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Post by arnzilla on Sept 17, 2014 17:27:35 GMT -5
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Post by foeller on Sept 18, 2014 7:35:15 GMT -5
I don't like that the start date is getting pushed all the time. Also, a start date in February makes the film a bad fit for the Oscar season. I doubt they'd be able to get it done for the December. And the production company did say that they were planning on making the movie an award contender.
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Post by will on Sept 19, 2014 9:51:39 GMT -5
Maybe the delay has to do with cast availability or perhaps weather conditions in Taiwan.
It would be difficult to have the film out next year, even if it started in the next couple of months, but with a February start, it's near impossible. Now we can hope for Cannes 2016.
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Post by sikri06 on Sept 19, 2014 12:01:42 GMT -5
That's a bit of a disappointment. It's probably not arriving in theaters before autumn 2016 then.
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Post by arnzilla on Sept 20, 2014 16:30:25 GMT -5
IMDb's Antonia:
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Post by sikri06 on Sept 20, 2014 18:27:57 GMT -5
The most frustrating part of this is, that it pushes the rest of Marty's schedule back too. Sinatra and The Irishman also gets pushed back when Silence does.
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Post by arnzilla on Sept 22, 2014 17:33:08 GMT -5
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Post by nas78 on Sept 24, 2014 18:18:05 GMT -5
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Post by will on Sept 27, 2014 20:33:15 GMT -5
Thanks, Nas Here's a happy comic-con:
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Post by will on Jan 22, 2015 16:38:03 GMT -5
So, it starts!
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Post by arnzilla on Jan 23, 2015 12:25:31 GMT -5
Thanks, will. From the press release:
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Post by sikri06 on Jan 23, 2015 13:02:21 GMT -5
It has finally begun. What's also interesting is the domestic release in 2016. I really hope it is an early 2016 release and they stay away from awards season then. Not because I don't think it will be worthy, but because a late 2016 release means we'll have to wait for it longer and because I doubt the academy will take it to heart anyway.
If I were Paramount I would take it to Cannes and then give it a June or July release. If marketed correctly it could reach a wide audience and be quite a hit with the religious conservatives in the midwest and the south. American Sniper has once again demonstrated, as Passion of the Christ, Heaven is for Real and recently Unbroken has also shown, that there is an underserved demographic of christian conservatives. American Sniper was a total surprise, because
Unbroken is also an example that a story doesn't have to be taken directly from the bible to appeal to this crowd. As long as christian faith is the center of the film they'll love it. If they get the message that Silence is about christians suffering for their faith it could be a surprise hit. If Paramount wants the maximum profit of this, they should skip festivals and release it around Easter. Films like Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel has shown this year, that Oscar-consideration isn't out of the question just because a film isn't released between October and December. But as stated earlier Silence isn't exactly what the academy typically likes anyway.
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Post by FilmFan on Jan 23, 2015 15:48:40 GMT -5
I doubt that there will be any early release in 2016. This is most assuredly going to be a heavy awards run November/December release. SILENCE isn't some movie that can be heavily marketed as a fun genre affair like SHUTTER ISLAND was. SILENCE also doesn't have the benefit of a genuine movie star in Leonardo DiCaprio helping to sell the picture. Dependant on how the marketing goes they'll either push or hide the film's only genuine star - Liam Neeson whose role is smaller & most likely all in the 3rd act - leaving the film with the "failed Spider-man" (Andrew Garfield) & "That Dude from Girls & the new Star Wars" (Adam Driver) to sell it. Nah, Paramount - who fought to keep Scorsese around because he's a legend - are going to want to sell this on Martin Scorsese's name. I would not be surprised if a good deal of the selling of the picture revolves around this being "MARTIN SCORSESE'S 20 YEAR PASSION PROJECT!" The studios best best to pull a profit is to release it when the prestige pictures get releases & hope Oscar nominations & what not can give it a push financially.
It's also not the kind of religious picture that I see connecting well with Middle America. It's a historical drama about religious persecution. A story where the heroes fail & forsake their religion. This isn't the story of Jesus or some other fable lifted from the Bible for mass appeal. This is a vicious hard R movie about failure.
I'm pretty certain Paramount is aware this is not going to be a moneymaker - hence why it took so long to secure funding cause if Paramount believed there was profit to be made here this would've been shooting ages ago - & they're probably doing the film to appease Scorsese so they can keep him around for a few more profitable movies down the line - cough THE IRISHMAN cough SINATRA cough. Nah, I'm like 100% certain Paramount is gonna push this as their big Oscar picture of 2016. If Scorsese has waited over 20 years to do this one we can certainly wait another year to see it.
Plus there's always the unexpected possibility that if Scorsese finishes up with SILENCE in early 2016 (like March) & Paramount holds onto it until the end of the year, that means Scorsese could jump into shooting his next movie & have that out in late 2017.
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Post by Zotyto on Jan 23, 2015 16:48:20 GMT -5
This is most assuredly going to be a heavy awards run November/December release. I agree, it will probably be released in November/December. This kind of movie needs awards and nominations to appeal to a greater audience.
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Post by sikri06 on Jan 24, 2015 11:41:44 GMT -5
This is most assuredly going to be a heavy awards run November/December release. I agree, it will probably be released in November/December. This kind of movie needs awards and nominations to appeal to a greater audience. The problem is that it will face an uphill battle for Oscar consideration. Cannes is a much better possibility. The other huge problem is that Oscar-campaigns takes an enormous amount of time. It's a full time job for six months for a director. And the result is probably gonna be limited. Liam Neeson probably has a good shot for a supporting actor nod and it could probably get some below the line nods, but overall I think the Oscars would be a waste of precious time. Time Marty could spend on getting ready for The Irishman or Sinatra. But go to Cannes, they love films like Silence. The academy doesn't.
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