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It shows how out of it I was in trying to be in it, acknowledging that I was out of it to myself, and then thinking, “Okay, how do I stop being out of it? Well, I get some legitimate illogical narrative ideas” — some novel, you know?
So I decided on three writers that I might be able to option their material and get some producer, or myself as producer, and then get some writer to do a screenplay on it, and maybe make a movie.
And so the three projects were “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Naked Lunch” and a collection of Bukowski. Which, in 1975, forget it — I mean, that was nuts. Hollywood would not touch any of that, but I was looking for something commercial, and I thought that all of these things were coming.
There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Ray Bradbury. I couldn’t find Philip K. Dick. His agent didn’t even know where he was. And so I gave up.
I was walking down the street and I ran into Bradbury — he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” — and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging — I was with her at that moment — she said, “Talk to him! That guy really wants to talk to you,” and I said “No, fuck him,” and keep walking.
But then I did, and then I realized who it was, and I thought, “Wait, he’s in that realm, maybe he knows Philip K. Dick.” I said, “You know a guy named—” “Yeah, sure — you want his phone number?”
My friend paid my rent for a year while I wrote, because it turned out we couldn’t get a writer. My friends kept on me about, well, if you can’t get a writer, then you write.”
~ Hampton Fancher
“That was the most disappointing thing to me in how this thing was played. Is that I’m on the phone with you now, after all that’s been said, and the fundamental distinction between what James is dealing with in these other cases is not actually brought to the fore. The fundamental difference is that James Franco didn’t seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. There’s not a case of that. He wasn’t using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had — if that were what the accusation involved — the show would not have gone on. We would have folded up shop and we would have not completed the show. Because then it would have been the same as Harvey Weinstein, or Les Moonves, or any of these cases that are fundamental to this new paradigm. Did you not notice that? Why did you not notice that? Is that not something notable to say, journalistically? Because nobody could find the voice to say it. I’m not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, “You know, it’s not this, it’s that”? Because — let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. Times piece, that’s what it lacked. That’s what they were not able to deliver. The one example in the five that involved an issue of a sexual act was between James and a woman he was dating, who he was not working with. There was no professional dynamic in any capacity.
~ David Simon
Funny how second-billed Evans is buried in the back…
Funny how the one female is as tiny as they can get away with making her among the big, giant men.
Zero point of view or style. And you’d think that maybe the marketing folk might check out an actual AVENGERS comic to see how a cover or splash panel actually works.
Not a great image, seems better suited to a teaser than final one-sheet.
That said – Im thrilled to see a painted poster.
Why is Hawkeye more prominent than Captain America? Very strange.
And just how big is the Hulk in this? And how long is the Hulk’s neck?
Stranger and stranger.
I do love that it’s painted – but again, if you’re going to do that, strike a pose!
And now they’re going to have to re-do it with the new title, right?
Good looking poster. Doesn’t really bring anything new to the table.
Billing order’s wrong. They should flip Ruffalo and Hemsworth. It’s Thor’s villain they’re fighting after all.
I’m not a comic geek and I have no idea what this movie is about. I don’t think they’re doing a good job marketing it. I only know that it’s a collection of superheroes and that’s it.
Apparently Hawkeye is more awesome than Captain America? Downey is right where he ought to be, this movie is absolutely Iron Man and Friends.
I’d hate to be IO’s computer monitor right now. Gonna need some Windex for that shit.
Why does many IMAX event movies have to be in 3D also. Thank you JJ, Brad Bird, and Nolan for avoiding the IMAX 3D. I dunno about anyone else, but one of the major reasons I see an IMAX production is the AMAZING sound. I still remember how great JJ’s Star Trek was in IMAX. The first ten minutes, I felt every bolt falling off the ship and I heard sounds that my surround sound could never duplicate.
Of course, this has little to do with Avengers besides my frustration of seeing the IMAX 3D logo on the bottom of the poster.
Visually, another teal and orange photoshop disaster that looks strikingly similar to the WATCHMEN one-sheet. Also, have you noticed in trailers that RDJ’s facial hair looks particularly douchey and maybe overly dyed?
This is hideous.
christ, pick a size and stick with it, googly-eye
(scott mendelson: as per your conspiracy theory, the black guy behind her is the teeniest of all!)
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No conspiracy, but I think Fury is actually a little taller (arguably due to him standing farther back), but they are both smaller than the others by a decent margin.
I’m guessing Ruffalo’s high(er) billing was a contract issue upon his signing, as he’s arguably a ‘real actor’ (one of my favs, personally) compared to the relatively untested Hemsworth.
Yeah, I’m with Bennett. I love IMAX, even ‘fake IMAX’, but 3D is almost always a hit-or-miss affair these days. Some awful 3D harmed my IMAX press screening of Harry Potter 7.2 and I would have much preferred to watch John Carter last night in IMAX 2D if such an option existed. The problem isn’t just IMAX, but all of the newer large-screen formats now. If I want to watch something on the Pacific Winnetka’s new 80′ “immersive” screen, I have to hope the 3D is up-to-snuff (Ghost Rider 2 was not). Same with the (yet-untested) EXT they have over at the AMC theaters.
Maybe the full size version looks better but this looks like a painting with photos of the actors heads pasted on top. Just horrid.
At least it doesn’t say “Academy Award nominees Robert Downey, Jr., Mark Ruffalo and Samuel L. Jackson,” so we don’t have to worry about Chucky’s head exploding.
And you can see a kitchen sink somewhere in that mess.
GOD FORBID IF A SUPERHERO ACTUALLY WORE HIS FUCKIING MASK!!!!
OH PERISH THE ACTOR!!!
This is the type of unnecessary nonsense hoisted by no-talent agents “protecting” their star that actually fucking hurts the product.
Why even have a costume?
Seriously? Who-in-the-fuck would put on a battlesuit – and skip on the fucking helmet?
Fuckin’ A….PTSD-Based concussions? Motorcycles? Football?
Feige is a pussy of the first order.
Without the masks, it looks like a fanboy mock-up. Star heads PShop decapitated and smooshed onto marketing cutouts.
This poster is shit, but most Marvel posters are shit. They sell these films almost totally on trailers, and those trailers work. Why Marvel lack the ability to make a quality poster is vexing.
Scott: First time I saw HUGO was in the AMC Century City’s ETX house, and I can tell you it was absolutely breath-taking. My two cents.
I thought that the Captain America poster was Marvel’s best poster….At least it was slightly artistic.
Again, there’s about 30 years of AVENGERS comic books out there that could have been studied for the perfect poster. This is the level of hubris and ignorance of a 100 plus million dollar project.
It is too busy. I do feel sympathy for the dept that had to appease all the crying mouths to get this thing made. Totally agree w/Christian and Martin, and I’m not a comics guy myself. The sad thing is if this thing fails, none of the short sighted people making decisions will ever see, much less admit, their part in contributing to the projects shortfall.
“Again, there’s about 30 years of AVENGERS comic books out there that could have been studied for the perfect poster. ”
I’d say it is pretty close to many, many, many of those covers. Except this has a background. Do an image search for Avengers comic covers, and most of them are just the team leaping at the “camera” with a single color backdrop.
And the rest…. even less suited to a movie poster.