Month: October 2015
At last! A Tarzan 2016 Test Screening Viewer Gives David Yates a Solid Thumbs Up and Leaks Intriguing Details [Updates]
TweetAt last, it has finally happened — someone who saw a test screening of David Yates’ TARZAN has leaked some fascinating and detailed observations. There is of course no way to 100 […]
Move Over Tolkien, Conan Doyle: Edgar Rice Burroughs Fans Rule Facebook
TweetAs a fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs, I have enjoyed discovering other fans on Facebook, Twitter, etc — and enjoy the posts, the art, the discussion. A week or so […]
Overheard on FB: “Is ERB Now Just Masturbatory Fodder for Perennial Adolescents?”
TweetThe cosplay Dejah above is a huge favorite with ERB fans–and in fact, when it was posted a few hours ago on one of the ERB Facebook sites, it picked […]
“Very good!” — first comments on an advance viewing of the Tarzan 2016 trailer
TweetThis is pretty thin soup, but given the recent run of bad news for WB’s Tarzan, I figured this is worth sharing. On the Internet Movie Data Base message board […]
For our fantasy reboot of John Carter of Mars, we select for the role of Dejah Thoris . . . .
TweetSo if there’s fantasy football — why not a fantasy reboot of John Carter of Mars? To do this, it will be necessary to assemble a fantasy cast and crew. First […]
Margot Robbie Gets a LIttle Friendly Press for Tarzan
TweetIt’s not exactly a major breakthrough, but Margot Robbie has managed to create a minor bit of positivity by posting on her Instagram a video of her swinging on a […]
The Box Office Tragedy of WB’s last Tarzan Movie, Plus the Pan Box Office Disaster, Define WB’s Challenge for Tarzan 2016
TweetPan opened with a disastrous $15.5M in Domestic U.S. Box Office. How bad is that? Well, Pan cost $150M to make and did $15.5M; John Carter cost $267M to make […]
Uh oh, here it comes: The Tarzan Negativity Narrative has begun. What will WB do to Counter It?
TweetHere comes that sinking feeling again. In a flash, it suddenly looks like Warner Brothers’ efforts to have calm and positive rollout of Tarzan have just taken a significant hit with the […]
It’s official — Skarsgard: No loincloth for Tarzan 2016
TweetWhat’s your first thought when you hear that, per Alexander Skarsgard in a new interview, the Tarzan that he and David Yates have cooked up doesn’t end up wearing a […]
New Star Wars – The Force Awakens Trailer Logs 21 Million Views in First 24 Hours (Updates)
Tweet(I started this post 15 minutes after the trailer debuted….scroll down to see how fast it’s risen to 21 Million views.) The Star Wars — The Force Awakens trailer was […]
Influencing the Influencers: Is Warner Bros Falling Behind with the Promotion of David Yates’s Tarzan 2016?
TweetThere’s a cable TV news host out there who does a segment “Talk Me Down” in which the commentator does a rant about something that’s bothering her, and has a knowledgable […]
Fans Hoping For a Successful Tarzan 2016 Need to Go to These Negative Articles and Comment
TweetWarner Brothers and Tarzan have just taken a significant hit in the first battle to establish a favorable narrative for Tarzan 2016. Establishing a favorable narrative is hugely important; we […]
George R.R. Martin on our Long Obsession With Mars
TweetGeorge R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones, has written a lengthy and evocative article in The Guardian on the fascination that he, and we, have felt for Mars for […]