Michael Bay: Sony ‘Had No Faith’ In ‘Bad Boys,’ Claimed ‘Two Black Actors Don’t Sell Overseas’

[Mowgli]

Are these distributors fronting money to distribute and that's why they wont or are their tentacles not in enough markets to satisfy the producer. Or just cacs caccing

 

[Techniec]

They didn't want to precisely because they knew it sells

The fukking world gravitates more to black America anyways

 

[Alvin]

That was Black Panther, it was billed as a solo movie and killmonger just played the villian. Bad Boys was billed with 2 black actors, that's the difference.

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

Reality

They were scared 2 black men would sell overseas.

How pitiful a movie industry is made on protecting the ego of insecure cacs

Don't forget the asians too..

Chinese market is huge and they're notoriously with black actors or movies starring them.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

In the '90s, this was a real thing.

TV shows would have the same problem as far as securing international deals for syndication

Case in point New York Undercover. As a matter of fact, we still see similar situations like this today with minorities being taken off movie posters overseas to help sell the movie.

 

[Mowgli]

Don't forget the asians too..

Chinese market is huge and they're notoriously with black actors or movies starring them.

They just following the white man. They've also been infected with the sickness

 

[King]

Will did a lot for the perceptions of black blockbuster stars

shout out to him and Martin both.

Salute to Tyler Perry for making a studio to bypass all this bullshyt

In 2022 we have to start calling these c00ning, neoliberal, white validation seeking comments out.

 

[IAMDetroit]

how has that been going, any movies that come to mind?

Everybody including Lions gate, Disney, and marvel use Tyler Perry's studio.
Gotg, endgame, and black panther shot scenes there.
Because it's a studio, with soundstages.
He don't even have to film his own shyt if he dont want to.

 

[Kuma the Bear]

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[Roid Jones]

Hollywood still has this perception

 

[Da King]

Stay strong Will

 

[voltronblack]

Hollywood still has this perception

Your right Dwayne McDuffie call it the rule of three

 

[Da King]

But if they were starring in a slave film, they would be adamant that it would sell

shyt would already be in post production by now

 

[Mook]

They just following the white man. They've also been infected with the sickness

I wonder if it’s even true. It’s probably bullshyt like the op. They just created a narrative that’s fake.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

I don't think you looked to hard but there are probably other reasons like some white owned distribution companies having exclusive deals with certain chains. Meaning you can't get in certain chains without certain cacs. So if they feel a way about your product it's not happening.

One of those byproducts of systemic racism

Another fight for the black man.

Sounds like business to me. I’m sure it started with the old boys club.