How long will the current juggernauts of the industry remain at the top? What will replace it?

Submitted by Mr628 t3_zyqyv5 in movies

In 10 years are people still gonna be gawking over live action remakes of cartoons from the 1900s?

Are superhero movies that are barely superhero movies, instead are action comedies that are 60% comedy, 40% action destroying the box office?

WILL THE INFATUATION WITH PREQUELS AND BACKSTORIES DIE?!!!!????

Will these movie execs stop pretending to be allies for marginalized groups with their movie castings? All just to make them terrible adaptations of whatever character they’re portraying. (btw Halle Bailey, I feel so bad for you and I hope you prove these racists wrong, but what you’re doing with The Little Mermaid has a terrible track record)

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herewego199209 t1_j27ghxe wrote

I mean all the stuff you're naming has existed since the 30s. As a matter of a fact in the 30s, 40s, 50,s etc they'd remake movies literally a few years after the first movie came out. Also Idk what the last part of your paragraph is about. With the Little Mermaid specifically, they didn't just go hey we're casting a black girl in the lead. They did blind casting and went with the girl that was best for the role as it should be. Ariel is not a set-in-stone white character. Do some movie execs pander too much, sure, but I'd prefer that over the media we had 25 years ago like Friends which didn't have one minority cast member or even background workers and it's set in fucking New York.

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SchmancySpanks t1_j27j8d4 wrote

Not to be pedantic, but Julie and Charlie were two women of color that had recurring roles on the show. Could have been better and plenty of other reasons for cringe in the show, for sure. I just don’t like to forget about the two smart lady paleontologists characters played by WOC

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Daienlai t1_j27q60w wrote

Yeah, imagine my surprise when I moved to NYC years ago and was like,”what? This city is FULL of black and Hispanic people! Those whiter-than-white Woody Allen movies were full of crap!”

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xshare t1_j27hykf wrote

Still over here shuddering at "1900s"

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DrRexMorman t1_j27g5fn wrote

>terrible track record

I'm not sure what you mean, but Disney's live action remakes of its animated films has been super successful, commercially.

That's all Hollywood cares about.

The only way you can change it is to stop paying for it.

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Mr628 OP t1_j27gu6v wrote

True but I’m not just referring to the Disney remakes. I’m talking about all the race and gender swaps Hollywood has done.

Also I think the honeymoon period for those live action remakes is over. I know Mulan was a COVID film, but the reception for that was terrible and it do anything ground breaking in streaming. Also I’m so scared for The Little Mermaid, that thing might colossally flop.

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mikevago t1_j27i8s6 wrote

So despite the beginning of your original post, you're not actually mad about remakes, you're mad that they're not sufficiently Aryan for your tastes.

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Mr628 OP t1_j27jawl wrote

Mind you the actual person I referenced in my entire thread was a black woman who I praised.

I would’ve added whitewashing but that aligns with (white) feminism. Because we all know this whole pro women movement doesn’t include black women.

So you’d probably be calling me a woman hater rather than somebody who’s made that there aren’t enough Aryan people for my taste. Lose lose situation for me lol.

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shillyshally t1_j27f52f wrote

Will movie makers come up with original concepts instead of remaking anything they can get their hands on?

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sylendar t1_j27htmj wrote

I think you'll be surprised how many "classics" we love from the past 30 years are also remakes from even older movies/adaptations.

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mikevago t1_j27id6a wrote

Fucking Hamlet was a remake of an earlier play. There's nothing new under the sun.

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herewego199209 t1_j27gs1y wrote

No because moviegoers don't go and see those movies. Northman came out this year and bombed. There's been original IP made that was really good and people don't see it. That's why Horror movies like Smile and Barbarian are now getting studios to start investing more money and release dates onto original horror IP. When people show up for a big original action movie or science fiction movie more will be made.

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Mr628 OP t1_j27fz13 wrote

The money is gonna come in regardless so I’ll never understand why they keep doing it.

I’m pretty sure a film with Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen and James Earl Jones would be pretty successful regardless of if it involves terrible CGI animals or not.

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Coupe_on_Zs t1_j27fnsk wrote

It’s still going to be big budget CGI spectacles. That’s what America has to offer international audiences and international box office is impossible to ignore these days. Maybe not Marvel IP anymore, but there will still be exploding cars

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Mr628 OP t1_j27g7uh wrote

Well I don’t mind that. Since Marvel can no longer do the bare minimum anymore, they can gladly fuck off. I’m fine with Shakespeare talking robots and cars climbing on skyscrapers.

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dpoodle t1_j27gtqc wrote

i think there will always be a big place for remakes and extended universes but the current superhero styles will be changing pretty soon

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ToyVaren t1_j27fdj8 wrote

Its cyclical. The big dumb blockbusters often create money for new ideas.

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sillyriddle t1_j27h93h wrote

original concepts are only cool until they get recreated and adopted into the mainstream hollywood pipeline. Let indie filmmakers work in their own little sphere, cuz mainstream studios will never push the envelope of originality unfortunately

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mikevago t1_j27i5dc wrote

Aren't we still watching The Wizard of Oz, a remake based on a book?

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Cressbeckler t1_j28pvo1 wrote

Live action remakes of cartoons, superhero action comedies, and prequels are the industry bread & butter, so no, not much is going to change there. Representation is here to stay.

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Daienlai t1_j27qo84 wrote

It’s cyclical. Sooner or later a generation of movie goers will look at the superhero genre and go “ew. My father likes those kind of silly movies” or “ew. This is so dumb, give me something more countercultural” and flock to something else. Studios will respond after stumbling for a bit.

You can see it with musicals, then cowboy movies, then 80s action movies. Eventually the younger audiences won’t be want what came before.

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AlanMorlock t1_j29xio4 wrote

Hasn't really held true after the advent of home video. Gen x has been very successful in remarketignbits childhood faves.

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fruitporridge t1_j27gxrz wrote

The next big thing will be visual reality movies, where u would be able to participate in the movie and story as a side character or even main character. U will be immersed into the world etc

u will feel everything from your cinema seat, if u get shot in the movie, u gonna feel it in real life.

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dem4life71 t1_j28p0bj wrote

Jordan Peele is showing the way forward, by writing and directing original IPs. So is James Wan and A24, by releasing low budget, popular horror movies that are well made. Then there’s plenty of foreign film markets (Korea, Iran) that are releasing groundbreaking stuff. There’s plenty of reasons for optimism going forward.

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