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Does Solo bombing really preclude these guys from every releasing a new movie again, understanding they will release proper movies for the new trilogy.
Does Solo bombing really preclude these guys from every releasing a new movie again, understanding they will release proper movies for the new trilogy.
I think they're lacking a defined overall strategy. They've fallen into the trap of relying on and responding to fan reaction as a whole. That, combined with pressures to release content on a regular basis, don't make for a situation where you're going to release consistently good product and are willing to take risks. I'd consider releasing films at this point to be a big financial risk for them -- or at least that's how they may perceive it.
Disney has released 5 Star Wars films. 4 of which made at least 1 billion dollars. If Lucasfilm and Disney see movies as a financial risk right now (and I don't think they do) they are out of their fucking minds.
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epilogue wrote:
Disney has released 5 Star Wars films. 4 of which made at least 1 billion dollars. If Lucasfilm and Disney see movies as a financial risk right now (and I don't think they do) they are out of their fucking minds.
The relative scale of "success" for Disney is what's off. A billion is the bare minimum they would consider a success at this point -- that's why Last Jedi and Solo were considered misses. They need to reset their expectations and commit to smaller, well-told stories before they ramp back up to tentpole trilogy-style releases.
Disney has released 5 Star Wars films. 4 of which made at least 1 billion dollars. If Lucasfilm and Disney see movies as a financial risk right now (and I don't think they do) they are out of their fucking minds.
The relative scale of "success" for Disney is what's off. A billion is the bare minimum they would consider a success at this point -- that's why Last Jedi and Solo were considered misses. They need to reset their expectations and commit to smaller, well-told stories before they ramp back up to tentpole trilogy-style releases.
Also, that's what they're doing with the TV shows.
Does Solo bombing really preclude these guys from every releasing a new movie again, understanding they will release proper movies for the new trilogy.
I think they're lacking a defined overall strategy. They've fallen into the trap of relying on and responding to fan reaction as a whole. That, combined with pressures to release content on a regular basis, don't make for a situation where you're going to release consistently good product and are willing to take risks. I'd consider releasing films at this point to be a big financial risk for them -- or at least that's how they may perceive it.
I hope they'd take risks again like they did in Last Jedi. But since it did not perform well, I wonder if Disney will ever attempt a new direction.
They should consider completely abandoning the Skywalker world (just nix everything) and concentrate on the new trilogy.
Does Solo bombing really preclude these guys from every releasing a new movie again, understanding they will release proper movies for the new trilogy.
I think they're lacking a defined overall strategy. They've fallen into the trap of relying on and responding to fan reaction as a whole. That, combined with pressures to release content on a regular basis, don't make for a situation where you're going to release consistently good product and are willing to take risks. I'd consider releasing films at this point to be a big financial risk for them -- or at least that's how they may perceive it.
I hope they'd take risks again like they did in Last Jedi. But since it did not perform well, I wonder if Disney will ever attempt a new direction.
They should consider completely abandoning the Skywalker world (just nix everything) and concentrate on the new trilogy.
Agree on ditching the legacy stuff but I wouldn’t go the trilogy route yet. Come up with solid, one-off ideas and focus on executing them at a high level.
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