production has temporarily halted on Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part 2

You’re mistaken.

Animals are dumb. It’s easy to blend in with them.

Four billion-dollar-plus movies and one more just a smidge below that — only decent numbers... Yeah, right.

Even if it was entirely deliberate, I’d still consider it a bug. A better writer would’ve been able to nod in that direction without it being nearly so clumsy (whether by not overdoing it, or by planting tongue firmly in cheek as they do), which is demonstrated by Kasdan’s contributions in comparison to the four films…

Correction: Aladdin did well in Korea too. Really well. It’s currently 4th in the foreign film list (above Infinity War; behind only Endgame, Frozen II, and Avatar), and 11th overall.

It’s my understanding that ALL of these live-action Disney remakes have under-performed.. like, consistently.

Exactly. Lucas was sort of like the Tarantino of the 70s and 80s — blatantly stealing from all and sundry, not really even attempting to hide it, but putting it all together in a way that felt exciting and new (if only he had an ear for dialogue too... *sighs wistfully*).

Even if it wasn’t out of date, No Way Home is all of 18 months old (we’ll set aside that it was never the best superhero movie).

That’s not true. He was homaging stuff like The Dambusters too, and that had nothing to do with Kurosawa.

Why does that ship have breasts? They even have nipples...

I might be mistaken, but aren’t the animals their disguised form? It’s a gorilla as opposed to a truck, not a gorilla as opposed to a robot.

I don’t understand the aversion to longer movies as a principle (the ideal length depends on the particular story and the way it’s being told), but that doesn’t mean a movie can’t outlive its welcome — and they often do.

What’s the reduction in assets though? Disney still own all the shows they pulled, don’t they? Or are they permanently locked in the vault now, and can’t be released under any circumstances?

I hate to admit this, but this really isn’t any different than back in the days of television, is it not?

I would normally agree, but I’m not sure how that works if Peacemaker’s second season does indeed happen. It’s also weird to be carrying forward all three of Weasel, Waller, and Economos (plus introducing Rick Flag’s dad) to Creature Commandos unless it’s a continuation — that feels like more than “we liked those…

a sequel to The Flash dead then?

Would Tom Hopper have counted as famous a few years back when this presumably happened?

Actually, The Lazarus Project is reportedly getting a second season. It’s a British production from Sky that TNT licensed, so they aren’t the decision makers. Of course, that’s not to say that TNT will air any future seasons.

“One More Day” was absolutely forced on him by editorial. At one point, he asked to have his name removed from the final issues.