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Congrats WAG fans

posted 18 years ago by nosyrb
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I just read an article saying that Larry H. Miller is officially done with producing movies. So for those who wanted more WAG films, we have nobody but ourselves to thank and blame for the dismal performance and lack of support. I just thought I would share my frustration because it looks like we will only get crappy low-budget LDS films. Maybe we can actually ALL GO SEE WAG III IN THE THEATER? I know the marketing is never that great, but they have NO MONEY. So let's find out when and where and how to get it playing and help spread the word so that we arent stuck with crappy films.

[–] jernaemk 18 years ago

Could you give me a reference for that article? The last thing that I heard was that Larry would keep producing the films and funding them because he loved them so much, no matter how crappy they did.

[–] nosyrb 18 years ago

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_3840407

There is the link, and here is the part I was referring to.

"Miller learned that lesson when he jumped into movie production. First he invested in Richard Dutcher's "Brigham City," an LDS-themed murder mystery that did not deliver at the box office the way Dutcher's debut, "God's Army," did.
Then Miller put up $7.4 million to make "The Work and the Glory," the first installment in a series of LDS-history melodramas based on Gerald N. Lund's books.
The first "Work and the Glory" made only $3.3 million in theaters, according to the Web site Box Office Mojo. (DVD sales pushed the movie into the black.)
The second movie, subtitled "American Zion," made just over $2 million in theaters; it hit DVD shelves on May 9. The third film, which was shot simultaneously with the second, is due in theaters this fall.
Miller said the box office disappointment of "The Work and the Glory" has "extinguished" his desire to be a movie producer. "I have no interest in the movie [production] business any more," he said."

[–] jernaemk 18 years ago

thanks!