09.10.08 WHY DOES FOX SUCK SO HARD?
Sorry, wrong Fox
That’s the question Variety asked the studio that released The Happening, Babylon A.D., Meet Dave, X-Files 2, Mirrors, Space Chimps, and The Rocker. Their top movie this summer? What Happens in Vegas. To any intelligent person, the answer to why Fox is failing is “horrible movies.” But just for fun, here’s what Variety said:
The strategy of being cheap and eschewing top-tier filmmakers came back to bite the studio: Although Fox has been the envy of many for its remarkable box office consistency and profit margins, many producers, agents and managers have been less than charmed. Complaints about the studio’s tendency to lowball talent — particularly writers — and Rothman’s micro-managing of productions have become widespread. A broad spectrum of reps say they are reluctant to place clients on Fox projects, citing a talent-unfriendly atmosphere.
Yes, “talent-unfriendly” is certainly a good way to describe them, or pretty much anything that sucks. But don’t worry! They have a plan!
On the agenda, Fox will mull the possibility of more “X-Men” spinoffs, including a young-X-Men project as well as “Deadpool,” based on a character played by Ryan Reynolds in “Wolverine.” The studio is even considering reviving the “Daredevil” property.
Ooh, young X-Men. Keep your schedule open, Jonas Bros. Magneto can’t handle their powers of… abstinence!
And on paper, the year-end looks good with “Australia” and “Marley and Me,” and so does next summer, with the studio releasing no fewer than three tentpoles: “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” on May 1, “Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian” on Memorial Day weekend and “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” on the Fourth of July weekend.
To recap, they’re staking their box office hopes on a Baz Luhrmann epic and a dog movie with Jennifer Aniston in it. And if that doesn’t work they’re going to redo Daredevil. Really, I can’t see how this plan could possibly fail.
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WHY DOES FOX SUCK SO HARD?
Now I just feel silly having also worn my nipple bar to work : (
Young Cyclops cold be played by Zac Effron after he’s blinded in one eye by a mysterious ooze.
Some fucking Canadian borrowed the ‘u’ out of my “could” to spell flavour. Goddamn canucks…
If Young X-Men is anything like the Muppet Babies, consider me fucking IN.
Ok, maybe not all of IN, but at least the starting O-line for Notre Dame…all while giving Touchdown Jesus the double high-five.
The Mighty Feklahr hopes Young XMen is more like Young Einstein! QAPLAH!
Fek, Why so Yahoo Serious?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,419901,00.html
So sad
Vince has my permission to use that banner pic for every post for the rest of the year.
Barnum & Bailey are also releasing no fewer than three tentpoles. They figure that their big-top collapsing can’t be any more catastrophic than Fox’s business model.
The Happening, Babylon A.D., Meet Dave, X-Files 2, Mirrors, Space Chimps, and The Rocker… What Happens in Vegas
What are the DVDs remaining in the bargain bin when I show up on Sunday of a three-day weekend sale at Circuit City?
MTV is confirming that Brett Ratner has agreed to direct Young X-Men.
That’s funny. I released one tent pole when I saw the banner pic.
Reviving the Daredevil property… Talk about the blind leading the blind.
A “talent-friendly” atmosphere is made up of approximately 72% nitrogen, 15% oxygen, 5% marijuana, and 8% smoke blown up people’s asses.
That’s funny. I released one tent pole when I saw the banner pic.
Luckily I remembered to reload the page before posting my all-but identical comment.
For some reason I thought Lion’s Gate was the king of terrible films, but that’s a hard roster to argue with. The only thing Jennifer Aniston should be asked to carry nowadays is a GPS tracking device from the Centers for Disease Control.
Eib-who was Flair’s daughter dating? Rashad Evans?
Does anyone have a copy of the banner pic minus the black bar or should i just keep imagining pencil erasers on top of silver dollars?
Thanks to Fox (Megan), Hodey Studios will soon have a release of its own to brag about.
Variety Headline: Box Bux Knox Fox in the Cox.
Kurg to see those pics thou must venture into Turden territory
Kurg - http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/megan-fox/megan-fox-topless-pictures-003562
you’re welcome.
And on Egotastic, you can save the pics.
So I was watching Transformers again for the 6th time last week, and for the first time, I couldn’t come before the first scene with Megan in it. I kept watching, waiting for another scene with her in it, and I shit you not, there are cars that turn into robots in that movie!
Jesus H. Christ on a Popsicle crutch. That headline and banner pic are so fucking misleading, the motherfucking Federal Trade Commission is going to swoop in with a couple of hard, pipe-hittin’ motherfuckers, who’ll go to work on your ass with a pair of pliers and a blow torch.
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