The Nerd Thread (comics, movies, anime, cartoons, video games, lore, fun stuff, ect.)

@Beau Skunky
“I wont watch animated shlock for kids! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna watch this live action remake for kids!”

I just find it ironic people still watch stuff whose main demographic is kids or teens and pretend its suddenly grown up material just because it looks drab and is not animated.

@Cosmas-the-Explorer
Indeed, it still saddens me live action Lion King made way more money than the original animated feature, but it only did, because the original was so popular.

Despite that, most people seem to prefer the original.

Actually, it was in recent years, seeing as there’s many animation enthusiasm, and indie animation being made, and such.

@Beau Skunky
And when studios do release an original movie people just Trash it instantly.
yeah, being original doesn’t automatically make a movie good. Like wish Didn’t look interesting.
But I saw people argue that one of pixar’s original movies wasn’t actually original because the stuff was done before.
With that logic no movie is original.

@northern haste
I imagine he is just saying what the suits told him to say to keep his job.

@Beau Skunky
As far as the general public goes, animation was never taken seriously. Of course within the internet it feels like there is an enthusiasm, but for people like your mom and dad, it’s still kids stuff.

Eyup

Speaking if animation, any good cartoons or even anime to watch?

And appointntly Dean DeBlois also said the script barely changed.
So yeah, this is really going to be pretty high up on the shot for shot remake list

@Cosmas-the-Explorer
South Park.

@Cosmas-the-Explorer
I really enjoyed watching Jim Henson’s Dog City last year.

Box office report for this week:

-“Captain America: BNW” had a solid debut overall against its $180 million budget. Its next test is to see how well it can hold up in the subsequent weekends. And considering how films like “Quantumania” and “The Marvels” did, many are expecting a big drop around 65-70% on its 2nd weekend. Or it could get lucky and drop by way less than that like “Venom: The Last Dance” and “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” did since those films did not have any competition for several weeks. But only time will tell.
-“Paddington in Peru” also had a good debut. It made more than “Paddington 2”‘s OW gross ($11 million) and less than “Paddington”‘s OW gross ($19 million). Based on the first two Paddington films, the third film in the series should end up with $41 to 76 million domestic at the end of its run. It may not make it to the break-even point considering the fact that it has a $90 million budget, but it should find plenty of success on digital and streaming services when it is released there.
-“Heart Eyes” found a ton of success on Valentine’s Day and during the weekend, as it increased 19% from the previous weekend! Guess everyone waited until this weekend to watch this rom-com slasher film.
-“Dog Man” got a moderate boost this weekend thanks to the 4-day weekend. It has made nearly $90 million worldwide so far, with most of its box office numbers from the domestic market. It should easily cross “Captain Underpants”‘s domestic gross next weekend ($73.9 million), but it is unlikely that it’ll pass its worldwide gross of $125.43 million considering how poorly the film is doing overseas.
-“Ne Zha 2” is doing so well in China, that it is projected to pass “Inside Out 2” to become the highest grossing animated film of all time tomorrow. In fact, it is projected to make more than “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at the end of its box office run!
-“Mufasa: The Lion King”‘s box office performance is insane! It is one of the three films to make more money this weekend compared to last weekend. Its next goal is to hit the $700 million mark, which it should do some time this month.
-Despite a boost from the 4-day weekend, “Love Hurts” is going to end up as another box office flop for Universal this year. I’m not sure why they decided to release that film in theaters instead of “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” which has already made $32.7 million worldwide so far. Maybe it’s because of a higher budget ($50 million)? Still, the Bridget Jones IP is more well-known than “Love Hurts,” which is an original film. And original films have not done well in the post-pandemic era.
-Speaking of which, “One of Them Days” has been doing quite well for an original film. This is the third film in this week’s top 10 to make more this weekend from last weekend.
-The fact that WB is pulling the plug on this film despite its great reception is criminal. Not only that, but they’ve hardly spent a lot of money marketing this film since they didn’t think it would do so well.

Additional notes:

-“Kraven the Hunter” has ended its theatrical run. It has made $25 million domestic and $62 million worldwide against a budget of $110 million, making it the biggest bomb in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.
-“Sonic 3” is now available on Paramount+ in the US and in Canada.
-“Dog Man” and “Mufasa” are now available on digital.

@Cosmas-the-Explorer
I’ve been getting into some old cartoons recently, one of which is an old Spain Spanish dubbed into English cartoon called “David the Gnome,” which has surprisingly beautiful art and animation. It’s a little cutesy at times, but has some surpringly dark things in it. Including a sad bittersweet finale episode.

I recommend giving it a shot.
The English dub features Tom Bosley AKA the Dad from the classic show “Happy Days” as the voice of David.

@WaynePone
I kinda disagree, seeing as there’s a lot of adult cartoons and sitcoms nowadays. Nobody would dare call Family Guy or Duckman a “kiddy show.”

Granted, alot of adult cartoons nowadays are quite immature and full of fart jokes, and feel more like teenager shows honestly…

There’s this Chinese animation film this year that just racked a whopping 1.6 billion dollar worldwide gross and all that are just China alone.

At that pace, and with their current economy, they’ll probably make a movie that’s assured to make enough money to beat Avengers or Avatar in box office.

Fairly, the animation looks slick and next level.

@Beau Skunky
From YouTube policies, to Disney remake box offices, to the Oscars, all I can see is people diminishing animation as a medium.

@Angrybrony
very nice

Apparently Gwen Stacy has been resurrected in Marvel Comics and will become Gwenpool.

@northern haste
I can hear this image.

@northern haste
Gwen cant just rest in peace can she?

I have a feeling the Street Fighter movie’s release date will be moved. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2” will come out on on April 3rd, 2026, and will likely interfere with the Street Fighter movie’s box office performance.

Apparently ReadAllComics has been nuked.

Imagine that. A piracy site that advertises itself on all comic pages got too much attention.

@Background Pony #43A7
She suffers just like Peter.

@Dustcan
There’ll probably be another.

A ReadEvenMoreComics you say?

@Dustcan
Yeah probably. I mean Kisscartoon did change its name.

@WaynePone
There always is. You cant kill piracy. Just convenience.

Former franchise producers Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli will still remain co-owners of the franchise overall