In theaters December 15th 2023
TheBurlapBandit ( @TheBurlapBandit@beehaw.org ) 15•1 year agoWhy are so many reboots just the name of the character like it’s some high art documentary
Wonka
Logan
Joker
Picard
Air
Lightyear
Reclipse ( @reclipse@lemdro.id ) 13•1 year agoWhy are they making this?
Scrubbles ( @scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ) 4•1 year agowe haven’t had a creative idea in years and this is cheaper than paying writers
worfamerryman ( @worfamerryman@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year agoWhat’s the last original thing that has really had an impact on pop culture? There is never anything new. Just the same ideas on repeat.
AndrewZabar ( @AndrewZabar@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year agoAs long as suckers keep paying for recycled toilet paper, they’ll keep selling it. Mainstream is the bottom rung of everything.
AndrewZabar ( @AndrewZabar@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year agoHmmmm
I’m thinking maybe for money. Yeah that’s probably it. They seem to really like money and want more.
'M' as in 'MANCY' ( @mancy@lemmy.ca ) 11•1 year agoUh. Timothee looks…kinda terrible in this?
What got me was the accent he is using. It seems to keep switching all depending on the dialogue he is giving, which I found kind of distracting but maybe it’ll be better in the actual film? Who knows, I do think he is a talented actor and I really loved the first two Paddington movies so maybe this will turn out.
'M' as in 'MANCY' ( @mancy@lemmy.ca ) 2•1 year agoAgreed re: accent.
I think he’s talented too, but limited. He’s got a bit of dead eyes here and I’m not hopeful for his performance.
Paul King is the reason why I’m even remotely curious about this movie!
dudinax ( @dudinax@programming.dev ) 1•1 year agoGene wilder was a bit dead eyed as Wonka.
AndrewZabar ( @AndrewZabar@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year agoIntentionally, though lol.
HectorBarbossa99 ( @HectorBarbossa99@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) 1•1 year agoI think Moseby was in the trailer so I’m interested in that in all honesty
fidodo ( @fidodo@lemm.ee ) 5•1 year agoIt feels like he’s desperately trying to be whimsical but is awkward and unnatural at it so his performance feels super fake. If you’re going to make a Wonka movie then Wonka’s performance matters more than anything else.
'M' as in 'MANCY' ( @mancy@lemmy.ca ) 3•1 year agoYES! The “look at how eccentric and whimsical I am!” mannerism is rubbing me off the wrong way.
AndrewZabar ( @AndrewZabar@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year agoFor the studio it’s good enough for young folks who have never experienced anything of quality or substance.
gramw ( @gramw@kbin.social ) 1•1 year agoSame thought, reaaaaally bad casting here. Not the right energy at all.
ScotinDub ( @ScotinDub@lemm.ee ) 9•1 year agoWhy is this guy being cast in everything? Aren’t there any other actors?
No_Eponym ( @No_Eponym@lemmy.ca ) 9•1 year agoHe is the Kwisatz Haderach, the one who can be in many places at once.
Jordan Lund ( @jordanlund@lemmy.one ) 5•1 year agoThey need to replace Johnny Depp… Coming soon! Edward Scissorhands: The Musical!
DessertStorms ( @DessertStorms@kbin.social ) 2•1 year agoAt least it isn’t Depp!
Carlos Francisco 📑 ( @carloshr@feddit.cl ) 5•1 year agoAnother totally unnecessary movie about old characters. The good thing is that expectation are so low about it than almost anything can be good
fidodo ( @fidodo@lemm.ee ) 2•1 year agoI’ve already seen enough. Chalamet’s performance is bad and a Wonka movie can’t be good without a good Wonka performance.
threeduck ( @threeduck@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year agoWell I’m usually a cold hearted cynic, but I’m glad to see more musicals in theatre. RRR really showed the appetite for competent dancing in film, and I’ll die happy if I live to see anyone half as talented as Gene Kelly.
Step one, more musicals
Step two, better musicals
Step three ???
Step four CULTURAL PROFIT
AfterAll ( @AfterAll@beehaw.org ) 4•1 year agothis looks pretty bad. hopefully i’m proven wrong.
Looks honestly better than I expected. Getting the children’s book vibes of Paddington.
kelvie ( @kelvie@lemmy.ca ) 3•1 year agoWhoa, unexpected Alan Johnson.
Oweneds ( @Oweneds@kbin.social ) 2•1 year agoJohnson is here, Johnson is here!
saxy_sax_player ( @saxy_sax_player@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year agoI don’t know man…
o_o ( @o_o@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) 1•1 year agoThat is definitely something I was not expecting and not really looking to see. Weird.