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

[Blessed Koala]

that;s cool, but bay still on my shyt list for those ninja bots lmao

Don't forget the "nikka turtles"

Wife and I went to see this movie and just straight like..................


Good popcorn flick but yeah

 

[Blessed Koala]

The Spike Lee film, The Inside Man starred these two men.

Offtopic but 2000s Spike Lee was a different wave and further proves that Hollywood got a hate stroke for the dude.

Inside Man should had won something

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

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

Breh Teyler Perry does not distribute films. Think of his studio as a stage the productions are filmed on but another company has to distribute the material get it out to theaters, stores, streaming services ect. They wont let the black man have his own distribution they forcing Tyler Perry to have to go through Lions Gate to distribute all his films, plays, and movies. Distribution is where the real power and money is brehs. Cacs force us to distribute through them cuz without that they are cut out.

 

[ORDER_66]

Reality

They were scared 2 black men would sell overseas.

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

And the kicker is the original bad boys was supposed to be two white comedians!!!! but they dropped out.. I think jon lovitz and David spade?!? thank God they got will and martin and made a legendary movie...

 

[humminbird]

Breh Teyler Perry does not distribute films. Think of his studio as a stage the productions are filmed on but another company has to distribute the material get it out to theaters, stores, streaming services ect. They wont let the black man have his own distribution they forcing Tyler Perry to have to go through Lions Gate to distribute all his films, plays, and movies. Distribution is where the real power and money is brehs. Cacs force us to distribute through them cuz without that they are cut out.

this man's got it

 

[Mowgli]

Breh Teyler Perry does not distribute films. Think of his studio as a stage the productions are filmed on but another company has to distribute the material get it out to theaters, stores, streaming services ect. They wont let the black man have his own distribution they forcing Tyler Perry to have to go through Lions Gate to distribute all his films, plays, and movies. Distribution is where the real power and money is brehs. Cacs force us to distribute through them cuz without that they are cut out.

There are black owned manufacturing plants.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Sony stans

 

[Blessed Koala]

And the kicker is the original bad boys was supposed to be two white comedians!!!! but they dropped out.. I think jon lovitz and David spade?!? thank God they got will and martin and made a legendary movie...

OMFG

Breh that movie would bomb so hard that it would make Waterworld look like Shawshank

 

[Still Benefited]

I've read a few directors try to take credit for what he's trying to take credit for. They all conveniently forget that Eddie Murphy was one the biggest stars in the world, and that Beverly Hills Cop was an action film.

If you note, Murphy's previous films had white stars as co-leads. 48 Hours and Trading Places. He was a big enough star, with box office receipts that he was the solo star in Beverly Hills Cop.

Only his name and image is on the film poster.

Ain't nobody coming to see you , Otis Judge Reinhold

Good point,but Beverly Hills Cop feels more like a comedy than action movie. I think action movies are expected to do numbers.And they didnt think an ACTION movie with two black actors,would do the numbers its supposed to. BHC being seen as a comedy isnt expected to do the same numbers. But I could be wrong and BHC was viewed as an action movie.

 

[Big Boss]

And the kicker is the original bad boys was supposed to be two white comedians!!!! but they dropped out.. I think jon lovitz and David spade?!? thank God they got will and martin and made a legendary movie...

 

[Big Boss]

Breh Teyler Perry does not distribute films. Think of his studio as a stage the productions are filmed on but another company has to distribute the material get it out to theaters, stores, streaming services ect. They wont let the black man have his own distribution they forcing Tyler Perry to have to go through Lions Gate to distribute all his films, plays, and movies. Distribution is where the real power and money is brehs. Cacs force us to distribute through them cuz without that they are cut out.

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

There are black owned manufacturing plants.

Those are insignificant, the largest one I could find has revenues of only 25k/month

 

[tremonthustler1]

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

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

 

[ORDER_66]

OMFG

Breh that movie would bomb so hard that it would make Waterworld look like Shawshank

I KNOW And they got the fukking nerve to say black actors and movies don't sell overseas?!? muthafukka what?!?

 

[Mowgli]

Those are insignificant, the largest one I could find has revenues of only 25k/month

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.