Peter Jackson's Mortal Engines

[Aximili86]

Yeah. Gotta give it the benefit of the doubt considering the creative team. Conceptually & visually I guess it's just not clicking with me yet, but obviously going to keep an open mind.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Get hyped for Mortal Engines with four new TV spots

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

This is going to flop so hard.

 

[Lilbaz]

This is going to flop so hard.

Agree.

 

[Mandon Knight]

If the budget is set at 'only' $100m, (I know that's still a lot of money to us) but if it is, I can see this bringing in around $350m WW so there is every chance of them continuing the story, in more films, but the popular transfer of YA fiction doesn't always transfer, back in the day, I would have put a lot on Golden Compass doing well at the Box Office and in comparison, Mortal Engines has another $80m to play with in wriggle room from it's lesser budget.

 

[Marvolo]

This is going to flop so hard.

I'm getting Tomorrow Land and John Carter vibes from this.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

I'm getting Tomorrow Land and John Carter vibes from this.

Definitely.

 

[THORin]

I'm just getting over-all awesome vibes from this movie - it looks incredible to me.

 

[Lilbaz]

If the budget is set at 'only' $100m, (I know that's still a lot of money to us) but if it is, I can see this bringing in around $350m WW so there is every chance of them continuing the story, in more films, but the popular transfer of YA fiction doesn't always transfer, back in the day, I would have put a lot on Golden Compass doing well at the Box Office and in comparison, Mortal Engines has another $80m to play with in wriggle room from it's lesser budget.

Aquaman, into the spiderverse, bumblebee, mary poppins and a couple of other films all open at the same time. Can't see it making $300m but might be wrong.

 

[2kt09]

I don't think the interest is there for this one, unless like Hunger Games or Fifty Shades, this is based on a popular book.

 

[AResistor]

If the budget is set at 'only' $100m, (I know that's still a lot of money to us) but if it is, I can see this bringing in around $350m WW so there is every chance of them continuing the story, in more films, but the popular transfer of YA fiction doesn't always transfer, back in the day, I would have put a lot on Golden Compass doing well at the Box Office and in comparison, Mortal Engines has another $80m to play with in wriggle room from it's lesser budget.

Actually that budget is amazing. I thought it cost a LOT more than that.

Anyone know running time yet?

 

[THORin]

I don't think the interest is there for this one, unless like Hunger Games or Fifty Shades, this is based on a popular book.

It is based on a popular book.

 

[Persona]

Well, a popular book in England, anyways.

Yeah, I want this to do well but I think the domestic box office is going to be pretty poor. The hook just doesn't seem to be landing with the American audience and they don't really have any star names to sell it. I've basically heard no one talk about it.

I think there is okay international potential but unlike, say, Pacific Rim (which flopped in the US but did well enough overseas to get a sequel), I don't think this is going to have legs in any of the larger markets.

 

[Marvolo]

It is based on a popular book.

Popular in the US? Seems like an obscure YA book compared to Hunger Games, Potter, Maze Runner etc.

 

[Fading]

This reminds me of an anime I watched awhile back, Chrome Shelled Regios. Where moving cities had wars over resources. Though that anime also had sci-fi powered characters using high tech swords, telekenisis, and tactics as well. The city fighting parts were only a portion of the plot though.

Anyway, I'll probably watch this. Jackson's a good director, and the overall idea isn't bad.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[THORin]

Jihae looks so cool. Can't wait to see more of her.

 

[samsnee]

I keep getting this confused with Mortal Instruments.

 

[DarkKnight88]

I love the passion behind it, but this just looks so generic. Hopefully the movie itself is good but I don't know if Christian Rivers can pull off the heart and not just the visuals.

 

[Marvolo]

Pete sounds like he is half asleep in that featurette.

 

[THORin]

Pete sounds like he is half asleep in that featurette.

He often does, I've noticed.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Rated by the BBFC.

MORTAL ENGINES (2018)
RATED: 12A
TYPE: Feature
APPROX. RUNNING MINUTES: 128
RELEASE DATES: 14/12/2018
BBFCINSIGHT: moderate violence, threat
GENRE(S): Drama, Action
DIRECTOR(S): Christian Rivers
CAST INCLUDES: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang, Jihae, Frankie Adams
SUMMARY: MORTAL ENGINES is a fantasy adventure in which a young woman seeks vengeance in a futuristic world where large moving cities roam the wilderness.
CUT: All known versions of this work passed uncut.

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/mortal-engines-2018

You can tell Peter Jackson didn't direct it by the runtime.

 

[terry78]

That's still pretty damn long. I feel like a bulk of that is gonna be angst and exposition.

 

[THORin]

That's still pretty damn long. I feel like a bulk of that is gonna be angst and exposition.

Too short, in my opinion. Like, I love long movies.

 

[Persona]

Rated by the BBFC.



http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/mortal-engines-2018

You can tell Peter Jackson didn't direct it by the runtime.

Hey, Peter Jackson's done plenty of modest-length movies! Just not recently!

As someone who has read the book, I think a 2-hour run-time is perfect. A LOT happens in terms of the characters and plot, so even at 2 hours it is probably going to be a movie that kind of blurs along (hopefully it has enough breather moments that are effective in getting us connected with the characters).

The book's pretty good at explaining everything that is going on and the character motivations while still moving at a brisk pace and not feeling overly expositional, so hopefully the movie can find the same balance.