# A Bleak Future for Moviegoers in 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 23, 2002, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609 "2002-12-23T22:22:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609/41 "2002-12-26T17:00:31Z")
I have no evidence that this is happening or will happen, but the other night, while waiting to re-see “The Two Towers” I had a harrowing vision of two men shaking hands, and one saying, “Congratulations, Mr. Bruckheimer. The movie rights to _The Sword of Shannara_ are yours.” The horror. The horror. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609/42 "2002-12-26T17:16:28Z")
A Sword of Shannara movie would make my daughter (Shannara) very happy. 😛 In addition to ROTK, Jeremy Irons is supposed to have a new movie out next year, so I’m content. ---
**Author:** ![BrettheRevelator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@BrettheRevelator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrettheRevelator)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609/43 "2002-12-26T17:43:56Z")
I heard that Harrison Ford officially signed on for another indiana jones. probably old news but, I’m excited nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609/44 "2002-12-26T18:19:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arden Ranger \* > \*\* > In addition to ROTK, Jeremy Irons is supposed to have a new movie out next year, so I’m content. \*\* What, **Dungeons and Dragons II**? … sorry. ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609/45 "2002-12-26T18:22:58Z")
The Jim Carrey movie is called **Bruce Almighty**. I saw a trailer for it at the two towers. It looks pretty damn funny if you ask me. ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609/46 "2002-12-26T19:36:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Oh, but you can’t forget Jim Carey as God. Saw the trailer when I went to see LoTR this afternoon. Gave me a bit of a chuckle when I thought of the Almighty finding the one person on Earth worthy to weild His power to be . . . Jim Carey. > > * * * > > What movie is this supposed to be? I’m pretty out of the loop on movies so please enlighten me. **c\_goat** is right: it’s called_Bruce Almighty_ . God (Morgan Freeman) goes on vacation, and has Jim Carey fill in for Him, giving Bruce (Carey) all of His God-powers. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609/47 "2002-12-27T05:03:12Z")
Actually, I hear that Jim Carrey’s character can only affect things within a certain very small radius (something like in his own street block). ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609/48 "2002-12-27T06:10:31Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by elfkin477 \* > **Am I the only one to see a teaser(less than a minute long) before Spiderman advertising that The Hulk was being release summer 20**02_\*? Or rather, it said “this summer.” I wonder if that was a mistake. \*\* No, you weren’t the only one to see that teaser, but you were the only one to see it as a summer 20 **02** release. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609/49 "2002-12-27T06:18:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silentgoldfish \* > \*\*What, **Dungeons and Dragons II**? > > … sorry. \*\* I don’t think his kids could talk him into doing another one of those. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleak-future-for-moviegoers-in-2003/144609.md?page=2)