Iron Man was the first release of Marvel Studios, an obvious subsidiary of Marvel Comics. They took all their Spider-Man money and opened their own movie studio. This way, if they wanna make a Captain America or Sub-Mariner movie, they don't have to go get a greenlight on funding from Fox or Paramount or anybody else.
Iron Man has now passed the 300 kazillion mark worldwide. They took a chance on Jon Favreau directing a superhero movie, and he hit it out the fuckin' park. Great movie, GIGANTIC profit.
So what does Marvel Studios do when it comes time to think about Iron Man 2? They haven't even signed Favreau yet!! Because naturally, he wants Marvel to pony up for a bigger director's fee this time. And they don't know if they wanna pay him!
In fact, one studio jagoff "believes Iron Man 2 will be a success regardless of Favreau's involvement and feels the studio does not need to pay Jon a higher fee for his services."
Well, the jagoff is right. The first one was so good and so popular that a sequel is a sure thing.
But mutherfuck the studio! I mean, what do you have to do to be successful in that town?
"I directed a movie that made over $500 million worldwide and climbing, and we haven't even gotten to the DVD market yet!"
Yeah? Really? That's great, Jon! Now go fuck yourself. We got a guaranteed sequel audience, so we can sell them cheaply made candy ass shit now and we'll STILL make money!
Oh, and the receptionist will validate your parking. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Hollywood can blow me.
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I've always liked Favreau - his Dinner for Five series was fantastic, bringing all sorts of odd characters together for a conversation. But yes, it's all about money, and Hollywood's the most money-grubbing place outside of DC.
Dinner For Five is always great, he wrote Swingers, wrote and directed Made, directed ELF for fuck's sake -- which is in my Top 3 Christmas movies.
And 'Love and Sex' is something I must watch whenever it's on.
I just don't get how you can hit a home run for the studio and then have them kick you in the nuts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios thrives. The Incredible Hulk was excellent too, and the hits just keep on coming.
I guess I just expect cooler behavior from Marvel. You'd expect this from DC Comics because it's owned by Time/AOL/Warner like everything else.
Elf is pretty much the only xmas special I watch - I can watch it over and over, too. A classic.
Top Three Christmas Movies. Go.
Elf, uh, Love, Actually, and Elf. Like I said, I don't watch much holiday stuff. It gets old fast.
Actually, the Harry Potter movies have become a holiday tradition, sort of...
Not that I must watch these every year or anything, but my top five xmas movies would have to be (in no particular order)
Elf
Christmas Vacation
It's a Wonderful Life
Die Hard
A Christmas Story
It's a Wonderful Life is really a brutal, depressing fucking movie with a deux ex machina happy ending. It's twisted. And Donna Reed is HOT. She's graceful and sweet, but she's got a minxy side that a lesser actress would've missed.
I know I sound like I'm talking about a movie you HAVEN'T seen 159 times, but I actually never saw it until I was in college. It was just one of those things I avoided, like Miracle on 34th Street or whatever.
I think I've only sat thru "It's a Wonderful Life" once. It was cutesy, but not worth a viewing every year. I do like the Natalie Wood version of "Miracle..." for nostalgia's sake. I love the "Die Hard" series anytime, and don't think of it as an xmas movie. I do like "Scrooged" though my fave of "A Christmas Carol" will always be the Aleister Sim version. "A Christmas Story" is a good background flick, especially if the kids are in the house. It's full of good quotes!
Next time you watch the original Die Hard, you will think of it as a Christmas movie.
Bad Santa, and the Northern Exposure xmas episode, where they worshipped a raven.
And Favreau is so money. ;)
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