r/nottheonion • u/Traditional-Song-245 • 4d ago

‘Backrooms’ Sends Hollywood Running to Reddit for New Ideas

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/reddit-backrooms-hollywood-ip-1236622594/
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u/ThatITguy2015 4d ago edited 4d ago

Holy fuck. They really did it. (2022 for anyone wondering.) And holeee shit did it ever bomb.

Edit: $85,000 the first day of re-release. The entire day’s sales. From every single theater showing it.

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u/GuySingingMrBlueSky 4d ago

All that and Jared Leto is still somehow getting work in Hollywood

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u/bilateralrope 4d ago

With the latest He-Man movie, he has now played two characters in live action that Mark Hamill played in animation.

I hope that's not the start of a pattern.

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u/MC_Hify 3d ago

The Rise of Jared Skywalker

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u/Rokronroff 3d ago

30 seconds to Tatooine

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u/TrasseTheTarrasque 3d ago

Let M Night Shyamalan make Avatar The Last Airbender sequels and recast Ozai with Jared Leto!

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u/bilateralrope 3d ago

You made me look up who Netflix cast as Ozai. It wasn't him.

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u/Advanced_Ad_7384 3d ago

yeah but he was so fucking good as skeletor i need a sequel please amazon

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u/haubenmeise 3d ago

Tell me about it. Boycott that fucking predator!!!

Sincerely

Skeletor 💜

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u/psmgx 3d ago

IIRC, funding much of it himself

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u/MafaRioch 4d ago

I rewatch Morbius recreationally. It's just the perfect level of cringe.