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Originally posted by Neilk
I wish there were a way to buy a ticket to WotW with no credit going to nutjob Tom. Poor Spielberg must want to shoot him right now.
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This one is going to be hard to dissect. Tom Cruise may be the #1 worldwide box office draw, and Speilberg in the to 2/3 of directors in terms of boxoffice.
Will the pundits decide that "turning Tom loose" was a good thing?
I don't know how many are aware, but Cruise fired his long-time publicist and gave the job to his sister about 6 months ago. A lot of Hollywood insiders are watching breathlessly to see if Cruise implodes. If not, expect to hear more 'stars' letting loose with their opinions... on everything. That will only be good news for Limbaugh/Leno/Imus/Drudge.
These are weird times in Hollywood. Boxoffice is down, old formulas aren't working. The opening day now has to carry the picture. Instantaneous communication (like IM reviews *during* the movie) are making it impossible for a disappointing movie to run for a week or two, like they used to. So if WotW opens Wednesday and business is down Thursday, there'll be no saving it.