We’re officially one week removed from what many are calling the biggest blockbuster of the summer - Captain America: Civil War. Typically, whenever a monster (no pun intended) hit of this magnitude makes landfall, rival movie studios are smart enough to steer clear of putting any potential moneymaker against it one week later - from fear that it will be drowned out by the moviegoers that decided to wait a week before indulging in viewing said blockbuster.
With that said, it’s difficult to say whether George Clooney is delusional or dim-witted enough to believe that he could possibly make a dent in a film as heavily publicized and popular as Captain America - with his new film, Money Monster. But, you might rebut with - well, Cloony doesn’t have any say about the release of a film. Although, seeing as how Money Monster is produced by Smoke House Pictures, a company owned by Clooney - yes, I’d say he’s very much delusional to think he can take on the powerful Disney/Marvel machine. …show more content…
In the new drama, Money Monster, directed by Jodie Foster (The Beaver, Home for the Holidays), George Clooney stars as Lee Gates, a charismatic TV personality that offers stock advice on a cable news network. On the latest edition of his TV program, Money Monster, Gates is supposed to be interviewing Walt Camby (Dominic West), the CEO of a company that had just lost $800 million the day before, due to a mysterious technical glitch.
The investors of the company took a heavy hit, stemming from Lee’s advice to buy heavily into the company several days prior. As a result, a man named Kyle Budwell (Jack O'Connell) storms the set while the show is live - and takes Lee, along with the rest of the crew, including film producer, Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts), hostage. He holds them at gunpoint and places a bomb jacket on Lee - and demands an explanation from Lee and Walt Camby, who was supposed to appear on the problem, but
With that said, it’s difficult to say whether George Clooney is delusional or dim-witted enough to believe that he could possibly make a dent in a film as heavily publicized and popular as Captain America - with his new film, Money Monster. But, you might rebut with - well, Cloony doesn’t have any say about the release of a film. Although, seeing as how Money Monster is produced by Smoke House Pictures, a company owned by Clooney - yes, I’d say he’s very much delusional to think he can take on the powerful Disney/Marvel machine. …show more content…
In the new drama, Money Monster, directed by Jodie Foster (The Beaver, Home for the Holidays), George Clooney stars as Lee Gates, a charismatic TV personality that offers stock advice on a cable news network. On the latest edition of his TV program, Money Monster, Gates is supposed to be interviewing Walt Camby (Dominic West), the CEO of a company that had just lost $800 million the day before, due to a mysterious technical glitch.
The investors of the company took a heavy hit, stemming from Lee’s advice to buy heavily into the company several days prior. As a result, a man named Kyle Budwell (Jack O'Connell) storms the set while the show is live - and takes Lee, along with the rest of the crew, including film producer, Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts), hostage. He holds them at gunpoint and places a bomb jacket on Lee - and demands an explanation from Lee and Walt Camby, who was supposed to appear on the problem, but