebody that has read the Babylon script will be able to answer this better. Matthew McConaughey was at his zenith when he did True Detective, and Meryl Streep is still one of the most bankable actresses working and she's made the jump as well. And as I pointed out, this is not Emma's first foray into television post-Oscar ( Maniac, where she worked with another auteur). Contractual obligations might've forced her to do Zombieland 2 (or it could just be a case of wanting to reunite with some old friends, although I do think that the film itself is wheezy and she definitely doesn't seem as engaged with it as she was the first go-around), and while I have my doubts on the Cruella film, it is the sort of role that, if she sticks the landing on it, could be a signature part in the Disney machine. Admittedly, I don't know what tack Babylon is taking (I was under the impression it was a sprawling ensemble piece), but I still think that working in television as a headline act with the caliber of the Safdies and Nathan Fielder is a smart career move on its own, even if it means she doesn't reunite with Chazelle.
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Post by Good God on Dec 12, 2020 1:25:57 GMT
Matthew McConaughey was at his zenith when he did True DetectiveBut he didn't turn down a plum role from an A-list movie director to do True Detective instead, did he? He did True Detective in addition to his 10-minute role in a Scorsese movie. Streep has incredible opportunities for an actress her age, but even she doesn't have the opportunities of Emma Stone right now. Also, like with McConaughey, I don't think she turned down a plum role for an A-list movie director to go do Television. She just fit Television in her schedule between movies. But I just want to draw notice to the two implicit caveats to my post. One, that doing some Television here and there is not quite the same as making a jump to something. McConaughey and Streep are still primarily film actors. Two, I did say "almost none" and not "none". I don't think it's a bad career move to do this, by itself. Something is better than nothing, and this does have some good talent surrounding it. I just think it's questionable to do it at the expense of something like Babylon, unless she had more personal reasons for turning it down (if she did turn it down) like the possible nudity.
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Post by pupdurcs on Dec 12, 2020 1:26:38 GMT
I mean, it's still a TV series, not a good move for a movie actress career wise. Yeah, that sort of thinking is pretty outdated nowadays. Television is where most of the major A-listers are flocking due to the level of storytelling and ambition that medium allows. There are very few holdouts who aren't making that jump nowadays, and it's only gonna be a matter of time before they do. Not to mention Emma Stone already has done television to great acclaim. This is a great career move on paper. Stone is already an Oscar-winning actress; taking on a role to work with auteurs like the Safdies and a critically acclaimed person like Nathan Fielder is just going to beef up her repertoire. Working with the same director can pay off dividends, but it can also be a creative hindrance, and I admire the ambition of someone not taking the easy route. Movie Actress A-listers especially are jumping full throttle into the TV space now, with even more eagerness than their male counterparts. Julia Roberts was just announced for a new Apple + show this week (her second show in as many years after Homecoming). And Charlize Theron has signed a deal to produce and act on TV shows for HBO, and Margot Robbie has signed a similar deal with Amazon. Both announced last week. It's really become standard practice in recent years. They all want that Big Little Lies/The Undoing/Little Fires Everywhere/The Morning Show watercooler success I guess.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Dec 13, 2020 19:10:13 GMT
I think it’s unlikely that Stone bowed out of Babylon so she could do this project. I’d guess other factors were in play.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2020 19:16:59 GMT
Almost none of them that have made the jump have the opportunities of an Emma Stone, though. If Stone really did turn down a prime role from someone like Chazelle because she thought this was a better opportunity, it would perhaps be a first.Anjelica Huston turned down Roman Polanski's Death and the Maiden (the role that won Glenn Close a Tony on Broadway) back in '94 in order to do TV's Buffalo Girls.
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Post by pupdurcs on Dec 13, 2020 19:20:50 GMT
I think it’s unlikely that Stone bowed out of Babylon so she could do this project. I’d guess other factors were in play. Well, you never know. Stone could have been reticent about the script (or character) for Babylon or disliked it, but initially accepted it because of a certain trust and sense of obligation to Chazelle because of the success of their previous collaboration. That kind of thing happens all the time. Ryan Gosling got roped into Only God Forgives by Nicolas Winding Refn, because Drive turned out so well. But the follow-up movie ended up being a disaster, and maybe he regretted doing it just because their first collaboration worked out. Sometimes, people look for any reason they can to get out of projects they are not sure about.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Dec 13, 2020 19:37:16 GMT
I think it’s unlikely that Stone bowed out of Babylon so she could do this project. I’d guess other factors were in play. Well, you never know. Stone could have been reticent about the script (or character) for Babylon or disliked it, but initially accepted it because of a certain trust and sense of obligation to Chazelle because of the success of their previous collaboration. That kind of thing happens all the time. Ryan Gosling got roped into Only God Forgives by Nicolas Winding Refn, because Drive turned out so well. But the follow-up movie ended up being a disaster, and maybe he regretted doing it just because their first collaboration worked out. Sometimes, people look for any reason they can to get out of projects they are not sure about. I’m only skeptical that veins the case it’s Robbie replacing her. Robbie pretty much has he pick of any project she wants and also makes pretty good decisions for the most part at this point.
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Post by pupdurcs on Dec 13, 2020 19:58:52 GMT
Well, you never know. Stone could have been reticent about the script (or character) for Babylon or disliked it, but initially accepted it because of a certain trust and sense of obligation to Chazelle because of the success of their previous collaboration. That kind of thing happens all the time. Ryan Gosling got roped into Only God Forgives by Nicolas Winding Refn, because Drive turned out so well. But the follow-up movie ended up being a disaster, and maybe he regretted doing it just because their first collaboration worked out. Sometimes, people look for any reason they can to get out of projects they are not sure about. I’m only skeptical that veins the case it’s Robbie replacing her. Robbie pretty much has he pick of any project she wants and also makes pretty good decisions for the most part at this point. Robbie has made some questionable script/project choices recently though. She made Dreamland and Terminal, both in the last two years. Films that went nowhere, got weak/terrible reviews and box office and most of us probably haven't even seen. Her making these disasters (where she is the lead) got covered up or ignored by her being in more successful higher profile ensemble projects ( Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Bombshell etc). But Robbie has been dropping some duds lately. She may not neccesarily care about the quality of the script for Babylon, and just hopes that it will turn out well because Chazelle is a respected young auteur with a strong track record so far. Robbie's decision making is very much a mixed bag at this point. She seems to have a very "hit and hope" approach to project selection (she also said yes to Barbie, which sight unseen sounds like a pretty questionable project, but we'll see)..
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