Not exact matches
Video game
movies have not exactly been considered
critical darlings throughout their history, however, this hasn't stopped film
studios from taking chances on these types
of movies.
Given that both
of those
movies achieved a good deal
of critical and commercial success, it shouldn't come as any surprise that
studios are on the hunt for similar projects.
Illustrating that the word «problem» is a relative one, while one major
movie studio continues to search for the voice
of its shared superhero universe and deliver its first unqualified
critical and commercial hit, another's biggest hurdle is continually living to an insane level
of expectations its unprecedented string
of hits has built up.
Striped
of its international cinema release by Paramount Studios due to worries that it was too cerebral for audiences, Annihilation (based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer) comes to Netflix on more
of a positive wave
of critical reaction than the two sci - fi streaming flicks before it, two films which have done a great detriment to Netflix's standing as a major film
studio competitor, only enforcing the notion that the streaming service is becoming a dumping ground for doomed
movies.
Earlier rumors suggested the delay was due to Disney waiting for the hype
of The Last Jedi to wear off, but considering we live in an age where
studios are promoting films several installments down the line (Disney's already releasing trailers for the Marvel films to come after Black Panther, which doesn't open until later this week), many fans believed Solo should have been capitalizing on the
critical and financial success
of Rian Johnson's
movie in order to increase its own buzz.