Marketing a movie brings inherent challenges, but doing so without the charismatic lead to promote it on the press circuit adds an additional hurdle — as the teams behind a growing number of recent titles have learned, or soon will as SAG-AFTRA’s actors strike begins in Hollywood.
Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone premiere event took place in Los Angeles ahead of the film’s July 21 release but was without star Jamie Foxx, who has been largely out of the public eye since his daughter announced in April that he was recovering after a hospitalization for an undisclosed health issue. Other stars have recently been absent on the red carpet for different reasons: Jonah Hill cited mental health concerns in declining to promote Netflix’s You People, while Ezra Miller didn’t talk to media for Warner Bros.’ The Flash after a spate of headlines about the star’s personal life.
Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone premiere event took place in Los Angeles ahead of the film’s July 21 release but was without star Jamie Foxx, who has been largely out of the public eye since his daughter announced in April that he was recovering after a hospitalization for an undisclosed health issue. Other stars have recently been absent on the red carpet for different reasons: Jonah Hill cited mental health concerns in declining to promote Netflix’s You People, while Ezra Miller didn’t talk to media for Warner Bros.’ The Flash after a spate of headlines about the star’s personal life.
- 7/14/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comic-book movies have been kings of the box office for the last two decades. Despite all the success, some have wondered when the bubble will finally pop, and audiences will simply get tired of comic-book movies, but Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige doesn’t think that will ever happen.
While speaking on The Movie Business Podcast hosted by Jason E. Squire, Kevin Feige said that people began bringing up the question of comic-book movie fatigue almost from the very beginning. “From probably my second year at Marvel, people were asking, ‘Well, how long is this going to last? Is this fad of comic book movies going to end?’” Feige said, “I didn’t really understand the question. Because to me, it was akin to saying after ‘Gone With the Wind,’ ‘Well, how many more movies can be made off of novels? Do you think the audience will sour on movies being adapted from books?...
While speaking on The Movie Business Podcast hosted by Jason E. Squire, Kevin Feige said that people began bringing up the question of comic-book movie fatigue almost from the very beginning. “From probably my second year at Marvel, people were asking, ‘Well, how long is this going to last? Is this fad of comic book movies going to end?’” Feige said, “I didn’t really understand the question. Because to me, it was akin to saying after ‘Gone With the Wind,’ ‘Well, how many more movies can be made off of novels? Do you think the audience will sour on movies being adapted from books?...
- 1/24/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
People have been pondering for some time whether or not too much of a good thing can be bad. Consuming an excess of candy, for example, can be bad because it can upset your stomach. On the other hand, Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald have said that too much of their drink of choice is never enough. And then there's that one episode of "How I Met Your Mother" where the gang has to tell Neil Patrick Harris' Barney that if every day is legendary, then none of them are.
But when it comes to comic book movies, specifically those that are based on superheroes, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige doesn't subscribe to that belief. Like Mae West, he's in a camp that believes an abundance of a good thing can be wonderful, and over the course of the past 15 years, True Believers and the box office figures have...
But when it comes to comic book movies, specifically those that are based on superheroes, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige doesn't subscribe to that belief. Like Mae West, he's in a camp that believes an abundance of a good thing can be wonderful, and over the course of the past 15 years, True Believers and the box office figures have...
- 1/24/2023
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
Will moviegoers ever get superhero fatigue? Marvel boss Kevin Feige doesn’t buy it, saying on a new podcast interview that there are 80 years of “groundbreaking” stories told in the Marvel comics that they can adapt into “different genres.”
“I’ve been at Marvel Studios for over 22 years, and most of us here at Marvel Studios have been around a decade or longer together,” Feige said on “The Movie Business Podcast,” hosted by Jason E. Squire, an author and professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. “From probably my second year at Marvel, people were asking, ‘Well, how long is this going to last? Is this fad of comic book movies going to end?'”
Feige continued, “I didn’t really understand the question. Because to me, it was akin to saying after ‘Gone With the Wind,’ ‘Well, how many more movies can be made off of novels? Do...
“I’ve been at Marvel Studios for over 22 years, and most of us here at Marvel Studios have been around a decade or longer together,” Feige said on “The Movie Business Podcast,” hosted by Jason E. Squire, an author and professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. “From probably my second year at Marvel, people were asking, ‘Well, how long is this going to last? Is this fad of comic book movies going to end?'”
Feige continued, “I didn’t really understand the question. Because to me, it was akin to saying after ‘Gone With the Wind,’ ‘Well, how many more movies can be made off of novels? Do...
- 1/23/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Sylvester Stallone is synonymous with the character of Rocky Balboa, the scrappy underdog boxer who first brought him to the spotlight in the ’70s. But in recent years, Stallone has made it very clear that even though the films are inextricably linked with him, he’s not happy about the way the original deal was structured and thinks he should have received an ownership stake.
On July 31, following the announcement of a “Rocky” spinoff film in development about the characters of Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) and Viktor Drago (Viktor Drago), Stallone took to Instagram to express his frustrations about the direction of the expanding franchise, and particularly its longtime producer Irwin Winkler. In a since-deleted post, the actor called the 91-year-old producer and his children Charles and David Winkler “vultures” and “parasites” who he says are exploiting the franchise. Earlier in July, the actor posted another (also now deleted) Instagram...
On July 31, following the announcement of a “Rocky” spinoff film in development about the characters of Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) and Viktor Drago (Viktor Drago), Stallone took to Instagram to express his frustrations about the direction of the expanding franchise, and particularly its longtime producer Irwin Winkler. In a since-deleted post, the actor called the 91-year-old producer and his children Charles and David Winkler “vultures” and “parasites” who he says are exploiting the franchise. Earlier in July, the actor posted another (also now deleted) Instagram...
- 8/11/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Toby Emmerich’s exit as chairman of the Warner Bros. Pictures group, and the ascension of former MGM film leaders Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, are just the latest instances of upheaval in what is already shaping up to be a tempestuous new era at the studio behind Harry Potter and Batman.
Emmerich’s ouster has been gossiped about for years, dating back well before the company was sold to Discovery. Still, his decision to leave for a production deal stunned executives on the studio’s Burbank lot, many of whom had worked with Emmerich for decades. It comes on the heels of a series of head-spinning directives from Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and his leadership team, who have been simultaneously obsessed with finding 3 billion in cost-saving synergies while expanding the number of movies the company produces. That mission also includes a mandate to land the hottest talent to make those projects,...
Emmerich’s ouster has been gossiped about for years, dating back well before the company was sold to Discovery. Still, his decision to leave for a production deal stunned executives on the studio’s Burbank lot, many of whom had worked with Emmerich for decades. It comes on the heels of a series of head-spinning directives from Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and his leadership team, who have been simultaneously obsessed with finding 3 billion in cost-saving synergies while expanding the number of movies the company produces. That mission also includes a mandate to land the hottest talent to make those projects,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Brent Lang, Matt Donnelly and Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The 5th annual Guild of Music Supervisors conference, titled “State of Music in Media,” announces its full program slate today. The confab is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Among the speakers are former Recording Academy president and CEO Neil Portnow, producer Daniel Lanois, Rockstar Games’ Ivan Pavlovich (“Red Dead Redemption 2″) and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir.
The decade-old Guild (Gms) offers a networking opportunity for those working across music and visual media, including film, TV and gaming. Many music supervisors and industry decision makers are expected to attend. It also marks the first public function for new Guild president Joel C. High (pictured), whose credits include “Why Did I Get Married Too?” and “Little Britain.” Thomas Golubić, Emmy-nominated music supervisor for “Better Call Saul” and the outgoing president, will deliver the conference’s opening remarks.
Others on deck for...
The decade-old Guild (Gms) offers a networking opportunity for those working across music and visual media, including film, TV and gaming. Many music supervisors and industry decision makers are expected to attend. It also marks the first public function for new Guild president Joel C. High (pictured), whose credits include “Why Did I Get Married Too?” and “Little Britain.” Thomas Golubić, Emmy-nominated music supervisor for “Better Call Saul” and the outgoing president, will deliver the conference’s opening remarks.
Others on deck for...
- 9/4/2019
- by James Patrick Herman
- Variety Film + TV
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