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Any Boys fans here? (unintentional laugh)
Bride of Frankenstein?
Adam Driver as Snake?
Anybody here read Fritz Leiber (Fantasy author)?
How about an Eggers Predator movie?
Steven Kostanski Should Direct The Next Green Lantern
Riddick reference?
The brother (spoilers)
A more respectful and realistic homage to Bruce Lee
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Point me in the direction of any (preferably single) 40 year old women who looks like her. She's like my new Eva Green, inasmuch as she's the high point of a lot of otherwise mediocre movies. (Likewise at 42, Green is still looking way hotter than a lot of actresses in their 20s.)
Enough said. I was scared when I saw him on the title page, worried he'd passed away.
Let's add Lost Themes I & II while we're at it.
Happy belated birthday JC, hoping for many more (and another UK live tour).
Funny, I've just watched Redlettermedia's review of Northman and Jay said he'd dread Robert Eggers doing a Marvel movie. I've not read/watched any interviews with him (Eggers, not Jay), but in the case of Marvel or any other massively popular franchise, eg DC or Star Wars I could imagine him being a poor fit, as from what I've heard, the producers behind Marvel, DC, etc, tend to micro manage their movies, thus killing any individuality by executive meddling. (RLM suggested that Nicole Kidman was cast in Northman at the studio's behest, possibly.)
Back to Predator, it's a series pretty much on its knees after the last one, so it seems they're (Disney) more willing to take risks with the series. At least the new one (Prey) is looking good from the new trailer, and is still a period piece of sorts (1700s).
In the case of Northman, I saw some very Conanesque scenes, like the "bearserker" raid and the ghost scene (very reminiscent of Conan 1981), so I guessed Eggers is a fan of some pulpy action. In honesty, watching this (The Northman, that is), I felt this is what the 2011 Conan reboot should have been like, or at least closer to. (Although Momoa did make a good Conan).
Funny, just seen Top Gun Maverick and I'd never heard of this guy before, but as Hangman thought he nailed the douchey but likeable character (and a pilot to boot) that embodies Hal perfectly, I say that as a longtime Lantern fan (hence the username). Looks like you beat me to it. Hope someone in Hollywood is listening, especially if Maverick has raised his profile.
Another idea, I don't know if either actor would be interested now, but another story could be have an alternate timeline where Kyle and John are still alive but instead Sarah Connor is dead in their timeline (either a Skynet or Legion one) having died shortly after John's birth and they crossover into this one and interact with her. I don't know if that's even possible the way time travel works in the Terminator universe, but I'm sure they could write around it, maybe even factor in two-way time travel as the story dictates, it could open up a lot more possibilities.
Lastly, just use side characters doing separate missions but alluding to events of the previous movies without using any of the main characters, the Dark Horse comics from the 90s were quite good in that respect, it made the world feel bigger.
Although I never watched Salvation in the cinema (I was Terminator-ed out by then (terminated?)), if they'd have executed the future war better, it could still be a viable movie or series. If it was mostly set at night and with an 80s aesthetic like in the flashbacks in the first movie. And preferably with a less major star than someone like Christian Bale. Although he was great in pretty much everything else, I'd rather see someone with less ties to a previous big franchise like Bale had with Batman which kind of overwhelmed Salvation being a Terminator movie first and foremost, imo.
As I wrote this, I just thought Frank Grilo might make a good older John Connor, I haven't watched the first Teeminator in years, but I think there was a slight resemblance to him in the flashbacks scenes. While he's quite well known for the Purge movies (also largely set at night now I think of it), I could see him fitting in the world of Terminator, he's a recognizable face, but like in the case of the Purge movies the concept and world are still the main draw of the movie. Another similar badass type might be Jon Bernthal, but I could see Grillo fitting more the military leader type.
Dirty Harry maybe? I got a Scorpio Killer vibe from some of the scenes, I also noticed an image of Eastwood on one of the TV screens later.
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