Buscemi2 wrote:Neon is continuing its buying spree. They just picked up Luce, which basically sounds like an American version of Lion (which in turn was more or less an Australian Slumdog Millionaire).
From the description on Deadline it sounds more like a thriller.
And the synopsis of the film makes it look like he has some malevolent intent and/or isn't who he says he is.
It's not destroying. It's making something new.
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Luce stars Kelvin Harrison Jr as a former child soldier from Africa now living with American adoptive parents, played by Naomi Watts and Tim Roth. Octavia Spencer plays a teacher who ignites a debate on race and identity. Julius Onah directed based on the JC Lee play.
The stock page lists Drama as the genre. I'd expect something more in tone with the last Neon release with Harrison, but with a singular focus.
It looks like we'll be getting Matt Reeves' The Batman in Summer 2021 (Warner Bros. has a placeholder at May 21st but I'm thinking this will be later). A new actor will take over as Bruce Wayne as Affleck has confirmed he will not be back.
Also, This One's for the Ladies has lost its date. Last I saw, Neon was going to dump it onto their sister label and release an edited version of the documentary (the first cut got an NC-17).
Buscemi2 wrote:It looks like we'll be getting Matt Reeves' The Batman in Summer 2021 (Warner Bros. has a placeholder at May 21st but I'm thinking this will be later). A new actor will take over as Bruce Wayne as Affleck has confirmed he will not be back.
Also, This One's for the Ladies has lost its date. Last I saw, Neon was going to dump it onto their sister label and release an edited version of the documentary (the first cut got an NC-17).
Doctor Sleep has moved up to November 8th.
And the Robert Zemeckis-fronted The Witches remake has been set for October 16th, 2020.
It's not destroying. It's making something new.
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Suicide Squad 2 will open on 8/6/2021. I have to wonder with James Gunn now handling things if they'll drop the Joker subplot and focus more on Deadshot and the other members.
Edit: turns out it's going to be a reboot called The Suicide Squad. Reports list that only Margot Robbie and Viola Davis will return.
No more Batfleck, no more Henry Cavill, who knows if they'll recast The Flash whenever they get around to making his standalone. Recasting the Joker again inevitably, along with most likely every member of Suicide Squad.
Looks like they'll only be keeping Margot Robbie as Harley, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and Momoa as Aquaman. I'm sure Viola Davis will return, but she didn't have much to do anyway. Easy paycheck there.
Alexandra Daddario: Eyes of a Demon, Face of My Future Ex-Wife
Johnny Flynn is going to play David Bowie in a movie.
Seeing the Rocketman trailer before Bohemian Rhapsody I thought it would be crazy if there were a "Classic Rock" Cinematic Universe. I imagined an end credits with Under Pressure or Egerton as Elton at Freddie's tribute concert. I thought Bowie was tight with rights to his image, though.
Tenet: Criterion Edition. Now with more Backwards Man.
Amazon has picked up Honey Boy for distribution. Seeing that they only spent $5 million for it, I'm thinking this will be a token theatrical release (a Best Makeup Oscar nomination is possible) followed by a more fruitful run on Prime Video.
Man, I can't remember another Sundance where the vast majority of the acquisitions were made by 2 distributors. Save some titles for the rest of the fatcats Amazon and Neon!!!!
I seem to recall Broad Green overspent on several titles at a festival a few years back and they all ended up flopping.
Apple did pick up a movie (Hala) that I'm sure they'll edit down quite a bit for its brief theatrical run.
The Ted Bundy movie and After the Wedding are notable titles without distributors but both have gotten mixed reviews. I'd expect both will go to Netflix or get smaller deals unless they win awards (but of course, that didn't help Burden get a deal last year).
Meanwhile, one new Paramount date:
Dungeons & Dragons 11/19/2021 (from 7/23/2021)
Also, Paramount has scheduled an animated placeholder for 7/17/2020. This will be from Paramount Animation (I'm not sure what will be the case with the new John Lasseter/David Ellison venture, though apparently Paramount is set to pass on any planned projects due to Lasseter's personal issues).
