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SwimmingLaddersWings t1_j6gsrk3 wrote

Reply to comment by timeenoughatlas in Has the new Oppenheimer trailer that played during the championship games released anywhere yet? by timeenoughatlas

Oppenheimer being a summer release feels weird to me

Feels like it should be a November movie and compete for awards

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sjfiuauqadfj t1_j6gtyf5 wrote

$100m budget and the marketing budget is probably of similar size so they want this movie to make as much money as poss

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AlanMorlock t1_j6haec1 wrote

They're basically giving it the same kind of slot that Dunkirk had. While a historical film, when setting up thr project, Nolan made a series of demands requiring the project to be treated as a major event film by whichever studio wanted to pick it up (this included some pretty goddamn wild requirements. Not only a guaranteed theatrical window but also a window in which the studioncouldnt release anything else either. Universal agreed to the terms)

Also unironically I think Nolan enjoys releasing movies on his birthday.

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SwimmingLaddersWings t1_j6i06yu wrote

Dunkirk looked more “exciting” from the trailers

Oppenheimer seems a lot more artistic based off the trailers whereas Dunkirk was like teasing nonstop action

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