Variety: Disney Seeks Original IP Which Will Appeal to Young Men

Wait wait wait.

You spent $4 billion on Marvel broaden the female-skewing Disney audience to include young men.

You immediately then spent $4.05 billion to acquire Star Wars (and Indiana Jones) to broaden the largely-female Disney audience to include young men.

Then you turned both of those franchises into female-skewing Disney Princess brands, and men stopped paying to see these movies.

And now Disney says: Hey, we need an original IP that will appeal to young men.

(Which, if it succeeds (which is doubtful), we will immediately then turn into another female-skewing Disney princess brand.)

This is like the left whining "We need our own Joe Rogan."

You had your own Joe Rogan. He was named Joe Rogan.

But now Disney says we need our own Joe Rogan demographic IP, because the sci-fi intergalactic war and sci-fi single-battle fighting IPs are now Girl Properties.

Disney's Boy Trouble: Studio Seeks Original IP to Win Back Gen-Z Men Amid Marvel, Lucasfilm Struggles

Many of us -- who are young (or young-at-heart) males ourselves -- have warned that we would stop seeing these movies if they continued insisting they should be Disney Princess movies.

We were called sexist, racist trolls (who only represented a tiny fraction of the audience).

And now, with Marvel in free fall and Star Wars not even producing movies any longer, Variety says we were right. (Without, you know, actually admitting that we were right.)

Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty aren't the only ones looking for a prince.
Leadership at Walt Disney Studios has been pressing Hollywood creatives in recent months, multiple sources tell Variety, for movies that will bring young men back to the brand in a meaningful way. "Young men" is defined here by sources as ages 13-28, aka Gen Z.
First, duh. Every film studio is looking for better ways to convert young audiences into habitual moviegoers. Numerous studies show that Gen Z men in particular are a lonely, gaming-obsessed group who were hampered in their formative years by COVID-19 lockdowns -- not the easiest segment to grasp.

The amount of pure hatred the Gaslight Media pours on straight boys and men is almost Nazi-level.

But what's surprising producers, writers and other partners in the larger industry is that Disney has been calling for original concepts to lure the demo back to the movies.

LOL. Here's an idea: Make an Indiana Jones movie -- stay with me -- in which Indiana Jones is the actual hero.

No, no, that's too simple.

Disney needs to create an original IP.

Something, you might have noticed, they haven't even bothered trying for a decade.

This is the same Disney whose multibillion-dollar content engines, Marvel and Lucasfilm, have sated men of all ages over almost two decades since the company acquired them. The sources say Disney has been seeking new IP and pitches such as splashy global adventures and treasure hunts, as well as seasonal fare like films for the Halloween corridor. The calls come as the Star Wars machine struggles to produce any film project and the superhero genre sheds audiences by the minute.

Woah, global adventures and treasure hunts?

You mean, exactly like Indiana Jones?

Your idea of "original IP" doesn't track with my own.

While two insiders say the mandate to recruit young males goes as high as the C-suite, the task primarily has fallen on David Greenbaum, the former Searchlight Pictures co-head brought on in 2024 to run Disney's live-action film business. That label has been sorely lacking in guy-leaning fare, like the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, for nearly 10 years. (Studio insiders say the property is in active development, though not in its last reported iteration involving Margot Robbie). To say nothing of the lackluster attempt to reboot and hand off "Indiana Jones" in 2023, which earned $383 million worldwide on a $300 million budget before marketing costs. A Disney source says that movies for Gen Z men are part of an overall strategy across all labels, but no more urgent than any other quadrant.
Greenbaum recently hired Daria Cercek, the savvy former Paramount Pictures co-chief, to assist in this effort.

Perfect. Daria sounds like the perfect liberal woman to conjure up an "original IP" that appeals to young conservative-tilting men.

Concurrent to Greenbaum's hire, the corporation bought a $1.5 billion equity stake in gaming juggernaut "Fortnite," which will incorporate Disney's iconic stable of characters. Two sources say Disney does not, however, enjoy movie rights to "Fortnite" itself, which would seem a no-brainer in luring Gen Z to theaters.

Well Fortnite certainly would be an "original IP." I mean, it's been around for seven years and you want to pack it full of old Disney characters, but I guess that's "original" by Disney standards.

Yes, Disney was the un-refuted king of the box office last year. It will win again this year, with two films potentially crossing the $1 billion mark ("Avatar: Fire and Ash" and "Zootopia 2").

So much original IP!

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Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed as much on a quarterly earnings call this month, saying his film group won't favor existing IP over original material. The priority, Iger said, "is to put out great movies."

LOL. That sounds as reasonable a goal as Disney suddenly able to create its own "original IP" that will appeal to straight men.

Much has been written about the narrowing audience for superhero movies. The performance of Marvel's latest release, "Fantastic Four: First Steps," which aimed to launch yet another superhero franchise led by Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby, failed to meet expectations.

It's a flop. Just say so. It will bring in less money that Captain America: Brave New World, which is already recognized as a flop.

That's despite good reviews, a promising opening weekend and the full attention of Marvel czar Kevin Feige. "Star Wars" has not produced a film in seven years (a big-screen adaptation of Disney+ hit "The Mandalorian" is coming next year).
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"I never thought I'd say it," the exec muses about the Magic Kingdom's boy troubles despite its gem box of iconic IP, "but it looks like Disney is going to have to start trying."

Disney? Trying?

Now we're really in science-fiction territory.

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Posted by: Crusader at August 22, 2025 04:21 PM (TN0g+)

2 Sure, sure, so they can turn it into a grrrrllllboss franchise.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 22, 2025 04:23 PM (Hkcdp)

3 I don't know what an IP is.

Posted by: Still lurking up north, read some, don't comment much at August 22, 2025 04:24 PM (kTd/k)

4 How about a virile, sexy, strong young man who rides around on his bicycle preaching the virtues of Gun Control?

Posted by: David Hogg, waiting to be cast in the lead role at August 22, 2025 04:24 PM (PiwSw)

5 CJ Cherryh has a dozen book series that could easily be adapted to both the big and small screens.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:24 PM (jc0TO)

6 Indiana Jones itself was questionably original; the three movies were remakes of 1920s-40s adventure serials. They're set in the 1930s for a reason.
Star Wars also wears its Dune and Flash Gordon influences on its sleeve.

Posted by: gKWVE at August 22, 2025 04:24 PM (gKWVE)

7 3 I don't know what an IP is.
Posted by: Still lurking up north, read some, don't comment much at August 22, 2025 04:24 PM (kTd/k)

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Intellectual Property, largely used as short hand to mean franchises these days.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:24 PM (GBKbO)

8 HA HA!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 04:24 PM (ULPxl)

9 Maybe purchase the James Bo d franchise from Amazon and make Bo d a lesbian Palestinian?

Posted by: Lizzy at August 22, 2025 04:25 PM (Hkcdp)

10 He could also solve crimes and stuff...

Posted by: David Hogg, waiting to be cast in the lead role at August 22, 2025 04:25 PM (PiwSw)

11 Disney is a mess. Take two great male-centric IPs, make them lame and female (except Rogue One), and then wonder where the men and boys went? Gee it’s a real mystery.

Posted by: Ann at August 22, 2025 04:25 PM (4neFu)

12 One of their problems is that they think Pedro Pascal is a leading man.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:25 PM (jc0TO)

13 >>> 9 Maybe purchase the James Bo d franchise from Amazon and make Bond a lesbian Palestinian?
Posted by: Lizzy at August 22, 2025 04:25 PM (Hkcdp)

In a wheelchair, right?

Posted by: Kathleen Kennedy at August 22, 2025 04:25 PM (ULPxl)

14 /peers into gypsy crystal ball...

Tarzan, cucked by Jane with Cheetah.

Posted by: davidt at August 22, 2025 04:25 PM (i0F8b)

15 It's a flop. Just say so. It will bring in less money that Captain America: Brave New World, which is already recognized as a flop.

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It might have cost less money than Brave New World which went through a lot more reshoots.

Maybe.

Which might allow F4 to come close to breaking even at theaters in an environment where Disney has cannibalized its home video revenue stream in favor of streaming which is meant to buoy the costs of massively expensive shows.

And that's why Disney greenlights films: to maybe make a small profit!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:25 PM (GBKbO)

16 "I don't know what an IP is.
Posted by: Still lurking up north"

They are twenty bucks, same as in town.

Posted by: fd at August 22, 2025 04:26 PM (vFG9F)

17 Stockholders, what think you?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 22, 2025 04:26 PM (YlWIZ)

18 I think Disney should remake all the 50s horror movies--I'd start with the Attack of the 50-foot Woman.

Posted by: Still lurking up north, read some, don't comment much at August 22, 2025 04:26 PM (kTd/k)

19 >the sci-fi intergalactic war and sci-fi single-battle fighting IPs are now Girl Properties.

Point of disagreement Ace, they are troon properties now.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at August 22, 2025 04:26 PM (GTqXr)

20 A Disney thread, oh...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2025 04:26 PM (nO7cW)

21 In fairness to Pedro Pascal, Mark Hamill isn't much better these days.

Posted by: gKWVE at August 22, 2025 04:26 PM (gKWVE)

22 No, no — I’ve got it! — Buy the Fast and Furious franchise, and make it sassy feminist college activists!

Posted by: Lizzy at August 22, 2025 04:26 PM (Hkcdp)

23 Burn Mouse, BURN!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2025 04:27 PM (O7YUW)

24 They spent more than $8 BEEEELION dollars on being retards.

I would save them for a mere ONE beeelion dollars.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 04:27 PM (ULPxl)

25 They should make a movie about a superhero with a gleaming golden dome who saves DC.

Posted by: fd at August 22, 2025 04:27 PM (vFG9F)

26 Ya know.... there are entire genres that appeal to Men...

War movies but without Girl Power or preaching.

Westerns... hell, you can even include a few Lady Gunfighters.

King Arthur without Race swapping, or making MAID Marianne suddenly a bad ass Wiccan Warrior...

You know... movies like they USED TO MAKE.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 22, 2025 04:27 PM (mP0Kj)

27 Disney Seeks Original IP Which Will Appeal to Young Men

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New IP is not compatible with Kathleen Kennedy and all the trash on Team Kennedy. Get rid of her and her acolytes first.

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:27 PM (g47mK)

28 Die Mouse Die 🐁 🔪

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2025 04:27 PM (+qU29)

29 >They're set in the 1930s for a reason.
Star Wars also wears its Dune and Flash Gordon influences on its sleeve.

Posted by: gKWVE at August 22, 2025 04:24 PM (gKWVE)

Lucas admitted they were an homage to the serials of the 30's and 40's.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at August 22, 2025 04:28 PM (GTqXr)

30 I am actually surprised that the D hasn't bought Angel Studios and made it lame and gay.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:28 PM (jc0TO)

31 Honestly, it's so obvious that I'm embarrassed to have to point it out to them... and they don't even have to move away from their preferred mode of girlboss movies.

The OF Squad: A group of young women who're digital whores by day and Batman-esque crime fighters by night.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:28 PM (ExV1e)

32 Disney creative people: I know we start a franchise featuring a transman who drinks BudLite and eats at Cracker Barrel.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2025 04:29 PM (ZnPqv)

33 btw, Red Letter Media has a recent post from Mr Plinket about Star Wars.

Posted by: davidt at August 22, 2025 04:29 PM (i0F8b)

34 Born on a mountain top in Tennessee,
Greenest state in the land of the free.
Raised in the woods so's he knew every tree,
Killed him a bear when he was only three.

Davy, Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier.

Sorry... PETA gets the veto here I guess... Killed him a Bear!

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 22, 2025 04:29 PM (mP0Kj)

35
Advice to anyone with a brilliant fiction idea: Do NOT sell to Disney if you're the artiste-ic type. You have to sign away your rights to every dot on every i and give up on ever having an atom of creative control over your stuff. Some people are fine with that, just take this idea and gimme the money, but some aren't.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 04:29 PM (6eO0F)

36 They could make a movie about a brave woman Superhero who finds out she's pregnant just when earth is being invaded by evil forces, so she *proudly* walks into Planned Parenthood for the abortion.

Posted by: Crusader at August 22, 2025 04:29 PM (TN0g+)

37 Have they thought about producing some Japanese tentacle pron?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 22, 2025 04:29 PM (0N4FZ)

38 Other than War Hammer...are there any Male Centric IPs left?

Posted by: garrett at August 22, 2025 04:29 PM (Z1dZR)

39 29
Lucas admitted they were an homage to the serials of the 30's and 40's.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at August 22, 2025 04:28 PM (GTqXr)

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And Kurosawa. And Joseph Campbell.

Everything since Star Wars tells me that Lucas is something like an idiot who can't organize his influences well, his entire empire created by his then editor and wife Marcia.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:30 PM (GBKbO)

40
Disney creative people: I know we start a franchise featuring a transman who drinks BudLite and eats at Cracker Barrel.
Posted by: Smell the Glove

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And drives a Jaguar -- assuming they still make cars.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 04:30 PM (6eO0F)

41 Master and Commander

Richard Sharpe

300 Hospitaller Knights of Malta vs Thousands of Ottoman Turks.

The Siege of Vienna

They won't touch anything like it because Christian and Strong Males

Mel Gibson is wanting to do the Siege of Malta so hopefully I can finance it after I win the Lottery

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 04:30 PM (FCrpy)

42 Everything since Star Wars tells me that Lucas is something like an idiot who can't organize his influences well, his entire empire created by his then editor and wife Marcia.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:30 PM

Her editing definitely saved Star Wars.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:30 PM (jc0TO)

43 Or….purchase the Mission Impossible franchise and do prequels where the Tom Cruise character’s mom was the original super spy, part is a secret intel branch started by, say, Jaqulyn Kennedy, who was secretly the brains of that family….

Posted by: Lizzy at August 22, 2025 04:30 PM (Hkcdp)

44 Critical Drinkers take on the Variety article:
https://youtu.be/iQaqIbXFnHM?feature=shared

Posted by: Heavy Meta at August 22, 2025 04:30 PM (GTqXr)

45 >>Have they thought about producing some Japanese tentacle pron?

Mickey Mouse Stars in THE FISHERMAN'S WIFE

Posted by: garrett at August 22, 2025 04:31 PM (Z1dZR)

46 Cracker Barrel grits turned me into a newt!

Posted by: Pedro Pascal at August 22, 2025 04:31 PM (paSBy)

47 For whatever reason m getting 300 at 300 inspired me to look up the wiki article about the movie 300. Some retard liberal twatwaffle included the complaint that the movie was Persiphobic, because of course they/them did.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 04:31 PM (ULPxl)

48 The larger problem is that new things that do blow up in popularity are quickly taken over by feminists who want to deconstruct the original into feminist gripes about the evils of men.

Take Wreck it Ralph and The LEGO Movie as two recent examples.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:31 PM (GBKbO)

49 Put a girl in it and make it gay!

A sound business strategy that just hasn't had the right people in charge of putting a girl in and making it gay.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at August 22, 2025 04:31 PM (17s+e)

50 Oceans 11
Oh wait…

Posted by: Lizzy at August 22, 2025 04:31 PM (Hkcdp)

51 22 No, no — I’ve got it! — Buy the Fast and Furious franchise, and make it sassy feminist college activists!
Posted by: Lizzy at August 22, 2025 04:26 PM (Hkcdp)

Fast, and Furious? Modern College Liberal Woman, with a high body count?

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 22, 2025 04:31 PM (mP0Kj)

52 Leadership at Walt Disney Studios has been pressing Hollywood creatives in recent months, multiple sources tell Variety, for movies that will bring young men back to the brand in a meaningful way.

Are there Hollywood 'creatives' capable of coming up with an original IP, let alone one which will appeal to men?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:31 PM (ExV1e)

53 Ghostbusters
Oh wait…

Posted by: Lizzy at August 22, 2025 04:31 PM (Hkcdp)

54 Charlene's Angels. A mysterious and never seen women runs an agency of crime fighting Chippendale Dancers.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:32 PM (jc0TO)

55 42 Everything since Star Wars tells me that Lucas is something like an idiot who can't organize his influences well, his entire empire created by his then editor and wife Marcia.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:30 PM

Her editing definitely saved Star Wars.
Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:30 PM (jc0TO)

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Empire was largely thanks to Kirschner and Kasdan. Lucas took over Return of the Jedi and kind of tanked it.

And then the prequels are largely awful despite his grandiose ambitions for them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:32 PM (GBKbO)

56 Leeroy Jenkins : The Cinematic Universe.

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:32 PM (krQz2)

57
Meanwhile...

The Stock Market ROARED today.

Thank You Jews!!

Posted by: Soothsayer is Mathin' like jazzy crockett at August 22, 2025 04:32 PM (Z7nwy)

58 >>> 55
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Empire was largely thanks to Kirschner and Kasdan. Lucas took over Return of the Jedi and kind of tanked it.

And then the prequels are largely awful despite his grandiose ambitions for them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:32 PM (GBKbO)

Sand gets EVERYWHERE!!!

Posted by: Anakin at August 22, 2025 04:33 PM (ULPxl)

59 DH just ran out of his office screaming that the paint just changed colors. Appears Piper the dog is working her flatulent magic today. To be fair, it is a rather small office. And Piper did look mighty smug when she came out from under the desk.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:33 PM (1Gsou)

60 Original Robert E Howard Conan the Barbarian. No way they'd do it though.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (Dv3i1)

61 Disney Action and Boobs Studios.

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (krQz2)

62 When Indy nailed Marion she was 14.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (36Zmq)

63 Disney made a cartoon about a Trans Girl (a Boy) on a girls volleyball team along with gay and non binary players and the the team's Mom a white woman did want the boy to play against the other girls team because she's evil.

The last Pixar movie I don't bother remembering it they had to cut HUGE parts of the film because the boy was gay.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (FCrpy)

64 In a similar vein to this the other day on twitter, there was some stuff about publishing about how men aren't reading anymore. And of course the idiot woman talking about this is of course fucking stupid not recognizing that liberal white women have taken over publishing and only green light the books that they want to read. So you don't get sword and sorcery fantasy. You get Romantasy stories for women only. Usually literary smut.

Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (aRLgQ)

65 3 I don't know what an IP is.
Posted by: Still lurking up north,

Internet Protocol. :-)

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (sAmhv)

66 Meanwhile...

The Stock Market ROARED today.

Thank You Jews!!
Posted by: Soothsayer is Mathin' like jazzy crockett at August 22, 2025 04:32 PM

I made 4.4% today. I think Israel should get a dozen more F35s in payment.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (jc0TO)

67 >>> 62 When Indy nailed Marion she was 14.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (36Zmq)

I thought it was 15 in the movie.... after Spielberg convinced Lucas that 11 was too young.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (ULPxl)

68 64 In a similar vein to this the other day on twitter, there was some stuff about publishing about how men aren't reading anymore. And of course the idiot woman talking about this is of course fucking stupid not recognizing that liberal white women have taken over publishing and only green light the books that they want to read. So you don't get sword and sorcery fantasy. You get Romantasy stories for women only. Usually literary smut.
Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (aRLgQ)

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"Men don't read the books I publish wish speak exclusively to my female lived experiences as an oppressed white woman."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:35 PM (GBKbO)

69 CJ Cherryh has a dozen book series that could easily be adapted to both the big and small screens.
Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:24 PM (jc0TO)

The Faded Sun. So good.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:35 PM (ExV1e)

70 It's not burning of the mouse. It is self immolation.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at August 22, 2025 04:35 PM (17s+e)

71 Many acknowledge that it was his first wife that made the difference. Kasdan came back for The Force Awakens and Solo...so, there you are...

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:35 PM (g47mK)

72 Solo, man!

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:35 PM (g47mK)

73 They *could* continue the John Carter series.

They *let* a whisper campaign kill that movie (IMO).

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:35 PM (krQz2)

74 I've never cared for Disney, much rather watch the Warner Bros or Hanna Barbera stuff. King Features had Popeye.

Then there was the king, Tom Slick

Posted by: Easter weekend at August 22, 2025 04:36 PM (jrgJz)

75 Maybe something with a Keisha Knightly type who is very brash and self assured but discovers that the male lead, a young Chris Pratt (is Josh Allen busy?) is actually indispensable and irresistible.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 22, 2025 04:36 PM (MMp6W)

76 Reboot the 80's Buck Rogers and lean into the slinky wardrobes. Sydney Sweeney as Col. Wilma Deering might work.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at August 22, 2025 04:36 PM (pIfcn)

77 71 Many acknowledge that it was his first wife that made the difference. Kasdan came back for The Force Awakens and Solo...so, there you are...
Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:35 PM (g47mK)

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Kasdan had his moment in the 80s. Maybe it was the people he was working with that brought the best out of him back then, but his influence on the early sequel era was either negative or muted by other collaborators. Not sure.

But Lucas was definitely more hands off of Empire than he was on Return.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:36 PM (GBKbO)

78 21 In fairness to Pedro Pascal, Mark Hamill isn't much better these days.
Posted by: gKWVE at August 22, 2025 04:26 PM (gKWVE)

They are both gay and their shit is all retarded.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:36 PM (1Gsou)

79 Is Disney still into grooming/exploiting children?

Doesn't matter what great male-centric content they conceive. It's a brand that should die.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at August 22, 2025 04:36 PM (gLikB)

80 The Faded Sun. So good.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:35 PM

The Foreigner Series has giant black people AND an assassin's guild.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:36 PM (jc0TO)

81 I don't know what an IP is.
Posted by: Still lurking up north, read some, don't comment much at August 22, 2025 04:24 PM (kTd/k)

Intellectual Property.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (ExV1e)

82 78 21 In fairness to Pedro Pascal, Mark Hamill isn't much better these days.
Posted by: gKWVE at August 22, 2025 04:26 PM (gKWVE)

They are both gay and their shit is all retarded.
Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:36 PM (1Gsou)

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Kingsman, man.

Head goes splodey.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (GBKbO)

83 Until Disney cleans house of LGBQXYZ nothing will change

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (+qU29)

84 60 Original Robert E Howard Conan the Barbarian. No way they'd do it though.

ya know, that doc savage movie has just been begging for a sequel since '75.

and where's my buckaroo bonzai versus the world crime league?

Posted by: anachronda at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (v3pYe)

85 Many acknowledge that it was his first wife that made the difference. Kasdan came back for The Force Awakens and Solo...so, there you are...
Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:35 PM (g47mK)
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Solo was actually entertaining, for the most part.

Ron Howard made it a buddy movie until Kennedy made him want to bug out.

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (krQz2)

86 It's not complicated. That's the part that gets me. Stop shitting on young men. Stop calling them nazis and incels, stop portraying them as evil incarnate or bumbling fools. Tell good stories without The Message™. Doesn't take much. And yet they still give this appearance of being utterly baffled. I wonder if they really are this insulated and clueless or if it's an act.

Posted by: It's hard to even tell at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (TbWk/)

87 This reminds me of some of the stuff going on in Warhammer right now (from outside, I mostly just watch videos. It's a fascinating universe(s).

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (zZu0s)

88 Kasdan had his moment in the 80s. Maybe it was the people he was working with that brought the best out of him back then, but his influence on the early sequel era was either negative or muted by other collaborators. Not sure.

But Lucas was definitely more hands off of Empire than he was on Return.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:36 PM (GBKbO)

Teamwork makes the dream work !

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:38 PM (g47mK)

89
I made 4.4% today. I think Israel should get a dozen more F35s in payment.
Posted by: toby928

Yes, at wholesale cost, of course.

Posted by: Shalom, Soothsayer at August 22, 2025 04:38 PM (Z7nwy)

90 I would greatly appreciate an animated Disney project where every voice is done by AI, and sounds like Charles Nelson Reilly.

Posted by: Orson at August 22, 2025 04:38 PM (dIske)

91 A better remake of Gor would bring the boys to the yard.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:38 PM (jc0TO)

92 B]LOL. Here's an idea: Make an Indiana Jones movie -- stay with me -- in which Indiana Jones is the actual hero.

Maybe purchase the James Bo d franchise from Amazon and make Bond a lesbian Palestinian?
Posted by: Lizzy

Dudes love Bond! And if we make him gay, there will twice as many dudes on screen! What's more manly than a hot, suave secret agent dude having sex? Two of them having sex! "Brokeback Bond" or "The Spy Who Broke Me". "For Brown Eye Only", or "You Only Jizzed Twice"?

Posted by: Disney Execs at August 22, 2025 04:39 PM (ycI94)

93 84 60 Original Robert E Howard Conan the Barbarian. No way they'd do it though.

ya know, that doc savage movie has just been begging for a sequel since '75.

and where's my buckaroo bonzai versus the world crime league?
Posted by: anachronda at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (v3pYe)

Hammers Slammers. Dorsai. John Henry Falkenburg.

Hell... Honor Harrington...

But can't do any of that, it too nice to Militaries...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 22, 2025 04:39 PM (mP0Kj)

94 Percy Jackson was good until the Author went SUPER WOKE and now his UBER liberal wife runs the show, she was the one that made Zeus black and Athena's Child a black girl.

He pissed off a lot of fans

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 04:39 PM (FCrpy)

95 41 The Siege of Vienna

hmmm.... *scribbles note* soundtrack by sabaton

Posted by: anachronda at August 22, 2025 04:39 PM (v3pYe)

96 If a major studio doesn't green-light something starring the currently popular Sydney Sweeny soon, it'll prove beyond the shadow of a doubt they're all retarded and gay.

Posted by: davidt at August 22, 2025 04:40 PM (i0F8b)

97 Remake Old Yeller. With a yellow cat.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 22, 2025 04:41 PM (63Dwl)

98 The priority, Iger said, "is to put out great movies."

That should have always been the priority, since that's where the money comes from. Disney chose another path and now they're struggling to get back on the right (read "profitable") one because they're so lost they don't even know where the hell they are.

Might have helped if they hadn't burned the map because it was "mansplaining" the territory to them.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at August 22, 2025 04:41 PM (lUFok)

99 It's a problem for us grandparents who see any movies for grandkids are owned by the same CCP front group.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 22, 2025 04:41 PM (7leMO)

100 96 If a major studio doesn't green-light something starring the currently popular Sydney Sweeny soon, it'll prove beyond the shadow of a doubt they're all retarded and gay.
Posted by: davidt at August 22, 2025 04:40 PM (i0F8b)

======

She had a movie come out last weekend, actually. It bombed.

Well, sort of. It was barely advertised, two years old, and mostly a bare minimum release in order to honor a contract with the production company the distributor bought it from.

Still, it's going to be used as an excuse to try and tamp down on her career. No idea if it'll work.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:42 PM (GBKbO)

101
Leadership at Walt Disney Studios has been pressing Hollywood creatives in recent months, multiple sources tell Variety, for movies that will bring young men back to the brand in a meaningful way.

========================

"in a meaningful way"? That phrase is a red flag to me.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 04:42 PM (6eO0F)

102 Kan Kathleen Kennedy

"And there was much rejoicing."

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:42 PM (krQz2)

103 94 Percy Jackson was good until the Author went SUPER WOKE and now his UBER liberal wife runs the show, she was the one that made Zeus black and Athena's Child a black girl.

He pissed off a lot of fans
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 04:39 PM (FCrpy)

But... but... but... the Greeks have a long history as black men. Or some such shit.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:43 PM (1Gsou)

104 It's going to be a pointless exercise even beyond the reasons already stated by Ace. Writers in Hollywood have all been taught to write coming from the "how do I make this inclusive?" viewpoint dominating everything else, especially story.

If this has any prayer of working, they need to find writers from older generations and/or outside Hollywood. Neither of which is going to happen.

Posted by: can of spam at August 22, 2025 04:43 PM (7oNMO)

105 60 Original Robert E Howard Conan the Barbarian. No way they'd do it though.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (Dv3i1)

The people that are doing House of The Dragon on HBO, were originally signed on with Amazon to do a Conan series. It was killed by the dumb bitch that greenlit Wheel of Times and Rings of Power. Because it was too masculine. She's fired now.

Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 04:43 PM (aRLgQ)

106 Hell... Honor Harrington...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 22, 2025 04:39 PM (mP0Kj)
________________________________

That would ruin my plans. I've already given up on this planet, and plan on securing my own somewhere out in space. In the Harrington series each planet seems to reflect different political views, including one that is rugged individualism, guns, and freedom. I want one of those.

And, once Musk gets his space ship act together, I'm carjacking one of those babies,....and it's SOOOOooooo Long Suckers.

Posted by: Orson at August 22, 2025 04:43 PM (dIske)

107 Solo was actually entertaining, for the most part.

Ron Howard made it a buddy movie until Kennedy made him want to bug out.
Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (krQz2)

It was the genesis of being entertaining. I hated Khaleesi in the role of Qi'ra , and the BS pansexual Lando. Even though they made it into a joke. So it turned me off.

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:43 PM (g47mK)

108 Quick question: what the hell is "lived experience?" Is it different than.... experience? What kind of experience is not "lived?"

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:43 PM (1Gsou)

109 *it had the genesis

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:43 PM (g47mK)

110 *whispers*

Firefly.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:44 PM (1Gsou)

111 I'd like to see what Disney can do with Biblical IP Characters and Stories.

/

Posted by: ShainS -- Trump 2028: Fighting Fire With Gasoline! at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (BLkyQ)

112 >108 Quick question: what the hell is "lived experience?" Is it different than.... experience? What kind of experience is not "lived?"

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:43 PM (1Gsou)

It's MY TRUTH, bigot!

Posted by: Heavy Meta at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (GTqXr)

113 Lived experience is one not made up I guess

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (+qU29)

114 I can't fathom that Disney could ever get back to any semblance of "normal".

The rot is leaf to root.

The dinosaur studios just need to die to make way for a fresh start, but I'm afraid they never will die. I don't think there is a mechanism for them to die.

Posted by: eleven at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (fV+MH)

115 The Stock Market ROARED today.

I mean, the overall market was up < 2%. Not sure 'roared' is the word I'd use.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (ExV1e)

116 They should look into Tom Mix.

I used to love him when I was a kid.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (3jMdJ)

117 My original Gen-Z IP pitch to Disney:

MISSISSIPPI SMITH AND THE CATHEDRAL OF FATE!!!

They'll be beatin' down the doors to see it, boys!!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (wtvvX)

118 108 Quick question: what the hell is "lived experience?" Is it different than.... experience? What kind of experience is not "lived?"

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:43 PM (1Gsou)

Imaginary Experience. Like that weekend I spent with Sydney.

Posted by: davidt at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (i0F8b)

119 I'm sure Doomcock is saying that Kathleen Kennedy will be fired any day now

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (ZnPqv)

120 113 Lived experience is one not made up I guess
Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (+qU29)

Except when they use that phrase, it is always made up.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (1Gsou)

121 Don't know about Disney going back to normal, it is massive , but maybe Lucasfilm will get its mojo back. I have high hopes for Jon Favreau!

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:46 PM (g47mK)

122 Variety: Disney Seeks Original IP Which Will Appeal to Young Men
—Ace

Warhammer by Disney?

We could have a dour but well meaning Primarch who obviously has space-daddy issues crashes on an unexplored world and is followed around by a dumb but well meaning Orgyn happy to finally see another abhuman. After they have an argument the two separate, but just as things look dark for our Primarch the Orgyn shows up and eats the heretiks that were about to ambush him.

The two then save a Sister of Battle from Slaaneshi cultists and the movie ends on a happy song as the Sister of Battle uses a Heavy Flamer on the captured heretics.

This would hit all of Disney's favored notes...

Conveniently (mostly) dead parents
Strong female lead
Dumb but nice side kick that likes to sing
Learning the importance of friendship
Flaming
Sexually ambiguous perverts

Posted by: 18-1 at August 22, 2025 04:46 PM (sKqQm)

123 103 94 Percy Jackson was good until the Author went SUPER WOKE and now his UBER liberal wife runs the show, she was the one that made Zeus black and Athena's Child a black girl.

He pissed off a lot of fans
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 04:39 PM (FCrpy)

But... but... but... the Greeks have a long history as black men. Or some such shit.

hmmm.... *scribbles note* wild wild west, but set in ancient rome. guys like rome, right? could get peter dinklage as miguelitus lovelus

Posted by: hollywood idea man at August 22, 2025 04:46 PM (v3pYe)

124
>>>>>108 Quick question: what the hell is "lived experience?"
Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen

It's another dumb way to say the very ignorant phrase "my truth."

Posted by: Shalom, Soothsayer at August 22, 2025 04:47 PM (Z7nwy)

125 "in a meaningful way"? That phrase is a red flag to me.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 04:42 PM (6eO0F)

Yeah because it likely comes off as how do we get these dumb boys to watch our movies so we can force them to listen to our messaging.

Its no longer about making money so let's make shit people will watch. Its how do we get people to pay to listen to our lecturing.

Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 04:47 PM (aRLgQ)

126 Imaginary Experience. Like that weekend I spent with Sydney.
Posted by: davidt at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (i0F8b)

Does that happen to you a lot?

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:47 PM (1Gsou)

127 > Percy Jackson was good until the Author went SUPER WOKE and now his UBER liberal wife runs the show, she was the one that made Zeus black and Athena's Child a black girl.

His Vikings mythology series has a main character who is gender fluid.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 22, 2025 04:47 PM (lIio7)

128 How about more Flashman movies?

Posted by: gKWVE at August 22, 2025 04:47 PM (gKWVE)

129 I don't think Kathleen Kennedy is going anywhere, either.

Posted by: eleven at August 22, 2025 04:47 PM (fV+MH)

130 >> Disney's Boy Trouble: Studio Seeks Original IP to Win Back Gen-Z Men Amid Marvel, Lucasfilm Struggles

Not to be trite, but f them. Once people show you what their true intent is, I am not certain how you ever forget that. Since the motive here is financial you can be assured their pining is for your dollars not anything else.

Disney and Marvel had a genuine audience attracted to their characters because they identified with them. They took that trust, and curiously then proceeded to tell you what a bad person you were for not only believing in those characters values, but how Neanderthal you were for not embracing the woke garbage they wanted to foist upon you. In that regard, they are a lot like liberal Democrats who want to use the auspices of government to force your behavior and steal any liberties you might enjoy if you oppose them. That’s more a casus belli than a pitch for my viewership or vote. YMMV

Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 04:47 PM (Jm2uO)

131 Alternate Headline: People who believe young men are the scourge of humanity trying desperately to find a way to appeal to young men

Posted by: ... at August 22, 2025 04:47 PM (2fC87)

132 The Stock Market ROARED today.

I mean, the overall market was up
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM

That's why we have margin accounts.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:47 PM (jc0TO)

133 I have a two-step guaranteed process to appeal to men for Disney:
Step 1: Fire all women with any management authority
Step 2: Hire retired men without a college degree who live in states without an ocean beach to replace them.

I was thinking, you know who is the most pernicious and destructive person in the world today?
The head of HR at Blackrock.
She hired the DEI hires at Blackrock.
They then forced DEI on all the companies Blackrock invests in.
E.g., she is directly responsible for the Cracker Barrel's recent $100 million valuation loss b/c Blackrock pushed them to DEI.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM (FQQCN)

134 I can't fathom that Disney could ever get back to any semblance of "normal".

The rot is leaf to root.

Posted by: eleven at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (fV+MH)
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This is nothing more than the Democrats wishing their message appealed to more young men.

Those who let ideology do their thinking for them--or use tribalism based on who thinks like that, do their thinking for them, can't actually adjust.

It's like an addict that has to hit rock bottom.

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM (krQz2)

135 We Hate You But We'll Take Your Money

Posted by: ... at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM (2fC87)

136 115 The Stock Market ROARED today.

I mean, the overall market was up
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (ExV1e)

Cracker Barrel is a STRONG BUY!

Posted by: Jim Cramer at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM (PiwSw)

137 My problem with Disney goes back to the beginning. What's with all the dead moms? Every damned time, the mom is dead.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM (1Gsou)

138 >I mean, the overall market was up

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (ExV1e)

YTD I'm up 8%. And that's after a serious re-balance when I took a strong bond position.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM (GTqXr)

139 Maybe something with a Keisha Knightly type who is very brash and self assured but discovers that the male lead, a young Chris Pratt (is Josh Allen busy?) is actually indispensable and irresistible.
Posted by: Oglebay at August 22, 2025 04:36 PM (MMp6W)

Do you mean Keira Knightly? Or Keshia Knight Pulliam?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM (ExV1e)

140 To appeal to young men, you need stars. Stars who are relatable.

We're tanned. Rested. Ready!

Posted by: Doug, Tim, David (Harvard graduate), and Eric at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM (0sNs1)

141 Disney trying to appeal to young men like OJ tried to appeal to Nicole

Posted by: ... at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM (2fC87)

142 108 Quick question: what the hell is "lived experience?"...
Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:43 PM (1Gsou)

--

Anecdotes that fly in the face of aggregate data.

Posted by: can of spam at August 22, 2025 04:49 PM (7oNMO)

143 97 Remake Old Yeller. With a ~~yellow cat~~ Kilmar Abrego Garcia as the live in help..
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

I mean...

Posted by: Dark Humor at August 22, 2025 04:49 PM (ycI94)

144 My problem with Disney goes back to the beginning. What's with all the dead moms? Every damned time, the mom is dead.
Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM

My daughter wept in the theater when the dinosaur lost his mother.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:49 PM (jc0TO)

145 Mayor of Noobtown, a guy from Ohio dies goes to a Fantasy world and has to fight the Dark overlord all the while he has to deal with Magic and how crazy the world is.
It's damn funny,

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 04:49 PM (FCrpy)

146 Disney, stay with me here. Make a hard, violent movie about a last stand (there are plenty of examples in History, but you can make one up.) Include stuff about duty and honor.

Then have everyone die in heroic, bloody fashion.

The End.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 22, 2025 04:49 PM (zZu0s)

147 BTW. True story. I had a friend who took his kids to Disney because they begged him to go. He ended up having to explain to them why some dude with a five o’clock shadow was walking around in a dress.

He said never again. Not ever.

Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 04:49 PM (Jm2uO)

148 Star Wars also wears its Dune and Flash Gordon influences on its sleeve.
Posted by: gKWVE

Star Wars is a Japanese samurai story in pulp-sci-fi drag.

The "real warriors" are men of the past who fight with swords, not these new-fangled gunslingers.

They learn how to fight from a wizened old reclusive master.

Their fighting style is kendo-based, not western techniques.

Darth Vader even wears a "kabuto" helmet: round top, skirt around the back of the neck, scary mask on the front.

Posted by: mikeski at August 22, 2025 04:50 PM (DgGvY)

149 How about more Flashman movies?

I've often wondered why they haven't been used more. I think the last one was 1975's Royal Flash, with Malcolm McDowell, and it did not do well, but that's because it was apparently pretty bad.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 22, 2025 04:50 PM (Riz8t)

150 Sorry Doomcock.

Doomcock is like the Kathleen Kennedy Sisyphus.

Poor bastard.

Posted by: eleven at August 22, 2025 04:50 PM (fV+MH)

151 and where's my buckaroo bonzai versus the world crime league?
Posted by: anachronda at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (v3pYe)

You've been living it since Jan 20th.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:50 PM (ExV1e)

152 Quick question: what the hell is "lived experience?"
---
When somebody "knows they're a girl" when all they appear to the outside world is as a girlie boy.

You're "silencing their voice" when you try to explain to them that they actually qualify as a boy.

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:50 PM (krQz2)

153 Mark Greaney’s Gray Man series was a sure thing franchise…except Netflix raped the first novel Into an incoherent mess. It’s not just Disney; they’re all talentless morons

Posted by: UGAdawg at August 22, 2025 04:51 PM (iqHxn)

154 Let's all meet at Cracker Barrel before we head to the theater for the next Disney blockbuster. Afterwards, we can get in the Jaguar and pick up some Bud Lite.

Where do they find these business geniuses? Or do they lobotomize the ones they promote to management?

Posted by: Eeyore at August 22, 2025 04:51 PM (s0JqF)

155 "Perfect. Daria sounds like the perfect liberal woman to conjure up an "original IP" that appeals to young conservative-tilting men."

Daria was a late night cartoon on MTV, no?

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 22, 2025 04:51 PM (loZDR)

156 This reminds me of some of the stuff going on in Warhammer right now (from outside, I mostly just watch videos. It's a fascinating universe(s).
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 22, 2025 04:37 PM (zZu0s)

Has the company made the Emperor a woman yet?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:51 PM (ExV1e)

157 Alive action Rocky and Bullwinkle but dark with a transgender moose.

Posted by: Still lurking up north, read some, don't comment much at August 22, 2025 04:51 PM (kTd/k)

158 Like that weekend I spent with Sydney.
Posted by: davidt at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (i0F8b)

Does that happen to you a lot?
Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at August 22, 2025 04:47 PM

Sydney couldn't last more than a weekend with any 'ron.

Except maybe Wesley.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 22, 2025 04:51 PM (0sNs1)

159 Other than War Hammer...are there any Male Centric IPs left?
Posted by: garrett at August 22, 2025 04:29 PM (Z1dZR)

What do you think A Literary Horde is trying to do?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 22, 2025 04:52 PM (YDdvq)

160 How about a group of male NFL cheerleaders that cheer for the only team owned by a woman but also in their spare time help smuggle the scum of the earth people into the country. Also they hate guns and beer.

Posted by: Case at August 22, 2025 04:52 PM (iwlvf)

161 The Bedford Incident. Cold War. They all died. Everybody died. It's been done. Including Berkeley hipster progressive foolishness.

146 Disney, stay with me here. Make a hard, violent movie about a last stand (there are plenty of examples in History, but you can make one up.) Include stuff about duty and honor.

Then have everyone die in heroic, bloody fashion.

The End.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 22, 2025 04:49 PM (zZu0s)

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 22, 2025 04:52 PM (YlWIZ)

162 Hammers Slammers. Dorsai. John Henry Falkenburg.

Hell... Honor Harrington...

But can't do any of that, it too nice to Militaries...
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 22, 2025 04:39 PM (mP0Kj)

Yeah. In Honor Harrington the socialist are the bad guys also. Of course, it does, legitimately, have a black Queen.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (ExV1e)

163 Movies suck now anyway.

I finally got around to watching the last Mission Impossible movie. Three hours long. I was mildly OK with it until Ethan did all that submarine shit. Then I just lost it when a sub that imploded ten years ago somehow had power, and draining a single compartment (btw: hahahahaha) made the entire boat start rolling. Oh, and the little nuclear device on his wrist that somehow powered the whole boat.

Then he strips down to his underwear, somehow opens a torpedo tube door FROM THE INSIDE OF IT and swims naked in arctic water without dying in thirty seconds.

Somewhere Jack Dawson is sitting around all pissed off.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (IKyq4)

164 Lived Experience- well could have lived it if I was more energetic

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (+qU29)

165 Or do they lobotomize the ones they promote to management?
Posted by: Eeyore at August 22, 2025 04:51 PM

IME, an MBA pretty much is a lobotomy.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (0sNs1)

166 Star Wars also wears its Dune and Flash Gordon influences on its sleeve.
Posted by: gKWVE
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Some people find that it steals pretty heavily from Jack Kirby's Fourth World cycle as well.

Darkseid predates Darth Vader. And Mark Moonrider predates Luke Skywalker.

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (krQz2)

167 Young(ish) men coming of age:
Johnny Tremain
Old Yeller
The Yearling
Where the Red Fern Grows
Swiss Family Robinson
Robinson Crusoe
Han Brinker or the Silver Skates

There are so many terrific vintage novels that could be adapted.

Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (USyCi)

168 My problem with Disney goes back to the beginning. What's with all the dead moms? Every damned time, the mom is dead.
Posted by: tcn

Kid Heroes can't have parents harshing their mellows. They gotta be free to be!

Anime has the same problem. There's a joke that "shōnen protagonist's parents" is the most dangerous job in Japan. Near 100% casualty rate.

Posted by: mikeski at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (DgGvY)

169 Daria was a late night cartoon on MTV, no?

Posted by: Darrell Harris

She was a Beavis and Butthead classmate before getting her own show.

"Diarrhea, cha-cha-cha. Diarrhea!"

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (4DY5T)

170 150 Sorry Doomcock.

Doomcock is like the Kathleen Kennedy Sisyphus.

Poor bastard.
Posted by: eleven

I mean, he's guaranteed to be correct eventually
Unless she's a lich...

Posted by: Old Ace when he talked sexy D&D at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (ycI94)

171 >>> 114 I can't fathom that Disney could ever get back to any semblance of "normal".

The rot is leaf to root.

The dinosaur studios just need to die to make way for a fresh start, but I'm afraid they never will die. I don't think there is a mechanism for them to die.
Posted by: eleven at August 22, 2025 04:45 PM (fV+MH)

Wanna bet???

Posted by: Mayor Bass holding a burning flare at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (ULPxl)

172 > BTW. True story. I had a friend who took his kids to Disney because they begged him to go. He ended up having to explain to them why some dude with a five o’clock shadow was walking around in a dress.

That crap is spreading everywhere. The last time I went to Utah, I saw a tranny in a restaurant in a rural town.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (lIio7)

173 Man, I would love a job blowing billions on nonsense. But in my case nonsense would be fun.

Posted by: pudinhead at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (W3T6M)

174 I think they should do a remake of one of the old Mickey Mouse animations, but make it real life. They can put Bob Iger and Kathleen Kennedy on the tracks, but in the remake the train runs them over.

Problem solved. I have a million ideas.

Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (Jm2uO)

175
Meanwhile...

The crafty burger jews who run STEAK 'n SHAKE brilliantly tweeted they won't change....ever!

They cryptically said we're not woke cuck faggots and we still love America and our American customers, not like those woke sell-out bitches at Cracker Barrel

Posted by: Soothsayer at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (5GHxz)

176 An original IP that appeals to young men?

Ooooh, ooooh, pick me! (Raises hand urgently.)

See, there's this guy, he's been fighting a war for TEN FUCKIN' YEARS, and then he and his superheros buddies finally win the war after being helped by some KICK-ASS GODS -- but now he has to get home, see?, and on the way he has all kinds of incredible adventures, including being seduced by a SEXY-ASS WITCH and attacked by some SCARY MONSTERS, and when he finally gets home his BABELY WIFE WITH BIG BOOBS has all these sleazy mack-daddies trying to get in her pants, so the hero ROYALLY KICKS THIER ASSES and reclaims that poontang for himself! It's a real odyssey, if you think about it.

Posted by: zombie at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (pMi6S)

177 Plinkett did a new video on Star Wars btw. It's pretty good.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 22, 2025 04:55 PM (IKyq4)

178 I laughed when I saw the name Daria.

Yes..."Daria" is going to get that testosterone pumping again. fknlol

Posted by: eleven at August 22, 2025 04:55 PM (fV+MH)

179 >There are so many terrific vintage novels that could be adapted.

Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (USyCi)

Huck Finn...heads would explode.

I was fascinated by that book when I was a yute. Wore out my copy.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at August 22, 2025 04:55 PM (GTqXr)

180 >> That crap is spreading everywhere. The last time I went to Utah, I saw a tranny in a restaurant in a rural town.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (lIio7)

People have had enough of this crap. Dude wanted some down time with his family after coming back from being down range. He was like Wtf is happening.

Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 04:55 PM (Jm2uO)

181 An original IP that appeals to young men?

Ooooh, ooooh, pick me! (Raises hand urgently.)

See, there's this guy, he's been fighting a war for TEN FUCKIN' YEARS, and then he and his superheros buddies finally win the war after being helped by some KICK-ASS GODS -- but now he has to get home, see?, and on the way he has all kinds of incredible adventures, including being seduced by a SEXY-ASS WITCH and attacked by some SCARY MONSTERS, and when he finally gets home his BABELY WIFE WITH BIG BOOBS has all these sleazy mack-daddies trying to get in her pants, so the hero ROYALLY KICKS THIER ASSES and reclaims that poontang for himself! It's a real odyssey, if you think about it.
Posted by: zombie at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM

Take my money, Ulysses.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:56 PM (jc0TO)

182 >>> 133 I have a two-step guaranteed process to appeal to men for Disney:
Step 1: Fire all women with any management authority
Step 2: Hire retired men without a college degree who live in states without an ocean beach to replace them.

I was thinking, you know who is the most pernicious and destructive person in the world today?
The head of HR at Blackrock.
She hired the DEI hires at Blackrock.
They then forced DEI on all the companies Blackrock invests in.
E.g., she is directly responsible for the Cracker Barrel's recent $100 million valuation loss b/c Blackrock pushed them to DEI.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 22, 2025 04:48 PM (FQQCN)

Hey, what about me?

Posted by: CEO Larry Fink, now co-head of the WEF at August 22, 2025 04:56 PM (ULPxl)

183 See, there's this guy, he's been fighting a war for TEN FUCKIN' YEARS, and then he and his superheros buddies finally win the war after being helped by some KICK-ASS GODS -- but now he has to get home, see?, and on the way he has all kinds of incredible adventures, including being seduced by a SEXY-ASS WITCH and attacked by some SCARY MONSTERS, and when he finally gets home his BABELY WIFE WITH BIG BOOBS has all these sleazy mack-daddies trying to get in her pants, so the hero ROYALLY KICKS THIER ASSES and reclaims that poontang for himself! It's a real odyssey, if you think about it.

Posted by: zombie at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (pMi6S)
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It's been a while since O Brother....

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:56 PM (krQz2)

184 Sydney Sweeney as Red Sonja.

Posted by: MikeN at August 22, 2025 04:56 PM (HVZOH)

185
He ended up having to explain to them why some dude with a five o’clock shadow was walking around in a dress.

He said never again. Not ever.
Posted by: Marcus T

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!!!! What was that, the Bibbity-Bobbity-Boutique, or a customer? Disney used to have strict dress codes.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 04:56 PM (6eO0F)

186 176 See, there's this guy, he's been fighting a war for TEN FUCKIN' YEARS, and then he and his superheros buddies finally win the war after being helped by some KICK-ASS GODS -- but now he has to get home, see?, and on the way he has all kinds of incredible adventures, including being seduced by a SEXY-ASS WITCH and attacked by some SCARY MONSTERS, and when he finally gets home his BABELY WIFE WITH BIG BOOBS has all these sleazy mack-daddies trying to get in her pants, so the hero ROYALLY KICKS THIER ASSES and reclaims that poontang for himself! It's a real odyssey, if you think about it.
Posted by: zombie at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (pMi6S)

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Nolan's next movie, actually.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:57 PM (GBKbO)

187 pudinhead it's either Disney or a government job under the Democrats

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2025 04:57 PM (+qU29)

188 Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at August 22, 2025 04:53 PM (USyCi)

Captains Courageous
Kim
Travels of Jaimee McPheeters

But I would be afraid that they would all be fake and gay and lame.

Also why I have mixed feelings regarding a Lewis and Clark miniseries. Hollywood pretty much wrecks everything.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo at August 22, 2025 04:57 PM (0aYVJ)

189 Sydney Sweeney as Red Sonja.

==

She is 5 feet tall. Not sure it'll work.

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:57 PM (g47mK)

190 Man, I would love a job blowing billions on nonsense. But in my case nonsense would be fun.

Posted by: pudinhead at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (W3T6M)
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I would continue the John Carter series.

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:58 PM (krQz2)

191 We need a Secret of NIM 2.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:58 PM (jc0TO)

192 Sydney Sweeney as Red Sonja.

==

She is 5 feet tall. Not sure it'll work.
Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:57 PM (g47mK)
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Dig a lot of trenches and get her a box to stand on.

Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:58 PM (krQz2)

193
Imagine this:
If the Mossad are really smart, they will hire Sidney Sweeney to do a TV ad for Steak 'n Shake.

In fact, what are these idiot corporate weenies waiting for? They should be beating down her door to do ads for their products.

Posted by: Soothsayer at August 22, 2025 04:58 PM (5GHxz)

194 She is 5 feet tall. Not sure it'll work.
Posted by: runner

Two words: chainmail bikini.

Posted by: Kratwurst at August 22, 2025 04:59 PM (QCu82)

195 People don’t understand that liberty means doing what you want provided it doesn’t infringe on other people’s rights and beliefs. This crap where they want to break that social contract and just shove this garbage in your face in public places where you can’t always avoid it isn’t liberty, it’s quite the opposite.

Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 04:59 PM (Jm2uO)

196 disney is sitting on a metric crap ton of stuff they could do limited releases with at theaters and make a fortune but for whatever reason(s) they wont do it.

Guarantee if they did a one week limited re-release of the original snow white movie they would sell out every theater in the US.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 22, 2025 04:59 PM (0N4FZ)

197 I think they remade everything several times. Nothing left to remake. Except maybe 1 movie. Not telling you what it is.

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:59 PM (g47mK)

198 She is 5 feet tall. Not sure it'll work.
Posted by: runner

Two words: chainmail bikini.
Posted by: Kratwurst at August 22, 2025 04:59 PM (QCu82)
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I'll allow it.

Posted by: Disbelief at August 22, 2025 05:00 PM (krQz2)

199 *they might be reading and will spoil the original

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 05:00 PM (g47mK)

200 177 Plinkett did a new video on Star Wars btw. It's pretty good.
Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 22, 2025 04:55 PM (IKyq4)

I doubt it. It sounded to me like they're a bit bitter they don't get to be the arbiters on Star Wars now. And want to make sure that you know they don't associate with "those critics" of Star Wars. BTW we would be considered "those critics" of Star Wars according to them.

Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 05:00 PM (aRLgQ)

201 Or ET II, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as the extraterrestrial.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 05:00 PM (jc0TO)

202 >>> 195 People don’t understand that liberty means doing what you want provided it doesn’t infringe on other people’s rights and beliefs. This crap where they want to break that social contract and just shove this garbage in your face in public places where you can’t always avoid it isn’t liberty, it’s quite the opposite.
Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 04:59 PM (Jm2uO)

Thank an "educator" for a lot of things people don't understand.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 05:00 PM (ULPxl)

203 > People have had enough of this crap. Dude wanted some down time with his family after coming back from being down range. He was like Wtf is happening.

Sure. I'm just saying they're not confined to Disney or leftist hellhole cities. They're everywhere.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 22, 2025 05:00 PM (lIio7)

204
Years ago, Carl's Jr, which is fuckinghorrendous vittles, had a half-naked woman with big teets in an ad. Huge success for the brand.

But Hardees food is still terrible.

Posted by: Soothsayer at August 22, 2025 05:00 PM (5GHxz)

205 >In fact, what are these idiot corporate weenies waiting for? They should be beating down her door to do ads for their products.

Posted by: Soothsayer at August 22, 2025 04:58 PM (5GHxz)

Bud Light is reportedly hiring Sydney's boobs for their next campaign.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at August 22, 2025 05:00 PM (GTqXr)

206 Newest Red Sonja movie came out a week ago, actually:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0AQ3bVkDF0

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (GBKbO)

207 Nolan's next movie, actually.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:57 PM (GBKbO)

Starring Elliot Page.

Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (aRLgQ)

208 Shorter version : " Watch our stuff you disgusting incels!"

Posted by: steevy at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (YwEeS)

209 Sydney Sweeney as Red Sonja.

==

She is 5 feet tall. Not sure it'll work.
Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 04:57 PM

That's spinner territory!

Posted by: J. Random 'Ron at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (55SYM)

210 Sydney Sweeney as Red Sonja.

==

She is 5 feet tall. Not sure it'll work.

I thought a Red Sonja movie was in the works, with an actress not much taller then her and also with a small build...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (sKqQm)

211 >> !!!! What was that, the Bibbity-Bobbity-Boutique, or a customer? Disney used to have strict dress codes.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 04:56 PM (6eO0F)

Definitely an employee. It was at one of the princess events or something. Dude had an employee name tag

Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (Jm2uO)

212 New Disney intern: "Hey boss, should we put Sydney Sweeney in a movie to try and get young boys and young men to watch?"

Woke boss: "That MAGA trash, hell no!"

New Disney intern: "How about if she is scantily clad, and wields two guns to mow down a bunch of bad guys?"

Woke boss: "That is the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Not even a male moron would ever be interested in bewbs and guns."

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (HlyYF)

213 >>> 206 Newest Red Sonja movie came out a week ago, actually:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0AQ3bVkDF0
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (GBKbO)

And unless something has changed with its distribution, it will be out of theaters in another week or so and then to digital.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (ULPxl)

214
disney is sitting on a metric crap ton of stuff they could do limited releases with at theaters and make a fortune but for whatever reason(s) they wont do it.

Guarantee if they did a one week limited re-release of the original snow white movie they would sell out every theater in the US.
Posted by: Mister Scott

================

That's true, but I think it's interesting they want *original* IP. Enough milking their legacy content. But who's even writing that stuff now? I don't even know if anyone is speculating screenplays anymore in the current system, which is all franchises and adaptations.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (6eO0F)

215 I want a Superman movie, only Clark Kent didn't actually become Superman. Instead he's a very effective investigative reporter who the CIA keeps trying to kill and make it look like an accident, and shenanigans ensue when they can't figure out why they keep failing.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (64qRd)

216 144 My problem with Disney goes back to the beginning. What's with all the dead moms? Every damned time, the mom is dead.
Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska
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Just another way to break it down.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (nO7cW)

217 How about this:

Make a film out of Goofus and Gallant from Highlights magazine, except update it and make it relevant to modern reality by having Goofus be a woke Antifa sleazeball and have Gallant be a totally based but still extremely polite MAGA chad.

Seriously, if they did this, the lines would be around the block.

Posted by: zombie at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (pMi6S)

218 Disney, stay with me here. Make a hard, violent movie about a last stand (there are plenty of examples in History, but you can make one up.) Include stuff about duty and honor.

Then have everyone die in heroic, bloody fashion.

The End.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 22, 2025 04:49 PM (zZu0s)

Disney execs: okay, an abortion clinic is surrounded by fanatical Jesus-people. The 'providers' struggle mightily while giving soliloquys about the importance of loving baby killing. Gripping scenes as they smuggle young black women through the lines to receive their services. Finally, the Bible-thumpers break through and massacre everyone. The lead abortionists final words are 'death before death'.

Surefire award winner.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (ExV1e)

219 Newest Red Sonja movie came out a week ago, actually:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0AQ3bVkDF0
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I am sorry you are plagued with such knowledge.

Posted by: Kratwurst at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (QCu82)

220 >> Thank an "educator" for a lot of things people don't understand.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 05:00 PM (ULPxl)

Or we could just throat punch them.

Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (Jm2uO)

221 I don't know what an IP is.

I read the content twice trying to see what I missed too. Then I note its in the lead statement.

Ace, pass the dutchie to the left, these 4:20 releases can be a challenge.

Posted by: DanMan at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (8uzBS)

222 Nolan's next movie, actually.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 04:57 PM (GBKbO)

Starring Elliot Page.
Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM

She's make a good Indiana Jones character. She's so tiny she could slip into all kinds of tombs and temples.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (jc0TO)

223 The latest Red Sonja actress is Matilda Lutz

She is 5'6 and 120lbs...a perfectly healthy build for a woman but...a muscular barbarian she is not.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (sKqQm)

224 Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four comics, Marvel, predated Darkseid, Darth Vader and whatever armored weirdos showed up. Doom disfigured himself in his dorm room attempts to contact the netherworld. At 12 cents a copy.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 22, 2025 05:03 PM (YlWIZ)

225 >>> 215 I want a Superman movie, only Clark Kent didn't actually become Superman. Instead he's a very effective investigative reporter who the CIA keeps trying to kill and make it look like an accident, and shenanigans ensue when they can't figure out why they keep failing.
Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (64qRd)

I would watch this.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 05:03 PM (ULPxl)

226 OK, this may sound crazy, but bear with me.

Maybe, just maybe, make a movie where a young man shows courage, intelligence, and chivalry, and saves a young woman from danger, they marry and live happily ever after.

I know this goes against everything you stand for, but what have you got to lose, other than another hundred million dollars like your last five movies?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2025 05:03 PM (0U5gm)

227 no — I’ve got it! — Buy the Fast and Furious franchise, and make it sassy feminist college activists!

*******

Fat and Furriest

Posted by: Gerg at August 22, 2025 05:03 PM (rQDOv)

228 I vote for A War of the Worlds remake where the aliens just completely wipe out anything Disney.

Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 05:03 PM (Jm2uO)

229
Nerdrotic recently recited all the Un-Original "sequel" bullshit Hollywood is vomiting out like diarrhea.

"requels" "make-quels" "interquels"

Posted by: Soothsayer at August 22, 2025 05:04 PM (5GHxz)

230
Definitely an employee. It was at one of the princess events or something. Dude had an employee name tag
Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T

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Insane. The literal inventor of The Disney Princess has destroyed it. With creatives like this, who needs competition?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 05:04 PM (6eO0F)

231 I have an IP address.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 22, 2025 05:05 PM (64qRd)

232 My problem with Disney goes back to the beginning. What's with all the dead moms? Every damned time, the mom is dead.

hint, stay away from Happy Gilmore II

Posted by: DanMan at August 22, 2025 05:05 PM (8uzBS)

233 Ok the Red Sonja movie looks stupid.

Ms Lutz isn't bad looking but...she isn't worth watching for 2 hours of girl bossing...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 22, 2025 05:05 PM (sKqQm)

234 A young Adolph Hitler uses his wits and a robot his uncle built to survive wave after wave of time traveling Mossad agents.

Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 05:05 PM (jc0TO)

235 217: I think you're on to something.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 22, 2025 05:05 PM (YlWIZ)

236 I can give them an original IP for $1.5 million. Up front.

Posted by: SGT Mortis von Gobbleshanks at August 22, 2025 05:06 PM (UMPPT)

237 I want a Superman movie, only Clark Kent didn't actually become Superman. Instead he's a very effective investigative reporter who the CIA keeps trying to kill and make it look like an accident, and shenanigans ensue when they can't figure out why they keep failing.
Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 22, 2025 05:02 PM (64qRd)

I would watch this.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 05:03 PM (ULPxl)

Me too. That sounds AWESOME!

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo at August 22, 2025 05:06 PM (0aYVJ)

238 Mike Fleming, reporting on "Deadline" back in February:

Cercek oversaw the releases of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which has earned a franchise-best $478.6 million to date, launching the franchise to over $1.2 billion total in worldwide box office; Gladiator II; Smile 2; A Quiet Place: Day One; IF; Bob Marley: One Love; and Mean Girls. Prior to that, Cercek ushered the theatrical releases of Scream VI, The Lost City, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Mission: Impossible and Smile.
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Posted by: mrp at August 22, 2025 05:06 PM (rj6Yv)

239 5 feet?
So is Tom Cruise

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2025 05:06 PM (+qU29)

240
btw, when's the last time Disney made a movie like The Rocketeer?

Probably the last "good" movie Disney made. Prove me wrong.

Posted by: Soothsayer at August 22, 2025 05:06 PM (5GHxz)

241 Trad Life - Young man goes to work and uses his solid work ethic to rise in the company while his wife stays home, learns how to manage the household. Through the course of the series they have and raise kids. Series finale the kids are out of the house and Dad retires. BTW, the wife dresses traditionally modest and has big boobs.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at August 22, 2025 05:06 PM (Dv3i1)

242 "Threequel" turned up on a game show so its a thing to roll your eyes at.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 22, 2025 05:07 PM (YlWIZ)

243 >> My problem with Disney goes back to the beginning. What's with all the dead moms? Every damned time, the mom is dead.

To be fair, I’m pretty sure the guy who shot Bambi’s mother had a doe tag.

Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 05:07 PM (Jm2uO)

244 213 >>> 206 Newest Red Sonja movie came out a week ago, actually:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0AQ3bVkDF0
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for thrills with John Frankenheimer at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (GBKbO)

And unless something has changed with its distribution, it will be out of theaters in another week or so and then to digital.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 05:01 PM (ULPxl)

I believe Chris Gore described it as Xena with all the humor stripped out.

Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 05:07 PM (aRLgQ)

245 They bought Doctor Who (whom they had made female) and then made xim gay.

🤢🤮

Posted by: The MewTwix at August 22, 2025 05:07 PM (PZ9Yz)

246 Had 2 ripe Anaheim peppers, couldn't think what to do with them so decided Burritos

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2025 05:07 PM (+qU29)

247
My problem with Disney goes back to the beginning. What's with all the dead moms? Every damned time, the mom is dead.
Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska

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It's actually pretty smart. If these girls had moms, they wouldn't be in the trouble they're in. Stepmoms are a problem.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 05:07 PM (6eO0F)

248 >> She is 5 feet tall. Not sure it'll work.

They could just do as they did with Alan Ladd, little tricks to make him look taller.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2025 05:07 PM (w6EFb)

249 I don't know what an IP is.

-

Intellectual Property. The right to an idea, brand, etc.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2025 05:08 PM (0U5gm)

250 we had a commenter who identified as "IP Freely"...wonder where he is now ....

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 05:08 PM (g47mK)

251
IP, intellectual property. I'll give them the property part, but I don't know about intellectual.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2025 05:09 PM (w6EFb)

252 Disney hired LGBQXYZ and not stuck with them and their 1 track minds

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2025 05:09 PM (+qU29)

253 Dig a lot of trenches and get her a box to stand on.
Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:58 PM (krQz2)

Worked for "Scott of the Antarctic".

https://youtu.be/QN9DIDrBAhc

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 05:09 PM (ExV1e)

254 I think I've told this story before, but circa 2007 I was part of a group that Disney wanted to hire to brainstorm and make male-friendly original IP video games which they could then turn into movies/TV/rides/whatever. The process went pretty far (we found office space that they leased and computers and furniture were ordered) but their board pulled the plug when the deal went up for final approval because they didn't think it was actually a problem that their audience demographics were very lopsided.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 22, 2025 05:09 PM (P9pDS)

255
Definitely an employee. It was at one of the princess events or something. Dude had an employee name tag
Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T

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By the way, I hope your friend complains to Disney.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 05:09 PM (6eO0F)

256 @84/anachronda: "... and where's my buckaroo bonzai versus the world crime league?"

It's a book by Earl Mac Rauch:

Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al: A Compendium of Evils

ISBN-10: 150672213X
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1506722139

You can find it on Amazon.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 22, 2025 05:09 PM (O7YUW)

257 241 Trad Life - Young man goes to work and uses his solid work ethic to rise in the company while his wife stays home, learns how to manage the household. Through the course of the series they have and raise kids. Series finale the kids are out of the house and Dad retires. BTW, the wife dresses traditionally modest and has big boobs.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

You had me at "boobs."

Posted by: zombie at August 22, 2025 05:09 PM (pMi6S)

258 btw, when's the last time Disney made a movie like The Rocketeer?

Probably the last "good" movie Disney made. Prove me wrong.

Posted by: Soothsayer

Jet packs. Smoking hot chick with big hoots. Real villain (a real Nazi) who is going to take the hot chick away and deflower her for the fatherland. American flag!

Yeah I loved that movie.

Posted by: The MewTwix at August 22, 2025 05:10 PM (PZ9Yz)

259 A movie set in the My Little Pony Cinematic Universe (MLPCU) would make billions!

Friendship is magic!

Posted by: Bronie Bros at August 22, 2025 05:10 PM (0sNs1)

260 I hope nuking DIESney's ludicrous copyright protections is somewhere on OrangeManBad's evil list of evil attacks on Our Precious Democracy.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 05:10 PM (ULPxl)

261 Al Sharpton has announced that he is opening a new restaurant chain for persons of color called ...................

"WHITE CRACKER BARREL"

Posted by: Jackson at August 22, 2025 05:10 PM (1sBXy)

262
I don't know.

I think they're overthinking things.

There's a few vaguely trashy, fun IPs from the 80s that are totally ripe for a remake/reboot today like

Flash Gordon (1980) make a heavily influenced by the 80s version but with better writing , better stars, better efx. Really it's got everything they want.

Big Trouble in Little China - totally ready for redneck Indiana Jones adventures across America. Get that smirky dude Hollywood's itrying to make the new Tom Cruise. Money in the bank.

Like so.

Give me a call, Disney.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 22, 2025 05:11 PM (iJfKG)

263 Really, all Disney needs to do is buy the rights to the Russ Meyer back-catalog.

Posted by: zombie at August 22, 2025 05:12 PM (pMi6S)

264
I think I've told this story before, but circa 2007 I was part of a group that Disney wanted to hire to brainstorm and make male-friendly original IP video games which they could then turn into movies/TV/rides/whatever. The process went pretty far (we found office space that they leased and computers and furniture were ordered) but their board pulled the plug when the deal went up for final approval because they didn't think it was actually a problem that their audience demographics were very lopsided.
Posted by: Ian S.

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You ought to call Matt Donnelly at Variety and tell that story again.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 05:12 PM (6eO0F)

265
With Alan Ladd, they did all sorts of tricks, some of them funny. They'd did a little trench for Sophia Loren to stand in next to him.

And then stuff like have him walk in the sidewalk, and the actress walk on the street next to him.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 22, 2025 05:12 PM (w6EFb)

266 "... and where's my buckaroo bonzai versus the world crime league?"

Funny, both that movie and Remo Williams movie promised sequels that never materialized.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2025 05:12 PM (0U5gm)

267 I don't think we want anyone at Disney appealing to young men.

Posted by: DaveA at August 22, 2025 05:12 PM (FhXTo)

268 Fantastic Flop is a relevant example. The most heroic arcs are reserved for Invisible Woman and Female Silver Surfer. They get the most powerful scenes. Mr. Fantastic is not dynamic and is not the leader. Thing is almost nonexistent in the story. Torch’s role is to simp for Surfer. None of what I loved about these characters was present and if the movie had not been part of a double feature at the drive in I wouldn’t have even bothered.

Posted by: Open Channel D at August 22, 2025 05:13 PM (YRb2W)

269 Will Wilder The Relic of Perilous Falls a boy uses relics of Catholic Saints and the Old Testament to fight demons.

Disney would catch on fire touching this

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 05:13 PM (FCrpy)

270 Big Trouble in Little China - totally ready for redneck Indiana Jones adventures across America. Get that smirky dude Hollywood's itrying to make the new Tom Cruise. Money in the bank.

Like so.

Give me a call, Disney.

Posted by: naturalfake

I don't see how anyone, no matter how clever, can top the Kurt Russell version.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2025 05:13 PM (0U5gm)

271 I watched a video by David Wong on Luigi the Murder and the question of why the FNM lionizes people like him considering the FNM is made up of and controlled by the same sort of people Luigi killed.

David's theory is that they do it because they know "real change" can't come from an individual psycho killing a CEO and essentially its a pressure valve. There are two problems with this theory one this would mean they were signing up to have some of their own killed and two they've got no problem riling people up against them even if its ineffectual.

And that's...kind of dumb. When has an elite group ever made propaganda encouraging people to hold them as villains?!?

The answer is staring anyone in the face and Wong's dumb soft liberalism stops him from seeing it. The FNM stirs up anger against CEOs and "the rich" because they want to be able to get people angry enough to kill "bad" CEOs and the "bad rich". They don't see themselves as part of this group - just like the millionaire leftists I know demanding taxes on "the rich" but...not them. And this blindness then leads to problems like Luigi the Murderer going after some Obama loving Healthcare CEO instead of Elon Musk...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 22, 2025 05:13 PM (sKqQm)

272
There's a few vaguely trashy, fun IPs from the 80s that are totally ripe for a remake/reboot today

Posted by: naturalfake

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I'd like to see some original IP. I don't think that's overthinking things.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 05:14 PM (6eO0F)

273 >>> 269 Will Wilder The Relic of Perilous Falls a boy uses relics of Catholic Saints and the Old Testament to fight demons.

Disney would catch on fire touching this

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 05:13 PM (FCrpy)

They should *definitely* touch it.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 22, 2025 05:14 PM (ULPxl)

274 I love the Faded Sun. Showcases the adaptability of humans

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 22, 2025 05:14 PM (kUxzU)

275 The producer of "Swamp Fox" and "Zorro"
seeks men. Things have come to a sorry pass over there.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 22, 2025 05:15 PM (zdLoL)

276 I don't see how anyone, no matter how clever, can top the Kurt Russell version.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

What about someone just as masculine and rugged, but queer!?!?

Posted by: Chaz Bono pitch to Disney at August 22, 2025 05:15 PM (ycI94)

277 "The Incredibles" was pretty good. I know there was an "Incredibles II" and wiki sez there's going to be an Incredibles 3". Why can't we have more movies like that?

Posted by: mrp at August 22, 2025 05:16 PM (rj6Yv)

278 Time for the return of Peter Gunn.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 22, 2025 05:16 PM (2WIwB)

279 Ms Lutz isn't bad looking but...she isn't worth watching for 2 hours of girl bossing...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 22, 2025 05:05 PM (sKqQm)

In fairness, girl bossing is kind of on-point for Red Sonja.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 22, 2025 05:16 PM (ExV1e)

280 I'd like to see some original IP. I don't think that's overthinking things.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia

At the very least, I can think of fifteen books which are perhaps not widely read' that would make fantastic movies off the top of my head, which would draw male audiences.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2025 05:17 PM (0U5gm)

281 The Adventures of Captain Ackbar! Showcasing my incredible achievements with the Rebel Alliance that led to my promotion to admiral! Action, adventure,.debauchery...I've got it all!!!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at August 22, 2025 05:17 PM (ycI94)

282 5'6 and 120lbs...a perfectly healthy build for a woman but...a muscular barbarian she is not.

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I dated a gal who was a black belt TKD (kick boxing fanatic) right around that size. Very fit, muscular. Most average men could take her down with one arm tied back. Kind of sad. Girls go thru all that work and in reality it's for naught in the personal protection arena. Great cardio for them tho.

Posted by: Gerg at August 22, 2025 05:17 PM (rQDOv)

283 Dig a lot of trenches and get her a box to stand on.
Posted by: Axeman at August 22, 2025 04:58 PM (krQz2)

Worked for "Scott of the Antarctic".
https://youtu.be/QN9DIDrBAhc
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

And the X-Files. They even called it "a Scully box."

Posted by: mikeski at August 22, 2025 05:17 PM (DgGvY)

284 I've been watching AppleTV. Some pretty good shows there. Chief of War right now, Invasion is intriguing to me, and I even like Acapulco. Silo of course. Oh and Slow Horses for the win.

Foundation really really sucks though.

Good programming CAN be done.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 22, 2025 05:17 PM (Mmf4/)

285
I don't want religion in the movies -- not climate change, not Catholicism. I don't want any messages, either -- not liberal, not conservative.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 05:19 PM (6eO0F)

286 The problem is that even if they do get a good idea for an IP, the current crop of screenplay writers in Hollywood suck donkey balls. Just look at the writing for the most recent Captain America movie and compare it to the first two. Just atrocious in comparison.

Actors and directors can only do so much with a shitty script and they usually review the script and still agree to sign on to the project.

Posted by: Farquad at August 22, 2025 05:19 PM (NtFTC)

287 Will Wilder The Relic of Perilous Falls a boy uses relics of Catholic Saints and the Old Testament to fight demons.

Disney would catch on fire touching this

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 05:13 PM (FCrpy)

I've seen YT shorts from a series titled "Evil" that had a strong Catholic slant (Canadian?). It even included demonic prelates and heroic nuns (not original). But, interesting.

Posted by: mrp at August 22, 2025 05:19 PM (rj6Yv)

288 Debauchery from Admiral Ackbar? Pretty sure the line "I don't drink water because fish fuck in it." would appear somewhere in there said by the antagonist.

Posted by: Croaker at August 22, 2025 05:20 PM (+BcZI)

289 To get Disney back on track. everyone from the C-Suite down to line managers needs replacing.

Start with HR and the Board.

Posted by: John at August 22, 2025 05:20 PM (CzLfO)

290
msdnc now lies to their stupid viewers again

This time they lie: J.D. Vance has been on "eight vacations!"

They're counting every time Our Favorite Vice President(tm) takes his family with him on a trip -- it's a "vacation."

Posted by: Soothsayer at August 22, 2025 05:20 PM (5GHxz)

291 They could try John Carter again. Maybe this time, hire a lead that looks like Carter's description.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 22, 2025 05:21 PM (kUxzU)

292 “Lived Experience” is a subset of the “My Truth” twaddle.

There is no objective reality, no objective truth or shared reality.

So an opinion, no matter how ludicrous is equally valid to proven fact. That’s the windup to all that.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2025 05:21 PM (Npcdm)

293
"The Incredibles" was pretty good. I know there was an "Incredibles II" and wiki sez there's going to be an Incredibles 3". Why can't we have more movies like that?
Posted by: mrp

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The Incredibles was INCREDIBLE! II was meh, I hope III is better.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 22, 2025 05:21 PM (6eO0F)

294 277 "The Incredibles" was pretty good. I know there was an "Incredibles II" and wiki sez there's going to be an Incredibles 3". Why can't we have more movies like that?
Posted by: mrp at August 22, 2025 05:16 PM (rj6Yv)

Incredibles 2 went girlboss.

Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 05:22 PM (aRLgQ)

295 I laughed when I saw the name Daria.

Yes..."Daria" is going to get that testosterone pumping again. fknlol
Posted by: eleven at August 22, 2025 04:55 PM (fV+MH)

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It's not just who they picked to fix the male audience problem but that they did not pick a man. Total tone deafness.

Posted by: Decaf at August 22, 2025 05:22 PM (unUNN)

296 I don't see how anyone, no matter how clever, can top the Kurt Russell version.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2025 05:13 PM (0U5gm)

Top Shmop. It just has to be good.

Kurt's great but his appeal is pretty much in the over 29 group now...if that.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 22, 2025 05:22 PM (iJfKG)

297 To get Disney back on track. everyone from the C-Suite down to line managers needs replacing.

Start with HR and the Board.
Posted by: John at August 22, 2025 05:20 PM (CzLfO)

Has Disney put ABC on the chopping block yet?

Posted by: mrp at August 22, 2025 05:23 PM (rj6Yv)

298 Nelson Pelts, who is not a poor man and owned a ton of Disney stock, tried to get on the board. And even he could not. The Pedo Disney heirs like it the way it is.

Posted by: runner at August 22, 2025 05:23 PM (g47mK)

299 147 BTW. True story. I had a friend who took his kids to Disney because they begged him to go. He ended up having to explain to them why some dude with a five o’clock shadow was walking around in a dress.

He said never again. Not ever.
Posted by: Marcus T, Lots of T at August 22, 2025 04:49 PM (Jm2uO)

My family and my Brothers family we gathered at Disney during Christmas and they had a Black Santa Clause and that was it for me.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 05:23 PM (FCrpy)

300 Also why I have mixed feelings regarding a Lewis and Clark miniseries. Hollywood pretty much wrecks everything.
Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo

They'd either race switch one of them or make Lewis and Clark gay lovers.

Posted by: Tuna at August 22, 2025 05:24 PM (lJ0H4)

301 Incredibles 2 went girlboss.
Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 05:22 PM (aRLgQ)

So Disney made it lame. Sad.

Posted by: mrp at August 22, 2025 05:24 PM (rj6Yv)

302
LOOSE!

nood

Posted by: Soothsayer at August 22, 2025 05:25 PM (5GHxz)

303 I predict more failure, and more railing against men and trolls by Disney's misandrist sociopaths.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 22, 2025 05:25 PM (XCUp7)

304 Here's an idea: take a look at all of the movies from any studio that have earned significantly more than their budget over the past twenty years, and try to put out something like that. Even if you are not very clever, it has to be obvious that your creative minds are tone deaf idiots, Disney.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2025 05:25 PM (0U5gm)

305 One of their problems is that they think Pedro Pascal is a leading man.
Posted by: toby928 at August 22, 2025 04:25 PM (jc0TO)

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It's like Boston mayor thinking that Americans are all in for sanctuary cities. Or that mariachi bands are the new music wave.

Posted by: Decaf at August 22, 2025 05:25 PM (unUNN)

306 285
I don't want religion in the movies -- not climate change, not Catholicism. I don't want any messages, either -- not liberal, not conservative.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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You're going to have to wait for the next generation.
This generation is stuck on Marvel, Disney and the like.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2025 05:25 PM (nO7cW)

307 284 I've been watching AppleTV. Some pretty good shows there. Chief of War right now, Invasion is intriguing to me, and I even like Acapulco. Silo of course. Oh and Slow Horses for the win.

Foundation really really sucks though.

Good programming CAN be done.
Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 22, 2025 05:17 PM (Mmf4/)

Hernan about the conquest of Mexico over the Aztecs it looks pretty good it's on Apple TV

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at August 22, 2025 05:26 PM (FCrpy)

308 @241 BTW, the wife dresses traditionally modest and has big boobs.

And a talking horse in his ad-art studio. Don't forget that.
Also, his mother is a car.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 22, 2025 05:27 PM (zdLoL)

309 > They could try John Carter again. Maybe this time, hire a lead that looks like Carter's description.

I suppose that would be nice, but the John Carter movie had many more problems than just that. First among them, nobody reads the books anymore. The only people who know the books are old.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 22, 2025 05:28 PM (lIio7)

310 You want to do a remake of a movie? You keep the bones, the foundation, the story, the balls. You update the graphics with abilities that didn't exist when the original was made. Get actors that do the original actors serious justice, not some fag boy. And for the love of god no..frigging..woke shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2025 05:31 PM (snZF9)

311 I'd like to see some original IP. I don't think that's overthinking things.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia

I would, too. But it sounds like Diz is trying to titrate the perfect movie IP, which means it will suck by committee.

I'd love to see Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun" made into a series.

or

Dan Simmons "Hyperion" given a go.

Actually, kind of surprised Christopher Nolan hasn't given either one a try.

Until someone makes a passion project that catches fire, we'll be stuck with Big Mac flavorless woke suckfests.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 22, 2025 05:31 PM (iJfKG)

312 I have mixed feelings regarding a Lewis and Clark miniseries.

Not a youth topic. That expedition was a River to Sea fuckfest.
And they drank a little, too. You must have read the SBS version.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 22, 2025 05:33 PM (zdLoL)

313 "comes off as how do we get these dumb boys to watch our movies so we can force them to listen to our messaging.

Its no longer about making money so let's make shit people will watch. Its how do we get people to pay to listen to our lecturing."

Same problem our activist-athletes had during the Winter Olympics: "We can't turn our backs on you if you're not watching!"

Disney might want to talk to the DNC- rumor has it that they paid $2 mil to hire a "man-whisperer". And what a coincidence that both groups have lost the same demographic, hmmm.

This is the practical reason why you don't mix politics with business - you get infected with that ideology's blind spots.

Posted by: Fenrisulven at August 22, 2025 05:35 PM (ciYHQ)

314 In a similar vein to this the other day on twitter, there was some stuff about publishing about how men aren't reading anymore. And of course the idiot woman talking about this is of course fucking stupid not recognizing that liberal white women have taken over publishing and only green light the books that they want to read. So you don't get sword and sorcery fantasy. You get Romantasy stories for women only. Usually literary smut.
Posted by: buzzion at August 22, 2025 04:34 PM (aRLgQ)

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I have noticed a similar thing with my grandsons. They were avid readers and always dragged me into bookshops to fund their selections. Then suddenly they stopped and it's not because they discovered other interests.

Posted by: Decaf at August 22, 2025 05:36 PM (unUNN)

315 The sweet coming of age story of a boy and his first taste of forbidden love.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at August 22, 2025 05:38 PM (Of/jO)

316 257 241 Trad Life - Young man goes to work and uses his solid work ethic to rise in the company while his wife stays home, learns how to manage the household. Through the course of the series they have and raise kids. Series finale the kids are out of the house and Dad retires. BTW, the wife dresses traditionally modest and has big boobs.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

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After the last kid the wife says she isn’t interested in sex anymore.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at August 22, 2025 05:43 PM (Of/jO)

317 Funny, both that movie and Remo Williams movie promised sequels that never materialized.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 22, 2025 05:12 PM (0U5gm)

Because they were both glacially boring.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 22, 2025 05:46 PM (k9OZB)

318 If you want to bring back boys, bring back realistic villains. Not some purple dork with a bag of death jewels. Not some alien weirdo. Have real life bad guys, and have boys and young men defeat them. Or kill them, depending on whether little boys or teenagers are watching. Don't have these villains be Donald Trump. That's annoying everyone.

There. You're welcome.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 22, 2025 05:53 PM (BI5O2)

319 See, there's this guy, he's been fighting a war for TEN FUCKIN' YEARS, and then he and his superheros buddies finally win the war after being helped by some KICK-ASS GODS -- but now he has to get home, see?, and on the way he has all kinds of incredible adventures, including being seduced by a SEXY-ASS WITCH and attacked by some SCARY MONSTERS, and when he finally gets home his BABELY WIFE WITH BIG BOOBS has all these sleazy mack-daddies trying to get in her pants, so the hero ROYALLY KICKS THIER ASSES and reclaims that poontang for himself! It's a real odyssey, if you think about it.
Posted by: zombie at August 22, 2025 04:54 PM (pMi6S)

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Nolan's next movie, actually.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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My youngest grandson told me all about it. He can't wait and has been reading up on the Odyssey so he won't miss anything.

Posted by: Decaf at August 22, 2025 05:55 PM (unUNN)

320 "Variety says we were right. (Without, you know, actually admitting that we were right.)"

Yeah, the Stolen Valor vulture (who has to remain nameless here I guess, I don't why) did that to me too. Scrubbed her site of all the lies she had spread about my military service, but without any retraction or apology. Real chickensht way to operate, especially from one of our own.

Posted by: Fenrisulven at August 22, 2025 06:02 PM (ciYHQ)

321 This is rich! They deliberately destroyed original IP's that young men made popular - Star Wars and Marvel - and even chided men when they voiced or posted their complaints about what Disney was doing to their favorite franchises. And what did they get for making their opinions known? They got called Incels, Mysogynists, Man-Babies and other Leftist playground names by Disney writers, then outright ignored by Disney. The studios also seem to go to great lengths to de-masculate many of the most manly characters in those franchises, such as Luke Skywalker and Thor.
So after ridiculing, attacking and then ignoring the men who MADE Star Wars and the MCU the box office gold mines they were, Disney did EVERYTHING to tell these men to Bugger Off. Therefore, we men now invite Disney to Bugger Off and Go Fuck Yourselves!

Posted by: Tracy at August 22, 2025 06:02 PM (iWWCD)

322 Never buy apples from a old hag

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at August 22, 2025 06:05 PM (wGqjj)

323 please don't tell Disney about Guardians of the Flame

Ahira will be "problematic"
Karl will be discarded over "toxic masculinity"
Elegion will fry people for LITERAL thought crimes
Doria will hijack the Order and ascend to Feminist Goddess

Posted by: Fenrisulven at August 22, 2025 06:09 PM (ciYHQ)

324 Andrea will be denounced for trading in her power to be a Trad Wife.

But that doesn't follow. As a lifelong DM and player of mages (my specialty), responsible for several party wipes (two of them deliberate), this is how that would play out in RARs (Real Alternate Realities):

Karl: Hello Lovely. Haven' seen much of you these last few months. Are we good?

Andrea: Everything is fine. I just acquired 9th level spells. I've seen things you people wouldn't-

Karl: Oh. Fck. I just remembered - Biemestren is exploring that new continent Elegion found. I'll be gone for about a year or three

Andrea: uh-huh whatever

Posted by: Fenrisulven at August 22, 2025 06:36 PM (ciYHQ)

325 Kathleen Kennedy, President of Lucas Films, admitted that she has no idea how to market films to adolescent males, something that Steve Spielberg, George Lucas, and even John Lassiter all excelled at.

Posted by: wferrin at August 22, 2025 06:52 PM (1QRJN)

326 The Mouse House does not need to die. They just need to fire the lesbians.

Posted by: wferrin at August 22, 2025 06:53 PM (1QRJN)

327 Disney. Hahahahahahahahahaha. GFY.

Posted by: Southern Man at August 22, 2025 07:46 PM (wSASg)

328 It's what Disney says, but then they'll go to their usual stable of gay leftist writers, and have them write their assumption of what men want, which will unironically just end up as a gay bastardization.

If there are people with good, male skewing scripts, they should find a way to get a like minded company to produce it, to cut Disney off from making any money.

Posted by: Rbastid at August 22, 2025 07:58 PM (YPEWm)

329 They can't recast Sydney Sweeney as Indiana Jones why exactly?

Posted by: ChrisW at August 22, 2025 08:12 PM (rLfcT)

330 Should I send Disney my Ruby Ridge script

Posted by: Rbastid at August 22, 2025 08:12 PM (YPEWm)

331 Original IP?
I would try to get rights to all of PK Dick's novels and short stories. I would then have 2-3 original summer tentpoles for 50 years.
Oh, to be a Blobel.

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