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jayrebb

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I remember them blaming box office fatigue, yet MCU was pounding out huge box office takes left and right during the same time.

It took 4-5 years for Disney to evolve from "Box Office Fatigue" to "Solo Bad". They're making progress. Eventually they could reach their final form: "Sequel Story Bad" but not until the new Rey and Finn does Solo numbers.

Check evolution in 5 more years.
 

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It took 4-5 years for Disney to evolve from "Box Office Fatigue" to "Solo Bad". They're making progress. Eventually they could reach their final form: "Sequel Story Bad" but not until the new Rey and Finn does Solo numbers.

Check evolution in 5 more years.
AKA, why do these grenades keep blowing up in my face when I pull the pins out? I'm flabbergasted KK still has a job there.
 
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Chukzombi

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The point i've been trying to make is that it doesn't matter if everyone agrees with you, Fucker Fucker , and Chukzombi Chukzombi , the head of LucasFilm thinks that they are beneficial and she will pay them accordingly. Kennedy is trying to make them the draw and will do the exact opposite of distance herself from the sequel trilogy because it is all part of her plan. She is in control, Iger has not taken any steps to remove her, and she is the one treating these two like they are the cult of personality that will draw people to this new trilogy. It does not matter one bit if she is wrong (she is) and they are dragging the brand down (they definitely are); what matters is that Disney sees a franchise that will put up big numbers and they have given Kennedy the keys to do whatever she wants. She is paying them tens of millions because, to her, the future is female and diverse.
Kennedy is not in charge of payroll. she announces these things on her own in hopes they get greenlit by Iger, he says no and the project gets scrapped. she hasnt been able to push anything new in 4 years. they are trying to save money now. these two baloneyheads are not box office draws, never were. they will be paid the same scale they received in the disney trilogy.
 

TBT-TheBigToe

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Look at the division Kathy has sewn among the fanbase, look at what it is doing to this thread.

sadge.
 
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Chukzombi

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Look at the division Kathy has sewn among the fanbase, look at what it is doing to this thread.

sadge.
Star Wars is at such a low place right now. even the D+ shows are doing dog shit. its incomprehensiblle that they would spring 600 million dollars for 3 new films that will only barely break even. maybe Ahsoka will save this. Mando and Baby Yoda cant do it anymore.
 

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OU Ariakas OU Ariakas is right about one thing for sure, yall are fucking retarded if you think Boyega and Ridley won't be getting 8 figures per movie.

you think Daisy Ridley and John Boyega will each get $10m for the next movie? They got $300k each for each of the sequel movies. Mark Hamill by comparison earned $1m for his 1 min cameo in TFA and $3m for TLJ.
 
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I wanted to like Finn as a character but man they did him so dirty with the shitty writing. Rey was a Mary Sue from the start so whatever, there was no redeeming that. Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver give zero fucks and have scripts lined up around the block for them I'm sure.
 

Gavinmad

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They got $300k each for each of the sequel movies.
Yeah that's pretty funny but they were complete nobodies then. Even if they aren't exactly megastars now, they at least have some name recognition and leverage this time around. My guess is that Boyega demands some ridiculous payday, gets told no, goes on a public meltdown about how racist Disney is, and the project gets cancelled.
 
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jayrebb

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Yeah that's pretty funny but they were complete nobodies then. Even if they aren't exactly megastars now, they at least have some name recognition and leverage this time around. My guess is that Boyega demands some ridiculous payday, gets told no, goes on a public meltdown about how racist Disney is, and the project gets cancelled.

Only reason I doubt this is because he burned his meltdown card with Lucas Film already over the TLJ script and threatened to no-show production if rewrites didn't happen (guessing he wanted to be placed with Rey or have scenes with Rey) Kathy gave him the business and told him he'd basically never work again if he no-showed. It was a pretty big temper tantrum though by all accounts I read.

He's been whipped. He'll be more than cooperative in 2023-- given where his career currently is.
 

Gavinmad

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He's been whipped
The guy who walked off an active production he was the star of just two years ago? He's too retarded to be whipped.

Although looking around at how little Disney has been paying their actors for the new SW movies, I kinda want to back away from my 8 figure claim.
 

Chukzombi

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Disney is cheap as fuck. That's probably why they replaced all the MCU stars with shitty knockoff actors. They likely saved a hundred million with that move. The knockoff actors work for peanuts, but you get what you pay for.
 

jayrebb

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Remember Vader in Obi-wan got 50 bucks and a sandwich. Disney refused to settle a reshoot bill he said they owed him which amounted to like 50,000 dollars max. They let him leak a bunch of stuff rather than settle it quickly and quietly. The guy played Vader in live action for a whole TV series and got told he should just be thankful for the opportunity.
 

Chukzombi

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Remember Vader in Obi-wan got 50 bucks and a sandwich. Disney refused to settle a reshoot bill he said they owed him which amounted to like 50,000 dollars max. They let him leak a bunch of stuff rather than settle it quickly and quietly. The guy played Vader in live action for a whole TV series and got told he should just be thankful for the opportunity.
they arent even paying the CGI companies what they're owed, and boy does it show. Disney has been trying to pretend they're a prestigious company still while cheapdicking everything under the sun. its all falling apart.
 

jayrebb

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they arent even paying the CGI companies what they're owed, and boy does it show. Disney has been trying to pretend they're a prestigious company still while cheapdicking everything under the sun. its all falling apart.

Then they will turn around and give Antman 200m starting budget post-pandemic and wonder why.
 

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they arent even paying the CGI companies what they're owed, and boy does it show. Disney has been trying to pretend they're a prestigious company still while cheapdicking everything under the sun. its all falling apart.
All the studios are cheap as fuck. CGI companies are a dime a dozen and close up all the time. Give the studios an inch, and they will take you for everything you have.