Can I ask, does Filmarena have a bad reputation for announcing releases that come to nothing? I see this and Kong Skull Island posts, and weren't they the ones who announced the Alien and Predator releases?
There were plenty more that were risen from the dead, some I hadn't even seen before like Dirty Dancing. I'm a noob so take this with a grain of salt.Can I ask, does Filmarena have a bad reputation for announcing releases that come to nothing? I see this and Kong Skull Island posts, and weren't they the ones who announced the Alien and Predator releases?
56 titles!! Ok, I knew it wasn't pretty bad but that's way too many LOL That's years worth of work. It just won't happen.They literally have like 56 announced titles that are lets say not in the "fully shipping" status. So that would be announced al the way up to like Braveheart which is starting to ship. Im sure some are canceled but they never say anything about those, except for the 2 titles announced 1 day and canceled less than 2 days later or whatever because they didnt have subtitles.
its not even WWA, many of these are WEA art. Like the complete Alien series that has been almost 4 months and Planet Apes has been 10 almost since the last releases. I am sure some of us want to see those sets finished before we dieI think the main issue is that they have entered the WEA realm, and those projects require more bandwidth. They have limited time and focus on WWA stuff, BB cannot really take them over, and here we are.
Yeah, I'm thinking along the lines of howarmat, I don't think it's a WEA vs WWA issue at all. If I can realistically bring 12-18 releases to market every year and I announce I'm going to be producing over that number, then I already know I'm not going to follow through with them all. I don't know how it was years ago but maybe they were just too optimistic in their prediction.I think the main issue is that they have entered the WEA realm, and those projects require more bandwidth. They have limited time and focus on WWA stuff, BB cannot really take them over, and here we are.
What I meant about the WWA vs. WEA game is the current state vs. a few years back. We could pre-order The Martian, Independence Day, etc. easily, because the print runs were high enough, and the products were released a few months after the WWA steelbook release. Now these WWA projects are rare, the print run is usually 500, and they produce mainly WEA. I think they should forget about the WWA releases that were announced long ago, because those are probably "expired". They should forget about WEA releases that were released by other retailers (e.g. John Wick 2 by Nova or Hacksaw Ridge by Kimchi). They should forget about WEA that were never promoted with anything (e.g. Dirty Dancing, Papillon), because the available art might be limited (for 3 XL slips ). They should focus on some of the new WWAs (e.g. MI5) and already promoted WEA (e.g. Deepwater Horizon, Apes, Alien, Predator).its not even WWA, many of these are WEA art. Like the complete Alien series that has been almost 4 months and Planet Apes has been 10 almost since the last releases. I am sure some of us want to see those sets finished before we die
Indeed, if they can do 12-18 releases yearly, they should be wise with the selection, and pick up the best and most unique ones. Apes, Alien, Predator are great examples imho. Is there a list somewhere with the announced titles?Yeah, I'm thinking along the lines of howarmat, I don't think it's a WEA vs WWA issue at all. If I can realistically bring 12-18 releases to market every year and I announce I'm going to be producing over that number, then I already know I'm not going to follow through with them all. I don't know how it was years ago but maybe they were just too optimistic in their prediction.
What I have noticed as of late is they've actually cancelled a couple instead of just letting them linger on until someone picks up on it a year or two from now. A couple of examples: Overlord and The Darkest Minds.
There were 6-7 resurrected threads last night. Other times there have been others and there's also a list in their website under FAC, scroll down, a list that don't have fac numbers assigned to them. Not 56 but a few of them.Indeed, if they can do 12-18 releases yearly, they should be wise with the selection, and pick up the best and most unique ones. Apes, Alien, Predator are great examples imho. Is there a list somewhere with the announced titles?