“In the end, the saucers were defeated not by guns or bombs, but that most humble of God’s creatures, the Tyrannosaurus Rex.”

The character being gay was foreshadowed in the first film, so it’s not a retcon. He’s a supporting character & his orientation isn’t highlighted in the marketing, so it’s not like this was a prime factor in SHAZAM 2's underwhelming box office.

I don’t believe you’re actually LOLing

It’s hard to read a lot of these comments mischaracterizing the Slap as “assault” or “decking,” insisting that it’s “against the law,” and not conclude that people just really wanted to see a black man get arrested. 

I’m not defending it at all, I already made that pretty clear. But I also think it’s a mistake to pretend that a single open handed slap is equivalent to something like a punch. One is meant to demean and embarrass, and the other is meant to cause actual damage.

Hot take: while it was rude, inappropriate and unprofessional of him, and I understand a temporary ban, it was still not even fucking close to as big of a deal as people made about it. The hyperbole is insane - everyone was acting like Smith beat Rock to a pulp.

I would just like to say I think the hate Crystal Skull gets is unwarranted. I’ve watched it a bunch on cable and stuff since it came out and I never find myself having a bad time, which is how I feel everytime I watch Temple of Doom. I get the criticism of specific scenes, but in many ways that film is not any less…

Disney would be foolish to associate with Depp anymore. Regardless of the outcome of the trial he is far too controversial and polarizing. Disney wouldn’t touch him now with a 50 foot pole. 

How much did you get paid for this dickride?

Why would they make more movies in a series that already has too many bad movies? 

Bruckheimer should look at how poorly the last two Pirates films did.

PotC 4 focused almost exclusively on Depp, and PotC 5 wasn’t far behind.

Maybe the box office cancelled Depp, not anyone else.

Ironically Jack Reacher is the last Cruise film I feel I’ve seen where it felt like he was actually playing a character as opposed to playing Tom Cruise. It’s partially because his daredevil stunting and Mission Impossible stuff have become part of his brand (and overshadowed his earlier crazy couch-hopping…

Cavill would likely be 42 by the time production would start on a new Bond. It’s really doubtful they would box themselves into an actor that would be closer to 50 by a second film. I’d say you’re setting yourself up for disappointment.

That’s the point: she didn’t know. That’s what the tests are for. If you have symptoms, you get tested. Otherwise you risk causing an outbreak. Just because they lucked out and din’t have one, doesn’t mean she and the folks on set giving her medicine instead of getting her to isolate made the right decision. 

Can any of these celebrities just listen to a trans person for a minute before spouting off nonsense?  We aren't from fucking Jupiter, gender might be a more complicated subject then they think but its not rocket science.  I will always be in awe that so many people think a rich billionaire needs defending.

To me, Simu Liu was effectively an unknown pre-Shang-Chi. As other people have said, he got really big as a result of Shang-Chi rather than having been cast in a big movie because of being marquee name. So, when I say he’s replaceable, I think any other ‘unknown’ might have been cast for the first movie. He just…

And mighty white indeed of you to say that arguably the biggest Asian star right now doesn’t matter and is replaceable. I guess they all look alike, right?

Chris Evans was a working actor, full stop. 

But that proves Tarantino’s point. He became famous because he was attached to the Marvel brand. It would have been the same with literally any other actor taking that role. None of the people who became famous from Marvel can open a movie, not Chris Hemsworth, not Chris Evans, and not Simu Liu, because they’re…

Eh, he also went on to say: “I mean, I’m not the first person to say that. I think that’s been said a zillion times…but it’s like, you know, it’s these franchise characters that become a star... I’m not even putting them down frankly, to tell you the truth... But that is one of the — the legacy of the Marvel-ization…