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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
It will make it back. Whatever the budget is, it will make the money back. It's goddamned Infinity War. Approximately everyone on Earth is going to see it, plus denizens from numerous alien worlds. Twice.
There will be congressmen on the news ranting about Xenonians from the Klatoon Nebula illegally entering the planet and taking theater seats away from hard-working humans. That's how big this is going to be.
edited 2nd Mar '17 5:47:29 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.As the article rightly points out, the money will be split between two movies, but still, 500 million is double the budget you usually have for the big blockbusters - at least officially. On the other hand, though, both movies are expected to do at least double that much, and I guess they will this time not follow the "double the money for the marketing" thumb rule. And then there is all the merch they will able to sell....still, those movies better hit something around the 1,5 billion mark.
To be fair, a lot of the money will go to the actors. It is simply expensive if you have a highly prolific actor with a hefty pay check in nearly each role.
Not only will it change space and time, its power will alter the minds and souls of everyone who sees it and it will shake the very foundations of reality itself.
This song needs more love.Does anyone know what you could do with 1 billion dollars? Why, with 1 billion dollars, I could, I don't know, maybe pay off my debt; get that new mattress I always wanted; feed a whole small nation, etc. Instead, we're getting two Superhero blockbusters that probably have a bigger budget put together than an actual small nation. One has to wonder if it's truly worth the cost. (And the answer is: No. No it isn't. But you won't see me complaining when I actually sit down and watch the fucking things, because they'll be too awesome for me to care.
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edited 2nd Mar '17 7:41:44 AM by kkhohoho
I'm somewhat skeptical, even given the source. Yes, there are all the other things to factor in like merchandise sales and spin-offs but it still seems like pointlessly narrowing down your profit margin. Each film would have to gross at least a billion (which is fine since Avengers, AOU and Civil War all did) but they also didn't cost 500 million each. You would think they would want the grand finale of their first 3 phases to be something that definitely gives them a big profit. It's also possible they're also including the budget for Black Panther since it is shooting at the same time as both Infinity War movies.
The only thing I can really think of is casting budget, and even then I seriously cannot imagine the actors would require another 200 plus million just to get them all together.
edited 2nd Mar '17 8:31:46 AM by comicwriter
I think that's understating the boost star power can generate, plus the synergy of having everyone's favourite character in one movie. Avengers and Civil War did about 1.5B each worldwide, and if they advertise it right, this does have the potential to be a moviegoing event, a you've-come-this-far sort of thing.
The Saturn Award nominations
are out and there's quite a lot of MCU love. Civil War and Doctor Strange are nominated for best comic-to-film adaptation, Chris Evans and Benedict Cumberbatch are nominated for best actor, Chadwick Boseman is nominated for best supporting actor, Scarjo and Tilda Swinton are nominated for best supporting actress, and Tom Holland is nominated for best younger actor.
On the TV side, Daredevil and Luke Cage are both nominated for best new media series, and Charlie Cox and Mike Colter are nominated for best actor.
edited 2nd Mar '17 11:23:21 AM by comicwriter
Ken Leung has been cast as Karnak
. He's the LOST alum who was alluded to previously.
edited 2nd Mar '17 12:13:10 PM by comicwriter
I am not sure if the "love" at the Saturn Award is worth mentioning just yet, considering that more or less everything Comic book related is somewhere nominated.
Plus, I am kind of fuming that the script of Doctor Strange is nominated at all, it was the weakest aspect of the movie by far.
edited 2nd Mar '17 1:38:27 PM by Swanpride
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Just wanted to point those things out. I don't think this necessarily needs to be controversial— although I'm not going to tell people not to be upset if they are— but Karnak's an interesting character, Ken Leung's an underrated actor, and I'm pretty sure they didn't cast him just to fill the spot since he isn't actually a martial artist.
The guy played Miles 'The Ship sent us a new Sawyer' Straume. He can deliver some epic verbal takedowns, and that's become Karnak's brand as of the recent Warren Ellis book, right? So this has the potential to be completely awesome.
edited 2nd Mar '17 2:14:49 PM by Unsung
Again: Ken Leung's awesome. But I do hope they cast more non-white actors so that this doesn't become a controversy.
edited 2nd Mar '17 1:46:52 PM by alliterator

So Evans is the only person to be in Disney, Warner Bros and Fox's superhero movies?