There's no particular relationship between having a completed script and being a good movie. Turbulent productions can make good movies, and efficient productions can make bad ones. It's not terribly likely that the nth MCU movie, a sequel to one that nobody particularly loved, is going to spin dross into gold. But it…

Famously, Casablanca didn’t have an ending until they were almost ready to shoot it, and that turned out OK.

A lot of the MCU from Iron Man - Endgame was thrown together and making pieces fit to get to an end point.

You have a higher chance of going to Hawaii and getting attacked by Ezra Miller than you do getting attacked by a shark.

nobody says that. you on the other hand tried to say “ugh.. I dislike sanctamonious SJWs” with as many words as possible with your original post.

“One might jump to the conclusion that might have a bigger impact than what JK Rowling thinks about transpeople”

you really want to argue that people were “meh” on the script alone without their feelings on Rowling herself have an effect on that? lol ok then. it is a rich tapestry of problems that effects it as a whole.…

You’re kind of ignoring an element of JKR’s weird fixation: JKR used to be a big part of pushing her own work. There would be cute pictures of her posed with the actors and she’d tweet and do a lot for the movie. But this time? She’s a radioactive bigot, so the actors aren’t keen to hang out with her, and she’s not…

It can be two things, I think.

“I’m not saying that the Rowling comments didn’t have an impact, but to even imply that it was the major reason for these numbers is ridiculous and just wishcasting something out there.”

I mean... you realize this is an argument that has no real tangible outcome to it right? You can keep claiming one thing and getting triggered when someone opposes that but you realize neither of you can win this argument because you’d need to hear collectively from every individual who bought a ticket (or didn’t buy…

Hiemoth, do you hate trans people? You’ve reiterated yourself a lot here arguing that the drop-off can’t possibly be about her transphobia. Little bit suspect.

The main demographic for this third film the studio was targeting are those very “woke people” as you slight them, the young adults who still felt a childhood connection for this franchise and world despite the bump of the previous film not being received particularly well. It’s why all the marketing for this film…

It opened in Europe a week earlier, when the RT score was still in the mid 60s (the verified audience score is almost double than for the prior film). The overwhelming critical consensus was that it was notably better than Crimes of Grindelwald and was getting the franchise back on track. Despite that the box office…

If it was a tiny drop that’d be one thing. Here however despite stronger critical and audience reception it’s lost business to the tune of millions in many areas where there was significant public backlash to her comments.

I think you’d be surprised just how much of a cultural moment JK Rowling’s attack on transpeople was for younger people, at least in the UK (trans-rights in the last two-three years has basically become the major generation dividing issue in terms of social views in the UK now).

Nah I can whine, especially after they told me they’d cover the cost outright. 

Oh my god LOL.

If anyone needs a hand getting this reference I’m sure MBS has at least two sitting  around somewhere he could send you.

Jesus that’s dark

If you thought the industry was hostile to journalists before, just wait until SNK starts inviting reviewers to their embassy in Turkey!