Left Behind reboot starring Nick Cage

I remember when I first tried to read the books, I thought his True Christian wife and daughter were Anvilicious representations of how crazy fundies can get, and weren't supposed to be sympathetic. It's only when I gave up on it and read some more online that I realized they were supposed to be the good guys, and more like The Cassandra than anything.

Maybe, though I highly doubt it, but maybe the marketing will try and gather the book series' fans... and then the movie will really be a brutal deconstruction of the entire book series and show exactly why its so horrible?

Would be absolutely brilliant and I'd be singing their praises and bravado for doing so, but I don't think they'll actually do it.

Doubtful. If nothing else, The Hunger Games proved that you can make a terrible movie from an even worse book and still rake in the cash, as long as you've got a dedicated fanbase to exploit.

I'm not going to get into a discussion on the quality of The Hunger Games (book or movie), but you at least have to admit that there is no way in hell either one is as bad as Left Behind.

I didn't think the HG movie was all that bad (haven't read the books), but anyone making a movie plan based on 36.5 million copies combined (HG: 17.5; CF: 10; Mj: 9) sold of the original book series is not exactly a financial genius.

At least this "overestimating the power of the fandom" wasn't coming from within the fandom, I guess...

edited 1st Feb '14 7:51:35 PM by Nohbody

The point being that it doesn't matter. Sell eight skillion copies of a book, and the fandom is going to want to see the movie.

What's the difference between Rayford Steele and Nicholas Cage?

One's a wild eyed fanatic and the other one is....

'I'll play the part and I won't need rehearsing/ 'Cause all I gotta do is act naturally'

...Is it bad I originally thought that was one of Captain Hammer's lines from Dr Horrible

Oh my god, Nicholas Cage looks BORED outta his mind in that clip.

Is this still going ahead or are we waiting for April Fool's Day for the film's backers to announce, "Haw, haw, we fooled y'all! Thar ain't no darned film being made, we was just trollin' yew!!!"

One thing I just noticed from the set photos. The airline Rayford flies on is called "Pan Con Air".

Nice.

"Why didn't you put the bunny back in the box?"

Why do I get the feeling they're going for a deliberate parody here?

We have a release date!

Pencil in your diaries and ready your Sunday best, gents, for Nic Cage will be spreading the Good News on Friday, 3rd of October.

Cage said of the movie:

Sounds like PR guff to me. Still, nobody can accuse Nic Cage of not putting in his salary's worth.

The film was apparently shot in just six weeks - that seems remarkably...short.

Yeah, it's not the longest shooting time, but if you don't have much on-location shooting, it can go much faster. And TV shooting tends to be much quicker. (Not for a whole series, but for something like a double-length pilot.)

edited 2nd Apr '14 11:59:21 AM by Zendervai

Left Behind + Nicolas Cage ? This is gonna be a godsend for people like me who enjoy horrible movies.

Trailer:

It looks bloody awful.

edited 30th May '14 9:23:16 AM by Achaemenid

I am guessing this wont get an international release.

So... did anyone dare to try and watch the movie yet?

Nope, though it is in the Top Ten film charts in the States, so someone else out there is watching it.

Reviews from acquaintances seem to sum it up as being pretty boring, and that it seems to be acting as a drawn out prequel for future sequels.