ornicus: Who is the useless mod that called this psycho bitch an activist? Who is the fool who thinks this bitch should be celebrated? Or is this a different Helen from the child witch preacher? The one who has caused so much misery to children of the poor in akwa ibom with her child witchcraft nonsense?
Those are some of the legacies of the psycho bitch
It is fitting that it is a tatted Danish atheist (I think) who has rescued 67 children in akwa ibom
It is frightening reading and finding that anja loven, a selfless humanitarian, is a target of kidnappers. Nigerians will forever be the most evil, accursed fuckers on this earth
Thanks for the link. I've come across some post about Anja on Twitter, but I don't think I even knew she was actually operating in Nigeria, much less, nearby Akwa Ibom. Can't believe or understand why anybody would want to kidnap such a beautiful soul. Do they really think she's rich or is it the all-white-people-can-fetch-a-ransom mentality? May God keep her safe. I'll really love to meet her in person, someday.
TheKingIsHere: Warcraft made loss for the studio if you don't know....same for Pikachu.
Pikachu performed below expectations. The studio didn't report a loss.
As for the names you mentioned, none of them can draw crowd at the BO. Even Ryan Reynold is not much of a BO crowd puller with the exception of Deadpool.
Ryan Reynolds is not a BO crowd puller? But Cavill is the person that is giving The Witcher series relevance? And yet you accuse people of making senseless arguments. Do you know how much of joke this your statement sounds now?
Someone just stated here that he didn't know of Witcher until Cavill was involved.
Like Minemrys said, yes, Cavill will probably draw the attention of a few DC/Superman fans. Ask Pu7pl3 if he actually plans to watch the series?
We can do a survey on the Series/movies thread if you want to know how many people was interested in the Witcher when they found out that Henry Cavill was involved.
On Nairaland? I laugh. Go to the Marvel thread and check how many people actually know or have any interest in the Shang Chi movie? The series thread with people who can't stop whining about how they don't understand the Watchmen show? Abeg, lemme concede defeat here and dead this issue.
Where did I under rate the gaming industry? I don't know why you guys don't like hearing the factual truth.
If the gaming industry was that huge to shake the movie industry/big screen, why did movies like Warcraft and Pokemon have extremely poor performances at the box office despite their huge world wide gaming popularity?
Warcraft and Pokemon are among the highest grossing video game franchises of all time, yet the gamers couldn't do enough for it to be a massive hit at the BO. Why is this so?
Doesn't it buttress my point that they need popular movie celebrities to attract other audiences (especially non gamers) and make it sell? Henry's presence has attracted a lot of interest in the Witchers series, that's a fact.
Warcraft and Detective Pikachu (I assume that's the Pokemon movie you're talking about) made triple their budgets. So I don't understand the extremely poor box office performance you're talking about. Warcraft featured Travis Fimmel (Vikings), Paula Patton (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol) and Dominic Cooper (Preacher). Detective Pikachu featured Ryan Reynolds as the voice of Pikachu. Are these celebrities not popular enough for you?
On the point of Cavill attracting a lot of interest to the series, I'm yet to see any reactions from any new audience. Basically every platform I've been on, it's still gamers and readers talking about the show. Abi, are the Cavill fans in ghost mode?
TheKingIsHere: Guy, e be like say you haff joined the blind argument gang or what? Didn't you also see the part in my previous post where i stated that "but non-gamers have never heard of the Witcher or even know what's about"? or you are choosing which part to take and which one to ignore?
And I still maintain my stance that Henry made it big. How many people know about the Witcher? Even on this thread, if not for Henry, who would even know of Witcher? The Witcher might have its fan base from the games and books, but it it still not that big because it is still new to the world.
You know The Witcher has books too, right. Are you taking the readers into account, as well? Bro, this is not some original material that nobody had heard of before Henry Cavill was added to the cast? Buzz about the series had started way before talks of casting Henry were even rumours. Sure, Henry will be bringing over some DC/Superman fans but they're nothing to compare with fans of the pre-existing material on ground, already. So, basically, my point is that Henry is just one of the contributing factors to the show's popularity and not the singular contributing factor.
KoiceReloaded: Please, don't make me relieve the PTDS that I got from watching that dumpster fire. I'm not masochistic.
I remember watching this movie but, bar Wikipedia, I don't think I can remember what it was about. I remember Gal Gadot was in it, though. And looking fine, as always.
KoiceReloaded: She practically rode on the coattails of DDL and DiCaprio to get that nomination. Probably sucked a few dicks along the way, wouldn't put it past her - she got a mouth for it. Lady Gaga (a part-time actress) has got more Golden Globe wins than her. I think that says it all.
TheKingIsHere: Bro, at least you tried in mentioning one (even though i asked for 2). However, there are instances where the popularity of the actor are beneficial to the roles.
Take for example, The Rock and Black Adam. The Rock is Famous and Black Adam is also famous (mostly to comic book readers/followers of the comic book franchise) but outside the CB world, how many people know about black adam? But as for The Rock, a lot of people know about him (both in the movie industry/wrestling industry/fashion etc... Hence him taking up the role has made BA even more known.... Same situation with Henry Cavill and Witcher.
You people will have sense like this, but prefer to be trolling us here. I'll knack somebody better e-slap one day. Since you know that it's obviously non-gamers that'll be ignorant about The Witcher, why make that comment, "The only reason The Witcher is getting any attention is because of Cavill."? When you know very well that the material already has a big enough audience to help on the popularity front?
GOW has been around for long and has always been amongst the best-selling PlayStation video games from PS2 -4. Same for MG (it has been amongst the best-selling PlayStation video games from PS1-4). This is consistency.
The witcher just entered best-selling PlayStation video games in PS4 which is to recent to classify it amongst them.
You know The Witcher was making top dollar on PC, which is why consoles were practically begging for it to come on the platform?
TheKingIsHere: You people just love arguing blindly.
If I ask you to mention just 2 movies Chadwick Boseman acted before he took up the role as Black panther, can you answer it without checking Google?
You want to compare Boseman to Cavill? SMH.
And yes, the Witcher ain't near GOW.
Chadwick was in Gods of Egypt (And no. I didn't have to check Google.) I'm not comparing Boseman to Cavill. I'm pointing out how some roles are more beneficial to the actors than the actors are to the role.
And how is The Witcher not near God of War? As a game, I actually consider it better than God of War. As a merchandise, it is just as successful as God of War.
TheKingIsHere: I am a gamer. I can speak that I know the Witcher, but how many people knows the Witcher?
Because you or I know the Witcher doesn't mean he is popular to non-gamers.
In fact, you saying this and comparing the Witcher popularity to Superman popularity is ridiculous and ignorant.
I repeat, how many people knows the Witcher if Henry wasn't taking the role or the Witcher character in general? Go round your compound/neighborhood and ask if anyone knows who Superman character is and ask them again how many of them know who Witcher character is. SMH
How many people here on this forum knew about the Witcher if not that Henry's popularity as Superman made them interested?
Also, comparing the Witcher to GOW or Metal gear is also an insult IMO.
Ogbeni, it is not necessarily Cavill that will make The Witcher TV series popular. It's like saying Chadwick Boseman made Black Panther popular. Why can't The Witcher be compared with GOW or Metal Gear? It's one of the biggest and best selling games of this generation. And the franchise is growing as well. With the success of this TV series, it will soon be considered an insult to mention GoW or Metal Gear in the same sentence as The Witcher.
Ufotable lost something special when Kalafina disbanded. Yuki Kajiura will still compose dope-ass songs but the magic she created with these women was something else.
Who's ready for WarGames? I still have 2 more episodes of NXT and SD to catch up on. But this night go hot. I'm not going near Twitter or Insta till Monday to avoid spoilers. 100naira, if your boys get mind, make them show face here. All die na die.
LucemFerre: Maybe, but From what i've gathered... I used to be on G+, I'm on Gamespot, IGN, NeoGaf, Nairaland, FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram, PC Gamer, The verge, Techrader, YouTube and seriously i can count people i've seen talking about VR...
I could be wrong but, unless Valve is making the game not for profit just to keep the name afloat, I don't see any other reason a well reputable company like that would release a long waited game on a fvcking VR
Couldn't she rock braids or a fro in any of those pics? What's with all the wigs? Isn't an African beauty queen supposed to project African beauty? And some young ones will subconsciously soak in that this is how a black woman has to look to be beautiful. SMH.
XxSabrinaxX: LOL. You're the worst kind of loser: a hooorny r.etard
If this is the best you can muster, then I feel bad for you son. Not everyone looks like your old, hulk-looking arse mother. I know you're upset that your craw-craw dick won't be getting any action since I denied your request . If you're that desperate, go masturbate with a blender.
For the love of all that is good and holy, WWE should stop wasting Drew McIntyre. It's about time that guy tears through the whole roster like the bulldozer we know he is. Clan McIntyre should be a thing by now already
ornicus: jus sayin' jackie collins life no dey resemble her books. the first jackie collins book i recall reading was a double feature. the world is full of married men/vs the world is full of divorced women. both books featured divorces.
In other news though, Mama wrote 32 novels and all of them made the New York Times bestselling list. I stan.
ornicus: what of those jilly or is it jenny cooper novels?
i remember rivals
rupert campbell black
very racy stuff in those books
meanwhile jackie collins and joan collins were sisters. and if i recall jackie collins, author of those extremely racy novels, was never divorced - while danielle steele, author of much simpler romances was divorced like five times if i recall
Why you go wan divorce wife wey dey give am to you as e dey hot?
Memory Lane: This Lucky novel and another one titled The Next Big Thing almost got me in trouble in my teen years. Read am finish, come think say na so them dey run romance. Tried those moves on a girl in my street. The kind slap wey I chop eh, na then I realize say no be Las Vegas or London I dey.