Speculating, this film will have Toussaint (aka T’Challa II) taking on the role of Black Panther and Shuri will return to her technical role, leaning into a little bit if politics but M’Baku will remain in charge. Denzel as the villain, Namor as partial villain who turns out to be more helpful than he planned.

Since Shuri giving up the Black Panther mantle will feel like a demotion we have to give her some really cool tech to work with. Adamantium is one option. Something mutants is another.

If we haven’t met Storm in the MCU by the time this film comes out, she’ll debut in here somewhere.

It feels like that line was inserted into the article automatically and not reviewed. Clicking the link says,

the series will average a lean 31 minutes per episode across its eight entries.

But… it has also been reported that the series will drop all at once.

Echo dropped all 5 episodes in January 2024, and (my own speculation) it looks like that was probably 6 episodes trimmed down to 5.

So is this 8 trimmed down to 6, or just a mistake? I’m guessing mistake.

Will it be all at once? I’m guessing Ironheart style in two drops one week apart.

Disney usually drops a little social media graphic about a week before, so that’s when we’ll probably know for sure.

They could just use IPv6. Legitimately values or not no one is going to understand them, much less get upset by them.

I understand your first sentence, and I agree that for some of them that might be the case, but I still think more are made for entertainment and winning or being nominated can provide a positive signal.

To be clear I’m not saying that winning an Oscar is an automatic “best movie ever” signal. It’s a signal to take another look.

And honestly looking only at last year’s nominees and winners it is a pretty weak signal overall. But if I go back a year, I look over the winners and nominees there…

I never would have seen “Anatomy of a Fall” if it hadn’t been nominated and/or won for best original screenplay, but after it did and I read about it, I decided to watch it and really enjoyed it.

Similarly Emma Stone winning best actress for Poor Things got me interested in it. It’s not a film I thought looked interesting, but I like Emma Stone. So I decided to give it a chance. Now I don’t think I liked it as much as other people, but I think the film was worth watching, worth my time.

Awards let me know that other people have enjoyed something. If I think something looks boring, but then it suddenly wins a bunch of awards, maybe I misjudged it. Maybe I saw the wrong trailer or read the wrong synopsis. Maybe I wasn’t in the right mood at that time.

Sure but what sort of signals are you looking for?

Would, “Film won an Oscar” not be a positive signal?

Why would it be a negative?

Liu hits back at the wave of criticism that’s been hurled at superhero movies. “It’s kind of fashionable now to hate on it,” he says. “I think there are valid critiques of the way that movies are made, the way that production budgets are handled, I think that there are a lot of valid things to say, but this idea of shitting on superhero movies as a genre, I don’t know. I don’t know I because I am speaking as somebody who just absolutely loved watching them as a kid.”

This is why I’m a big Simu Liu fan.

I think this was a proof of concept, so you don’t need to have a profitable business model just yet.

I expect the next version will create a complete individual with video of them “playing at bars” or “small concerts”.

The goal will be to not be AI, but a real person.

Heck they may even sell it as a service. If you pay me $10,000 you can be a country music star.

Rebecca Black’s parents paid $4,000 to make a music video. I don’t think they intended it to become this popular thing, but it did.

Would you (or could you imagine someone might) pay a little more to be a guaranteed success?

@TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today You’ve got an extra “%20” at the end of the URL.

Link: https://www.ign.com/articles/chadwick-boseman-to-receive-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-this-month

They’re definitely not giving up on theatres. The last two made billions of dollars each.

However the last film was available on PVOD after 102 days and Disney+ streaming after 173 days. Recent films, looking at Marvel and DC, usually get PVOD after ~70 days and streaming after ~100 days. I expect this film will swing a little higher in terms of days since they’ll probably have a few more special showings (more IMAX etc) after the holiday season.

Now I wouldn’t be surprised if Disney has a plan for an intermission if that is the feedback they get. And honestly if films keep getting longer it may become a standard thing. And if it becomes a standard then I think theaters would be exited, since they can get you to buy more candy, popcorn and soda.

They’re visually impressive fun and simple stories.

Plus they get a huge marketing budget.

Plus Cameron has a history of solid films, Terminator, Terminator 2, Titanic, and now two going on three Avatar films.

Also if you travel to Disney World Animal Kingdom there is a whole section dedicated to Avatar. In fact there is a ride in that park where the wait time is as long as these films. Is that ride worth it? Honestly, yeah, kinda.

Like you said, they’re not bad. Popularity is a different thing. Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, DC, etc these are the popular things. Avatar? I could give you a rough idea of the plot of the last film, but I don’t really remember it. But it wasn’t bad. I’m not dying to see the upcoming film. But if it’s released and I’ve got a free evening, sure, I’ll give it a go. I know it’ll be entertaining.

That’s exactly what I’m thinking and hoping. I’ll have to wait for the reviews and longer gameplay, but if it’s Dragon Quest Builders + Pokemon then it should be a fun game.

It is VERY good. It may be the best film I’ve seen this year. At minimum there are beautiful scenes and cinematography that will stick with you long after the film ends.

No, but the article mentions plans for Sonic 4 being in IMAX.

Is it money?

But while domestic total ticket sales are up only 2.6% this year from 2024, IMAX’s are up 16%, according to the company. Its share of domestic and global tickets are at record highs, and its total worldwide box office is on track to exceed $1.2 billion this year for the first time.

It’s money.

IMAX costs more but it also offers something you can’t get at home, so it making more money makes sense.

For me personally, IMAX is neat but not something I actively seek out. I’m willing to put in the extra effort to see a film in IMAX maybe once a year, but it has to be a film I’m really excited for. Dune? Sure. Sonic the Hedgehog? Naw.

On the one hand that seems a bit early, on the other this is Marvel’s big film that is meant to bring back people who have stopped watching the MCU. If the trailer does well, great, if not they have lots of time to adjust their marketing strategy.

We already know RDJ is playing Doom, so I expect the majority of the trailer will be focused on who Doom is and his goals (at least in part). It may even be in the hero style where Doom is our hero character.

In terms of future films, Donkey Kong is an easy choice. Luigi’s Mansion would also be a logical follow up. A film up against Wario & Waluigi, then even giving them a villain “solo” movie, or Bowser. But! That’s all Mario adjacent.

Nintendo properties generally have a silent protagonist, so you need someone who can talk. A Kirby film could work if you add a talking hat or something.

I’d love to see a Metroid film, but I think a PG horror/thriller/isolation film would be hard.

Splatoon could be an interesting choice. With the success of K-Pop Demon Hunters I could see a Splatoon movie that leans heavily into music.

Star Fox would actually be an excellent choice but we haven’t had much in that franchise for a while.

I’ll defend Speed Racer (2008). It’s a beautiful film, full of color and fun. Sure the story is simple, but it’s just so much fun.

I mean it is a cool idea. It’s not a cool idea for a last minute series finale, but it’s a cool idea.

How Simu Liu wasn’t the star and connective tissue of the MCU post Endgame I’ll never know.

We should have had three Shang Chi films in the build up to Doomsday, or at least three films with him in a leading role.

I hope he gets to do more post Secret Wars, but I fear we’re going to be leaning heavily into the X-Men, not that the X-Men are bad, I just want more Simu.

Sounds like a fun way to introduce the Young Avengers. I think the joke of this Kang being a first day Kang would have been a little lame on future watches.

Maybe instead you make it be one Kang observing some sort of Kang tournament. As soon as they defeat this Kang another one appears and just destroys (but not kill) them. Maybe capture them for future training. Or realistically just wipe them all out, but then cut to another universe where the Young Avengers did win.

Then you can end with them winning and losing, setting up the infinite of it all.