Comments on: 5/27/2012 – No, Joe!

By: Sean Whitmore

Sean Whitmore — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:50:57 +0000

That’s a good point, and one I didn’t think was very likely back when we first heard the news. That was before I realized how well-received Magic Mike is, that it’s getting a sequel and also being optioned for a Broadway show, that 21 Jump Street is also getting a sequel, etc.

Though I also wouldn’t be surprised if part of the reason they want to exploit Tatum’s newfound popularity is to make up for one or more of the theories above.

By: David (chudleycannonfodder)

David (chudleycannonfodder) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:24:01 +0000

Something that you didn’t bring up that probably plays a HUGE factor is that Channing Tatum has become popular since the first movie and they want to redo the film so he’s in it more, or give hints that he would be back in a theoretical third film.

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:11:13 +0000

It is weird. I’ve never heard of a major summer release being pushed to March a month before its scheduled release. The only possible reason I can think of is they’re going to do some sort of Wrestlemania tie-in with The Rock. Otherwise, March is a terrible date to release a movie.

When it comes to Battleship, I think the problem is that there’s very little plot to be gleaned from the game. It’s just about two fleets trying to sink each other. Certainly, there aren’t any alien robots. Maybe you could do something like the Star Trek episode, “Balance of Terror” and focus on two fleet commanders trying to outmaneuver each other, but that would likely require labeling one nation “the bad guy”. I actually kind of wonder why Hasbro was needed at all. They can’t own the rights to the work Battleship and since that title doesn’t really fit the movie anyway, their involvement was unnecessary. Could they really have stopped someone making a Navy vs. alien movie?