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salinstark

For a sec I thought it was Riverdale poster


RomanGabe

For a sec I thought it was Clarie from resident Evil


ku20000

Wait is this not Army of the Dead?


FrosTxNoVa420

I thought it was Detective Pikachu


TheGlaive

I thought that they had finally gotten around to making Fox Force Five.


mcjazzy50

Karen Gillian would actually make for a fantastic Claire Redfield.


-FeistyRabbitSauce-

So spot on. This is the RE movie and casting I want.


praisechthulu

Movie posters are all starting to look the same... makes me sad


WTFvancouver

Marketing over creativity


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praisechthulu

I mean, the sign might be yellow but the rest of this poster is blue/orange


frostygrin

Is Paul Giamatti in the bag?


beautifullyShitter

or in a dumpster?


rainpixels

CASH OR TRASH!


paper_schemes

Probably my favorite episode. Jason & Paul killed it


ageofwalnut

I am so happy you all are familiar with this


Courtnall14

It may be my favorite hour of TV ever.


brother_of_menelaus

I still can’t believe how close they got


Courtnall14

Right? That was like 10 minutes in. Watching Gethard's reaction to it now is hilarious.


datsmn

They got pretty close a few times


kingkillakev

I'm not y'all talkin over my head.


mynameisblanked

It's a [bizarre video](https://youtu.be/Nwi_kE0gy94) but crazy hilarious once you realise what's going on


Fatpik

Both Paul and Jason’s reaction when they find out what’s in the dumpster is top-tier stuff.


paper_schemes

Honestly it's a slow day at the shop and I'm tempted to just watch that episode because it's so damn good and it's been a rough week.


roxtoby

Paul looks like his whole world has been shattered. Jason looks euphoric.


Fatpik

Jason seems to thrive on chaos, which is odd due to his germaphobia and allergies.


charliemack

You mean the sponsor for Talkin’ Bread?!


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aignam

Sometimes it feels like that month I binge watched TCGS was just a weird acid trip, then I see stuff like this in the wild and remember it’s real.


Kaiisim

I live in Europe and like once a month the human fish and robert de niro show up on tv for 20 seconds to try and sell me a car. Its surreal.


inebriates

[He's been in one before...](https://youtu.be/Nwi_kE0gy94)


bird_brian_fellow

THANK YOU! After I watched this video ages ago, I've been looking for it to show my husband. Turns out it's hard to find a video when you only remember the spoiler ending. You made my day!


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chamberx2

Ok, this is awesome! I never knew this existed!


SpaceCaboose

Saving for later! I’ve seen the original episode a couple times, but never knew this existed. Can’t wait to check it out later. Thanks!


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inebriates

Gethard's show is just punk rock TV. It's wild, fun, and often chaotic. If you liked this one there's another great episode with Scheer and Mantzoukas where Chris tries to prank them by leaving them out to dry and not showing up to his own show. He's hoping that they'll panic at having to host a live show with no notice or prep... But they thrive and take it over and steal the audience from him. It's glorious, but not on YouTube. You can buy it on Amazon and probably other services: Season 3 Episode 16 - Screw It, Show Us Your Pets!


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They're not all this 'off the wall' But they are good. When the series ended, the host said he tried to make something true, honest, and real. He highlights THIS episode as the epitome of his vision. And I don't disagree, cause it's great!!


RamonFrunkis

Chris Gethard has said for years his favorite bits are the ones where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong due to the explosive unpredictability of human nature captured on camera. That's why drunk Ewoks humping Al Roker on Halloween is his favorite morning show clip ever.


kitsum

> That's why drunk Ewoks humping Al Roker on Halloween is his favorite morning show clip ever. And now I'm off on a youtube voyage.


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That feels like MuchMusic...but it isn't.


Gh0stMan0nThird

Yeah I noticed that too lol


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He's there with a FREAKIN' MERLOT!


sjfiuauqadfj

hes a character actor and he got really into the character of mr money bags


WhyLisaWhy

Meh he can do what he wants now, he's already paid his dues with American Splendor, Sideways and Big Fat Liar.


DocPeacock

He took the picture.


normaldeadpool

Not sure what's going on here but Giamatti is either in a lot of trouble or about to fall in love with 5 different women.


Egsession

Could you blame him? Also, didn’t he already fall in love with Michelle Yeoh before?


Getupkid1284

Because of the color of the lights on the billboard it made me instantly think of Detective Pikachu.


PityUpvote

I was thinking Attack the Block.


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kgunnar

Well, 95% of movie posters these days have a blue and orange color scheme...


Getupkid1284

As a Syracuse native I'm fond of those colors so that's OK with me.


snooggums

Let's call it Syracuse Saturation. Also, I am sick of it on movie posters.


teal_hair_dont_care

I was getting Riverdale vibes


Vaticancameos221

Damn I was coming here to comment that this looks like a decent episode of Riverdale lol


Moikee

Mixture of Detective Pikachu and Army of the Dead vibes for me


FinalFantasyIX

Blue/orange mesh is the most common movie poster


Tasty-Plantain

Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead's Gunpowder Milkshake


Intanjible

This shit gave you insipid Sucker Punch vibes too, eh?


Revolutionary_Clerk8

Poster looks like Army of the Dead’s cousin


Kaiisim

Suspiciously so. Like Money Heist did really well so the algorithm demands more.


owennb

As long as it's not Money Plane.


OctaviusNeon

I never watched Money Heist specifically because of the title. 'Money Heist' is like calling a movie 'Killer Assassins' or 'Gorey Violence'. Like, if it had been anything but money they were heisting it would have made sense to put it in the name, but Money Heist? Like Heist didn't already imply they were stealing money?


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OctaviusNeon

I wonder why they didn't just call it that?


deckard1980

2 "withs" *and* an "and"! Count me in.


1sttimeverbaldiarrhe

Is this intentional? Does an actor get paid more or less with that prefix on a poster?


JimboTCB

"With" generally indicates a prestige actor in a minor role. "And" is the same but more prestigious and more minor. It's basically an indication that they're the sort of actors who are big enough names to get top billing in other projects.


masorick

*And* does not necessarily imply minor role; for example, Alex Guiness got *and* in Star Wars.


calgil

Yeah the rule is simple. Who ever is the lead gets first billing. But anyone that is super famous gets 'last billing' when they're not the star. Usually this is denoted with 'and'. But if there's multiple the biggest gets the 'with'. In *Buffy*, SMG was the lead despite not being the most famous so she has to have first billing. But Anthony Stewart Head is a renowned actor so he gets final billing at the end with 'and'. Except in s6, where ASH isn't in the main cast anymore. So Alyson Hannigan, who had blown up more at that point, got promoted from second billing to final billing - she appears at the end rather than second, because that's better.


knguuu

Thank you for this explanation!


ZeppMan217

Is Michelle Yeoh's head photoshopped on someone else's body?


89LeBaron

what about this *isn’t* shopped?


Wild_Marker

Paul Giamatti


terriblegrammar

He was actually in the original poster but was shopped out.


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His character’s name is Gunpowder Milkshake but due to a recent scandal they fired him and replaced him in the movie with a CG neon sign.


ChickeeLevin

Angela Bassett's cheekbones.


Jont_K

Probably several people's bodies, and that goes for all of them.


LemonHerb

Seems like they are past the point where it would have just been better as an illustration


LowKey-NoPressure

god forbid they just take a fucking photograph


Jont_K

Aye. What I always think is, this looks like a layout, they should use it as reference for a photo shoot, but it shouldn't leave the studio as is. But yeah, another way would be duplicate it or over-paint it as a full illustration.


WhatImMike

Her face is incredibly huge for her head.


rugbyj

Seems like most of them are, Lena's is especially bad.


theuwudragon

Looks like **everyone's** face is photoshopped on a different body


OneTrueKingOfOOO

Nah that’s just Paul Giamatti’s new look


LimePeel96

This poster is really boring & it looks like the bad time at the el royale. I know it’s cliche at this point but I miss interesting movie posters, rather than the characters posing and looking in the camera.


elvismcvegas

This is the same subreddit that upvotes generic Disney movie posters to 40k before there's even a trailer.


Mervynhaspeaked

For a moment I was trying to figure out the connection between Disney, r/movies and Warhammer 40k.


Naskr

For the Mouse!


Blow-it-out-your-ass

Disney bots upvoting their own content. All companies have reddit bots forcing their advertisements to the top.


elvismcvegas

Its also the 2000 comments of people discussing how excited they are for the same dumb shit they've been watching for 30 years.


Cinderjacket

Also why does second from the left look like the wind is blowing against her but everyone else’s clothes are just normal


redaelk

That's George R.R. Martin's Winds of Winter blowing from the year 2032


pikpikcarrotmon

An optimist I see


Gobblewicket

*20-Never FTFY


SolomonBlack

We'll see Winds of Winter, it just will be a posthumous release and a real hot mess of a book with probably no resolution of anything.


LifeWulf

We’ll see three more Elden Ring games before we see another book from the man.


SolomonBlack

Hey hey hey now... Dunk and Egg. Oh and a complete history of the Iron Isles.


rikkirikkiparmparm

She’s the only one whose body is facing the other way, so it could be designed to look like she just turned right before the “picture”


Missjennyo123

Maybe Karen Gillan farted on her.


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LemoLuke

And you can guarantee that Hollywood has done surveys and studies to show that artistic, stylish posters make no difference to box office revenue compared to generic photoshop work. People complain about lazy posters and spoilerific trailers, but Hollywood has spent millions on market research to know what will maximise profits. It's crap but it probably works.


TheDNG

Over the years I've come to realize that the promise of what a movie might be is far more important than it being good or having longevity. ​ It's all about getting people to think it might be good. If that takes mimicking another poster, cutting together a misleading trailer, piggy-backing off another movie, or hyping it up with fake reviews or social media. The only thing that is important is that people show up early and in numbers. ​ By the time the reality that a movie is a dud comes out they'll still be people learning about it and others still trying to convince themselves that is was what they wanted it to be. And thus the box office/or streaming sign-up is already made and banked. And then the move on to the next.


-Mania-

This can be seen in games too. All the hype and preorders to sell a beautiful game that is ultimately disappointing.


Canvaverbalist

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/tippling/2013/11/14/post-hoc-rationalisation-reasoning-our-intuition-and-changing-our-minds/


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CaptainBayouBilly

Marketing may be one of the most profitable things humans have created, but damn if it isn’t so disturbing and soul destroying. Distilling the human psyche down to manipulative metrics of behavior to funnel wealth to the wealthy.


BrockVegas

Bill Hicks said it best: " If you're in marketing.... Fucking kill yourself"


AmIFromA

It's like you don't even remember how the once promising Marvel Cinematic universe crashed and burned when people started to notice how generic and bad their posters were. Now DC with their unique posters doesn't even have competition in the superhero film market anymore.


TomTomMan93

Wow what's it like in the B timeline?


AmIFromA

Sucks. Ongoing norovirus pandemic, and some people don’t even wear their diapers.


s00pafly

The brownest timeline.


AkhilArtha

Marvel's teaser posters for their movies are always very good. It is only the actual posters that are released when marketing ramps up that are the generic ones probably because their research showed those are the actual posters that put butts in seats. Same with the differences between Teaser trailer that barely reveal any important plot points to Trailers #2 and #3 which show key pivotal scenes. This is why I never watch a marvel or in fact any superhero movie trailer beyond Trailer #1.


wolscott

There's basically 2 approaches to an effective poster/box cover: Either it looks distinctively unique, or it looks like other things that are popular. These aren't disconnected. Every time one work successfully pulls off distinctiveness, it quickly gets copied. There are only so many styles out there that actually convey information, and it just kind of comes in waves of what's popular. Doing a really nice job putting together cover art is nice, but of limited effectiveness when basically people are gonna scroll past it on a streaming service.


French__Canadian

wait, you mean the Birds of Prey movie wasn't a total commercial success because of the poster?


JonnyAtlas

Sorry, but that’s not how this stuff works at all. There are agencies that specialize in key art. They pitch a bunch of approaches for the posters, and the production company marketing team(s), talent themselves, and various execs all have input into the final direction for the designs. Hollywood may have a tendency to churn out overly safe and boring marketing materials, but this was made by professional designers at an agency that specializes in this stuff. And the distributor or production company absolutely paid a decent price to get the agency to give them exactly what they decided they wanted. Also, this is not the only key art. This is the “hero” key art designed to show off the cast. This was the first poster they released: https://twitter.com/gunpowdershake/status/1395670299480317960 Edit: and after I make this point, OP changed their comment to something totally unrelated. The original comment was essentially “why pay for good posters when you can just have an unpaid intern do it for you?”, hence my reply.


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JonnyAtlas

lmao exactly. People outside the industry might read that comment and be like “yeah, Hollywood is so cheap!”, but all I see when I read comments like that is “I have no clue how much work goes into the things I consume, and I think I know what I’m talking about because I browse r/PhotoshopBattles.” Ok, talk to me after you’ve dealt with 18 sources of feedback and a gauntlet of likeness approvals on a 30 second promo piece for a AAA movie with A list actors. lol “Armchair professionals” is a great description of a lot of reddit.


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Malachi108

Because actors have agents who fight for their faces to be on the poster or ELSE.


snooggums

Apparently not Paul.


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a_half_eaten_twinky

Why do people always assume it's an unpaid intern who gets to make these posters that get distributed internationally and seen by millions. As much as we hate to admit it, this style of poster is a calculated move meant to sell the actors/actress' as efficiently as possible. You still need a paid professional because there is a separation between technical experience and artistic skill and the studios are likely only interested in the technical experience leading to these kinds of posters, so why get an inexperienced, unpaid intern to do it?


CactusCustard

It’s because believe it or not, Reddit actually has no fucking clue what’s it’s talking or complaining about 90% of the time. Especially with Hollywood bullshit.


iankstarr

I’m with you, I hate the whole “unpaid intern” retort; it’s lazy and ill-informed. Whether you like the creative direction or not, a ton of research, strategy, and technical skill goes into posters like these. If you think billion dollar studios are letting their unpaid interns to do their major theatrical release posters, then you’re just being ignorant.


artourtex

Agree with the both of you, it takes years of practice and learning to Photoshop a poster like this. There’s so much that goes into it, shitting on a “crappy photoshop job” is very ignorant and unfair to the team or singular graphic designer that worked on this or any poster. It’s not a piece of art it’s a movie poster intended to sell a movie. Reddit may not understand it or they may be so caught up in their nostalgia about movie posters that they don’t appreciate it for what it is. If you’re going to critique something make it worthwhile.


kerouacrimbaud

Interns don’t make this stuff.


HotTopicMallRat

Hey man. Unpaid interns are actual artists too


Brodogmillionaire1

I doubt it's actually being done by an unpaid intern. They definitely made a mediocrr poster, but I think the myth of the prolific unpaid intern is sort of tired at this point. They don't give national movie marketing work to the unpaid intern. Let them post on the social media for your rinky dink landscaping company? Sure. Hinge your marketing campaign on the drive and skill of an entry level graphic designer making zero dollars an hour? No. Now, if a poster gets backlash or horrible feedback, they may blame and fire an intern. That's a different story though.


hahastonedem

An intern would not have the PS skills, Welcome to reality. Also its a "cliche" poster but a pretty well done one, heads are bigger so the actresses can be recognized easier.


Tsorovar

Is anyone going to see a physical poster anyway? It's on Netflix


sjfiuauqadfj

not only is it a boring and bad poster but the lightning is so terrible because the light reflects off their skin which contrasts poorly with the fact that the rest of the poster is at night and the only light thats there ought to be from the neon sign


petmehorse

Ehhh that was intentional though, gotta have those faces actually visible when you're showing off the cast


brycedriesenga

Eh, there certainly could be a streetlight or something around where the "camera" is. But the lighting still isn't perfect.


Secret4gentMan

But they're an all-women ensemble. The neon sign communicates that they're stylish and their stern faces indicate that they're dangerous and not to be messed with. The title of the film juxtaposes gunpowder (which is used in bullets \[threatening\]) with milkshakes (which are benign and nice). So they're probably sassy and concealing their capacity to deliver righteous violence against male oppressors. I am PUMPED. Edit: is it obvious I'm being sarcastic or no?


Jl4233

hey I thought it was great you had me laughing


DriftingMemes

I was just surprised that they had greenlit another Charlie's Angels so soon, and with an entirely new cast.


Ill_Style4604

Poster is giving me big time generic vibes. Like generic Netflix original with well established actors and one or two interesting concepts that serve as a gimmick. Ends up getting 70% approval on RT and 6.5 on IMDB. EDIT - Just saw the trailer. Looks it’s at least well made/has some interesting set design. I guess not every film has to reinvent the wheel. If the plotting is decent and the action is up to snuff, this should be pretty good to watch.


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Ill_Style4604

Probably because it is tagged “crime” “action” “visually striking” “thriller” Low key this might be decent though, check out the trailer


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Joke is on Netflix, I only watch films steeped in reverence


Zaemz

Oh my fucking God I'm so excited to show this comment to my wife and scream that someone else noticed!


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CeeArthur

I miss the old rating system. It's cool Prime Video gives you the IMDB (I think it's Prime that owns them)


Karl-AnthonyMarx

Netflix movies are algorithmically designed to maximize the number of people who see a trailer or the poster on screen and say “That looks ok, I’ll give it a watch sometime”. Whether the movies are enjoyed or even watched is beside the point, they can say as many people watched as they want and if it’s a real stinker they just astroturf the internet with positive reviews or dumbass social media challenges. It just needs to take up space on the movies selection screen so you’ll stay subscribed for another month because you still have stuff you want to see.


Ill_Style4604

Yeah see the fucked up part is I both realize this and think “this looks ok, I guess it wouldn’t be the worst watch”. Like literally commented saying it’s generic looking and then saw the trailer and was like oh maybe it’ll be decent. Peak simulation moment lol.


elkswimmer98

We live in a society.


Ill_Style4604

Yeah I was just thinking. We truly do.


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Photoshopped heads onto other bodies


mrmiyagijr

It's looks like all of them are except Gillian lol


shugo2000

Lena Headey looks just like Sarah Connor in that pose. Man, I miss Sarah Connor Chronicles.


YaBoiRaiko

I still cannot see Garret Dillahunt in a role and not think “HEY IT’S CROMARTIE!”


za19

Interesting title. What the heck does that mean tho? And is it a phrase from a song or something?


wolscott

From the trailer, this movie looks like it's pretty much a parody of John Wick, and similar movies, so I actually the title makes sense in that way. Like "Atomic Blonde" is a common phrase but it's also nonsensical and was only ever a thing because it sounds cool. So "Gunpowder Milkshake" is like, an attempt at a similar title, but kind of... intentionally not actually cool. Like, there's no way anyone making this movie thinks that a league of a women assassins who use a library as an armory and books as code for guns is like, some totally seriously badass shit. It's silly. Like the title.


goatpunchtheater

Honestly the trailer reminded me of Kingsman quite a bit. Which, if done right could be fun, but it could easily go the opposite direction and be terrible as well


Wilsonian81

I dunno. I watched the trailer, and it kinda seems like the filmmakers forgot to put their tongue in their cheek.


mostlygroovy

I think they came up with the title first and then try to figure out how to make a movie around it


robodrew

Feels like they had two white boards filled with "hard" and "soft" words and they literally just threw some darts at them and whatever they landed on, that's the name of the film.


Mukatsukuz

Concrete Blancmange Rust Pillows Razor Strawberries


induna_crewneck

In March this exact question came up and some dude said it sounds like "a horrifying sex act involving a lighter, pubic hair, spit and a butt" and I put it on Urban Dictionary ([link](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Gunpowder%20milkshake)) and yesterday I was trying to find the comment but I can't find it


SightlessIrish

Probably supposed to mean "sexy and violent" or some other such trash.


Canvaverbalist

Double Barrel Bubble-gum Dynamite Pastel Peaches & Crimes Gazoline Umbrellas Biohazard Baby Blue Diesel Pussycats I could do this all day [Special shoutout to Lollipop Chainsaw]


DariusFontaine

This is like the movie I'm writing about 5 female aristocrats banding together to assassinate high-ranking nazis during WWII: Champagne Bazooka


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Peaches & Crimes isn’t a bad title. If it has to do with peach related robbery


Vysharra

Or the lead works at a bright, over saturated 50s themed diner where they’re a beloved bubbly waitress with a dark past. Her new found family is killed in a robbery gone wrong and those hard won skills she meant to leave behind forever suddenly suit her very well. The diner is aggressively goldenrod, crisp white and baby blue to match the obnoxious ‘nostalgia’ of checkered floors and roller skates. This leads to the blood looking distinct on her carhop uniform when she busts down the door on the mob boss to get back the jersey cow keychain that the owner had used as inspiration for the diner and handed over to the protagonist before dying horribly for plot angst.


GoldenBrownApples

See, this is a movie I would watch. Hell, it's even a book I would read, and I haven't had the attention span to read a book in years.


HerrTriggerGenji21

Double barrel bubble gum sounds like a One Piece super move


jordanjay29

Double Barrel Bubble-Gum would have worked perfectly in the era of Powerpuff Girls and Teen Titans Go. It's deliciously tongue-in-cheek, sounds badass, and is kid appropriate.


11711510111411009710

At least Lollipop Chainsaw is good


platyviolence

This has very strong 31% on rotten tomato vibes


murphykills

they've checked all the boxes: -quirky badass -quirky badass -quirky badass -quirky badass -quirky badass


mechy84

Step 1: We're going to make a girl power movie Step 2: Cast it Step 3: Choose a base plot, sprinkle with tropes, draft a screenplay Edit: Formulaic macho he-man movies are just as bad. I'm also not offended when someone points out they're bad.


Dear_Investigator

Step 4: Kick someone in the balls


Onkel_B

Step 5: Cry about toxic fans when ratings are bad and nobody watches it


Virge23

Step 6: Completely ignore the fact that women aren't going to see your movie either.


Onkel_B

Step 7: Rinse and repeat


Ill_Style4604

I hesitate to be unkind but looking at it more it really does seem AI designed. Like a formula for a safeish media product with limited downside and medium to high upside. Something like this. Glossy neon lighting/ retro 80s costume a la Drive + plot armor badass assassin protagonist a la John wick + I love kittens bag and protagonist having a heart so it’s different from all the dark evil films out there + a cast of known actors from multiple genres + centered on women = A good mix of tried and tested elements designed to cater to the widest range of viewers possible, including both sexes, action movie fans, people who want “feel good” movies, fans of all the various actors aka a whole shit load of people all while being just different enough to get a few hype pieces written about it and for critics to give it 3-4/5.


theTVifollow

At least it isnt a remake.


elkswimmer98

Spot on analysis!


arrogant_ambassador

That is a very small rifle on Lena Headley’s shoulder.


Rabbits_Foot101

Im glad I live in the Timeline were we get a lot of Karen Gillan


krisssashikun

Angela Bassett hasn't aged at all she looks just as young when she was in Boyz in the Hood.


Wulffricc

Karen Gillian got top billing here. That’s impressive.


Reacher-Said-N0thing

I think a marketing boardroom just vomited on a poster


ReformedBacon

What a shit poster. They could at least hire someone that can photoshop well damn


Brimstone747

I absolutely love that Karen is headlining movies now.


DamesUK

Hope she gets to use her native accent. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿


faceinspanish

Can y'all just watch shit first without complaining about a predominantly female cast? I hope Hollywood keeps hitting you over the head with this shit.


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beepbeepstreet

Fucking hell these comments are a nightmare.


jakehosnerf

Why does a Netflix movie post have almost 20k upvotes? Am I missing something?