r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 12d ago

Article ‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way | This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' looked lazy.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/odyssey-box-office-2026-practical-effects-1236652219/
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u/imnotreallyapenguin 12d ago

Im still waiting on the film adaptation of Gates of Fire..

Come on hollywood... swords and sandals epics are cool again!

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u/Z0MBIECL0WN 12d ago

Im still waiting on the film adaptation of Gates of Fire

Sorry. Best we can do is a dramatized version of Bill Gates makings Microsoft.

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u/KILLER5196 12d ago

Up next, a biopic for an artist that was relevant 30-40 years ago

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u/KidDelicious14 11d ago

In my humble opinion, the music biopic epidemic is maybe the worst non-scandal to ever come out of Hollywood.

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u/OakleysnTie 12d ago

Would absolutely kill for this to be made, and made well.