Not surprised about the Lone Ranger. Billing Armie Hammer with Depp was a bad move I feel. I had to look up who he was after I heard of the movie. It also just looked extremely bland and it was basically Jack Sparrow if he was a Native American. I guess Disney will just have to start putting even more into the Marvel films as they show no sign of slowing down.
As for Pacific Rim, I am shocked to see just how heavily it is being marketed. I am aware that it looks like a typical summer blockbuster, but I thought they might try and grab more of a niche audience with the Kaiju stuff. I think the cast is going to help the sales as well. Rather than casting movie stars, they cast TV stars. Hunnam and Perlman are pretty popular from SoA as is Charlie Day from IASIP and Idris Elba. Still I am super excited and I hope it does well. Maybe if this makes enough Del Toro will be given a good budget and free reign over At the Mountains of Madness.
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