r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 4h ago

Article ‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way | This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' looked lazy.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/odyssey-box-office-2026-practical-effects-1236652219/
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u/Hayterfan 4h ago

Denis Villeneuve got actual sandworms for his trilogy.

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u/_Bird_Incognito_ 4h ago

Such a shame he couldn't negotiate for them to get better contracts for Children of Dune and God Emperor and scrapped those movies.

But kind of also on them, crazy how the fame got into their heads, asked for crazy raises and now we are only getting Part 3 which is based on Dune Messiah

Such a shame

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u/SamsonFox2 1h ago

That's David Lynch way!

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u/No_Macaroon_5928 1h ago

And Nolan actually time travelled to Ancient Greece