Well this looks to spell the end (or at least delay) any hope of a Black Widow solo movie. The studio put all its eggs in the ScarJo basket and it didn't pan out at all. They could have probably gone with anybody and had the same result (and less controversy). I'm not sure what it would have taken to be a success. It still has a chance in China, but it has a week to try and recoup its cost before the force of nature known as "The Fate of the Furious" sweeps the box office.
I still think people blew the white washing controversy out of proportion. While I think most of the population didn't care about it (or anything at all about the movie), the negative light didn't help it on a marketing aspect. It was enough that Jordan Peele was courted for possibly helming Akira to try and navigate through the murky social waters (though I think we will see another 10 years of development hell now).
My biggest overall worry is that cape films will continue to suck most of the industry dry when it comes to big VFX movies. I was hoping for a resurgence of cyberpunk, but I put too much expectation from the director of Snow White and the Huntsman and the writer of 3 Transformer movies. Well at least I got Blade Runner 2049 (please, please don't let me down) to look forward to.
I still think people blew the white washing controversy out of proportion. While I think most of the population didn't care about it (or anything at all about the movie), the negative light didn't help it on a marketing aspect. It was enough that Jordan Peele was courted for possibly helming Akira to try and navigate through the murky social waters (though I think we will see another 10 years of development hell now).
My biggest overall worry is that cape films will continue to suck most of the industry dry when it comes to big VFX movies. I was hoping for a resurgence of cyberpunk, but I put too much expectation from the director of Snow White and the Huntsman and the writer of 3 Transformer movies. Well at least I got Blade Runner 2049 (please, please don't let me down) to look forward to.