Bob Odenkirk Is Still Training at the Gym to Kickstart Jackie Chan-Style Action Career
“If I get my way, you’re going to see me doing more action,” Odenkirk hinted, comparing action sequences to sketch comedy.
“If I get my way, you’re going to see me doing more action,” Odenkirk hinted, comparing action sequences to sketch comedy.
We ran the numbers: No matter when PVOD begins, movies see an average of 84 percent of their box office in the first three weeks.
Whether a movie’s time in theaters is long or short, VOD is doing a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to the studios’ bottom line.
A “Nobody” sequel hasn’t been greenlit, but Derek Kolstad, who wrote the original film, is already working on a script for a second film.
Home-viewing action, at least as reported, isn’t as intense as at theaters right now. But the maneuvering may be just as important.
Liam Neeson, a one-time Best Actor nominee, continues his action-hero success on VOD while this year’s Oscar winners were swift to fade.
“Promising Young Woman,” “Nomadland,” “Minari,” and “The Father” see Oscar bumps on VOD. At Netflix, it’s like the Oscars never happened.
Universal seems to have found a profitable formula after a year of innovation and improvisation. Also strong: Roadside Attractions’ “The Courier.”
“Nobody” starring Bob Odenkirk held strong in tandem with its PVOD debut, but the MonsterVerse blockbuster looks shaky.
As theaters reopen, action hero Bob Odenkirk benefitted from good timing. On March 31, everything changes with the battle royale that is “Godzilla Vs. Kong.”
The Bob Odenkirk-starring actioner has some of that “John Wick” spice, but as Ilya Naishuller tells IndieWire, it’s mostly the product of leaning into the fun of the “excessive, but glorious.”