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C. Robert Cargill

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Lvl 50 Writer of Wrongs. SINISTER 1 & 2. DOCTOR STRANGE. THE BLACK PHONE 1 & 2. THE GORGE. V/H/S/85. SEA OF RUST. DAY ZERO. WE ARE WHERE THE NIGHTMARES GO. Six books, seven movies. Podcaster with JUNKFOOD CINEMA. Tio do Churrasco. Misfit toy.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · Nov 13

The most important thing in writing is to finish. A finished thing can be fixed. A finished thing can be published. A finished thing can be made into a movie.

An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough.

So finish the thing.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 7m

Holy cheese and crackers! Check out NIGHT FLIGHT+ for a dedicated BLACK PHONE 2 streaming channel of horror and cult films hand picked by Scott Derrickson himself.

And watch for our Night Flight nod when you see Black Phone 2 in theaters next week!

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Night Flight TV: Black Phone 2 Takeover!

To celebrate Night Flight’s cameo in the upcoming Blumhouse film Black Phone 2, we’re streaming a 24/7 marathon of director Scott Derrickson’s hand-picked favorites, alongside early ’80s late-night fi...

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 9m

There's so little for teens at the box office that Netflix released a movie that had been streaming for two months already and it still made $18M in just one weekend. KPOP DEMON HUNTERS is a great example of doing it right in 2025.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 34m

Not really, which is why we're still talking about it. But there has been a very real shift this year in thinking, leading to execs asking more questions about this. So hopefully we can get there shortly.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 38m

DUNE is the example I use here. Why did it do so well, despite being a 60 year old franchise? That sizzling fucking young cast. Even the older actors were favorites. A Zendaya fronted Tron movie could have had the chance to rip.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1h

No, it really just is my generation who keeps making movies for ourselves and I find it baffling. Every time a movie targets the teens, it makes bank. Every time an old IP underperforms, critics scratch their heads.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1h

I want to make it perfectly clear I've got nothing against TRON: ARES. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

But what I want most is for the younger generations to love going to the movies, which means we need more movies for them. Not every movie needs to be for 50 year old white guys.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1h

Pouring one out for a fellow homie.

C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1h

EXACTLY. $1B for a movie that is by many accounts almost unwatchable. And teens have ALWAYS loved horror. Why is horror doing so well right now? Because it's the one genre that hasn't left teens and 20 somethings behind.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1h

You have to be able to legally drink to even have strong memories of seeing the last TRON movie in a theater. ARES was a movie made for my generation and we don't need third spaces the way Gen Alpha and Gen Z do.

I don't know when Hollywood forgot about making movies for teenagers, but come on guys

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1h

This isn't rocket science, Hollywood. When you make movies for Gen Z & Alpha, they pay to see them. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S opened to $80M WITH a day & date streaming release on Peacock. When you make movies for their dads, those dads have a choice between the theater or their bitchin' home theater.

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 2h

I'm perplexed at watching pundits in the trades struggling to explain Tron Ares' disappointing opening.

Was it covid? Do people just not like science fiction? etc. etc.

The main reason is pretty obvious: Tron isn't a popular franchise. Nobody's interested in nostalgia for a failed 1980s project.

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Production begins this week in Syracuse, NY, on THE WRETCHED DEVOURS, the sequel to 2020’s sleeper hit The Wretched from filmmakers Brett and Drew Pierce.

We can exclusively reveal that the sequel has found its lead stars:

‘The Wretched Devours’ – Katie Parker and Sam Huntington to Topline Body Horror-Heavy Sequel [Exclusive]

Production begins this week in Syracuse, NY, on The Wretched Devours, the sequel to 2020’s sleeper hit The Wretched from filmmakers Brett and Drew Pierce, and it has found its lead stars. Bloody Disgu...

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 3h

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 3h

Jesus Christ! You took the wrong 79 year old!

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 3h

Aw, man. Keaton was legit one of the greats. The people I know who worked with her all have nothing but incredibly glowing things to say about her. Worked right up to the end. A real loss.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 3h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 4h

There's gotta be a German word for when you're stuck at home and the place you're jonesing for isn't accepting orders for online deliveries at this time.

This skeet brought to you by JUST PUSH THE GOD DAMNED BUTTON THAT SAYS YOU'RE ACCEPTING DELIVERIES I KNOW YOU'RE FUCKING OPEN GOD DAMNIT