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[Thomas]

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From STYD:

Warning: This article contains spoilers that some readers may prefer to avoid.

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From THR:

[quote="Kim Masters"]
That’s the question Warner Bros. faces in the wake of the less-than-stellar worldwide roll-out of the superhero tentpole. The studio appears to be grappling with the challenging decision. While a top studio source told THR on Sunday that Warners was proceeding with plans for a follow-up film, a studio spokesman said Monday that no decision has been reached.

The situation illuminates a dilemma facing Hollywood studios so intent on launching lucrative franchises that generate multiple revenue streams, including from sources other than box office, that they might find it difficult to accept the cold reality of disappointing ticket sales. And the issue arises at a delicate time for Warners. Its new studio head Jeff Robinov is basking in the glow of The Hangover Part II ($527 million worldwide and counting) but is hungry to launch a new franchise based on its DC Comics properties to replace the Harry Potter cash cow ending this summer.

Observers note there are many factors that will determine whether the studio ultimately goes forward with a Green Lantern sequel. Most significantly, Warners must determine what kind of total gross would justify another film, particularly if a follow-up can be done for less money.

Green Lantern had a budget well in excess of $200 million, according to industry sources, as well as an outsized marketing spend estimated at $100 million domestic and $75 million foreign. A source with ties to the studio says it is reasonable to assume that Warners has spent well over $400 million on the film--not unusual for a summer tentpole—making profitability a steep uphill climb.

Though the film is still rolling out overseas, current numbers suggest that Green Lantern could top out at $260 million or $270 million in worldwide gross. (Its cume through Sunday was $118.4 million; it has grossed $89 million domestically and $29.4 million overseas.) Green Lantern's weak foreign showing is especially problematic, considering that more than ever, international box office often drives tentpoles.

Though Warners had high hopes for the film starring Ryan Reynolds and directed by Martin Campbell, Lantern not only failed to ignite at the box office but was also rejected by critics, earning a mere 26% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes—not that reviews are crucial to the success of movies based on toys and comic books.

Some observers outside the studio say a Green Lantern sequel would be a misstep, one which Warners probably will not end up making.

“I don’t see how they actually move ahead, even if they are dying to launch some non-Batman, non-Superman DC [Comics] heroes,â€

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[MouthForWar]

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The Transformers movies are in need of a reboot IMO, and high on the list (my list anyways) is 'bot designs that reflect the TF's "look". Not that coloring has to carry through directly, but the physical aspects of Transformer design are in place. I never bought the line that the classic Transformers bot "look" would not carry though to live action (I think Bay said it). And there is no excuse for Megatron to ever be without his arm cannon.

Case in point -- recall the Transformer fan videos made by Michael Smith and his frriends.

2002 -- Smith released a short clip of a white Volkswagon Beetle transforming into 'bot mode.

http://www.themichaelsmith.com/VWVideo.htm

The VW clip is up on Youtube, but the Smith's dedicated website has it in slightly better quality MPEG file.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs2Q-KaeICQ


2007 -- A new video by Smith and his friends, this one of a powerdrifting Nissan 350Z transforming. They put it up on Youtube, but it is also available on Smith's website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMVTgnW1_Pw


Hasbro had a video put together a few years ago based on Optimus' and Megatron's fight from TFTM which began with a clip from the movie but transitioned to CGI models based directly on the G1 toys. (Whereas Smith's videos use the Transformer's 'look' as first defined by the comics & the G1 cartoon, which is what I'd hoped to see in the movies all along).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sad0wmAcRzQ

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[MekaGojira3k]

Yates, maybe, but mostly I'd rather it be none of these guys.

[MouthForWar]

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/film Sequel Bits:

[quote]Finally, there is the Gremlins series, which has been dormant since the Looney Tunes-inspired, studio-mocking Gremlins 2 arrived in 1990. The prospect of either a third film or a remake crops up every once in a while, but never seems to go anywhere. Asked recently about a third Gremlins film, ,[quote][i]Every so often I call Warner Bros. and say, “You guys doing anything with this?â€

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