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Wes Ball seems like an odd choice for such a huge and much loved franchise. I haven't seen the only three movies we have to judge his skills as a director by, b
by autoexec 3y ago
Wes Ball seems like an odd choice for such a huge and much loved franchise. I haven't seen the only three movies we have to judge his skills as a director by, but it seems like the reviews for them ranged from average to poor. Maybe Nintendo got to see Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes already and it convinced them he was the guy for the job?
- philistine 3y agoJury's still out for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Everybody who made the previous trilogy great is gone. I would bet Wes Ball is very hot right now amongst producers, but that Kingdom bitterly disappoints.
- WrongAssumption 3y agoThe Mario Movie was directed by a couple guys who were best know for creating Teen Titans Go!, which had similar middling reviews. If I had to guess Nintendo is going with people they think can do a lot with a relatively modest budget. Maze Runner pulled in $350 million on a $34 million budget, which is remarkable. The franchise made $950 million on a $150 million dollar budget which is wild. Nintendo isn’t going for high art with these. They want someone who will make an entertaining enough movie while staying faithful to the material.