Posted on 10/10/2022 4:26:52 AM PDT by Cronos
Director Nicholas Stoller: 'It's almost like people don’t know what’s good for them'
The writer/director previously delivered hits like “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Get Him to the Greek,” “The Muppets” and “Neighbors.”
Now, with theatrical comedies on life support, Stoller is back with “Bros.” The gay rom-com follows two stubbornly single souls (Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane) who fall in love despite themselves.
And audiences are staying far, far away from the film.
The film infamously earned $4.8 million on its opening weekend, a far cry from its $22 million budget and reported $30-40 million marketing costs.
Hollywood news outlets have been wringing their hands over the film’s failure since last weekend. Now, the far-Left Hollywood reporter is asking Stoller and “Bros” co-star Guy Branum what explains the box office results.
Branum claims his marketing ideas were roundly rejected by Universal, the studio behind the film. Stoller struggles to process the movie’s commercial misfire, citing critical raves for the film (89 percent “fresh” at Rotten Tomatoes) and positive test screenings.
Eichner blamed the straight community for ignoring his film (he co-wrote the screenplay with Stoller). Stoller confirms Eichner’s comments, citing data privy to Universal. The dismal numbers still show most gay Americans chose other movie options last weekend.
The director trotted out other reasons for the film’s failure, including his assertion that Hollywood has “trained” audiences not to see comedy in theaters.
That’s certainly not true of the pre-woke era. Comedies routinely crashed the $100 million mark at the U.S. box office. Think:
“Bridesmaids” ($169 million) “The Hangover 1, 2 and 3” ($277 million, $254 million, $112 million, respectively) “Step Brothers” ($100 million) “Ted” ($218 million) “22 Jump Street” ($191 million) “Neighbors” ($150 million) “Pitch Perfect 2 and 3” ($184 million, $104 million, respectively) Stoller partially blames audiences for not seeking his film out.
“It is very strange just because the movie is so much fun. And as someone who makes comedies for movie theaters — or did until, I guess, this weekend — I love seeing comedies in movie theaters, and people do. It’s almost like people don’t know what’s good for them. [emphasis added]”
Stoller turned his wannabe franchise “Neighbors” into a woke affair, hiring two female screenwriters to bolster its feminist bona fides. That sequel, “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” made $95 million less than its predecessor, killing the franchise in the process.
What the “Bros” director doesn’t realize is how the culture is to blame for “Bros” failure. Big screen comedies can no longer entertain like they once did. Even tepid fare like “Snatched” and “Get Hard” endure withering reviews for being “problematic.”
Stoller ignores how too many Hollywood stars alienate potential audiences. Eichner is a prime example, using his Twitter account and public appearances to excoriate anyone with whom he disagrees on politics.
Plus, audiences are exhausted by the Left’s weaponizing culture in every forum possible. That “Bros” trailer suggests the film is more of the same, mocking straight people, extolling an LGBTQ+ museum subplot and proudly sharing characters engaged in a “throuple.”
The “Bros” director’s comic timing remains on-point throughout his new film. He might want to step outside his Hollywood bubble, though, to understand why so many Americans, both straight and gay, didn’t line up to see “Bros.”
Director Nicholas Stoller: ‘It’s almost like people don’t know what’s good for them’
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People don’t want to pay $20 for a movie ticket so they can be lectured, yet again, by our “superiors”.
“Director Nicholas Stoller... “
Piss off self absorbed gay maggot. Ukraine is on my mind today
I saw a preview for this garbage when we went to see Top Gun. Hollywood pushed this hard and it failed spectacularly.
And these fruitcakes chiding normal people will backfire.
Apparently no lessons were learned from Top Gun Maverick when it comes to woke v. non-woke movies.
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Tom Cruise, one of the producers of “Top Gun Maverick” had a recorded walk-on spot at the start of the movie where he thanked his audience for their support. This shows respect for the audience and a realization that they are the patrons, in the true sense of the word; they’re the ones paying for the movie.
The pillow biters who run hollywood…
Pure and simple.
You think it’s an accident you can customize nearly everything but not one single streaming service will let you filter out the gay programs?
This is by design folks… whether you ever watch it or not you MUST be exposed to it.. your desires are irrelevant
“Director Nicholas Stoller”
No one told this gay dufus that gay is passé these days? That gay is boring crap? That Trans-whatever is what excites the benighted TV masses.
“And like it.”
A woman who lived under the Nazis and the Communists said in an interview, “I preferred living under the Nazis. They told you the rules and if you obeyed, they left you alone. The communists wanted you to think a certain way and if they thought you weren’t they would imprison of kill you.”
People don’t want to pay $20 for a movie ticket so they can be lectured, yet again, by our “superiors”.
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Of course the critics loved it. They are woke and get to see movies for free. We normals have to spend our hard earned dollars on them. We are not wasting it as you said by be lectured and bullied.
Did Resident Brandon enjoy the movie? You get that guy on your side, and he’ll fill 81 million seats for just 10% of the gross. Go talk to that guy!
“Tom Cruise ... had a recorded walk-on spot at the start of the movie”
Yes. That was a big plus. It started the movie on a high note. Such a good movie!
I would prefer to not see the suck magnified in this specific film. Yuck.
This is a "Message Movie" and, by the utopia that pervades Hollywierd, it is the 'hoi polloi' (us) that MUST spend our time & money on this product.
I am of the age to remember when the public plea of this gay advocacy was to;
1) Ignore what we do in our bedroom, it does not hurt you.
2) Let us associate with our own, you don't have to participate.
3) Laws against our actions are the same as segregation laws, an offense against our civil rights.
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?) We must rescue the children from prejudice, thus we must teach our belief in the schools!
Thus this 'director' wishes to carry this diatribe yet another step further, we, the 'huddled masses' must be guilted into rewarding the GBLT and cohorts by watching these efforts. They are rewarded and we, the submissive, are 'educated' in their craft!
Thanks but NO THANKS!
Long ago, 10 or 12 years before he made 2 more “Right Turns” and returned to being a huge hypocritical liberal that abandoned his supposed “principles”, Michael Medved said the Hollywood producers that make fringe movies like this do it for the notoriety or message and not necessarily to make money. More reason to despise everyone who identifies as a dim.
well a normal man-woman romance comedy you watch to placate the wifey.
But a homopervert rom “com”?? ugghhh
Backing away from the details of this lunatic response to people who don't want to purchase a product (entertainment), there is a larger structure here being shown/
The perverted Left has been messaging "do something" and if you don't, ad hominem attack will come in a flood. One sees this in the UK as police ignore real crime in favor of "terrorizing" someone for supposed hate speech. One sees this in the demand to participate in Maoist-style struggle sessions on the topic of anti-racism, and if you don't, racism is not only alleged but supposedly proven. Disagree with the transsexual medical sterilization of people over "feelings," and you are a transphobe. In all and more such cases, the game is one of a Sodom-style "do what we say" and our best response is to repeat millions of times "people walk away." Do not look back. Just walk away. Walk away from most of Hollywood, most of social media, all of the Democrats and RINOs, from the globalists and the groomers and Democrat-led inner city crime. Walk away. When enough walk away, the end of a boycott will have been achieved.
Maybe they can get the woke bots to go?
“It’s one thing for the general public to accept that gays don’t deserve to be mistreated, and another thing for the general public to enjoy watching gays in action.”
I seem to remember not too long ago they said they “just want to be treated like everyone else…”. They are mistreating our youth in the schools - I have no sympathy for them at all.
I’m actually now of the opinion that homosexuality should be banned from public spaces completely.
We gave them civil unions, then marriage, the adoption, now it is “you must succumb to gay or you are homophobe”
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