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Tak @takgoup.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I think the "actors/directors don't sell movies anymore, brands do" was people just misunderstanding the success of the MCU. Yeah, some brands have that power, but movies are absolutely sold on whether or not Ryan Gosling is in them or if Christopher Nolan is directing.

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Tak @takgoup.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I don't even think Spider-Man Brand New Day would be doing so well if Tom Holland wasn't in it. More movies right now are brand new ips that are selling themselves on Anne Hathaway or Jason Statham being in it.

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Stepping on Stepien @shamstepien.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Problem is that there are so little directors like Coogler or Nolan that pull in audiences. Or actors like Gosling or Holland (who I agree is an audience puller). Maybe Denis Villeneuve and a select group of horror movie creators in terms of directors? Actors? Very little. Pattinson? Zendaya?

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Joshua @elvenmonk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Also the issue was for a period we only had brand movies. So no one cared who Anthony Mackie was because he was playing a brand in an era of brand overload.

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Pato Pato Pato @fakenodj.net · 07/08/2026

It's all about icons and always was, which happens to be a deeply religious thing.

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