Originally posted by marwash22The reason they got this fourth of July slot was only because the second Star Trek film couldn't start on time, not because they thought so highly of the project. It shows again how little faith they have in shifting this to next March, this close to it's opening weekend.
it actually look good, they're just smart enough to realize how crowded the summer movie scene is. like i said, good business.
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Originally posted by darthmaul1
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they don't work anyway.
Originally posted by roughrider
If everything is so great about this film, they wouldn't have done this last minute panic delay for nine months.
Originally posted by darthmaul1
They did exactly the same thing with one of the Harry potter movies and pushed it from November to July. But it think the did that 3 months before the release. If they had announced this in dec or feb it wouldn't of been so bad! But a month before and every thing is done. Christ 5 days ago Jon chu got out of a scoring session with the composer!! I just don't buy that it's to convert it to 3d. My guess is it because battleship did so poorly and they don't want to compete with spiderman. I also don't buy that test audiences didn't like the fact that Channing tatum wasn't in it very long. So they are thinking of putting more scenes with him in it because he is more popular now from 21 jump street and magic mike?
When u have the rock and Bruce Willis I don't think people would miss Channing.
That Harry Potter film went from one prime release date to another. The second last one in 2010, when they decided to convert it to 3D and couldn't make the deadline, they didn't drastically push the date back as a result. They said forget it and released it sans 3D. So only the very last Harry Potter film would get the 3D treatment, with lots of time to prepare in advance.
G.I. Joe's chances for a sequel were always iffy after the first one got lousy reviews and just passable box office. It got made for a reduced budget and they changed directors, and they only got the 4th of July slot because Star Trek II didn't start production on time. This last minute delay to next year (not next fall or next winter, as some films look at Oscar chances with a shift that way) to a less favourable date at the end of March - just to complete a 3D conversion - it speaks of the desperation to squeeze all they can out of a suspect property, in my view.
See - it's drastic reshoots!
Originally posted by roughrider
See - it's drastic reshoots!
lol