Greatoneshere Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 13 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Well you're really missing out by not seeing the second xXx let me tell you! I'm sure drunk it's probably stupid fun maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: I'm sure drunk it's probably stupid fun maybe. Probably not even that. Here's the "best" scene if you want to save yourself some time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heydude93 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Hopefully this means a return to the character-driven social commentary he's always done better. Anyone who hasn't seen Finishing the Game and Better Luck Tomorrow yet has been missing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Justin Lin’s ‘Fast X’ Exit Puts Universal in a Tricky, and Costly, Race to Replace Him VARIETY.COM Justin Lin’s exit from directing "Fast X" after filming started has Universal racing to find a replacement to make their release date. Quote Lin’s exit was reportedly “amicable” and chalked up to “creative differences.” But leaving a multi-million franchise days into production has put Universal in the rare and unenviable position of finding a replacement in time to make their planned May 19, 2023 theatrical release date. Representatives for Universal did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The biggest challenge facing the production is time. Sources tell Variety that the second unit will continue production in the U.K., while the main unit is paused until a replacement director is hired. Until then, the production is burning through cash to keep key crew and cast members in limbo. Sources from different studios with experience replacing directors midstream estimated that it could be costing Universal upwards of $600,000 to $1 million a day. Much of the cost depends on whether production on any major set-pieces were already underway — the bigger the action beats, the more pricey the delay — which suggests that Lin made his decision to vacate the director’s chair so early into the shoot to avoid even bigger cost overruns further down the production calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 hours ago, heydude93 said: Hopefully this means a return to the character-driven social commentary he's always done better. Anyone who hasn't seen Finishing the Game and Better Luck Tomorrow yet has been missing out. Both great films, but I don't think he'll ever go back to that. Even when he wasn't doing Fast he didn't do that, he did Star Trek Beyond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Go with Michael Bay. That man knows action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Derek said: Go with Michael Bay. That man knows action. I mean you might as well have Micheal Bay direct F&F at this point. Or better yet Roland Emmerich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 46 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said: I mean you might as well have Micheal Bay direct F&F at this point. Or better yet Roland Emmerich Or Uwe Boll... whatever happened to him??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 6 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Or Uwe Boll... whatever happened to him??? My reply was eaten in the board downtime but I said: Looks like he's just focusing on doing sequels to his only "good" movie, Rampage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 11 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Or Uwe Boll... whatever happened to him??? Uwe Boll officially announced he was retiring from directing in 2016, citing a decline in DVD and Blu-ray sales and that he'd been having to finance his own films since 2005. Of course, he fails to mention these films are tax write offs that use tax loopholes and German tax laws to get funded for quick and easy money. He ultimately ended up directing three BloodRayne films, three In the Name of the King films (based on the Dungeon Siege games), and three Rampage films (among directing other films), his final two films were Rampage 2 in 2014 and Rampage 3 in 2016. In October 2020 he announced he's returning to directing, starting with a Rampage 4, but he still hasn't released anything yet. But that's where his "career" currently is. I can proudly say I've never seen an Uwe Boll film. I've seen clips here and there and . . . that was enough. In terms of video game adaptations into live action films that Uwe Boll ruined: House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, BloodRayne, Dungeon Siege, and Far Cry, for a total of five. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said: Uwe Boll officially announced he was retiring from directing in 2016, citing a decline in DVD and Blu-ray sales and that he'd been having to finance his own films since 2005. Of course, he fails to mention these films are tax write offs that use tax loopholes and German tax laws to get funded for quick and easy money. He ultimately ended up directing three BloodRayne films, three In the Name of the King films (based on the Dungeon Siege games), and three Rampage films (among directing other films), his final two films were Rampage 2 in 2014 and Rampage 3 in 2016. In October 2020 he announced he's returning to directing, starting with a Rampage 4, but he still hasn't released anything yet. But that's where his "career" currently is. I can proudly say I've never seen an Uwe Boll film. I've seen clips here and there and . . . that was enough. In terms of video game adaptations into live action films that Uwe Boll ruined: House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, BloodRayne, Dungeon Siege, and Far Cry, for a total of five. Now that you mention it, I do remember him retiring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Ah damn, no more Boll movies? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I actually liked In the Name of the King. It's perfectly "so bad it's good" territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: I actually liked In the Name of the King. It's perfectly "so bad it's good" territory. Is it though? To be fair I haven't seen it, but the best "so bad it's good" movies are ones that didn't intend it, like Street Fighter: The Movie and Jurassic World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: Is it though? To be fair I haven't seen it, but the best "so bad it's good" movies are ones that didn't intend it, like Street Fighter: The Movie and Jurassic World. I mean, it's a lot of fun in a riff tracks kind of way. Like watch it with someone else and make fun of it the whole time. I guess that doesn't count as "so bad it's good" the way the first few F&F movies do, for example 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 7 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: I can proudly say I've never seen an Uwe Boll film. I've seen clips here and there and . . . that was enough. In terms of video game adaptations into live action films that Uwe Boll ruined: House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, BloodRayne, Dungeon Siege, and Far Cry, for a total of five. You missed out on a tour de force performance from Michael Madsen then. The first Bloodrayne is a bad in a fun way type of movie, the other Bloodrayne movies are bad in a bad way movies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 A replacement has been found. Fast X: The Incredible Hulk Director Louis Leterrier to Replace Justin Lin - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Universal is set to hire Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier to replace Justin Lin as director on Fast X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 It's a fine enough choice for this franchise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 I mean, you know what you're getting with Louis Leterrier, how you felt about the films he's directed so far will give you a good indication of how you'll probably feel about Fast X: -The Transporter -Unleashed -Transporter 2 -The Incredible Hulk -Clash of the Titans -Now You See Me -The Brothers Grimsby And yes, apparently it was Vin Diesel and Universal vs. Justin Lin, apparently there was one major blow out that caused him to leave: Fast X Director Justin Lin Reportedly Quit After a Major Blowup With Vin Diesel - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Fast X director Justin Lin reportedly quit after a major argument with Vin Diesel over the script that ended with a slammed door and the director's resignation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 18 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: It's a fine enough choice for this franchise. Yes he's a very solid action director and has already done this TYPE of film with The Transporter series which helped turn Jason Statham into an action star. I've seen all of his films except for the Brothers Grimsby. He makes fun popcorn flicks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 6 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Yes he's a very solid action director and has already done this TYPE of film with The Transporter series which helped turn Jason Statham into an action star. I've seen all of his films except for the Brothers Grimsby. He makes fun popcorn flicks. I felt Transporter 2 and Clash of the Titans were mediocre, and The Brothers Grimsby was outright bad, but I had a lot of fun with The Transporter, Unleashed, Now You See Me and The Incredible Hulk so I have hope. I think a lot of it will depend on the screenplay, given this breakdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 So apparently not only is Gal Gadot returning, but also Jason Mamoa is in Fast X as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 2 hours ago, SoberChef said: So apparently not only is Gal Gadot returning, but also Jason Mamoa is in Fast X as well so yet another 'fake' death for the series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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