Spider-Man 4 canned. Current franchise dead. Reboot in 2012 with no Raimi

[The Fake Shemp]

Thats weird, i thought willco really cared about studio profits and loves financially motivated decision making.

I do care about studio profits when it impacts the industry I'm trying to make a living in, but I'm not a financially-motivated guy. That said, if a studio makes a financial decisions that doesn't stack up at first glance, are we not allowed to second guess? I fail to see how you could equate that to my wanton destruction of artistic integrity for the sake of the almighty dollar, but okay!

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Would you prefer people use the term "tetralogy" instead?

It's the proper term, so yes.  I think the term "quadriliogy" is only an invention of the last decade or so, when Hollywood believed people were too stupid to understand a prefix meaning "four" that wasn't "quad".

[Great Rumbler]

If The Hobbit movies turn out bad we'll let you say "I told you so".

[The Fake Shemp]

I probably won't care enough to do so, Great Rumbler. I like Del Toro as a filmmaker. I wouldn't necessarily gloat at his failure and I'm pretty sure nobody sets out to make a bad movie (or two), but I just have no interest in it for the reasons already stated. Similar to Avatar.

... border, the problem is that people really are that stupid.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

When you say "the Hobbit movies," do you mean the entire films? Or only the parts taken from The Hobbit?

[Great Rumbler]

I probably won't care enough to do so, Great Rumbler. I like Del Toro as a filmmaker. I wouldn't necessarily gloat at his failure and I'm pretty sure nobody sets out to make a bad movie (or two), but I just have no interest in it for the reasons already stated. Similar to Avatar.

I was only kidding anyway. They won't turn out bad.

[The Fake Shemp]

Of course you wouldn't think that.

[Great Rumbler]

Of course you wouldn't think that.

Well, I am at least basing my opinion on something other than a nebulous feeling that some sort of greed is being exuded by the production.

[The Fake Shemp]

Your opinion is based on affection for the filmmaker, while disregarding the fact that is now multiple films from one book or the circumstances around the production.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

You know what other books are being expanded into two films? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ... and Breaking Dawn.

No fanbase milking to see here, move along.

[Mupepe]

Breaking Dawn is going to be two films?  Fucking hell.  I just want the crazy shit from the fourth.

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Breaking Dawn is the fourth Twilight book!

I don't think we will get to see a werewolf fall in love with a baby until the 5th film though

[Mupepe]

ah shit!  i get all this furry bullshit mixed up!

A werewolf falling in love with a baby. This is why Thomas Edison invented this shit in the first place. So we could see a werewolf fall in love with a baby.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

4th movie should give us Edward performing a C-section with his teeth, though!

[Phoenix Dark]

I trust Del Toro/Jackson. If anyone can do it right it's them. Trying not to get my hopes up too much though simply due to the money grubbing shit. I mean, initially the second movie was supposed to bridge The Hobbit to LOTR, which sounded cool and would give them lots of creative freedom.

Now...eh. I can't even think of a point in The Hobbit that would make a nice "to be continued next year folks!" ending for the first movie. smh 

[chronovore]

Fox begs to differ, border.

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They made four Alien movies?  

Not if you ignore the third one, like I do.

[Purple Filth]

You know what other books are being expanded into two films? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ... and Breaking Dawn.

No fanbase milking to see here, move along.

interesting.

Best way to get the fans out as much as they can i guess.