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This is a continuation thread, the old thread is [split]470939[/split]
This is what I've used as a basis for the budget: http://www.nola.com/entertainment/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2013/11/fantastic_four_baton_rouge_may.html
Now one could argue: "A budget of more than $100 million? That could be $200 million."
But when a studio is trying to get a city excited about a film production, they're not going to undercut the real budget. $101 million is "More than $100 million." A budget of $135 million is: "Nearly $150 million."
So I think we're looking at right around $100 million plus a little over-run.
Would that include marketing costs well? sometimes that is noted separately, sometimes not.
$100mil (or thereabouts) for an FF film? Ok, Johnny's powers are one effect that isn't cheap. A fully CGI thing as well?...I dunno
Guess it depends on how well its used. Del Toro made Hellboy 2 look more expensive than either FF film (imo), and he got that in at $85 mil.
Would that include marketing costs well? sometimes that is noted separately, sometimes not.
$100mil (or thereabouts) for an FF film? Ok, Johnny's powers are one effect that isn't cheap. A fully CGI thing as well?...I dunno
Guess it depends on how well its used. Del Toro made Hellboy 2 look more expensive than either FF film (imo), and he got that in at $85 mil.
To be fair, the article says the $100 mil is for a Spring 2014 Fox filming "which sounds an awful lot like 'Fantastic Four.'" That's just the writer guessing, not official word. Fox has several films coming out in 2015, it could be any one of them. Also, that article is from last year; they might have lobbied for a bigger budget since then.
At the time the article came out, it wasn't confirmed as FF, but subsequent news and casting calls (including the one with the infamous synopsis) came out in the weeks following that made it clear the project referenced initially was FF.
And, sure they could have a great looking film at that budget, but you're getting toward the far end of the bell-curve. If you make 10 superhero films at that budget, 8 will look sort of cheap, but 2 might look pretty good.
I'd much rather Fox said: "We recognize the value of this property and we're going to invest whatever it takes to make it into the franchise it can and deserves to be." Rather than: "We're going to give this film as little as possible and, who knows, maybe Trank will pull something out of his a$$ and it won't look too bad."
All three LOTR films, with their epic battles and fantasy worlds, came in at about $95 mil each. If you want to get a little more recent, Hunger Games had a $78 mil budget, and the upcoming Divergent has an $80 mil budget.
Another thing to remember: This is the first movie. The FF haven't really been a box-office bonanza, and Fox is probably worried about spending too much money before they know for sure that this will sell. If the first movie is a hit, they'll probably increase the budget for each subsequent film, but right now they want to keep the risk low. That's not a lack of faith, that's just good business sense.
The LOTR trilogy isn't the best comparison as that was all shot simultaneously (that alone helps keep costs down), plus Peter Jackson is a co-owner of Weta, so there was an element of 'in house' helping out there too. If you think of it as being one very very long movie (even more so with the extended cuts...), which it was shot as, overall it cost $280 mil.
And Hunger games cost $78 mil? That surprises me. I wouldn't have thought it cost half that tbh (half of it is them just running around a forest!!)
So weren't they supposed to start principle photography on March 17th, I have that date stuck in my head for some reason and it has nothing to do with the orgy of drinking I subjected myself to on the weekend preceding it.
Close. According to ScreenRant two months ago, it's supposed to start on March 31st.
At the time the article came out, it wasn't confirmed as FF, but subsequent news and casting calls (including the one with the infamous synopsis) came out in the weeks following that made it clear the project referenced initially was FF.
And, sure they could have a great looking film at that budget, but you're getting toward the far end of the bell-curve. If you make 10 superhero films at that budget, 8 will look sort of cheap, but 2 might look pretty good.
I'd much rather Fox said: "We recognize the value of this property and we're going to invest whatever it takes to make it into the franchise it can and deserves to be." Rather than: "We're going to give this film as little as possible and, who knows, maybe Trank will pull something out of his a$$ and it won't look too bad."
Ah alright so all these reignited hope could just be a letdown and everything is actually moving forward according to plan.
Justice League had costumes designed & a full cast & the actors even went as far as costume fitting. They were ready to shoot
Close. According to ScreenRant two months ago, it's supposed to start on March 31st.
Watch it become June 15th next. And then July 25th. And then hopefully by August they announce that its cancelled.