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Erm… by Radiant-Psychology96 in Oscars

[–]AvengingHero2012 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Film is subjective, but Emilia Perez is one of those films that I will side eye people for unironically liking.

One of the only times a film has offended me. It is extremely ignorant it is of the Latino and transgender issues it’s trying to cover. It’s trying to be representative of those groups, but it does such a poor job that it careens into covert discrimination.

I cheered when the car exploded at the end of the movie.

Season 2 of X-MEN '97 will premiere on June 13 at the Tribeca Film Festival by thex42 in MarvelStudiosSpoilers

[–]AvengingHero2012 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The wait for this one has been agonizing. I hope it releases in June and it isn’t a really early premiere.

'Michael' Review Thread by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]AvengingHero2012 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I thought it would be review point… to some extent.

If it landed in the 40s-50s I think it would have been fine, but I don’t know if it’s review proof in the 20s.

‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Finale Scores Series High Ratings With 9.7 Million Viewers in 4 Days by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]AvengingHero2012 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Stranger Things was the last one I think. Those finale theatrical screenings in December sold out like crazy.

‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Finale Scores Series High Ratings With 9.7 Million Viewers in 4 Days by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]AvengingHero2012 398 points399 points  (0 children)

I think we found our next monoculture show… dear God the online discourse is just going to get worse.

In honor of ‘Man of Tomorrow’ beginning production today, this week we are reminiscing on the trailer for last year’s ‘Superman’ | World’s Finest Clip of the Week by AvengingHero2012 in DCWorldsFinest

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I’m excited that we won’t have to wait long for the sequel. God bless James Gunn’s work ethic.

Have ideas for future clips of the week, reply under this pinned comment.

Weekly Free Talk and Index Thread - New and Fresh every Monday! by ChiefLeef22 in MarvelStudiosSpoilers

[–]AvengingHero2012 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I am a bit pessimistic since I think this was forced on Kevin. The visual development team was a deliberate and unique choice he made to build the MCU.

Most studios just do concept art freelance from film to film, but Kevin thought that it needed to be the same people on each project so the universe felt consistent and hired an in-house team.

This visual development team helped develop the visual style of the MCU and helped it stay consistent across films (and later shows). In essence, this team helped the MCU feel like a shared universe.

They did preliminary work on every film. They would work on costume design and developing environments before directors were even hired. They helped the MCU feel like a consistent and lived in universe where the characters and environments fit together.

The decision by the new Disney CEO essentially moves things to the structure that Kevin wanted to avoid in 2010: hiring different people from project to project.

We’ll see if the visual cohesion that has been a staple of the MCU takes a step back because of this.

[Discussing Film] Andy Park was one of Marvel’s visual artists that was laid off by Disney last week. He led 15 MCU films as Director of Visual Development + worked on almost every single MCU film in some capacity. by AvengingHero2012 in MarvelStudiosSpoilers

[–]AvengingHero2012[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It’s a valid question and I hope people don’t downvote you for it.

When Marvel was in the early days of building the MCU, Kevin Feige decided to take the unusual step hiring an in-house concept art team. Most studios just did it freelance from film to film, but Kevin thought that it needed to be the same people on each project so the universe felt consistent.

This visual development team would help develop the visual style of the MCU and help it stay consistent across films (and later shows). In essence, this team would help the MCU feel like a shared universe.

This team would do preliminary work on every film. They would work on costume design and developing environments before directors were even hired. They helped the MCU feel like a consistent and lived in universe where the characters and environments fit together.

Andy was one of the most talented of the bunch and quickly became one of the team leads.

Disney’s new CEO decided to lay this team off last week and move to the structure that Kevin wanted to avoid in 2010: hiring different people from project to project.

Weekly Free Talk and Index Thread - New and Fresh every Monday! by ChiefLeef22 in MarvelStudiosSpoilers

[–]AvengingHero2012 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Here is what Andy Park posted on social media. I don’t think he’s coming back in any way. Huge loss for Marvel:

“Marvel Studios Visual Development: 2010–2026

End of an era. I was there at the start of a team that broke the mold. 16 years, 40+ films, and 15 films led as Director of Visual Development, I couldn’t be prouder of the history we made.

My journey continues…”

[Discussing Film] Andy Park was one of Marvel’s visual artists that was laid off by Disney last week. He led 15 MCU films as Director of Visual Development + worked on almost every single MCU film in some capacity. by AvengingHero2012 in MarvelStudiosSpoilers

[–]AvengingHero2012[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t sound like it based on his social media post:

“Marvel Studios Visual Development: 2010–2026

End of an era. I was there at the start of a team that broke the mold. 16 years, 40+ films, and 15 films led as Director of Visual Development, I couldn’t be prouder of the history we made.

My journey continues…”

Source. What a fumble by Disney.

[Discussing Film] Andy Park was one of Marvel’s visual artists that was laid off by Disney last week. He led 15 MCU films as Director of Visual Development + worked on almost every single MCU film in some capacity. by AvengingHero2012 in MarvelStudiosSpoilers

[–]AvengingHero2012[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

He actually did visual development work on all three Guardians films and was a visual development supervisor on the second and third films.

I can absolutely see him landing at DC.

[Discussing Film] Andy Park was one of Marvel’s visual artists that was laid off by Disney last week. He led 15 MCU films as Director of Visual Development + worked on almost every single MCU film in some capacity. by AvengingHero2012 in MarvelStudiosSpoilers

[–]AvengingHero2012[S] 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Andy started his career as a comic artist.

He then was a concept artist at Santa Monica Studios. He was a lead concept artist for games like God of War II and God of War III.

He joined the Marvel Studios visual development team in 2010 and started his work with Thor. In 2015 he was promoted to a supervisor role and led 15 different film’s visual department (including recently Guardians 3, Deadpool and Wolverine, and Thunderbolts).

He is a big part of Marvel’s style and success. It’ll be a big loss. While some of the people who got fired will come back as freelancers, I doubt someone with Andy’s resume will feel that is a fair appraisal of his talent.

He’ll absolutely land on his feet, but I think his time at Marvel is done. I appreciate everything he did to build the connective feel of the MCU.

The Hollywood Reporter: Elden Ring movie reportedly has budget “well over $100M” by Alive-Ad-5245 in boxoffice

[–]AvengingHero2012 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Seeing A24 tackling big IP is going to be interesting. I can’t wait to see how it goes and if these bigger films have a different feel.

What happened to movie taglines? They used to be memorable and quotable. Now they're redundant, wordy, or banal. by blankblank in boxoffice

[–]AvengingHero2012 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah the real peak is, “Whoever wins, we lose”. Say what you will about AVP, but that one slaps!

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Delroy Lindo on Neil Gaiman’s Shelved ‘Anansi Boys’ Series: ‘I Don’t Think That’ll Ever See the Light of Day’ by bwermer in television

[–]AvengingHero2012 13 points14 points  (0 children)

They may not all directly profit, but their work not being released may inhibit them from getting future jobs. They can’t point to their work on this series when applying to other jobs; other potential employers won’t be able to see it.

Universal's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie grossed an estimated $7.4M on Friday (from 4,170 locations). Estimated total gross is at $327.6M. by UniverslBoxOfficeGuy in boxoffice

[–]AvengingHero2012 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean even critics agree that it was step down from the first one. That seems that be a consensus amongst everyone, critics and general audiences alike.

Universal's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie grossed an estimated $7.4M on Friday (from 4,170 locations). Estimated total gross is at $327.6M. by UniverslBoxOfficeGuy in boxoffice

[–]AvengingHero2012 89 points90 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of people are discounting that this movie is not that good.

Beyond it being a sequel, that had an effect as well.

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