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Consumer

Consumer

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Jedijax719 said:
Nobody's going to know or care about those comments. And nobody is going to care who she is. People don't buy tickets for the director unless it is someone like Nolan. Even Spielberg doesn't have that effect these days. But for the next SW movie, people WILL look at reviews and word of mouth. Those are going to be more important than ever before because there is and will already be hesitance from the base both hardcore and even casual. Skepticism will be at an all time high and they will NEED amazing WOM. Sharmeen isn't running for president and she didn't say anything racist or illegal. Making people "uncomfortable" because you want them to think is not a bad thing.

People need to stop talking about "defending" someone when they haven't really done or said anything needing defending. Anyone who was offended may NEED to look inward and ask why.
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Do you think she's capable of making a film that will please hardcore Star Wars fans based on these comments?
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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Consumer said:
Do you think she's capable of making a film that will please hardcore Star Wars fans based on these comments?
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I don’t think anyone who isn’t a serious Star Wars fan is capable of doing that now…is she one?

And definitely not a fake one like JJ Abrams…who was a fan of uncle Stevens praise and money and would do anything he was told - including making terrible Star Wars - if he thinks it will keep him in the right Hollywood circles.
 
Jedijax719

Jedijax719

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Consumer said:
Do you think she's capable of making a film that will please hardcore Star Wars fans based on these comments?
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Anyone could be capable of making a SW movie that can please fans. If fans only have a very very narrow spectrum through which they can be pleased and cannot even define that spectrum, maybe directors and writers are not the problem after all.
 
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TalkingHead

TalkingHead

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Disney likes hiring directors with indie cred because they’re easier to control. Little doubt that’s what’s happening here, especially considering she’s a doc filmmaker. They’re not making a $200m+ feminist treatise for their first SW feature in five years. Which raises the question why even hire someone like this who will be a lightning bolt for social media angst. Uh, probably because social media angst is the whole point. It’s the brand, and Disney’s cynically leaning into it.
 
Casper Gutman

Casper Gutman

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TalkingHead said:
Disney likes hiring directors with indie cred because they’re easier to control. Little doubt that’s what’s happening here, especially considering she’s a doc filmmaker. They’re not making a $200m+ feminist treatise for their first SW feature in five years. Which raises the question why even hire someone like this who will be a lightning bolt for social media angst. Uh, probably because social media angst is the whole point. It’s the brand, and Disney’s cynically leaning into it.
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Or because Disney doesn’t feel that the kind of people who stir up social media angst should get to define who they hire. And they’re correct.
 
Consumer

Consumer

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Jedijax719 said:
Anyone could be capable of making a SW movie that can please fans. If fans only have a very very narrow spectrum through which they can be pleased and cannot even define that spectrum, maybe directors and writers are not the problem after all.
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Blaming the audience for not seeing a movie they don't want to see has never been a financially successful tactic.
 
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doctornick

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Consumer said:
The actual question I have for @Casper Gutman, @LittleBuford, and anyone else defending this director - do you think her comments and her approach will help sell tickets for Star Wars? This was the entire reason I brought up the interview but nobody wants to address that.
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This is ultimately my thing. I actually think she could make a perfectly fine SW movie and I doubt if it happens that it will truly be "offensive" or even really make men "uncomfortable". But the comments are just idiotic for PR reasons and I truly don't understand why someone in the entertainment industry - who would want to increase interest in their product and not turn off potential customers - would say such things are are clearly going to turn off people and be a potential source of negative commentary. And this is stuff that can be avoided - it is totally fine if she has that attitude about her work and talks about it privately, but there's no reason to actually say it in a public interview.
 
erasure fan1

erasure fan1

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Jedijax719 said:
Anyone could be capable of making a SW movie that can please fans.
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That is true. Tony Gilroy is on record saying
I've never been interested in Star Wars, ever. So I had no reverence for it whatsoever.
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And Rogue one and Andor turned out great. So just because someone doesn't know, love or even care about star wars. Doesn't mean they can't make a great movie. For me it boils down to not trusting Kennedy and her ability to assess talent. Is Sharmeen the right person for a star wars feature? I have no clue. I am skeptical based on the experience level. Star wars needs to be a blockbuster when on the big screen. She really doesn't have that type of experience. And like I said, I don't really trust Kennedys ability to find a good fit for star wars. This same type of roadmap didn't work out so well for Eternals.

Not everyone can become a great star wars director, but a great star wars director can come from anywhere. I believe it was Anton Ego who said that.:p
 
sedati

sedati

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To broaden and expand the wars in the stars it seems obvious that we would seek inspiration all sorts of fighters of injustice on our own little planet.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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I think we need a little context here, that clip that is being discussed is now almost 9 years old, long before she was picked to direct a SW movie. She created several documentaries that were discussed in the clip that were very personal to her and to try to bring to light injustices in that part of the world. So her comments on trying to make men uncomfortable is about men in that part of the world and those around the world that share the same viewpoints about women from a documentarian point-of-view.

None of this has anything to do with her approach to directing SW.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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LittleBuford said:
Sorry to be pedantic, but her documentaries deal with Pakistan, which is not in the Middle East.
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No offense intended. Unfortunately for these discussions, as it affects the entire region, it’s easier just to say Middle East even if it’s technically in South Asia, but point taken.
 
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Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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LittleBuford said:
No offence taken! I just think accuracy is best in these discussions given how frequently people confuse and conflate non-Western cultures.
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Well given that a large majority of Americans can't even find Pakistan on a map, I don't know how accurate we need to be in a Disney discussion forum that isn't about geography lol. ;)
 

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