TCTTS said:Hardcore Greg said:TCTTS said:
Nolan and his team never comment on this kind of stuff. Like, ever. He simply doesn't give a **** / doesn't dip his toe in culture war issues. Further, this kind of outrage is limited to Twitter crazies/Elon Musk and won't affect the box office in the least. Not for a Christopher Nolan summer blockbuster starring everyone and their dog. Not unless Fox News or whoever starts hemming and hawing, but considering there's no valid sourcing on the rumor, I would be surprised if even they did.
Secondly, literally the exact same thing can be said in the opposite direction. If this rumor were TRUE, someone - some source, insider, reporter, journalist, podcaster, etc - almost assuredly would have confirmed as much by now. Instead? There's been absolutely nothing. No hint or followup of any kind. Again, this is a rumor that started on a random Twitter account, that was then fanned to the extreme by anti-woke outrage, and nothing more (so far).
Could it end up being true?
Sure, it's possible.
But as of now there is ZERO tangible evidence to suggest as much.
I agree with the first part of the bolded statement. He seems like a Nick Saban type...focused on the product and execution and seems to have zero time or interest in all of the drama/gossip/culture-war stuff.
Re: the latter half...are you claiming that IF Elliot page is actually cast as Achilles, that it won't affect the box office numbers at all? I can tell you that I absolutely will not see it in theaters if she is cast in that role (I don't think she will be). I think there are lots of people who will lose all interest in this movie if that is the choice he makes...even if it's supposed to be a weak and diminished version of Achilles. Tens of millions of people are just s*ck of that stupid kind of sh** and it will absolutely be perceived by many as a ridiculous "hyper woke" choice. My apologies if I am misinterpreting your statement.
What I'm saying is, if Page-as-Achilles is true (though, yeah, I'm damn near convinced it's not), if the outrage remained at the level it is now - even if you and everyone like you on TexAgs boycotted the movie - no, it wouldn't have an affect. Whether you like it or not, we are the extremely online, and the extremely online doesn't sway the box office. Not on a Christopher Nolan blockbuster with this cast. MAYBE it puts a small dent in the box office, but that's it.
What I then went on to clarify is, if in this hypothetical, Page-as-Achilles "went mainstream" - as in Jesse Waters & co started ranting about it on Fox News and the like - then, yes, I *do* think the news would affect the box office. Not into "bomb" territory or anything like that, it just wouldn't be quite as successful as it otherwise would have been. After all, if Achilles is even in the movie, it's likely ONE scene of him rising from the dirt, covered in dirt, with a few lines of dialogue tops. That's it. And if this movie is indeed Christopher-Nolan-great, word spreads, and it becomes another Oppenheimer like hit, I'm sorry, even people like you aren't staying away because of 30 seconds of Trans Zombie Achilles. And even if you, specifically, do, too many others would be too curious to see what all the incredible buzz is about.
Did you forget about Snow White ?
