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#600181 - 08/16/12 09:46 AM Cronenberg says Comic movies are for kids
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"...a superhero movie, by definition, you know, it's comic book. It's for kids. It's adolescent in its core." says David Cronenberg...

http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/robert-pattinson-david-cronenberg-cosmopolis-interview

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#600182 - 08/16/12 10:52 AM Re: Cronenberg says Comic movies are for kids [Re: Joe Lee]
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This should prove comical:

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David Cronenberg: It was not really an issue at all, in terms of casting. On the other hand, what was interesting was while we were shooting the movie, all these "Cosmopolis" websites popped up that were created by "Twilight" fans and Rob fans, and they were reading the book and exchanging notes about the book and how it might work in the movie. Really, I wasn't thinking that this was necessarily going to be an audience for this movie, but then I started to think, "Well, some of them, it definitely is going to be." And that was exciting 'cause these are young girls who maybe had read "Twilight" and "Harry Potter," and suddenly they're reading Don DeLillo. That's pretty good.
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#600239 - 08/18/12 01:14 PM Re: Cronenberg says Comic movies are for kids [Re: Charles Reece]
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If all the speechifying in DKR made you groan, then you'll really have problems sitting through Cosmopolis. The main difference is that the latter doesn't have any heroes.
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#600246 - 08/18/12 07:23 PM Re: Cronenberg says Comic movies are for kids [Re: Charles Reece]
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And here I was thinking superhero movies were for everyone to enjoy.
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#600252 - 08/19/12 02:51 AM Re: Cronenberg says Comic movies are for kids [Re: Jimbo]
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I dunno I disagree (with Cronenberg's sentiment). But I also dunno I necessarily accept that Cronenberg movies are especially superior. He does some decent stuff but is kinda overrated on the whole.

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#600253 - 08/19/12 04:57 AM Re: Cronenberg says Comic movies are for kids [Re: madget]
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If you haven't seen Blood & Donuts, it's definitely worth it for the Cronenburg cameo. I'm not entirely certain that he was acting.
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