R. R. Tolkienwas painfully average and extremely boring in nearly every way.

And they were right.

It was supposed to starMichael Keatonin ahistorical fantasy epic, but the main role was instead filled byAntonio Banderas.

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Believe it or not though, this move actually made more historical sense and proved to be better.

It failed in pretty much every other department, though.

So he said, anyway.

Nicholas Hoult as J.R.R. Tolkien writes while sitting at a desk in Tolkien.

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“As such, the movie received some pretty negative reviews, which was shocking to no one.

It was set to be a joint project between directorWillard Huyck, and co-producersGloria KatzandGeorge Lucas.

This movie did actually have multiple pre-screenings, to which audience reception was reportedly positive.

Tolkien

Only the reason this time wasn’t just the pandemic, but because of controversy.

A movie about emojis of all things?

To no one’s surprise whatsoever, the movie was a flop, both critically and comercially.

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So when the trailers were released by Sony,M.

9’Wonder Park' (2019)

Directed by… no one?

It had a very short run in the theatre and sort of disappeared after its release.

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Ahmed brandishing a sword under the rain in The 13th Warrior

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Liu Yifei in Mulan

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Kitai Raige kneels amongst wreckage against a volcano backdrop

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June in ‘Wonder Park’

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Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery in The Avengers (1998)

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