The Wachowskis Returning to Sci-Fi with Jupiter Ascending

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[craigdbfan]

I still don't understand why WB keeps investing on these two. I enjoyed the entire Matrix trilogy and really liked Speed Racer but from a financial standpoint they've become money pits.

 

[dark_b]

we need leaked emails to know for sure what is going on at WB haha

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

WB are just really loyal to filmmakers that once made them a lot of cash. In general (if you are a man) once you make one big hit you are pretty much set for a long time. It's why M. Night continues to get big budget gigs despite being an epic failure for about a decade now. The siblings will have plenty more chances to lose WB money.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I still don't understand why WB keeps investing on these two. I enjoyed the entire Matrix trilogy and really liked Speed Racer but from a financial standpoint they've become money pits.

I love the first Matrix, and really enjoy Speed Racer and Reloaded, but yeah.

WB are just really loyal to filmmakers that once made them a lot of cash. In general (if you are a man) once you make one big hit you are pretty much set for a long time. It's why M. Night continues to get big budget gigs despite being an epic failure for about a decade now. The siblings will have plenty more chances to lose WB money.

Isn't one of the Wackhowskis no longer a man? Maybe that will change things.

 

[Rowsdower!]

we need leaked emails to know for sure what is going on at WB haha

Quick! Someone get Zack Snyder and Chris Terrio on the phone and convince them to add a scene in BvS where Clark Kent interviews Kim Jong Un!

 

[Tron Bonne]

I still don't understand why WB keeps investing on these two. I enjoyed the entire Matrix trilogy and really liked Speed Racer but from a financial standpoint they've become money pits.

One thing to keep in mind is that while Cloud Atlas was distributed by WB it was actually independently financed, so really Speed Racer is the only film that's truly bombed for WB of the siblings.

 

[Quasimod0]

They can make this movie... but Halo or Mass Effect movies still haven't been made. :/

 

[craigdbfan]

Both Bioware and Bungie are known for being incredibly protective over their IP's. When they do make a movie they want to make sure it'll be damn good.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Meh

 

[craigdbfan]

One thing to keep in mind is that while Cloud Atlas was distributed by WB it was actually independently financed, so really Speed Racer is the only film that's truly bombed for WB of the siblings.

Ah, well that makes sense.

 

[Apollo]

$175 million budget?... That seems... a bit too much. I wonder if it will make it back?..

 

[MadVillainy]

They wont make it back with this i dont think. The VFX look gorgeous, but the story and the actors involved make me not have much faith in this

I think it's way too corny sci fi looking to gain a major audience. BUt I could be wrong, but I wouldnt be surprised if it's on the top 10 financial disappointments next year. Although I'll be surprised if it's high on that list

 

[Apollo]

It comes out in February. It might perform well on Valentines day weekend. But would couples want to see this? or Fifty Shades of Grey? Which comes out the weekend after.

 

[MadVillainy]

50 Shades.

 

[Pickleweasel]

$175 million budget?... That seems... a bit too much. I wonder if it will make it back?..

No way in hell

 

[Rowsdower!]

They can make this movie... but Halo or Mass Effect movies still haven't been made. :/

This is what I don't get. Properties like Halo already have a built-in fanbase that will flock to see it no matter what and the general public probably will too if it looks good. Yet they sit in development hell forever while studios greenlight stuff like Jupiter Ascending, an outlandish and expensive concept directed by people who haven't had a hit in over a decade and starring actors who aren't proven box office draws.

 

[Greens]

This film looks like the definition of average.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

The only thing that can save this film are the overseas markets. It will not be a hit in North America so WB are probably hoping that the Asian countries especially take to it like they did say Interstellar.

If the film had a buzzed about star in place of Kunis I think it would have had a chance in North America.

 

[HAMMER]

This is what I don't get. Properties like Halo already have a built-in fanbase that will flock to see it no matter what and the general public probably will too if it looks good. Yet they sit in development hell forever while studios greenlight stuff like Jupiter Ascending, an outlandish and expensive concept directed by people who haven't had a hit in over a decade and starring actors who aren't proven box office draws.

I think we can go ahead and assume that the Sony leaks are indicative of how all big studios are run. They are basically idiots living in a bubble.

 

[Rowsdower!]

The only thing that can save this film are the overseas markets. It will not be a hit in North America so WB are probably hoping that the Asian countries especially take to it like they did say Interstellar.

If the film had a buzzed about star in place of Kunis I think it would have had a chance in North America.

Eddie Redmayne is probably hoping this thing flies under the radar so it doesn't Norbit him out of an Oscar.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Eddie Redmayne is probably hoping this thing flies under the radar so it doesn't Norbit him out of an Oscar.

lol I definitely think that his people are nervous about it.

 

[Tron Bonne]

This is what I don't get. Properties like Halo already have a built-in fanbase that will flock to see it no matter what and the general public probably will too if it looks good. Yet they sit in development hell forever while studios greenlight stuff like Jupiter Ascending, an outlandish and expensive concept directed by people who haven't had a hit in over a decade and starring actors who aren't proven box office draws.

That built-in fanbase isn't as big as you're probably thinking. Halo sells what, 10-15 million we'll say (in reference to individual titles)? And we'll be super generous and say that 2/3 of those are hardcore fans who will devour anything and everything Halo, and not just casual fans who would take or leave a movie, and probably played mostly (if not exclusively) the series for the multiplayer.

Not quite the no brainer when you really break it down, at least not for a big budget film. It'd honestly wouldn't be such a huge notch above an original property gamble.

 

[Jekecy]

This is what I don't get. Properties like Halo already have a built-in fanbase that will flock to see it no matter what and the general public probably will too if it looks good. Yet they sit in development hell forever while studios greenlight stuff like Jupiter Ascending, an outlandish and expensive concept directed by people who haven't had a hit in over a decade and starring actors who aren't proven box office draws.

Halo wasn't made precisely because it was going to be a huge money maker; the studios involved couldn't agree on the percentage split. The fallout wasn't on whether it would make money, it's who would take in more and how much they could control.

 

[Quasimod0]

Halo wasn't made precisely because it was going to be a huge money maker; the studios involved couldn't agree on the percentage split. The fallout wasn't on whether it would make money, it's who would take in more and how much they could control.

Well that sucks. Its stuff like that that hurts us fans.