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  1. #101
    Quote Originally Posted by Combooticus View Post
    Your average movie goer goes by name recognition when deciding what movie to watch reason why that shit head adam sandlers movies are so popular
    Popular != good. Adam Sandlers movies haven't been good since Happy Gilmore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Combooticus View Post
    To be serious for a moment i think not casting any named actors is a huge gamble for a project this big

    I believe blizz and the director feels the 12 millions subscribers that wow has had will carry the film and it will be those who they are banking on to make this a success

    That is a risky strategy
    I'm actually glad with this announcement. Look at it this way instead: They're confident in the plans they have and the actors they've casted that they don't feel they have to hire A-listers for millions of dollars in an attempt to trick the common denominator to come see their movie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Combooticus View Post
    Your average movie goer goes by name recognition when deciding what movie to watch reason why that shit head adam sandlers movies are so popular
    But Warcraft has name recognition itself, and that's sure to draw a large crowd just on its own.


    Plot twist: nobody logs off to go see the movie so it flops! jk jk

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    Only casting A-list actors in video-game movies means that we would never have seen the spectacle of Dennis Hopper as Koopa.

    And that would be a tragedy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stumpy View Post
    Only casting A-list actors in video-game movies means that we would never have seen the spectacle of Dennis Hopper as Koopa.

    And that would be a tragedy.
    This Koopa ...Klown.....


    God that movie is facepalm worthy. Then again a Mario movie is dumb as it is.
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    There are plenty of movies that totally suck with great, famous actors and a lot of movies with no namers that totally rock.

    I'd rather get solid actors and put more $ into FX with this type of movie than pay a premium on like Robert Downey Jr (even though I think he's awesome)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gurbz View Post
    *sigh* Because a movie requires A-list stars to be good, right?
    Big budget ones do. Good A-List actors are one of the main reasons the Lord of the Rings movies were so good. With no name actors they would have probably been bad

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orlong View Post
    Big budget ones do. Good A-List actors are one of the main reasons the Lord of the Rings movies were so good. With no name actors they would have probably been bad
    All actors start out good. We wouldn't know about Viggo,Orlando Bloom without their big LOTR success.
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  9. #109
    Quote Originally Posted by tinyninja View Post
    Judging by this thread you're wrong. Some people don't know any of them, or don't recognize them but it seems that most people recognize at least a couple of the actors announced.

    Either way, it is by no means a way of judging how the movie will be. If the movie is well produced, then the actors will be good, if the movie is badly produced then there is little the actors can do to save it.
    I think you really need niche knowledge of the particular shows/movies they've been in to know who they are. They aren't big names.

    Not saying they aren't good actors, I wouldn't know. I saw one or two of them in things I barely remember them from, they didn't make much of an impression so I can't judge.

    Quote Originally Posted by Aeluron Lightsong View Post
    Except he started somewhere as does every actor. As for average movie goer, I think that's subjective.
    Well in Adam Sandler's case he started as a comedian but yeah.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daetur View Post
    Yeah, like Thor, right?

    People were writing NEWS ARTICLES about how concerning it was that they'd cast two "unknowns" (Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston) as the two male leads. Fast forward a few years, and Hiddleston is the PR and marketing POWERHOUSE of the entire multimillion dollar Marvel movieverse.

    Just because people haven't heard of actors doesn't mean shit. Every great starts somewhere.
    Normally they start in commercials, b movies or porn. They dont normally take unknowns and throw them into movies that cost over 100 million dollars to make

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orlong View Post
    Big budget ones do. Good A-List actors are one of the main reasons the Lord of the Rings movies were so good. With no name actors they would have probably been bad
    but the majority of the people in lord of the rings werent a list actors...
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  12. #112
    Quote Originally Posted by Sj View Post
    But Warcraft has name recognition itself, and that's sure to draw a large crowd just on its own.


    Plot twist: nobody logs off to go see the movie so it flops! jk jk
    Thats why i said they are pinning there hopes on the 12 million or so subscribers the game has had

    Im all for this to have all unknowns to give the little guy a break into becoming big like the harry potter kids but like i pointed out its a risky strategy that i hope will pay off big time for all involved

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    pretty neat first announcement, especially hyped for ben foster, loved him in 30 days of night and 3:10 to yuma!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orlong View Post
    Never heard of any of them. So it looks like it will be a crappy B movie that will go to DVD a month after its in theaters
    Then again, have you heard of Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom before LotR movies?

    Also, Dungeon Siege movie had Jason Statham and it was still incredible shit (hint: Uwe).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Orlong View Post
    Normally they start in commercials, b movies or porn. They dont normally take unknowns and throw them into movies that cost over 100 million dollars to make
    Unknowns to the public yeah they do. Most actors are known in Hollywood.



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    Quote Originally Posted by NonameXADX View Post
    Just because you haven't heard of them doesn't make them any less famous than other overrated actors, from what I've seen of them they're amazing. Did you know most of the Lord of the Rings actors weren't super famous until LOTR? Look how that turned out.
    Christopher Lee was in hundreds of movies. He started in cheap horror movies. Ian McKellen was also in hundreds of movies going back to the 60s, and Elijah Wood was in quite a few big name movies prior to LoTR. Liv Tyler was also in quite a few movies including the big budget hit Armegeddon. They werent a bunch of nobodies with 1 or 2 movies nobody seen under their belts

  17. #117
    Quote Originally Posted by Orlong View Post
    Big budget ones do. Good A-List actors are one of the main reasons the Lord of the Rings movies were so good. With no name actors they would have probably been bad
    Viggo Mortensen was a nobody before LOTR.

    Then again he was my least favourite cast member.

    Elijah Wood and Sean Astin were pretty much washed up child actors (sorry to them but it's true).

    Quote Originally Posted by ro9ue View Post
    Popular != good. Adam Sandlers movies haven't been good since Happy Gilmore.
    All of his movies are awful, possible exception Anger Management which IIRC was okay.

    Quote Originally Posted by stumpy View Post
    Only casting A-list actors in video-game movies means that we would never have seen the spectacle of Dennis Hopper as Koopa.

    And that would be a tragedy.
    You know he was considered the movie's star power at the time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orlong View Post
    Normally they start in commercials, b movies or porn. They dont normally take unknowns and throw them into movies that cost over 100 million dollars to make
    Very few actors start in porn, especially these days when such things come to light so easily. The industry (and society) is pretty prudish about that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mormolyce View Post
    Viggo Mortensen was a nobody before LOTR
    and he's a nobody now.

    i really hope these actors joining the warcraft movie aren't hoping for it to springboard their career, because my gut reaction is "uh oh". maybe i'm too negative.
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    It reads like one of those movies you keep asking yourself "Shit where have I seen him/her?". Always a fun time.
    Me thinks Chromie has a whole lot of splaining to do!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orlong View Post
    Christopher Lee was in hundreds of movies. He started in cheap horror movies. Ian McKellen was also in hundreds of movies going back to the 60s, and Elijah Wood was in quite a few big name movies prior to LoTR. Liv Tyler was also in quite a few movies including the big budget hit Armegeddon. They werent a bunch of nobodies with 1 or 2 movies nobody seen under their belts
    I still don't know who Christopher Lee is.

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