Alice 2 was viewed as a fluke, but now it is becoming the norm with Joker, Captain Marvel, Aquaman. Just insane. Will Mufasa and Captain America Brave New World join this list?
BeastoftheAtomAge on
Oh god no lol did Hollywood ever think that? Highly anticipated sequels are the most susceptible to failure.
Boy_Chamba on
Also WB:
BaronArgelicious on
are they new ? flop sequels are always a thing
Pyro-Bird on
It’s not just sequels. Prequels and spin-offs are not immune either.
IamInternationalBig on
With the comic book genre, the fans are expecting a certain type of movie and a certain type of ending.
When the director and writer subverts the expectations of the fans and creates an ending that fits more to a small indy, arthouse, Oscar nomination type of movie, there is going to be backlash.
No test screening. There doesn’t seem to be any creative check and balance to what Phillips made.
Phillips’ movie would have been more accepted by the fans if it was a small budget film without iconic characters. But since the fans are wanting a less depressing ending that doesn’t dump on the first movie, this is a case of not giving the audience what they want.
I have to wonder if WB is going to start canning people over all of these DC Cinematic flops. WB has a problem connecting with its audience.
IronManConnoisseur on
The film is almost curated to not be a box office success, it’s a totally director-driven venture and Todd Phillips clearly doesn’t give a shit about the reception compared to delivering whatever message he wants to send with the movie. Same with Matrix 4, or Megalopolis. Sick of these stupid ass headlines trying to extract some sort of box office take from a simple occurrence. Movie is made for an audience that doesn’t exist, and indiewire thinks that proves something.
RoachIsCrying on
was it really that Highly Anticipated? heard nothing but scorn towards it
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Alice 2 was viewed as a fluke, but now it is becoming the norm with Joker, Captain Marvel, Aquaman. Just insane. Will Mufasa and Captain America Brave New World join this list?
Oh god no lol did Hollywood ever think that? Highly anticipated sequels are the most susceptible to failure.
Also WB:
are they new ? flop sequels are always a thing
It’s not just sequels. Prequels and spin-offs are not immune either.
With the comic book genre, the fans are expecting a certain type of movie and a certain type of ending.
When the director and writer subverts the expectations of the fans and creates an ending that fits more to a small indy, arthouse, Oscar nomination type of movie, there is going to be backlash.
No test screening. There doesn’t seem to be any creative check and balance to what Phillips made.
Phillips’ movie would have been more accepted by the fans if it was a small budget film without iconic characters. But since the fans are wanting a less depressing ending that doesn’t dump on the first movie, this is a case of not giving the audience what they want.
I have to wonder if WB is going to start canning people over all of these DC Cinematic flops. WB has a problem connecting with its audience.
The film is almost curated to not be a box office success, it’s a totally director-driven venture and Todd Phillips clearly doesn’t give a shit about the reception compared to delivering whatever message he wants to send with the movie. Same with Matrix 4, or Megalopolis. Sick of these stupid ass headlines trying to extract some sort of box office take from a simple occurrence. Movie is made for an audience that doesn’t exist, and indiewire thinks that proves something.
was it really that Highly Anticipated? heard nothing but scorn towards it