He is too small anyway
I was literally just looking into this as a buddy was at the event and has just messaged me. lol Thanks FreeFacehugz.
The guy can barely talk... glad he isn't in it.
Good riddance!!
Oh man for a second there I thought he was hired. Bullet dodged.
Quote from: Xan21 on Jan 29, 2017, 12:00:36 PM
The guy can barely talk... glad he isn't in it.
Barely talk? All he does is talk (and fight). But if it's the accent? Yeah lol it'd be pretty dumb having someone coming from an athletic background with a foreign accent star in a Predator movie. That would suck!
oh wait... ::)
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I was literally just looking into this as a buddy was at the event and has just messaged me. lol Thanks FreeFacehugz.
No problemo Corp. I'm a UFC fan so was just watching the interview online when he just blurted it out lol
For the role of the Irish King Willy?
"yu get nuthin on mmeahhh ive seen evrythin go teuh hell and yu werent part of it ya big slimey fake alien munster, oim Irish ya c**t touch mehhh" -rips spine out-
Glad he so called turned it down, because he would have been a terrible character
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Quote from: Infected on Jan 29, 2017, 12:52:25 PM
For the role of the Irish King Willy?
"yu get nuthin on mmeahhh ive seen evrythin go teuh hell and yu werent part of it ya big slimey fake alien munster, oim Irish ya c**t touch mehhh" -rips spine out-
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 29, 2017, 12:31:54 PM
Oh man for a second there I thought he was hired. Bullet dodged.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I love MMA but I honestly cannot stand him at all. Glad he did turn it down.
So it seems the issue was not enough money. That's actually a better sign than "I hated the script."
Oh and by the way if the fight between him and Mayweather ever happens...he's getting his ass whooped!
Another hint at how thin the budget is.
Thankfully he turned it down cause it would have been another Adrien Brody body type character. :laugh:
Quote from: Predator_Spirit on Jan 29, 2017, 02:42:28 PM
Another hint at how thin the budget is.
Or they don't want to waste it on him.
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Oh and by the way if the fight between him and Mayweather ever happens...he's getting his ass whooped!
At what sport? Boxing? Maybe by decision, Conor won't get KO. MMA - that first leg kick Conor throws at Mayweather... game over man game over!!!.
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Oh and by the way if the fight between him and Mayweather ever happens...he's getting his ass whooped!
At what sport? Boxing? Maybe by decision, Conor won't get KO. MMA - that first leg kick Conor throws at Mayweather... game over man game over!!!.
The talk of the fight between them is only about boxing. have you ever watched a Mayweather fight in real time and then watch it in slow motion? I've never seen a faster boxer
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Did they offer him the lead role?
Quote from: greygoose on Jan 29, 2017, 04:07:30 PM
Did they offer him the lead role?
That's what He's claiming in the interview
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Quote from: greygoose on Jan 29, 2017, 04:07:30 PM
Did they offer him the lead role?
That's what He's claiming in the interview
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Yikes!
You have to be careful with what Conor's claims, he is a great talker but I highly doubt he was offered the lead role with limited acting experience in a movie they are trying to revitalize.
Quote from: ace3g on Jan 29, 2017, 04:42:10 PM
You have to be careful with what Conor's claims, he is a great talker but I highly doubt he was offered the lead role with limited acting experience in a movie they are trying to revitalize.
That's why I'm like he claims or is acting like it happened
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Lol. Offered the lead role. Uh huh Conor.
Would've been those awful John Cena rumors come to life.
He's what 174? which is not that short.... but VERY SHORT for a role in a predator movie if he thinks he can kick ass.
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 29, 2017, 12:11:03 PM
Good riddance!!
^^^^ This ^^^^
Quote from: Ingwar on Jan 29, 2017, 02:33:43 PM
I love MMA but I honestly cannot stand him at all. Glad he did turn it down.
^^^^^ Also, This ^^^^^
Quote from: Stealth_Hunter on Jan 29, 2017, 02:40:30 PM
So it seems the issue was not enough money. That's actually a better sign than "I hated the script."
I don't think a guy, who spends most of his time getting kicked in head, and who has zero experience in movies, will be able to differentiate a good script from a bad one.
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 29, 2017, 12:31:54 PM
Oh man for a second there I thought he was hired. Bullet dodged.
:D
That accent though. :laugh:
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Quote from: Stealth_Hunter on Jan 29, 2017, 02:40:30 PM
So it seems the issue was not enough money. That's actually a better sign than "I hated the script."
I don't think a guy, who spends most of his time getting kicked in head, and who has zero experience in movies, will be able to differentiate a good script from a bad one
Would you be able to?
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Quote from: Stealth_Hunter on Jan 29, 2017, 02:40:30 PM
So it seems the issue was not enough money. That's actually a better sign than "I hated the script."
I don't think a guy, who spends most of his time getting kicked in head, and who has zero experience in movies, will be able to differentiate a good script from a bad one
Would you be able to?
You mean if I was an MMA fighter with zero experience in the movie business, or me personally?
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Quote from: Stealth_Hunter on Jan 29, 2017, 02:40:30 PM
So it seems the issue was not enough money. That's actually a better sign than "I hated the script."
I don't think a guy, who spends most of his time getting kicked in head, and who has zero experience in movies, will be able to differentiate a good script from a bad one
Would you be able to?
You mean if I was an MMA fighter with zero experience in the movie business, or me personally?
You personally.
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Quote from: Stealth_Hunter on Jan 29, 2017, 02:40:30 PM
So it seems the issue was not enough money. That's actually a better sign than "I hated the script."
I don't think a guy, who spends most of his time getting kicked in head, and who has zero experience in movies, will be able to differentiate a good script from a bad one
Would you be able to?
You mean if I was an MMA fighter with zero experience in the movie business, or me personally?
You personally.
Of course not, :D I'm no where near to anything 'movie related', but thats not the point. My point was that a guy, an MMA fighter, with no experience in starring in big budget blockbuster films or any kind of film whatsoever, who says that hes turned down a lot of roles, asked the film makers how much money he was going to be paid firsthand, without even reading the script and complaining about an 8 weeks shoot in Canada, can't really judge whether a script of a movie is good or bad.
But thats just my opinion.
Any more weird questions for me? :)
There is no such thing as a big budget blockbuster event movie released in february...
Could this be a sign that there really are problems with the production? Getting Alien 5 vibes here.
Quote from: Predator_Spirit on Jan 30, 2017, 06:42:33 AM
There is no such thing as a big budget blockbuster event movie released in february...
If there are R-Rated, there actually is.
Logan gets released in March for example, that movie costs over a 100 million. R rated movies play better outside the summer, blockbuster or not, so The Predator being released in february doesn't tell us jack shit about it's quality or "event" status, neither does the vancouver filming by the way, they filmed movies with a 200 million+ budget there and you can't even tell. People need to understand that movies that take place in big citys rarely get shot on location because of money, no studio throws money out the window no matter the budget. Movies are all about illusion, and it's the filmmakers job to make something believable.
I think the whole "event movie" thing went totally out of control, they never meant the budget, they meant the "new and inventive, must see" kinda vibes the movie will hopefully radiate to the people, he basically said a hundred times now that the budget doesn't have to be huge and he's absolutely right.
Yes, the budget will be bigger, but not marvel size and to be true, Predator doesn't justify that big of a budget and it never will. Here is hoping that we will get the biggest movie in the franchise yet with the best production values yet. Predator wasn't that huge a movie and people love it, yet, they are concerened about this being done on the cheap with a billion dollar director behind it who happens to be a brilliant writer and director?
To to sum it up: There is no pleasing everyone.
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 30, 2017, 10:18:29 AM
Could this be a sign that there really are problems with the production? Getting Alien 5 vibes here.
A5 is cancelled, The Predator shoots in three weeks and we're getting casting updates like every 5 days... i wouldn't worry.
Quote from: Johnny Handsome on Jan 30, 2017, 11:19:14 AM
I think the whole "event movie" thing went totally out of control, they never meant the budget, they meant the "new and inventive, must see" kinda vibes the movie will hopefully radiate to the people, he basically said a hundred times now that the budget doesn't have to be huge and he's absolutely right.
Yes, the budget will be bigger, but not marvel size and to be true, Predator doesn't justify that big of a budget and it never will. Here is hoping that we will get the biggest movie in the franchise yet with the best production values yet. Predator wasn't that huge a movie and people love it, yet, they are concerened about this being done on the cheap with a billion dollar director behind it who happens to be a brilliant writer and director?
Indeed. All Black truely means by that is that he wants this to be a film that people are genuinely excited to go and see, something that people pre-buy their tickets for so that they know they're got a good seat. As Johnny says, it's not just about budget and even if they have budget, they aren't going to just piss it up the wall. Money saved by filming in Vancouver (which lots of productions do), is money that can be spent on something else.
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Quote from: Stealth_Hunter on Jan 29, 2017, 02:40:30 PM
So it seems the issue was not enough money. That's actually a better sign than "I hated the script."
I don't think a guy, who spends most of his time getting kicked in head, and who has zero experience in movies, will be able to differentiate a good script from a bad one
Would you be able to?
You mean if I was an MMA fighter with zero experience in the movie business, or me personally?
You personally.
Of course not, :D I'm no where near to anything 'movie related', but thats not the point. My point was that a guy, an MMA fighter, with no experience in starring in big budget blockbuster films or any kind of film whatsoever, who says that hes turned down a lot of roles, asked the film makers how much money he was going to be paid firsthand, without even reading the script and complaining about an 8 weeks shoot in Canada, can't really judge whether a script of a movie is good or bad.
But thats just my opinion.
Any more weird questions for me? :)
It's not a weird question, friend. It's a little odd you wouldn't have an opinion after reading something. Mcgregor might not know much about film but he'd know whether he liked something he read, and there's no doubt if he was offered a role, the role itself was described to him. All I'm saying is at least his reason for not accepting was nothing to do with the story or character being pitched.
Do actors typically read scripts before knowing how much they'd be paid to do the film? I legitimately do not know.
Quotecomplaining about an 8 weeks shoot in Canada, can't really judge whether a script of a movie is good or bad.
What does his wanting to be present for the birth of his child have to do with his script reading abilities?
Cast is cheap, setting is cheap this is a fact.ADI is not Legacy also , make you wonder , they spent the money on what ?
while i am not calling mr. mcgregor a liar...he is a very boastful person...i doubt if he was the main guy..since this is a epic yarn...perhaps he was one of the main people fighting The Predator somewhere across the globe.
Quote from: Predator_Spirit on Jan 30, 2017, 02:33:33 PM
make you wonder , they spent the money on what ?
Great script, great director, great sets (they booked one of the biggest stages in vancouver), convincing visual- and practical effects, great cinematography? Great action scenes? Arnold?
You seem to know a lot of stuff, got a price list? How do you know ADI is cheaper? They book free lancers all the time, people who worked partly at WETA and Stan Winston in the past, they are the top notch people in the industry.
Fact is, we don't know, but like i said, the canada filming does say nothing about the budget or production value of a movie, they shot big,
big movies there and they can make the place look like pretty much anything.
The Nice Guys was shot in Atlanta and looked like L.A., just an example. Fact is, they hire talent for this movie so the script seems to be great. I would have loved some famous folks for this movie, but i rather have talented unknowns than expensive "stars" that have zero screen presence, like a lot of blockbuster movies, where characters are nothing more than fill-ins for shaky and boring action scenes.
Predator is great because of the charisma between the actors and that is what Shane is going for, and he knows best, because he was on set, so i have faith that this will work out great.
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Quote from: Predator_Spirit on Jan 30, 2017, 02:33:33 PM
make you wonder , they spent the money on what ?
Great script, great director, great sets (they booked one of the biggest stages in vancouver), convincing visual- and practical effects, great cinematography? Great action scenes? Arnold?
You seem to know a lot of stuff, got a price list? How do you know ADI is cheaper? They book free lancers all the time, people who worked partly at WETA and Stan Winston in the past, they are the top notch people in the industry.
Fact is, we don't know, but like i said, the canada filming does say nothing about the budget or production value of a movie, they shot big, big movies there and they can make the place look like pretty much anything.
The Nice Guys was shot in Atlanta and looked like L.A., just an example. Fact is, they hire talent for this movie so the script seems to be great. I would have loved some famous folks for this movie, but i rather have talented unknowns than expensive "stars" that have zero screen presence, like a lot of blockbuster movies, where characters are nothing more than fill-ins for shaky and boring action scenes.
Predator is great because of the charisma between the actors and that is what Shane is going for, and he knows best, because he was on set, so i have faith that this will work out great.
I agree
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Its all garbage with this guy. Light weight wanna fight a heavy weight and the trolling on media for a fight with Mayweather. Lead role where???????????, 0 acting experience over proper actors with rep I don't think so.
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Quote from: Stealth_Hunter on Jan 29, 2017, 02:40:30 PM
So it seems the issue was not enough money. That's actually a better sign than "I hated the script."
I don't think a guy, who spends most of his time getting kicked in head, and who has zero experience in movies, will be able to differentiate a good script from a bad one
Would you be able to?
You mean if I was an MMA fighter with zero experience in the movie business, or me personally?
You personally.
Of course not, :D I'm no where near to anything 'movie related', but thats not the point. My point was that a guy, an MMA fighter, with no experience in starring in big budget blockbuster films or any kind of film whatsoever, who says that hes turned down a lot of roles, asked the film makers how much money he was going to be paid firsthand, without even reading the script and complaining about an 8 weeks shoot in Canada, can't really judge whether a script of a movie is good or bad.
But thats just my opinion.
Any more weird questions for me? :)
It's not a weird question, friend. It's a little odd you wouldn't have an opinion after reading something. Mcgregor might not know much about film but he'd know whether he liked something he read, and there's no doubt if he was offered a role, the role itself was described to him. All I'm saying is at least his reason for not accepting was nothing to do with the story or character being pitched.
Do actors typically read scripts before knowing how much they'd be paid to do the film? I legitimately do not know.
Quotecomplaining about an 8 weeks shoot in Canada, can't really judge whether a script of a movie is good or bad.
What does his wanting to be present for the birth of his child have to do with his script reading abilities?
QuoteIt's a little odd you wouldn't have an opinion after reading something.
Huh?! What are you talking about? I've read the article and formed my opinion
after I've read it. :)
QuoteAll I'm saying is at least his reason for not accepting was nothing to do with the story or character being pitched.
And all I was saying, is that a person as inexperienced as, in this case McGregor, with no prior experience working with big movie people is not really qualified to be judging whether a movie script from a major film corporation is good or bad. Especially when he just asks how much he will be paid, without reading the script.
QuoteWhat does his wanting to be present for the birth of his child have to do with his script reading abilities?
You're missing the whole point there friend, again.
When someone, who has never ever worked with big movie people, is offered a role, a big chance, in a major motion picture from a major film coporation, offered to stay and film not in some desert or rainforest but in Canada (a developed first world country with clean tap water, electricity and plenty of affordable hotels and hospitals with trained medical staff for his pregnant wife), turns down this big chance to become experienced in this movie business. Now ask yourself, can this person tell whether a movie script from a major film corporation is good or bad, or say that he really hates it?
;)
If this is true my expectations for the film just tanked 😔
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Offered role as Predator with dwarfism instead.
QuoteHuh?! What are you talking about? I've read the article and formed my opinion after I've read it.
Not after reading the article, after reading the script (hypothetically). You said you wouldn't be able to form an opinion about it.
QuoteAnd all I was saying, is that a person as inexperienced as, in this case McGregor, with no prior experience working with big movie people is not really qualified to be judging whether a movie script from a major film corporation is good or bad.
He knows what he personally likes and he's quoted as saying what was pitched to him was "brilliant." If the headline read "McGregor trashes Shane Black's Predator script," the narrative wouldn't be "He doesn't know anything about screenwriting." People would be worried and for good reason if that were the case.
QuoteEspecially when he just asks how much he will be paid, without reading the script
Do actors typically read scripts before they know how much they're being offered?
QuoteYou're missing the whole point there friend, again.
When someone, who has never ever worked with big movie people, is offered a role, a big chance, in a major motion picture from a major film coporation, offered to stay and film not in some desert or rainforest but in Canada (a developed first world country with clean tap water, electricity and plenty of affordable hotels and hospitals with trained medical staff for his pregnant wife), turns down this big chance to become experienced in this movie business. Now ask yourself, can this person tell whether a movie script from a major film corporation is good or bad, or say that he really hates it?
Thats a weak point as his personal decisions regarding his life priorities habe nothing to do with his capability to like or dislike something he reads.
If he had read it, though, yes, he'd be able to decide whether he liked it or not. You don't have to be in the film industry to have an opinion of whether a script is good or bad. A script is a story and like any story, whether it's good or bad is simply based on opinion.
Us fans on this site don't even have a script but we sure are opinionated on what ideas, if in the script, are good or absolute garbage (look at the varied reactions to Tremblay's character description). If you said "I don't like the idea of having a Predator be the protagonist in a film," I would agree. I wouldn't say "well you're not in the movie business so you don't know what a good script or story is."
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QuoteHuh?! What are you talking about? I've read the article and formed my opinion after I've read it.
Not after reading the article, after reading the script (hypothetically). You said you wouldn't be able to form an opinion about it.
QuoteAnd all I was saying, is that a person as inexperienced as, in this case McGregor, with no prior experience working with big movie people is not really qualified to be judging whether a movie script from a major film corporation is good or bad.
He knows what he personally likes and he's quoted as saying what was pitched to him was "brilliant." If the headline read "McGregor trashes Shane Black's Predator script," the narrative wouldn't be "He doesn't know anything about screenwriting." People would be worried and for good reason if that were the case.
QuoteEspecially when he just asks how much he will be paid, without reading the script
Do actors typically read scripts before they know how much they're being offered?
QuoteYou're missing the whole point there friend, again.
When someone, who has never ever worked with big movie people, is offered a role, a big chance, in a major motion picture from a major film coporation, offered to stay and film not in some desert or rainforest but in Canada (a developed first world country with clean tap water, electricity and plenty of affordable hotels and hospitals with trained medical staff for his pregnant wife), turns down this big chance to become experienced in this movie business. Now ask yourself, can this person tell whether a movie script from a major film corporation is good or bad, or say that he really hates it?
Thats a weak point as his personal decisions regarding his life priorities habe nothing to do with his capability to like or dislike something he reads.
If he had read it, though, yes, he'd be able to decide whether he liked it or not. You don't have to be in the film industry to have an opinion of whether a script is good or bad. A script is a story and like any story, whether it's good or bad is simply based on opinion.
Us fans on this site don't even have a script but we sure are opinionated on what ideas, if in the script, are good or absolute garbage (look at the varied reactions to Tremblay's character description). If you said "I don't like the idea of having a Predator be the protagonist in a film," I would agree. I wouldn't say "well you're not in the movie business so you don't know what a good script or story is."
QuoteNot after reading the article, after reading the script (hypothetically). You said you wouldn't be able to form an opinion about it.
Uhhm, no I didn't. I was talking about being able to
differentiate a good script from a bad one, which is a bit different then forming an opinion on one.
QuoteHe knows what he personally likes and he's quoted as saying what was pitched to him was "brilliant." If the headline read "McGregor trashes Shane Black's Predator script," the narrative wouldn't be "He doesn't know anything about screenwriting." People would be worried and for good reason if that were the case.
He is also quoted as saying "We want you to be the
main guy and you're gonna fight [the] Predator" which Shane himself said on twwiter that McGregor was not offered the lead role, meaning that McGregor probably wasn't really sure what the filmmakers wanted from him, and what he liked or disliked exactly about the film.
QuoteDo actors typically read scripts before they know how much they're being offered?
Even if they don't, it still was a bit arrogant of him to ask a question like that, especially taking into account that he has never made a movie before and that he is not really an actor, not a professional one anyway. He is a MMA fighter.
QuoteThats a weak point as his personal decisions regarding his life priorities habe nothing to do with his capability to like or dislike something he reads.
OK, thats a valid point, I agree.
QuoteYou don't have to be in the film industry to have an opinion of whether a script is good or bad.
Its not really about being able to form an opinion, it's about having a
professional ability to differentiate a good script from a bad one, like I was implying in my very first post.
QuoteA script is a story and like any story, whether it's good or bad is simply based on opinion.
Thats not entirely true. The thing about scripts is that something might look good and seem like a good concept on paper, but on screen it will look like crap, and vise verca. This is why most, almost all, movies based on videogames are such a failure, even though movies and videogames all tell some sort of story. So if you are not porofessional enough, and you say that a script was good, but then in the end the movie turns out to be crap, you will end up looking like an idiot. So this is why its important to have a
professional ability to differentiate a good script from a bad one.
QuoteUhhm, no I didn't. I was talking about being able to differentiate a good script from a bad one, which is a bit different then forming an opinion on one.
A script is a story and just like movies, no single one is factually "good" or "bad." It's based on opinion.
QuoteHe is also quoted as saying "We want you to be the main guy and you're gonna fight [the] Predator" which Shane himself said on twwiter that McGregor was not offered the lead role, meaning that McGregor probably wasn't really sure what the filmmakers wanted from him, and what he liked or disliked exactly about the film
It is more likely he misspoke by saying "lead role" instead of a primary role. It doesn't mean he couldn't follow the pitch on a whole or understand if he liked it or not.
QuoteEven if they don't, it still was a bit arrogant of him to ask a question like that, especially taking into account that he has never made a movie before and that he is not really an actor, not a professional one anyway.
I'd describe him as arrogant too but his priority isn't acting, so it comes as no surprise that he isn't jumping at this chance if it's not convenient for his personal life and other professional life.
QuoteIts not really about being able to form an opinion, it's about having a professional ability to differentiate a good script from a bad one, like I was implying in my very first post
But you responded to my post about his opinion being that he didn't "hate the script." Despite what you think of his ability in critiquing a script, his opinion of the story is telling and worth consideration. How much his opinion is worth is up for debate, just like any source who says they read a leaked script and posts their opinion here or on reddit or something.
QuoteThats not entirely true. The thing about scripts is that something might look good and seem like a good concept on paper, but on screen it will look like crap, and vise verca
I don't think it'd hold much weight if Mcgregor liked the script, but it would of he said he didn't like it. That's my original statement: if he read it and dropped out because he didn't like it, that'd be a very bad sign. But he dropped out due to money.
QuoteSo if you are not porofessional enough, and you say that a script was good, but then in the end the movie turns out to be crap, you will end up looking like an idiot. So this is why its important to have a professional ability to differentiate a good script from a bad one.
Experienced professionals green light terrible scripts all the time, though. It may inspire more confidence if an experienced person says a script is solid, but it takes anyone to decide if they don't like the story on in the script. Just like I said:
Us fans on this site don't even have a script but we sure are opinionated on what ideas, if in the script, are good or absolute garbage (look at the varied reactions to Tremblay's character description). If you said "I don't like the idea of having a Predator be the protagonist in a film," I would agree. I wouldn't say "well you're not in the movie business so you don't know what a good script or story is."
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Doesn't say he wasn't offered a role though, just not the lead role.
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Doesn't say he wasn't offered a role though, just not the lead role.
I know that, I just knew there was no way he was offered the lead
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Quote from: Predator_Spirit on Jan 30, 2017, 02:33:33 PM
Cast is cheap, setting is cheap this is a fact.ADI is not Legacy also , make you wonder , they spent the money on what ?
Just to reinforce my arguments regarding ADI, Legacy is working on the new F13 flick, which probably doesn't even has half the budget of a Predator movie.
http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/legacy-effects-is-working-on-friday-the-13th-part-13-118
At this point, i would even go as far to say that Legacy is no ADI. If you look at their credits, after Winston passed, they rarely did movie effects work or creature work, most of the people who worked at Winston work for ADI now.
Quote from: Johnny Handsome on Feb 02, 2017, 11:51:16 AM
Quote from: Predator_Spirit on Jan 30, 2017, 02:33:33 PM
Cast is cheap, setting is cheap this is a fact.ADI is not Legacy also , make you wonder , they spent the money on what ?
Just to reinforce my arguments regarding ADI, Legacy is working on the new F13 flick, which probably doesn't even has half the budget of a Predator movie.
http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/legacy-effects-is-working-on-friday-the-13th-part-13-118
At this point, i would even go as far to say that Legacy is no ADI. If you look at their credits, after Winston passed, they rarely did movie effects work or creature work, most of the people who worked at Winston work for ADI now.
It was just an example, i don't hate ADI.We've been promised a big event movie and so far it looks cheap on every level, the budget should be big for everything, filming locations, cast, creature fx and whatnot.
You don't know that the budget isn't big. ADI are industry specialists who are likely not cheap. Just because you're not a fan of their past Predators doesn't equate to them being cheap. And as pointed out numerous times, many big films film in Vancouver. Doesn't equate to it being small budget.
I think we need to take a step back and stop assuming things we don't know the actual facts of. Especially when they're being said with certainty.
Quote from: Predator_Spirit on Feb 02, 2017, 12:20:04 PM
Quote from: Johnny Handsome on Feb 02, 2017, 11:51:16 AM
Quote from: Predator_Spirit on Jan 30, 2017, 02:33:33 PM
Cast is cheap, setting is cheap this is a fact.ADI is not Legacy also , make you wonder , they spent the money on what ?
Just to reinforce my arguments regarding ADI, Legacy is working on the new F13 flick, which probably doesn't even has half the budget of a Predator movie.
http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/legacy-effects-is-working-on-friday-the-13th-part-13-118
At this point, i would even go as far to say that Legacy is no ADI. If you look at their credits, after Winston passed, they rarely did movie effects work or creature work, most of the people who worked at Winston work for ADI now.
It was just an example, i don't hate ADI.We've been promised a big event movie and so far it looks cheap on every level, the budget should be big for everything, filming locations, cast, creature fx and whatnot.
You gotta be realistic though. Predator is no Kong and if you expect something
huge for a franchise that doesn't justify that then the problem is basically... you and your expectations.
Just because it doesn't have the budget of a huge marvel movie does not mean they aren't putting effort in it, which they clearly already do.
And we really weren't
promised anything, Shane said he wants to do a movie that
feels like an event... which is not exclusively about money.
He would kill the Predators with thrash talking
*Predator appears*
Conor: "getta fook outta here you know fookin nuttin!"
*Predator runs away*
Conor: "I predict these tings"
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 02, 2017, 12:59:07 PM
You don't know that the budget isn't big. ADI are industry specialists who are likely not cheap. Just because you're not a fan of their past Predators doesn't equate to them being cheap. And as pointed out numerous times, many big films film in Vancouver. Doesn't equate to it being small budget.
I think we need to take a step back and stop assuming things we don't know the actual facts of. Especially when they're being said with certainty.
ADI is a hit and miss, the Wolf predator was allright but inferior to the ones designed by Winston studio.Their new weapons kinda suck, they looked like toys rather than alien tech.Anyway the actors are not fancy, and ADI was already used in movies with 40 to 60 million budget like the AVPs.Same pattern, cheap actors, cheap settings and ADI.But the movie can still be decent, Dekker is not as lame as Shane Salerno and Shane Black burries Paul Anderson/Strause alive as a director.I'm just saying there is nothing so far to be happy about.
The reason the predators and aliens were done on the cheap by ADI was because of the budgets of those movies. They basically re-used the moulds from A:R for the aliens and the moulds they created for AVP for the predators in AVPR. Most of the budget for the creature effects on AVP went to the Queen (which was well done IMO). And in AVPR it was spent on the Wolf Predator and the Predalien. The predators in AVP/AVPR (except for Wolf) all looked much the same except for the masks.
If they aren't given much budget in The Predator then expect much the same from ADI. They'll probaly re-use the moulds from AVP for background predators. Though there will probably be a hero predator that most of the budget will go on.
Now we're only a year away for The Predator to be released
Quote from: XENOMORPHOSIS on Feb 09, 2017, 12:02:25 AM
Now we're only a year away for The Predator to be released
Ready for time to fly!
Quote from: Murph Morph on Feb 02, 2017, 02:59:32 PM
He would kill the Predators with thrash talking
*Predator appears*
Conor: "getta fook outta here you know fookin nuttin!"
*Predator runs away*
Conor: "I predict these tings"
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
lol, skhellter. and he would have a scene where he sees an old pal and says "who tha fook is that guy!???" man am i glad no ben affleck or tom hardy. other than that sjw peele, im content with the official cast at this point.
Wait, so this guy "boyd holbrook" is or at the very least was offered the male lead in The Predator? I know the news is over a month old now but is he or isn't he the lead?
Black says McGregor wasn't offered a lead role so likely not Holbrook's role. The rumbling is that another UFC fighter was in talks for a role as well.