Coming Soon To A Theater Near You, Battlefield Earth 2!!!

G Fresh · Post by **G Fresh** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:45 pm

Tom Cruise, MGM form new United Artists
Thu Nov 2, 2006 1:29pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. movie superstar Tom Cruise and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. are resurrecting United Artists, the movie studio founded more than 80 years ago by screen legends including Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford, MGM said on Thursday.

Cruise will star in and produce films for the studio, and production partner Paula Wagner will serve as chief executive.

Cruise and Wagner will set the company's production slate from development to production greenlighting ability, subject to certain parameters, MGM said.

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sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:53 pm

Xenu is such a prick.

LOL!

G Fresh · Post by **G Fresh** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:05 pm

I've never seen Battlefield Earth, but I would love to get together with some of my friends and give it the MST3K treatment. That would make for an amusing, drunken evening methinks.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:07 pm

G Fresh wrote: the movie studio founded more than 80 years ago by screen legends including Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford,

United Artists: Dishonoring legends since 2006.

poopstains · Post by **poopstains** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:16 pm

I haven't seen Battlefield Earth but didn't it tank

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:19 pm

Sorry Mr. Stains, you're wrong:

Released in 3,307 theaters, Battlefield Earth grossed $21,471,685 in the United States and a total of $29,725,663 worldwide, falling doubly short of its $73 million production budget and $30 million in estimated marketing costs. Financially, it is regarded as one of the great box office failures.

From wiki.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:28 pm

poopstains wrote:I haven't seen Battlefield Earth but didn't it tank

Just like Cuttthroat Island.

poopstains · Post by **poopstains** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:01 pm

sharkmansix wrote:Sorry Mr. Stains, you're wrong:

Released in 3,307 theaters, Battlefield Earth grossed $21,471,685 in the United States and a total of $29,725,663 worldwide, falling doubly short of its $73 million production budget and $30 million in estimated marketing costs. Financially, it is regarded as one of the great box office failures.

From wiki.

how am I wrong?

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:17 pm

but didn't it tank

Saying it "didn't tank" implied to me that it did well.

Krieves · Post by **Krieves** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:17 pm

I rented Battlefield Earth, just to see how bad it was. I didn't finish it.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:18 pm

i believe that is called sarcasm...

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:19 pm

Good book...not something I'd base a religion around...but good read.

G Fresh · Post by **G Fresh** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:22 pm

poopstains wrote:I haven't seen Battlefield Earth but didn't it tank

Ummm...am I missing something here, because poopstains clearly says "Didn't it tank" (or "Did not it tank?" for the contractionally-challenged among you) implying that the movie was a box office stinker.

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:32 pm

I'm an idiot.

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:39 pm

I sincerely hope they do greenlight a sequel...nothing like watching a massive crash n'burn.

And yes, it's too bad MST3K went dark before they could do this movie. I'd be there, but I get to be Dr. Forrester....

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