Hustlers (2019)

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

A quote from Cosmopolitan on one of the ads says "Waiting for Hustlers, is like waiting for The Avengers."

LMAO

Yeah. There are TV ads running on CNBC with the one you're talking about with another one is touting this as THE must see of the year.
It's clear that STX is really counting on this one to bail them out of the mess that they find themselves in.

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by Britnasty

They announced that Bad Grandmas spin-off last year but nothing has come to fruition. I imagine all their projects in production are now on hold as they only had enough money to market one film left and this was it.

I’m wondering what’s going on really with them because they claimed they raised 700M in new financing back in March but by July they were already at doom and gloom status and trying to secure money from Saudis.

You're saying that after gaining 700 Mil in new cash, they've gone from sugar to crap in four months?
Yeah, something's rotten in the state of Denmark.

[Himmel]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7eejreByhnY

[Britnasty]

Originally Posted by CelluloidPal

You're saying that after gaining 700 Mil in new cash, they've gone from sugar to crap in four months?
Yeah, something's rotten in the state of Denmark.

I did some further digging because it made no sense to me and this was randomly buried in a THR article:

On top of performance woes, STX’s long-touted Chinese ties have never looked murkier, due to the expiration of an overall co-financing deal with Huayi Brothers Media and the cancellation of a public offering in Hong Kong after a trade standoff between the U.S. and the Middle Kingdom intensified.

These misfortunes collide at a time when STX has lost a powerful ally, Bill McGlashan of TPG. The investment czar led several rounds of fundraising for the studio, including a reported $700 million debt and equity recapitalization in March. However, McGlashan was terminated from both his company and the board of STX in April after he was charged in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal. TPG’s C-suite is said to be focused on profitability in the wake of McGlashan’s exit.

[Britnasty]

Embargo lifts after the TIFF premiere but Variety names this their One of the Most Anticipated Films to see at TIFF. The writer has already seen it and said:

“Hustlers”
(STX Entertainment, Sept. 13)
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Cast: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Cardi B, Lizzo


Ever since I saw “Hustlers” at an early screening, I can’t stop raving about it. Every Oscars season, there’s a movie that sneaks up on the pundits. And I have a feeling that this dramatic comedy written and directed by Lorene Scafaria will be a box office hit and critical darling. Set in 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, a group of strippers at a New York club take extreme measures to stay in business. If there’s any justice, Jennifer Lopez will receive her first Oscar nomination for channeling the ringleader Ramona as Erin Brockovich by way of Matthew McConaughey in “Magic Mike.” — Ramin Setoodeh

[Leonidas King]

Jennifer Lopez will receive her first Oscar nomination...

[AaronJ]

I wouldn't be surprised at all at either this being a hit or at J-Lo getting a nom.

It's a crime she didn't get one for Selena, AFAIC.

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by Britnasty

Embargo lifts after the TIFF premiere but Variety names this their One of the Most Anticipated Films to see at TIFF. The writer has already seen it and said:

Nice to know that it's actually set during the 2008 financial crisis.
Still don't know how the story will be covered, though. We'll find out after TIFF, I guess.

[Creed]

This is showing in AMC Prime. Hmm....

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Creed

This is showing in AMC Prime. Hmm....

I didn't even know there was an AMC Prime ... heh.

[Creed]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

I didn't even know there was an AMC Prime ... heh.

Heh, yep.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Creed

Heh, yep.

Learn something new every day. Thanks.

[MazeRunner]

if J.Lo gets an Oscar nom before Shailene Woodley, I will riot.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by MazeRunner

if J.Lo gets an Oscar nom before Shailene Woodley, I will riot.

J-Lo is 50, Woodley is 27.

Just something to keep in mind.

[Britnasty]

How I mastered the Pole Dance | Hustlers BTS Part 1 - YouTube

[MassiveMovieBuff]

She looks effing amazing for a 50 year old!

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by MassiveMovieBuff

She looks effing amazing for a 50 year old!

Yeah, J-Lo knows how to take care of herself. That's for sure.

[Britnasty]

Just finished at the TIFF premiere and the raves are rolling in.

HUSTLERS is phenomenal. as stiletto-sharp & satisfying a story of financial crisis as Hollywood has made since 2008. Jennifer Lopez hasn't been this good since Out of Sight. hell, she wasn't even this good IN Out of Sight.

HUSTLERS XXL is gonna be the best film ever made #TIFF19

https://twitter.com/davidehrlich/sta...186139137?s=21

[Poya]

Someone has never seen Goodfellas.

[AaronJ]

Well, she was awesome in Out of Sight, so that's saying something.