Thomas Tull Resigns from Legendary

[lhb412]

The fact that Tull's Dune seems to be happening gives credence to him still sticking around in some capacity. If any of his projects would be scuttled I thought that would be first on the chopping block.

As for the exec's comment on getting away from spectacle? I'll believe it when I see it: the box office common denominator between the US and China is spectacle.

[Henry88]

New Legendary executive appointed

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=58FF34B3

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=594354E7

[lhb412]

^Seems they're really putting a lot of steam behind PacRim as a franchise, and at the end there a mention of how the Godzilla sequel that will "build into a bigger universe" and is "a fun property to work on since it's very different from a lot of the superhero movies that are out there right now." Seems that King of the Monsters and vs. Kong are pretty safe, and that they fit into Legendary's strategy of licensing beyond just making films. I will say that that has been something Legendary was pretty poor with. Skull Island already has more tie-ins than Godzilla '14 and PacRim.

... and naturally, despite what that exec said about expanding beyond special-effects heavy blockbusters this article was all: "Pacific Rim virtual reality! Lost in Space on Netflix in 2018! Godzilla and Pokémon in 2019! We're making a Dune movie and everyone loves Dune!!!"

[Henry88]

Seesawing Fate of Legendary Reflects the Film Industry’s Volatility
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/busi ... ility.html

[lhb412]

^Despite the headline, the last third of the article seems pretty positive, with the success of Kong being a kind of pivot.

[Benjamin Haines]

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[lhb412]

Hmmmm... if Legendary goes under I wonder if WB will just gobble up the MonserVerse?

... and Universal Pacific Rim, if Uprising does well?

[jellydonut25]

Just make it through Godzilla vs Kong, since that's what has been planned out.

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[daikaijusaurus]

So according to this video, the Wanda Group (who owns Legendary Pictures) is having financial difficulties because of recent real estate blunders as well as a few movies that failed at the box office. So as a result the future of Legendary Pictures (which includes the MonsterVerse) may be uncertain.



I Googled it and did find a few articles that mentions their financial difficulties. Not sure what to make of this. The video speculates that Wanda may sell Legendary to another studio and they may continue with the MonsterVerse.

If this becomes the case, I think it would make sense for either WB or Universal to purchase Legendary. I see WB as more likely since they have the rights to the MonsterVerse movies. On the other hand, it would be cool if Universal picked it up since they have the rights to the classic Horror films. I wouldn't mind seeing a King Kong Vs Frankenstein someday

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[jellydonut25]

^RE: The Clickbait Teaser on that video:

No. The movies that have already been announced and planned are all being released. Nothing is ending "prematurely"

[klen7]

If G:KotM performs like PR:U, i wouldnt be surprised if the forgo GvKK

[lhb412]

[klen7]

Good point. Based on the Toho-Legendary deal details, there isnt much room for GvKK to move to the right

[Henry88]

i just hope we can continue to see more big budget us godzilla movies .

[daikaijusaurus]

So far, I have been really enjoying the MonsterVerse movies. They have been good old fashioned monster movies in the spirit of the 50s and 60s, especially Kong Skull island. And so far they have been turning a profit. Nothing like the Marvel films obviously, but enough that we're getting two more. If GKOTM and GvsK earn as much as the previous two, I believe we'll see more, but by whome? I don't know, but whoever it is ( hopefully not Disney ) I hope they keep the spirit of the 50s and 60s.

To me it makes sense that it's WB since they currently have the rights and since they seem to realize that giant monsters movies do have an audience in the 21st century, especially since WB will also be releasing Rampage soon.

So I'm going to remain optimistic that whatever happens to Legendary, we'll be seeing more of MonsterVerse even after GvsK

[Benjamin Haines]

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