Comments on: Open Forum Friday: Should Studios Care If They Piss Off Fans?

By: Critic09

Critic09 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:04:54 +0000

That’s Hollywood for yea. They only reason they do it is to make money off a summer blockbuster. Anyway I just saw the preview for it today and it said November so this was either gotten from a bad source, is a rumor, or they’re lying.

By: Orren Jensen

Orren Jensen — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:41:33 +0000

I don’t completely understand the switch: It was about three months from opening, November is best time frame for a Potter film besides OTP, The only real compotention during that time was James Bond 22 and Twilight. But since the switch has been made it going to be real hard to change their minds to bring Harry Potter back to the original release date. Even with minor boycotts and protest of WB they won’t because when it all said and done they will still have a fat wallet, and sadly that my friends is what runs Hollywood. Even thought I think they are having second thoughts of moving it: Alan Horn: “I’ve seen the movie. It is fabulous. We would have been perfectly able to have it out in November.” and now this quote: Ã¢â‚¬Å“We would never do anything to hurt one of the movies or the series. We love our fans.Ã¢â‚¬Â

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Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:06:06 +0000

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By: Ryan M.

Ryan M. — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:56:50 +0000

“Do people really think that Potter fans will boycott the film? Dream on”

Exactly. Not one potterfuck (like me) is not going to see this movie. I wish it was coming out sooner so I’d have something else to watch this fall but nothing will stop me from seeing it. It’ll just make for more people having time to pick up the book and even more fanticipation. The studios win.

Studios should care about pissing off fans in another sense though: casting. Imagine if Patrick Stewart wasn’t tapped to play Professor X (in my mind the most obvious casting choice ever; I’m not alone). That’s when studios need to listen to fans. Stewart was the fan favorite for Professor X (even by anti-trekkies) ever since TNG came out.

By: ShenEvil44

ShenEvil44 — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:10:21 +0000

Hollywood is, and will always be, business first. I mean, c’mon. You think a bunch of top movie executives are gonna care about some stupid fans? They don’t give a shit! They know you won’t boycott the film. Why? Because you’re a Harry Potter fan. And if you do boycott it, casual movie goers will still go watch it and they’ll still make loads of money. Die-hard fans think they have the power, but in reality, they don’t! They never did.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:01:52 +0000

Nope.

By: Danno

Danno — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:53:47 +0000

I agree Swarez,

The Harry Potter crowd that would care enough to boycott the film are a small percentage. Casual viewers will fill the theatres regardless and for all the wizards and warlocks boycotting, who really cares? They’d just be punishing themselves.

Maybe then I could stand in line without being worried about getting poked in the eye by a wizard hat.

By: swarez

swarez — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:34:40 +0000

The online fan boy influence is way overrated and the studios are beginning to see that. Do people really think that Potter fans will boycott the film? Dream on, they are pissed because they moved the release date at the last minute. They want their Potter fix now now now!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:30:46 +0000

Studios care about the fans as long as it’s profitable to care about them. If studios show appreciacion to the fan base, it’s not because they are emoinally vested in the happiness of fans, it’s because they’re smart. When I asked my girlfriend why she liked TDK so much mure than Batman Begins, she had two words: Katie Holmes. She was replaced not because of some scheduling conflict, but because the fans really didn’t like her and found her distracting. They voiced their opinions in various ways, and voila: Fans a very happy and TDK is making money like gangbusters. I’m not saying that that’s the only reason for the movie’s success, but it’s an example of studios being smart and listening to fans.
(Personally I didn’t mind Katie Holmes. She filled the role she was supposed to fill, imo.)

By: Juan Carlo

Juan Carlo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:09:05 +0000

Directors? Sure they do. Actors? They better! Studios? Hmmm… See, I don’t think it’s the rule. These guys are mostly business-minded, so they care mostly about how to make more money; if that pleases the fan, well good, but if it doesn’t, I think most believe they’ll go watch the movie anyway. I think studios care more about “focus groups” than true fans.

By: Danno

Danno — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:36:24 +0000

I believe some directors care about the fans and try not to dissappoint but the studios are all about the money. It could be argued that the money comes from the fans but thats not always the case. I think most of the money comes from the casual viewer and if the movie ends up being complete shit, the studios don’t care because they’ve already made their money.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:03:05 +0000

When adapting something you have to shoot for what will work in a narrative feature. So sticking to source material that people are fans of is tough to some degree. I think the reasonable fans (the ones the studio should care about on some level) are looking for the tone and theme of the piece to be maintained. A good test for that will be with this new Watchmen movie which will inevitably have to sacrifice some aspects of the story and modify others but will it still have the same feeling?