WB's 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' original script by J.K. Rowling

[green]

This could easily be one of those WB offers "You direct this for us and we'll fund whatever you want as your follow up movie"…same deal I assume they gave Affleck for doing B/S.

 

[green]

Didn't know he loved working on Azkaban, then the reason he refused to make more movies was because of Gravity and Children of Man?

http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1309

Why did you choose not to direct another Potter film?
Alfonso Cuarón: I guess I have a short attention span! I’m interested in new worlds, new universes, new challenges. I always said the only reason to make a film is not for the result but for what you learn for the next one. In many ways I felt my journey, my learning process on Potter was close to done. It was a tough decision because it is an amazing environment to make a Harry Potter movie. You enter a beautiful bubble of Harry Potter in your life and for two years I just lived in that bubble.

 

[Lord]

Nice to know he liked it. While he's great at making seeing the creatures feel like an experience, i think he f*** up with the wolfman. Either way, Cuaron would be the perfect man to kick-start these Harry Potter spin-offs.

 

[Airwings]

Really good news. I hope that Cuaron directs the first film

Then get someone else for the sequel.

 

[Marvolo]

This is fantastic news!

My onpy concern is he will undoutedly set the bar very high for this trilogy and I fear WB wont hire directors that can match his skill for the other two films.

Spielberg wanted to direct PS but was too intent on some ridiculous changes to the story. Perhaps this trilogy would be a better fit for him. Would yall like Spielberg to direct one of these films if Cuaron steps down after the first one?

 

[Lord]

I would, but i doubt Spielberg would really be interested.

 

[Marvolo]

I would, but i doubt Spielberg would really be interested.

Yeah youre prolly right.

So John Williams...if he came back I may just have a fangasm. Cuaron and Williams itd be a dream come true.

Oh and does anyone knoe if Heyman is the producer on these films? He's about the only producer I trust with this franchise.

 

[dark_b]

This could easily be one of those WB offers "You direct this for us and we'll fund whatever you want as your follow up movie"…same deal I assume they gave Affleck for doing B/S.

Gravity didnt make enough for WB to give him Inception money and creative freedom?
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gravity.htm

 

[green]

Gravity didnt make enough for WB to give him Inception money and creative freedom?
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gravity.htm

But it was a risk. There was no guarantee that it was going to make what it did at the box office.

 

[Marvolo]

Gravity didnt make enough for WB to give him Inception money and creative freedom?
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gravity.htm

A good box office return doesnt automatically get you a blank check to do whatever you want. Its a give and take relationship with any studio. Nolan did three successful batman films and in exchange has the freedom to do pretty much whatever he wants from here until his death.

Curaon hasnt quite reached the upper echelon where Nolan resides, but he is certainly damn close. If he does another successful HP film and gets this trilogy off to a great start I have no doubt Cuaron will be set for life with WB. They really want these films to succeed and bring back their boy wizard. Cuaron can make that happen and in exchange he gets a blank check on a project of his choosing.

 

[dark_b]

but it did make money hehe right?

i would be happy if he directs this movie.

 

[Marvolo]

but it did make money hehe right?

i would be happy if he directs this movie.

Considering its budget ($100 million + marketing) and its worldwide return of over $700 million...yeah it made money. I dont think anyone could or would say otherwise.

Tho it is possible some of its international box office went to intermational distributors. If that were the case then it may not have made that much. And we have to factor in Bullock's and Clooney's paychecks. It certainly wasnt a huge success in the States. It only made $275 million.

 

[Lord]

No Director is set up for life, look at Gore Verbinski, directed 3 mega successful Pirates of the caribbean movies, then the massive bomb Lone Ranger, doesn't seem to be planning anything anymore. From what i heard Spielberg has been having problems producing his project too, and John Favreau did 2 Iron Man movies that set the Marvel Studios films into the path they are in right now, yet had to make a small film, and has stated that Hollywood doesn't make many medium film anymore.

Christopher Nolan has been having a great string of successful movies, but if he give a massive box office bomb, or too flops in a row, WB will start to rethink on the project they give him.

 

[Lord]

Considering its budget ($100 million + marketing) and its worldwide return of over $700 million...yeah it made money. I dont think anyone could or would say otherwise.

Tho it is possible some of its international box office went to intermational distributors. If that were the case then it may not have made that much. And we have to factor in Bullock's and Clooney's paychecks. It certainly wasnt a huge success in the States. It only made $275 million.

Isn't that a pretty good number to make in the USA? Also, it was the 8th highest grossing film in 2013, making more than Thor 2 and Man of Steel, that is really impressive, and it didn't even cost as much as those, i also doubt it had as much marketing behind.

 

[Lord]

Just checked, yeah, it was a major success in the USA, if being the 6th highest grossing film of the USA isn't enough for a film done with 100 million, i don't know how any movie can make money.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Alfonso Cuarón is clearly the best possible choice. So it won't happen.

 

[ares834]

Isn't that a pretty good number to make in the USA? Also, it was the 8th highest grossing film in 2013, making more than Thor 2 and Man of Steel, that is really impressive, and it didn't even cost as much as those, i also doubt it had as much marketing behind.

It's incredibly successful in the US.

 

[Marvolo]

Just checked, yeah, it was a major success in the USA, if being the 6th highest grossing film of the USA isn't enough for a film done with 100 million, i don't know how any movie can make money.

Im not sure where you saw that it is domestically the 6th highest grossing film. Domestically it is the 65th highest grossing film.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm

If you adjust for inflation (I usually dont, but you may) it doesnt even crack the top 200 worldwide. No one will deny it made its budget back and then some, but it was not some major success. It did well. That is all.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Im not sure where you saw that it is domestically the 6th highest grossing film. Domestically it is the 65th highest grossing film.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm

He Lord meant last year.

 

[Marvolo]

He Lord meant last year.

Even in 2013 I wouldnt call it a major success. The only film Id label as a major success domestically that year would be:

Despicabe Me 2

$76 million budget
$380 million box office domestically
Almost $1 billion world wide

That's a major success.

 

[mclay18]

I'm curious whether Cuaron and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubiezki will go back to 35mm for Fantastic Beasts or keep the Arri Alexa camera they used for Gravity.

 

[Lord]

Im not sure where you saw that it is domestically the 6th highest grossing film. Domestically it is the 65th highest grossing film.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm

If you adjust for inflation (I usually dont, but you may) it doesnt even crack the top 200 worldwide. No one will deny it made its budget back and then some, but it was not some major success. It did well. That is all.

Sorry, meant the 6th highest grossing film in the USA during the year of 2013. And that is a pretty big achievement, if that wasn't a success, then Hollywood has only been losing money for decades.

 

[Marvolo]

I'm curious whether Cuaron and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubiezki will go back to 35mm for Fantastic Beasts or keep the Arri Alexa camera they used for Gravity.

He does besutiful work with either so Id be happy with either. Arri Alexa woupd be more convenient, flexible, and cheaper. Which would make it the better option from a technical view.

 

[Lord]

Even in 2013 I wouldnt call it a major success. The only film Id label as a major success domestically that year would be:

Despicabe Me 2

$76 million budget
$380 million box office domestically
Almost $1 billion world wide

That's a major success.

Being the 8th highest grossing film of the year with only 100 million on its budget isn't a major success? Since when?

 

[Marvolo]

Sorry, meant the 6th highest grossing film in the USA during the year of 2013. And that is a pretty big achievement, if that wasn't a success, then Hollywood has only been losing money for decades.

Its all good. Thundercrack pointed out that you meant 2013. Its definitely a success. I wouldnt say otherwise. Im just a little hesitant to describe it as major, but thats just me. My opinion isnt definitive or absolute. Hollywood may consider it a major success. They know their books and accounts way way better than me haha.