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<blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 7983798" data-attributes="member: 32740">Doesn't mean much of anything.&nbsp; 1st and most important thing needed - a decent script.&nbsp; That's something we'll not know a thing about until either they cancel the whole thing as being too bad to keep pouring money into, or we see it on screen.&nbsp; Everything else is just blind speculation and wishful thinking.&nbsp; 2nd thing needed is a cast that can actually, like, act.&nbsp; Even good, well-known actors can wind up starring in utter trash (like Jeremy Irons in Dungeons and Dragons...), and complete unknowns can give us award-worthy performances.&nbsp; Won't know which until we see it on screen.&nbsp; 3rd thing is having a director (well, I'll throw in editor because most people don't appreciate the supreme importance of editing in this process, and tack on composer too) who similarly doesn't suck.&nbsp; &quot;Genius&quot; directors have bankrupted major studios with wasted movie budgets.&nbsp; Unknown directors have given us timeless brilliance made on a shoestring.Not at all saying that there's no hope, there is:&nbsp; It's not in the hands of Courtney Solomon.&nbsp; But I'll start actually hoping when I at least see a trailer.&nbsp; Until then I won't hold my breath 'cuz making movies is an outrageous crapshoot spawned by committee.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Man in the Funny Hat, post: 7983798, member: 32740"] Doesn't mean much of anything. 1st and most important thing needed - a decent script. That's something we'll not know a thing about until either they cancel the whole thing as being too bad to keep pouring money into, or we see it on screen. Everything else is just [B]blind[/B] speculation and wishful thinking. 2nd thing needed is a cast that can actually, like, act. Even good, well-known actors can wind up starring in utter trash (like Jeremy Irons in Dungeons and Dragons...), and complete unknowns can give us award-worthy performances. Won't know which until we see it on screen. 3rd thing is having a director (well, I'll throw in editor because most people don't appreciate the supreme importance of editing in this process, and tack on composer too) who similarly doesn't suck. "Genius" directors have [I]bankrupted[/I] major studios with wasted movie budgets. Unknown directors have given us timeless brilliance made on a shoestring. Not at all saying that there's no hope, there is: [I]It's not in the hands of Courtney Solomon.[/I] But I'll start actually hoping when I at least see a trailer. Until then I won't hold my breath 'cuz making movies is an outrageous crapshoot spawned by committee. [/QUOTE]

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