The Wachowskis Returning to Sci-Fi with Jupiter Ascending

[titansupes]

Looks a hell of a lot like the next John Carter, so far.

 

[dark_b]

he looks like a fairy tale creature. a modern futuristic Mr Tumnus with black eye liner.

 

[chamber-music]

futuristic Mr Tumnus with blakc eye liner.

All his missing is some goat legs

 

[StarLord]

Channing Tatum stars as 'Sexy Spock'.

 

[Zeus]

This does not look all that good. I will rely on reviews for this

 

[Tron Bonne]

Always interesting to see how people are so willing to judge something based on a bunch of nothing. I don't see how one can be excited nor dismissive based on this meatless tease.

 

[Hyde]

I liked the trailer.

 

[The Shape]

Once this flops, I wonder if the Wachowskis will revisit the Matrix franchise. At least we know Keanu is desperate enough to make another one of those at this point.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

If this flops I think the siblings are going to do a mainstream comicbook movie adaptation so they can try for a hit movie in order to continue to get funding for these types of projects.

 

[terry78]

I'm biased because they're both from Chicago so I gotta support hometown heroes by default.

 

[Persona]

hmm...

i agree with DS about the Wachowskis "ripping off" their own imagery, but since it's their imagery, i suppose that's allowed. it's not at a John Woo/doves/slow-mo with 2 guns level yet. at the same time, i also feel like there's something about this trailer that makes the movie look a lot different from most other Wachowski movies. the cinematography and color schemes look a bit looser, not quite as stringently stylized as a lot of their other movies. well, at least not as much as The Matrix movies or Speed Racer.

in terms of the actual content of this trailer, well, i'm both intrigued and non-plussed. i've been wanting to see the Wachowskis let loose in a new, original sci-fi world for a while now and this trailer does nothing to damper my enthusiasm for that. i think they are at their best when they are exploring fresh concepts, aesthetics, and world-building that they have a hand in as opposed to trying to develop characters or narratives or adapt other people's ideas. of course, maybe i'm just basing this off the fact that i really like The Matrix and all their other movies, not so much (well, i like Bound, too, but that's almost like a different conversation).

so, unsurprisingly, this teaser has me pumped about the concepts and visualization of this new world the Wachowskis will be bringing to the screen while shrugging with indifference at the general story and characters. and, yes, everything about Tatum's performance/character looks kind of silly and bad, but it is only a teaser so i will try to suspend judgment.

 

[Hunter Rider]

he looks like a fairy tale creature. a modern futuristic Mr Tumnus with black eye liner.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Once this flops, I wonder if the Wachowskis will revisit the Matrix franchise. At least we know Keanu is desperate enough to make another one of those at this point.

I don't think they have a lot of interest in it really. I know they've been asked about it, but I think the response has always sort of been 'Meh, nah' in summing up. For better or for worse, they seem to want to continue making different stuff.

 

[ares834]

Looks like it has some amazing visuals but a bland story. It certainly caught my attention and previously this film wasn't on my radar at all.

I didn't get a John Carter vibe. Perhaps, the story is somewhat similar but this actually has some awesome looking visuals. Carter looked like crap.

 

[The Shape]

I don't think they have a lot of interest in it really. I know they've been asked about it, but I think the response has always sort of been 'Meh, nah' in summing up. For better or for worse, they seem to want to continue making different stuff.

After 1 or 2 more big budget flops, I don't think they'll have the opportunity to continue making different stuff like this. Hence reverting back to their cash cow.

 

[Persona]

or they could make smaller movies.

 

[Persona]

Channing Tatum not having goofy ears in this might have at least guaranteed that it'd make its money back between Wachowski fans and Tatum groupies.

but, who knows, maybe the future promotional material will be effective. they might need to put some bullet-time and a Channing strip-tease in the next trailer, though.

 

[Tequilla]

Expected a different visual flair. The sort of awesomeness they explored with Speed Racer .

But it looks entertaining.

 

[The Shape]

or they could make smaller movies.

I've been waiting for them to make a smaller movie since they finished the Matrix trilogy. Doesn't seem like something they're particularly interested in.

 

[Tron Bonne]

or they could make smaller movies.

Yeah, I think that's more likely, and they've expressed interest in doing that in the past. I mean, anything is possible, but I'd prefer not to have some phoned in Matrix sequel/reboot just for cash reasons. If it's something they legitmately want to visit, sure, but they've always seemed sort of apathetic to it from what I've read. I don't know if that's changed in recent times or not.

 

[BatLobster]

After 1 or 2 more big budget flops, I don't think they'll have the opportunity to continue making different stuff like this. Hence reverting back to their cash cow.

I've been saying the same thing about M. Night Shyamalanfor years, but oddly the studios seem to keep giving him bigger movies.

I would totally geek out for a return to The Matrix franchise, but I highly doubt it'll happen. I think the siblings put a lot of themselves into the sequels and felt pretty burnt by the generally negative reaction.

 

[Tron Bonne]

There are some artists, I think, that tend to be bulletproof when it comes to that sort of stuff. I'm not sure how they manage it; I'm guessing they have a lot of pull on the inside, or at least someone high up who respects them enough and has enough power to make sure they keep getting funding.

 

[Yurka]

Ugh.

That's all I can say.

 

[Destructus86]

I NEED to see this movie. I was so impressed by the trailer. Style wise it looks fantastic and from what I can tell i'll enjoy the story. It's good to see so many great sci-fi films coming out lately!

 

[DarthSkywalker]

hmm...

i agree with DS about the Wachowskis "ripping off" their own imagery, but since it's their imagery, i suppose that's allowed. it's not at a John Woo/doves/slow-mo with 2 guns level yet. at the same time, i also feel like there's something about this trailer that makes the movie look a lot different from most other Wachowski movies. the cinematography and color schemes look a bit looser, not quite as stringently stylized as a lot of their other movies. well, at least not as much as The Matrix movies or Speed Racer.

in terms of the actual content of this trailer, well, i'm both intrigued and non-plussed. i've been wanting to see the Wachowskis let loose in a new, original sci-fi world for a while now and this trailer does nothing to damper my enthusiasm for that. i think they are at their best when they are exploring fresh concepts, aesthetics, and world-building that they have a hand in as opposed to trying to develop characters or narratives or adapt other people's ideas. of course, maybe i'm just basing this off the fact that i really like The Matrix and all their other movies, not so much (well, i like Bound, too, but that's almost like a different conversation).

so, unsurprisingly, this teaser has me pumped about the concepts and visualization of this new world the Wachowskis will be bringing to the screen while shrugging with indifference at the general story and characters. and, yes, everything about Tatum's performance/character looks kind of silly and bad, but it is only a teaser so i will try to suspend judgment.

That is not what I meant. What I am saying is they rip off anime and video games. They did the same with The Matrix films. It isn't an "inspired" by situation. It is a "I have seen that design before" situation.