1, including some notable box office bombs - "Battlefield Earth" (2000) and "Waterworld" (1995).Īlso leaving is the well-regarded "Million Dollar Baby" (2004) and guilty-pleasure series "The Bachelorette.
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With the revolving-door slate of deals making it tough to keep track of what's coming and going to Netflix each month, we're here to help you catch some movies and shows you may have had on your list before they leave the service and become a lot harder to find. Considering all this, it is highly unlikely that the ‘Waterworld 2′ will ever get made.TUCSON, Ariz. And even in this era of nostalgia-induced sequels, visiting an underperforming film 25 years after its release for more content sounds like a recipe for another disaster. SyFy briefly considered producing a ‘Waterworld’ miniseries, but that never came to fruition. Although ‘Waterworld eventually became profitable due to the DVD/Blu-Ray sales, it’s not nearly enough to merit a sequel. It ended up winning one for Reynolds’ direction. The film was subsequently designated as one of the biggest flops of all time and received four Razzie nominations that season. Following its premiere, the film managed to earn $264.2 million, which is not much if the promotional cost and money that the theaters kept are taken into account. In Hollywood’s history, no film ever had this big of a budget. However, the film went drastically over budget and cost about $175 million to complete. Universal Pictures, the studio behind the film, at first allocated $100 million for the production. Reynolds did the same thing for the same reasons on ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.’ This eventually led to Reynolds leaving the project shortly before its release. Reynolds and Costner often argued over creative differences. But the production was fraught with issues from the beginning. overall- this is a great story of how unity and communication can defeat evil and reunite a people. It was fun seeing his son and daughter with poignant roles. All parties involved genuinely believed that their fourth collaboration would be a grand success due to its massive scope, ambitious storyline, and of course, the inclusion of Costner as the main star.Īt the time, Costner was one of the highest-paid actors in the industry. (yes, I like Waterworld) This movie is a bit long but there is not too much fluff that could have been cut. Later, Twohy also mentioned that he was majorly influenced by ‘Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.’īefore ‘Waterworld,’ Costner and Reynolds made three other movies together: ‘Fandango’ (1985), ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ (1991), and ‘Rapa Nui’ (1994). According to Rader, he drew inspirations from ‘Mad Max’ and Biblical and ancient Greek writings while penning the script.
The film is based on a script by Peter Rader and David Twohy. ‘Waterworld’ was released on July 28, 1995, in theaters. If you are wondering about the possibility of ‘Waterworld’ 2, this is what you need to know. It made some money in DVD/Blu-Ray sales and continues to find its way back into the public discourse whenever it becomes available on a streaming platform. 'Dry land is not just our destination, it is our destiny' It is crazy how much this movie gets bashed, but that was not the case in my home growing up since it was my dads favorite movie. However, since then, ‘Waterworld’ has gained a large fanbase that passionately defends the film. The notorious Waterworld delivers a fantastic rustic sci-fi premise, gorgeous photography, fun action, but then gets so ridiculously silly by the end. When it is revealed that a young girl named Enola (Tina Majorino) has the map to the only dry land in the world tattooed on her back, it falls on the Mariner to lead her there while keeping her safe from a notorious group of pirates and their ruthless leader, the Deacon (Dennis Hopper).Īfter the film was released, it garnered mixed reviews and did not perform as well as it could have at the box office. The Mariner falls from his customary and solitary existence into having to care for a woman and a young girl while being pursued by the evil forces of the Deacon. The remaining people travel the seas, in search of survival.
The protagonist, known simply as the Mariner ( Kevin Costner), is one such person. Synopsis: The polar ice caps have melted, and the earth is covered by water.