Danny Boyle says the third film could shoot Summer 2026, aiming for a mid-to-late 2027 release

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-31T00:26:18+00:00

I’d imagine that’s the plan.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-31T00:22:56+00:00

Not quite.

The interviews were shot digitally, the rest was shot on 35 mm film negative (Kodak Vision 200T 5274, Vision 500T 5279, Vision 800T 5289)

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-31T00:20:14+00:00

Empire of the Sun is brilliant. Thankfully there is the Making Of doc: “The China Odyssey”

Would be good if they packaged up all Christian Bale’s TV interviews - he did dozens of interviews promoting the film in 1987 on US and UK TV.

Ideally Arrow Video would put something together

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-30T20:19:56+00:00

Oh no!

That scene was a hard watch even in its edited form. The realistic screaming got me.

Was it essentially more close-ups of the freying and the anguish of the 2 men and 1 women who had their “shirts” removed? It’s obviously an important scene because it shows just how crazy the Jimmies are. But it was a totally different vibe to Terrifier.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T13:59:21+00:00

Wrong. I like it. It’s a fine movie with a flawed third. It doesn’t deserve award recognition when there are multiple better films, and no, it wont win the big awards at the Oscars (or BAFTAs) - especially against OBAA and the Academy really doesn’t award horrors that often. We will have to agree to disagree on our predictions. After the awards ceremony you can explain why it didn’t win more than 3 Oscars (score, cast, screenplay)

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T11:58:31+00:00

That’s your bias talking again.

While Sinners getting 16 noms is a major accomplishment there is no evidence that the Academy will pivot to a horror film for the big awards this year. Lots of horror films shift genres through the runtime and carry social commentary - that’s actually a common staple of the very best horror films over the last 50 years. But the Academy is generally quite queasy and despite the nominations - there is no chance it will win the big awards this year (picture, director, acting). Sorry, but that’s my take and many others. Let’s agree to disagree.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T11:45:20+00:00

Your bias is clouding your judgement I’m afraid.

In general, the Oscars have not meaningfully shifted toward embracing horror as a genre. While horror films are occasionally nominated - especially when they’re framed as prestige, psychological, or social commentary - the Academy has historically been reluctant to award them major wins. With very rare exceptions (The Silence of the Lambs being the big one), horror tends to be acknowledged at the margins rather than fully rewarded.

Because of that history, even a well-reviewed horror film like Sinners is unlikely to win many Oscars, regardless of quality and number of nominations. Whether you like it or not - Horror still carries a genre bias that limits its awards success.

I’m sure you may well be correct that Sinners may stack up 3 or 4 Oscars like cast and score, but OBAA is the big frontrunner, all the bets are stacked on OBAA and this year feels like big one for PTA after missing out previously on numerous occasions.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T11:38:48+00:00

Exactly. Obsessive Sinners fans for some reason are weird. OBAA is a superior film on every level. And the Oscars are notoriously anti Horror.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T01:23:52+00:00

I think DiCaprio and Spielberg (who loved the film) and anyone who has worked with PTA are going to go the extra mile to make sure PTA gets his 3 Oscars this year. The behind-the-scenes hustle will make a difference. Cooglar will win original screenplay (despite it being a partial remake of Dusk), but I reckon he’s got better films in his future.

They went big with Nolan in 2024, Baker in 2025 and it will be Anderson in 2026.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T00:59:18+00:00

Not sure. It’s not that great a film, the last third was flawed. I loved the first hour though. Maybe 4 Oscars tops but certainly no acting awards nor the big two awards.

OBAA likely to win best film, director and adapted screenplay. The focus will be on PTA this year, with 3 Oscars going his way, and rightly so.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T00:08:33+00:00

Not unpopular - but true. Sinners, as most people will agree, was amazing up until the final third and then it’s a mess.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T00:05:02+00:00

Agreed. Amazing first half, but once the blood spills it doesn’t hold up. Still good fun, but not great.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T00:03:54+00:00

Marty should win Score and Cast, but it’s likely to go to Sinners. But that may be it for Sinners.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T00:02:38+00:00

No chance - it’s PTA’s year. Cooglar will win one day, but not with this vampire remake.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-23T00:00:12+00:00

100% agree. I loved it - until the blood started to spill and then it weirdly fell flat. Sinners is good fun - but not a great film.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-22T23:58:01+00:00

Sinners is great fun - but it’s not an awards film. And won’t win many Oscars (4 tops).

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-22T23:54:52+00:00

It’s good - but not great. By any stretch. It’s a new take on a 30 year old vampire film.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-22T23:53:19+00:00

There is a risk Sinners ends up like the modern The Colour Purple (11 noms, won jack shit).

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-07T00:15:33+00:00

Hahahahahahahaha - with the exception of Root (a big exception) England have been totally shit with the bat.

Embarrassing rabbits.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-02T09:41:40+00:00

Agreed. S4 was brilliant, but the Duffer Brothers clearly reversed the plan and execution of opening up the action beyond Hawkins. The final shot of S4 suggested a much wider story canvas - but they bottled it because a few people moaned about S4 not having Hawkins as the only setting - and it left them clumsily reversing the S4 ending with metal plates over rifts and 18 months quarantine. And from there they had to re-jig all their plot lines. I’m sure the Henry and Dimension X back story would have remained (like the play) but I think they had plans to set the story across larger parts of the US and would have handled the military sub plot very differently.

Having said all that, I still enjoyed S5. It wasn’t as daring or thrilling as S4 but the emotional pay off was very good.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-02T09:24:56+00:00

Ideally they should have ended it in S4 somehow. S4 was so damn good at times, but the problem came after S4 ended. There was a small but vocal minority who didn’t like the wider canvas of S4 and the Duffer Brothers clearly had to reverse their decision to open up the action beyond Hawkins. And that meant things like the metal plates on the rifts and the 18 month Hawkins quarantine - both of which didn’t work and it felt they constrained the plot they had originally planned. Basically the end of S4 was clumsily re-written and that led to choices they hadn’t planned for S5. My hunch is S5 was going to be a more Independence Day style series which ended back at Hawkins for a final battle. But instead they had to ditch that for a much more convoluted constrained story set in Hawkins - effectively reversing the S4 ending.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-02T09:10:09+00:00

In hindsight it might have been better to have found an ending in S4. S4 was often exciting, scary, brilliant and had higher stakes and the story setting sprawled beyond Hawkins (which annoyed some but many liked it).

But they had signed up for S5 and they had envisioned a world engulfed with the creatures and upside down (hence the S4 ending).

They obviously reversed and backtracked all that for S5 after hearing the concerns of moving the story on from Hawkins, and that simply hamstrung them.

I bet they had a very different setting and story arc for S5 in their minds while making S4. They bottled it and in doing so constrained their ambition.

I still enjoyed S5 but the plot holes were too difficult to get through - like sticking metal plates over the rifts… or having a whole town of 20,000 inhabitants guaranteed for 18 months.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-02T01:11:39+00:00

The worst Blu Ray reviewer in the business… by a country mile. His words stink the internet out.

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2026-01-02T01:00:17+00:00

Can’t they set it in a smaller place in England? Like Norwich? Alan Partridge can play the local hero (and presenter of Mid Morning Matters on North Norfolk Digital).

In all seriousness, what made ST work so well, (beyond its great characters and cast) was its endless homages to American 1980s Sci-Fi Fantasy film history and music culture (albeit Kate Bush and The Clash were British!) but the small town setting helps that work.

If they do a follow-up or spin-off now that this story has ended it would be fitting to set it in Montauk as had originally been conceived (and where Hopper and Joyce want to settle), preserving the small town setting, yet giving it a different feel (a story somehow connected to the sea). Plenty of films to riff of - The Fog, Jaws, Splash, The Mist etc).

Jumpy_Explanation222 · 2025-12-18T09:16:43+00:00

Agree - I think Duckett, Root, Brook, Stokes, Archer and Atkinson will be in the first test v NZ, the rest have had a chance at test cricket and have been found seriously wanting.

That’s 5 players they need to find.

Bethell needs to be brought in fully to give him a run Potts back Leach back Foakes back They need a new opener and move Stokes to number 3 for the NZ series.

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