The unnecessary reboot/remake of the week thread

[Starkers]

I had to check that this wasn’t an April Fool’s Day story but David Fincher is directing Brad Pitt as his Once Upon A Time in Hollywood character in a film written by Tarantino but to be made for Netflix (QT has made clear his disdain for streaming films in the past).

David Fincher to Direct Brad Pitt in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Netflix Follow-Up From a Tarantino Script

David Fincher is circling a 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' sequel, written by Quentin Tarantino. Brad Pitt will return for the follow-up.

variety.com

Ha ha, glad the article remembered that Cliff is potentially a wife killer!

I like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood a lot, but man the female characters are not treated well in that film.

 

[137th Gebirg]

I still need to see it. I heard that Bruce Lee's estate was not happy with how he was portrayed, though.

 

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[Set Harth]

I like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood a lot, but man the female characters are not treated well in that film.

You can say that again!

 

[oktay]

AMC Entertainment CEO Says Three Of Six Major Studios Agree 45-Day Window Needed – CinemaCon

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron says he has at least three of the six major studios are "in complete agreement" over bringing back a 45-day window.

deadline.com

 

[137th Gebirg]

I stopped reading it. There seems to be an a-priori assumption in that article that the reader knows what a "45-day window" is in Hollyweird-speak. Is that the length of time a movie stays in a theater? I really tried but couldn't figure it out. They speak of other studios having smaller "windows", and "not living up to the 45-day window", and Disney with an apparent "60-day window" - "Good for Disney!"? But I couldn't see why this is such a big deal. Maybe it mentions it somewhere. I just couldn't register it in amongst the "shop talk".

First World Problems, I guess.

 

[The Wormhole]

I think the "45 Day Window" refers to the length of time between theatrical release and home media release. You're right, that article doesn't make it clear, I'm inferring based on other things I've read over the years.

 

[oktay]

I stopped reading it. There seems to be an a-priori assumption in that article that the reader knows what a "45-day window" is in Hollyweird-speak. Is that the length of time a movie stays in a theater? I really tried but couldn't figure it out. They speak of other studios having smaller "windows", and "not living up to the 45-day window", and Disney with an apparent "60-day window" - "Good for Disney!"? But I couldn't see why this is such a big deal. Maybe it mentions it somewhere. I just couldn't register it in amongst the "shop talk".

In the USA, after a movie is released, places like iTunes etc. come very soon. And when iTunes comes, some movies stay in theaters while some are removed from theaters. Because Hollywood companies started to earn huge money from places like iTunes. And except for Disney, companies like Universal and Warner Bros. bring movies to iTunes after 17 days when they fail at the box office. Amazon brings movies to Prime Video after 30 days whether they are successful or not. For example, in countries like Turkey and France where there are cinema laws, instead of showing most movies in theaters, they bring them directly to Prime Video.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Ah, okay. Makes sense. Thank you for the clarification.

Even 45 days seems a little quick, but I remember back when it took close to 6-9 months for a movie to show up in Blockbuster after its initial theatrical release. This was especially true if it was an Oscar contender, as they would then re-release it around awards time to get extra motion in the theaters on it.

 

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‘I PLAY ROCKY’ is moving forward at Amazon MGM• Follows a young Sylvester Stallone & the dramatic journey it took to get ‘ROCKY’ made. • Peter Farrelly is set to direct

 

[Starkers]

Heck I still remember when a film would come out in the States and then we wouldn't get it in the cinema in the UK until 6-9 months later!

As an example Die Hard came out in the summer of 88 in the US but didn't hit UK cinemas until early 1989

 

[The Wormhole]

Back in the VHS days it could take a year after theatrical release for a movie to be available for home media. Then when DVDs became en vogue that quickly shot down to six months and kept shrinking. Just before the pandemic, three to four months was common. Then the pandemic happened and with theatres shut down, a lot of movies went straight to streaming, now creating the situation we're currently in. And really, like I remember someone saying about a decade ago, these days the theatrical release basically is just the trailer for the home media release.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Heck I still remember when a film would come out in the States and then we wouldn't get it in the cinema in the UK until 6-9 months later!

As an example Die Hard came out in the summer of 88 in the US but didn't hit UK cinemas until early 1989

Sounds about right. I remember watching Beverly Hills Cop in the theater in Christmas of 1984, then traveling to Great Britain in the summer of 1985 and it had just opened there. That's a good six months between releases.​

 

[oktay]

Sounds about right. I remember watching Beverly Hills Cop in the theater in Christmas of 1984, then traveling to Great Britain in the summer of 1985 and it had just opened there. That's a good six months between releases.​

Old times, when a movie was released in the US, it would be released in Turkey 4 years later. My guess is that there are movies that were never released but were released on TV, VHS or DVD years later.

 

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First poster for ‘THE NAKED GUN’ reboot, starring Liam Neeson.

In theaters on August 1.

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First trailer for ‘THE NAKED GUN’ reboot, starring Liam Neeson.

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Glen Powell talks about working on #RunningMan at #CinemaCon:"I’ve never worked harder on a movie in my life."

 

[Owain Taggart]

I think the "45 Day Window" refers to the length of time between theatrical release and home media release. You're right, that article doesn't make it clear, I'm inferring based on other things I've read over the years.

Yep, that's it. And it feels like it keeps getting shorter. In certain cases, movies ends up on a streaming service before they're finished their theatrical runs, and yes I've seen it happen more than once, and a 45-day window is a good reason to prevent this happening. It used to be that movies would take up to a year to show up on home video, but when streaming became a thing, they started shortening the window.

First trailer for ‘THE NAKED GUN’ reboot, starring Liam Neeson.

In theaters on August 1.

Hmm, I have to say the whole transformation has me confused. But I do like the nods to the original movies.

 

[Jayson1]

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First poster for ‘THE NAKED GUN’ reboot, starring Liam Neeson.

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Glen Powell talks about working on #RunningMan at #CinemaCon:"I’ve never worked harder on a movie in my life."

I got a good feeling about this movie. Seth was a perfect choice to make this movie.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

Oh damn, I don't know if I already knew that Naked Gun was a sequel instead of another bloody remake, but I'm glad I know it now. That alone makes me want to give this a chance.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Does Liam Neeson do ... comedy?

 

[Jayson1]

Does Liam Neeson do ... comedy?

I'm convinced he was chosen because, Seth knew him and had him in his wild west comedy movie. Plus the funny scene in Ted where he buys a box of Trix cereal.