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MoonMan997 OP t1_iyd519m wrote

Reply to comment by atriskteen420 in Speculation: Is Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film the recently announced Karate Kid instalment? by MoonMan997

I agree, but in a current era where even Spielberg is struggling to have a film land in theatres, could he be ready to adapt?

Because PTA has never been commercially successful and he’s always kept working. I think a film like this is where opportunity and interest would align enough, I don’t think he’d ever be interested in doing a $150m CBM for example but this is incredibly smaller scale even for a franchise entry. If he was ever to do one, it would be this basically.

I also think Sony are sitting on an IP that they’re at a loss of what to do with theatrically despite the massive success of Cobra Kai. If they could an auteur, who is frankly on the record as fairly non-cynical to a lot of recent blockbuster fare, that might be an avenue.

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doctorslices t1_iyd9ood wrote

Spielberg is not struggling to have a film land in theaters and neither is PTA. Small release films exist.

You're ignoring the main factor which is the lack of control for PTA. Why would he choose this over doing his own movies? He still gets funding to make the character based dramas he's always made. Why blemish his filmography with a Karate Kid movie? Why would he randomly swerve into this lane for no apparent benefit?

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