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[old manatee]

..I even cringed at that shot of the kids..

I agree. we should all be on full red alert.

 

[Sunster]

Holy shit the negativity is insane in here. I even cringed at that shot of the kids but it's literally nothing man. Kids are in the movie, chill.

the negativity is really just because it's avatar. a basic ass movie.

 

[Infernostew]

We going Harry Potter or something.

Terra Nova is back!

Speaking of bad kid actors... Oof! That show had a lot of potential and the mystery and story was pretty interesting.

 

[Lunar15]

My first reaction is, "oh no, it's more kids focused!"

But on second thought, I actually think that's way better for this franchise.

 

[jett]

Those kids are gonna be rich.

Those kids are gonna get paid squat.

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

Gotta give it to EW for taking such a hideous cast photo that a movie that's been filming for 3 days is suddenly less desirable. I mean, bravo.

 

[robotrock]

Those kids are gonna get paid squat.

Paid in exposure

 

[Bold One]

Kids? Really?

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Gotta give it to EW for taking such a hideous cast photo that a movie that's been filming for 3 days is suddenly less desirable. I mean, bravo.

To be fair, it's what EW do best.

 

[cloud_sleep]

Maybe they'll get eaten in the first 20 minutes.

 

[GhaleonEB]

To a point I'd agree that "I meant to do that" works as a valid excuse, but the execution goes far past that, to where it becomes kinda obvious to me that Cameron just didn't direct Furlong very well, which he really needed to do considering the character he wrote was BART SIMPSON. The performance is grating. The personality is grating. And not in the "I meant to do that" sort of way. John Connor is probably the weakest thing about T2, and he didn't have to be.

Interesting. I've never thought that about John, but had heard some other comments around those lines in years since I saw it last. My recent watch of the 3D version, I thought he was fine. Agree to disagree.

Makes sense that it'll be the root of the disconnect as to how worried people are about kids in the new films.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Paid in exposure

Meh. All but one are going to be motion capture. It's not going to do much. They'll be able to snag another gig where they get actual face time, maybe.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Paid in exposure

They'll get that blockbuster stimulus package. First dibs on a role in whatever YA book franchise is popping at the time.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

They'll get that blockbuster stimulus package. First dibs on a role in whatever YA book franchise is popping at the time.

EASY MONEY

 

[SeanC]

Meh. All but one are going to be motion capture. It's not going to do much. They'll be able to snag another gig where they get actual face time, maybe.

That's why they're putting them front and center in the first photo. People will know them first and foremost, their CG other selves a few years down the road.

 

[jett]

Paid in exposure

CGI exposure?

Gotta give it to EW for taking such a hideous cast photo that a movie that's been filming for 3 days is suddenly less desirable. I mean, bravo.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Makes sense that it'll be the root of the disconnect as to how worried people are about kids in the new films.

Yeah.

I don't think the kids will be bad. I just don't necessarily trust Cameron's ability to integrate them into his story in anything but the most blunt, "Fellow kids!" way possible.

I don't think the fact there's a bunch of kids in it is automatically negative, though. Especially since these kids are mostly cat people from another planet

 

[Tuck]

Thats... a very large group of kids... not optimistic.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

All the CG characters are brown and the one live action actor is white. Sounds about right.

The cool characters are brown though. No one's buying action figures of the human kid.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Neteyam, get your ass back in that tree and do what your mother tells you!

SHE'S NOT MA' MOM, "JAKE SOOLI"

 

[robotrock]

Authentic Hoyte Van Hoytema shot

 

[Con_Smith]

3-4 years for this bullshit and he just pawned off BA:A to Rodriguez.

I'm forever salty about that.

 

[robotrock]

3-4 years for this bullshit and he just pawned off BA:A to Rodriguez.

I'm forever salty about that.

He was never going to make that after Titanic happened

 

[slyfox]

I'm out. Was hoping for a darker sequel not the opposite.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

He was never going to make that after Titanic happened

Not really true. He had done a year of preproduction on both Battle Angel and Avatar, when Stan Winston convinced him to move forward with Avatar. It was down to the wire between the two of them.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I'm out. Was hoping for a darker sequel not the opposite.

You can have a film be 'dark' with kids. There's the potential to make it even darker with them there, actually. Not that I think he necessarily will, I just don't see this being an indication one way or the other.

It follows that Jake and Ney'tiri would a have kids, and those kids would have friends. What happens to them is entirely open.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I'm out. Was hoping for a darker sequel not the opposite.

he said in the same year IT came out.

 

[Surfinn]

I really don't get the "I'm out" comments. We haven't seen the script.. just one image of kids standing. No official images of the film, no trailers.. no teasers

 

[robotrock]

I really don't get the "I'm out" comments. We haven't seen the script.. just one image of kids standing. No official images of the film, no trailers.. no teasers

IM OUT

 

[Dalek]

 

[robotrock]

amazing post, dalek

 

[Fancyarcher]

I really don't get the "I'm out" comments. We haven't seen the script.. just one image of kids standing. No official images of the film, no trailers.. no teasers

"One image has been released, projects doomed. Run for the hill" - Typical fanboy reaction, basically.

 

[GhaleonEB]

EW: Smile, girls! Boys, look serious!

 

[SpaceWolf]

The boys attempting to look brooding and bad-ass whilst the girls are just grinning exuberantly is kind of great.

^Goddamnit it...

 

[Sectorseven]

You can have a film be 'dark' with kids. There's the potential to make it even darker with them there, actually.

 

[Surfinn]

EW: Smile, girls! Boys, look serious!

The hell? I just noticed this

Uh

That's weird

Oh.. my god

I just burst out laughing

 

[robotrock]

im fucking out sorry guys. kids ruined my marriage and i just can't deal with them anymore.

 

[Dalek]

 

[GhaleonEB]

Joking aside, as the kids of two warriors, I hope the kick ass and get under-estimated by whatever antagonists show up. Rather than have them in peril being a plot device. (True Lies)

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

I'm out. Was hoping for a darker sequel not the opposite.

There's a 100% chance Stephen Lang kills one or more of those kids at some point.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Wait, so EVERY single kid in that picture is a CG alien, except for the one pale white boy in the blue shirt?

Lol... so much for diversity.

They're all CG, except for the white kid. I shit you not.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

 

[kevin1025]

There's a 100% chance Stephen Lang kills one or more of those kids at some point.

In Avatar 4, after Lang dies three more times.

 

[michaelius]

You'd think that in a post-IT/Stranger Things world, people wouldn't have such intense knee-jerk reactions to the mere presence of children in a film.

It's also post Star Wars prequels world - knee jerk reaction is well warranted. And let's not forget that X-men Wolverine trash movie.

 

[SpaceWolf]

It's also post Star Wars prequels world - knee jerk reaction is well warranted. And let's not forget that X-men Wolverine trash movie.

Please tell me you're not referring to Logan.

 

[Surfinn]

It's also post Star Wars prequels world - knee jerk reaction is well warranted. And let's not forget that X-men Wolverine trash movie.

But the knee jerk reaction is NOT well warranted. And the contexts are completely different..

 

[PingPongvonLaserstein]

I, for one, can't wait for Avatar 2: Na'vi Babies.

 

[Killthee]

Two more shots btw.

 

[kevin1025]

Two more shots btw.

These look like stock photos, haha.

I'm sure they'll be fine.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

 

[Surfinn]

Lol

This is why we can't have nice things