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Will Smith Cosplays Mid-2000s Tom Cruise in 'Bad Boys 4,' 'The Judge's Ironic Netflix Success and Neverending Pixar Slump Talk

Will Smith Cosplays Mid-2000s Tom Cruise in 'Bad Boys 4,' 'The Judge's Ironic Netflix Success and Neverending Pixar Slump Talk

A flashback to when Robert Downey Jr. tried and failed to use a theoretical 'Iron Man 4' to promote his passion project, and thoughts on a controversial Pixar article.

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Jun 05, 2024
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Will Smith Cosplays Mid-2000s Tom Cruise in 'Bad Boys 4,' 'The Judge's Ironic Netflix Success and Neverending Pixar Slump Talk
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In tonight’s nerve-scrapingly raw newsletter…!

  • Robert Downey Jr.’s The Judge became briefly hot on Netflix, like a slew of box office bombs and forgotten programmers before it, a decade after its release.

  • Bad Boys Ride or Die is agreeable, but significant character beats seem like Will Smith doing damage control akin to Tom Cruise’s third Mission: Impossible flick.

  • Is Pixar abandoning culturally specific originals in favor of endless I.P., or is this another variation on the now-13-year-old “Pixar slump” narrative?

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