The new Barbie trailer is reminding everyone that it’s the most absurdist of movies these days that have the highest chance of winning the box office competition. Now that folks are realizing this strange live-action adaptation is squaring off against the genre maestro himself, they’re not sure which movie will end up reigning supreme in theaters.
Meanwhile, we’ve learned that James Gunn remains salty over Avengers: Endgame teaming Thor up with the Guardians, a development that might have indirectly caused him to take over the DCU as its boss. This is your daily roundup of sci-fi news.
Barbie and Oppenheimer couldn’t be any more dissimilar, but they’re waging a box officer war nonetheless
It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where Barbie falls in the expansive genre tree due to its absurdist narrative, but Greta Gerwig’s biggest challenge won’t be justifying her movie’s tonal disparities, whether they’re borrowing from fantasy or leaning into sci-fi to depict “Barbie Land.”
Indeed, it appears that Barbie is going to have to face off against Oppenheimer regardless of its critical reception. So when July comes, it’ll be Christopher Nolan’s biopic starring the entirety of Hollywood going up against the greatest love story never told.
Could streaming redeem a franchise featuring everyone’s favorite Star Wars hero, Hayden Christensen?
2008’s Jumper may have been a box office success against all odds, but receiving a hopeless 15% certification on Rotten Tomatoes wasn’t easy on director Doug Liman and his lead Hayden Christensen. Streaming customers are nevertheless adamant to give this sci-fi thriller another chance, so if you’d care to see your favorite Star Wars actor at it again in a completely different setting, head over to Netflix and check out this 90-minute actioner.
James Gunn’s saltiness over Avengers: Endgame might have affected his decision to spearhead the DCU
Avengers: Endgame tacking Thor onto the Guardians ensemble without consulting James Gunn first was a strange move by Kevin Feige, who’s expected to plan these things more thoroughly. Gunn initially didn’t know what to do with the God of Thunder in his threequel, and while Taika Waititi conveniently took care of that little problem in Thor: Love and Thunder, this temporary creative dread may have influenced Gunn in his decision to take over the DCU, where his word is now law.
No one knows how the DCU reboot will fare in the current cinematic landscape, but we can’t deny that it was absolutely shrewd of Gunn to jump from the sinking ship that is the MCU these days.