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    China has a billion people. If so many of them weren't impoverished, the box office would probably be three times the size of the American box office. Action movies with lots of spectacular effects work better in China and other foreign markets, because they're not dialogue heavy. And for the most part, there aren't cultural idiosyncracies that get in the way--given it's all fantasy and not anchored in specific cultural practices. AQUAMAN should do well, because it's a total fantasy for anyone, regardless of country.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Confuzzled View Post
    Here you go. And there's an unsurprising shout out to China included as well

    It's weird that they Amber Heard says it hits Chinese cinemas soon and then a Japanese trailer is shown.

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    RTF EXCLUSIVE: ‘Birds of Prey Story Details Revealed!’: https://revengeofthefans.com/2018/10...ails-revealed/

    About the cameo mentioned in the article:

    "I’ve heard of a cameo but it sounded like a Robin or Nightwing more than anyone else"

    https://twitter.com/TheComixKid/stat...15354452488192

    "Birds of Prey is Stella Got Her Groove Back meets Reservoir Dogs... meets Logan."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...94481527013378

    "While there is a lot of focus on Harley Quinn (No shock there) Birds of Prey is an ensemble piece first and foremost. And if anything it's more of Cassandra Cain's story than it is Harley's."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...67372650545156

    "To use a known trope, Harley Quinn, Black Canary and Huntress are the "Supporting Protagonists" to Cassandra's story."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...72347334164480

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    Quote Originally Posted by Last Son of Krypton View Post
    RTF EXCLUSIVE: ‘Birds of Prey Story Details Revealed!’: https://revengeofthefans.com/2018/10...ails-revealed/

    About the cameo mentioned in the article:

    "I’ve heard of a cameo but it sounded like a Robin or Nightwing more than anyone else"

    https://twitter.com/TheComixKid/stat...15354452488192

    "Birds of Prey is Stella Got Her Groove Back meets Reservoir Dogs... meets Logan."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...94481527013378

    "While there is a lot of focus on Harley Quinn (No shock there) Birds of Prey is an ensemble piece first and foremost. And if anything it's more of Cassandra Cain's story than it is Harley's."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...67372650545156

    "To use a known trope, Harley Quinn, Black Canary and Huntress are the "Supporting Protagonists" to Cassandra's story."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...72347334164480
    Sounds interesting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Last Son of Krypton View Post
    RTF EXCLUSIVE: ‘Birds of Prey Story Details Revealed!’: https://revengeofthefans.com/2018/10...ails-revealed/

    About the cameo mentioned in the article:

    "I’ve heard of a cameo but it sounded like a Robin or Nightwing more than anyone else"

    https://twitter.com/TheComixKid/stat...15354452488192

    "Birds of Prey is Stella Got Her Groove Back meets Reservoir Dogs... meets Logan."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...94481527013378

    "While there is a lot of focus on Harley Quinn (No shock there) Birds of Prey is an ensemble piece first and foremost. And if anything it's more of Cassandra Cain's story than it is Harley's."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...67372650545156

    "To use a known trope, Harley Quinn, Black Canary and Huntress are the "Supporting Protagonists" to Cassandra's story."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...72347334164480
    Okay, a few things:

    - Huntress as a mob enforcer completely misses the point of the character.

    - I find it hilarious we might see Robin (which one )? or Nightwing in this instead of Barbara Gordon or even Batman.

    - Nice to know Cassandra will be the main character and Harley will not overshadow the other women .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frontier View Post
    Okay, a few things:

    - Huntress as a mob enforcer completely misses the point of the character.

    - I find it hilarious we might see Robin (which one )? or Nightwing in this instead of Barbara Gordon or even Batman.

    - Nice to know Cassandra will be the main character and Harley will not overshadow the other women .
    She may be the main character but it's a little early to say if she will be overshadowed or not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Last Son of Krypton View Post
    RTF EXCLUSIVE: ‘Birds of Prey Story Details Revealed!’: https://revengeofthefans.com/2018/10...ails-revealed/

    About the cameo mentioned in the article:

    "I’ve heard of a cameo but it sounded like a Robin or Nightwing more than anyone else"

    https://twitter.com/TheComixKid/stat...15354452488192

    "Birds of Prey is Stella Got Her Groove Back meets Reservoir Dogs... meets Logan."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...94481527013378

    "While there is a lot of focus on Harley Quinn (No shock there) Birds of Prey is an ensemble piece first and foremost. And if anything it's more of Cassandra Cain's story than it is Harley's."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...67372650545156

    "To use a known trope, Harley Quinn, Black Canary and Huntress are the "Supporting Protagonists" to Cassandra's story."

    https://twitter.com/DanielRPK/status...72347334164480
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lightning Rider View Post
    Sounds interesting.
    Sounds...boring.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Baggie_Saiyan View Post
    Sounds...boring.
    I haven't read the whole thing but I never thought we'd get a Cassandra Cain story. Let alone Huntress and Canary there too. I could do without Harley but if she's not the focus the movie might actually turn out decent?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Kelly View Post
    I think that Walter Hamada knows how valuable their IPs are--Batman, Superman, Justice League, et al--but he also sees that they haven't made the best moves with them in the recent past. The box office for JUSTICE LEAGUE is shocking, given all those iconic characters and their massive appeal. Even SUICIDE SQUAD did better in its box office.

    So rather than rushing into things with more bad ideas, Hamada probably wants to pull back and make sure that they get it right next time. They're going ahead with the movies that were already in the pipeline and with outside projects like the Joker movie that can exist in its own world--but they don't want to screw the pooch with any of their future projects.

    I'm not entirely happy about that as it means we'll probably lose Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill and it will take a long time to reboot Batman, Superman and the Justice League. But I can understand why they want to proceed with caution. If they push ahead too fast, they could make a bad situation even worse.
    The only two shocking things about JL where that it still made as much as it made regardless of how much it was (intentionally or not) sabotaged and how short sighted the powers that be are. If it where not for the characters and the actors behind them doing a stellar performance it would have been far worse. And even with this mustachegate going on (100% blame to the execs again) Cavill received lots of praise for his Superman portrayal. If this Hamada guy would give a crap he'd know that.

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    Lex's "Ding ding ding" was apparently referencing a motherbox.

    https://heroichollywood.com/batman-v...r-final-lines/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frontier View Post
    Okay, a few things:

    - Huntress as a mob enforcer completely misses the point of the character.

    - I find it hilarious we might see Robin (which one )? or Nightwing in this instead of Barbara Gordon or even Batman.

    - Nice to know Cassandra will be the main character and Harley will not overshadow the other women .
    The fact that they are changing Huntress in a significant way and (more importantly) leaving Barbara out SCREAMS that they have completely missed the point of why people like this property.

    The friend dynamic between Babs/Helena/Dinah, the character dynamic of Batgirl/Oracle being the brains and team leader, and the "more than just teammates" angle is what makes BOP a fun read. Everything that's been leaked so far tells me they are going to miss the point (again) and have the next well-produced glossy bomb on their hands.

    I don't mind Harley in the mix if that's what they need to sell tickets. But don't screw up the 3 core characters around which the whole franchise has been built for years.
    Ugh.

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    Birds of Prey was picked because the script was apparently stronger than that for Suicide Squad 2 and Gotham City Sirens.

    https://twitter.com/TheComixKid/stat...42477460361221

    With David Ayer writing the Sirens movie, I'm not surprised with that. Ugh, Ivy can't catch a break.

    I think BOP will be a competent film. Objectively even a good to great film for people not expecting a super faithful translation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lightning Rider View Post
    Lex's "Ding ding ding" was apparently referencing a motherbox.

    https://heroichollywood.com/batman-v...r-final-lines/
    did... you not get that? that was a very obvious reference
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    Quote Originally Posted by tako View Post
    did... you not get that? that was a very obvious reference
    It's just Snyder and co occasionally talking about more ideas or whatever to keep talk about the DCEU around.
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