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Report: Sandra Bullock to Lead All-Female Oceans Eleven Reboot; Gary Ross director
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mordecaii83
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Not particularly enamored with the premise of rebooting a known franchise and just swapping genders, but I'll hold off my final opinion until we get trailers and previews.
I'd rather they make something new (even if it would have a similar premise) so they can write new characters that may fit the actors/actresses better.
I'd rather they make something new (even if it would have a similar premise) so they can write new characters that may fit the actors/actresses better.
A Link to the Past
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I mean generally, it's not really just a gender swap. People tried to make this argument with Ghostbusters, but ultimately, the connections were super weak - they had a smart one and they had a black one, and they deduced that Ghostbusters were the first to have a smart white person and a black person. Looking at the situation as genderswapping is frustrating because it creates these kinds of perceptions and prevents a work from being distinguishable, because people aren't looking to distinguish it from the original.
God, Bernie Mac was so great. The world was robbed of him too soon.
Miles Quaritch
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There's going to be a Roadhouse remake with Rhonda?
Oh man, couldn't they have at least gotten Gina Carano?
Oh man, couldn't they have at least gotten Gina Carano?
Stallion Dan
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This will be awful, if they cannot be creative enough to not rip off and reboot an existing series then then they arent gonna be creative anywhere else.
mordecaii83
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That's why I said I'd hold off any final opinions until I can see what they do with it, because I'm hoping it won't just be a gender swap.
mumbles365
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Wont even come close to upping the swag by Pitt and Clooney.
Doomed to fail.
Doomed to fail.
chris121580
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"Saul makes 10. 10 oughta do it, don't you think? You think we need one more? You think we need one more. Alright, we'll get one more."
The delivery of lines by both of them is flawless and you're right..it'll be hard to top the swagger by either of them. I also hope we get another cameo of young celebs playing poker. That part was so great. "All.....red"
ultratruman
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Isn't this the 'He-She' trope Anita Sarkisyan talks about?
Anyway I don't think this is doomed to fail.
It's actually quite an genius way to make people care about the same old movie formats. Hollywood has fully taken advantage of symbolic irony, the half-serious-but-basically-the-same thing (Guardians of the Galaxy etc), and now they're masking the same movies with the guise of social progressiveness.
Anyway I don't think this is doomed to fail.
It's actually quite an genius way to make people care about the same old movie formats. Hollywood has fully taken advantage of symbolic irony, the half-serious-but-basically-the-same thing (Guardians of the Galaxy etc), and now they're masking the same movies with the guise of social progressiveness.
A Link to the Past
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Only if her character is similar.
haha what a fantastic new outlet for hollywood to pump out unoriginal films easily. just take a bunch of old ideas except now have them be all women. wow such inspiring feminism. buzzfeed: here's thirty of the most outraged sexist responses to the new ocean's eleven. omg how awful. interview: you are all so brave and modern for making this film and standing against prejudice, how can u be so brave? omg must see.
how about you hire way way way more women directors and let their original voices be heard
how about you hire way way way more women directors and let their original voices be heard
well said
Spiderman did it, and Fantastic Four. Hell, even the recent Fast & Furious films were part of a reboot of sorts. It's the latest trend in Hollywood. Expect a Twilight reboot in the next few years with an all-male cast.
Yabberwocky
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I'm a huge fan of the Ocean's Eleven remake, but I'm still really curious to see what they do with this. It is a shame that it's easier to rehash older films instead of creating new stories for women, but I'll take it anyway. As people have said, Soderbergh gave the film such a distinctive style, and Holmes' score was almost a character into itself. The new reboot would have such a different feel, casting aside. Speaking of which, I can't wait to see who they get!
...depressingly, it's always so exciting/rare to have two women talking together in an action film. Now there's going to be eleven women in a room at once, in an action/heist film...?
I'll probably have heart palpitations.
...depressingly, it's always so exciting/rare to have two women talking together in an action film. Now there's going to be eleven women in a room at once, in an action/heist film...?
I'll probably have heart palpitations.
MrChocolate
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Something an old boss of mine told me: "We look good even when we're old, but when we get sick we go quick". At first I thought, damn, what a bleak outlook. And I grew up McCatholic. But it does seem to pan out that way.
She has to learn so she can do Captain Marvel.
Chris Hemsworth already took over female sidekick part in Ghostbuster, I say he can do another one
Prototype Viktor
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Showgirls
MisterFalcon
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This Summer, These Eleven Showgirls Are Breaking The Bank !!
oooohhh, Emily Blunt definitely
triplestation
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maniac-kun
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A remake of a 2001 movie? Why?
Robdraggoo
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I dont mind the idea, just think its too soon.
They should have to wait as long as it took to reboot it the first time.
Or make it a sequel, like julia roberts comes back as the new Danny or something
They should have to wait as long as it took to reboot it the first time.
Or make it a sequel, like julia roberts comes back as the new Danny or something
the actress Julia Roberts
Not until we've had The Laddiekillers.
Dictator93
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Reboot my reboot to take advantage of an emerging market and a topical issue.
Sounds like hollywood to me.
Sounds like hollywood to me.
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