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Monday
Nov282016

Say What? John Boyega 

Manuel here with a pretty picture to get our week started. 

What is John Boyega thinking about as he shoots scenes for the sequel for that other sci-fi franchise-to-be Pacific Rim: Maelstorm?

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Reader Comments (12)

I wonder if I'm going to fight TR-8R again for the Star Wars sequel.

November 28, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterSteven

Boyega: I have to give a more charismatic, franchise starting, performance than the guy from Sons of Anarchy did last time? I love those odds.

November 28, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterVolvagia

On the other set there's always someone to zip up my boots.

November 28, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterBJT

"Even Jennifer Lawrence couldn't get out of her X-Men contract, so I'm probably stuck. Maybe I'll get lucky like Emma and Shailene and the franchise will get canceled early."

November 28, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterDave S.

Dave S.: You're comparing three, TERRIBLE, franchises to Pacific Rim? Look, there'll always be franchises. ALWAYS. And, no, I'm not going to get too defensive and say the original was A grade cinema. The basic idea probably could have been (less awkward dialogue and ESPECIALLY a stronger turn from Charlie Hunnam), but it'll probably go down as a B+ proof of concept more than anything else. But that joke is trying to put down a genuinely promising franchise a little too much. Shia LaBeouf was stuck in the Bayformers series. Daniel Craig was stuck in Spectre. And, yes, JLaw, Emma Stone and Shailene Woodley were stuck in the X-Men, TASM and Divergent franchises. "Stuck" implies mediocre to bad, and we can't really know that yet.

November 28, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterVolvagia

Pacific Rim was lots and lots of fun - Charlie Hunnam was expectedly terrible. Very very small shoes to fill

November 28, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterTony T

This was filmed at my local beach, North Cronulla in the southern suburbs of Sydney. What is he thinking? Well if I could have gotten close enough I would have asked but my guess would be: "Damn! This Aussie sand gets in everywhere".

November 28, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterJoanne

Why are they doing a sequel to "Pacific Rim" ?! I mean it was at best ok

November 28, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterJaragon

Reasonable people can disagree on the merits of "Pacific Rim". I think it's doing alright for itself with or without my approval. (For the record: I didn't hate it, but don't really need to see more of that world.)

But I was really thinking about it more from the perspective of performers juggling multiple franchises where one is clearly lower priority/prestige (like J.Law) or where the obligations of the sequel machine keep them occupied and less available for more varied or interesting work.

November 28, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterDave S.

You're all really silly. Of course he is thinking of the best way to propose to me. Stay tuned.

November 29, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterJones

"I wonder which of my male co-stars I'll get shipped with in this one."

November 29, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterPoliVamp

You know he just has this verse from "Uptown Funk" playing in his mind over and over...

I'm too hot (hot damn)
Called a police and a fireman
I'm too hot (hot damn)
Make a dragon wanna retire man
I'm too hot (hot damn)
Bitch say my name you know who I am

November 29, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterRyan T.
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