11 Upcoming Movies That Have Ignored Massive Mistakes

3. Being Overly Reliant On The Cast's Chemistry - Men In Black: International

The Mistake

As intriguing as the announcement of a Men in Black reboot-sequel co-starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson seemed on paper, the first trailer ended up falling rather flat.

This gives the impression that Hemsworth and Thompson were cast together not because the script necessarily called for that combo, but because of their tried-and-tested chemistry in Thor: Ragnarok.

After all, if you're gonna copy an established formula, why not crib it from the best and most successful IP working today? Sadly, even Hemsworth and Thompson's dual appeal can't do much to elevate flat dialogue and dull cinematography.

Fingers crossed that a new trailer might change all our minds, but with barely two months to go until it hits cinemas, you'd be forgiven for forgetting MiB: International is even on the docket.

The Lesson

2016's all-female Ghostbusters was more of a direct reboot than MiB will be, but the basic principle was the same - cast hot, box office-tested leads and hope that they can elevate thin, mediocre material.

Granted, Ghostbusters had a host of problems - not least a wildly bloated $144 million budget - but even comedians as talented as Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones couldn't do much to save a script that clearly left a ton of room for half-baked improv.

In each case, it feels like a boilerplate, first draft script was rushed to order, and the requisite cast members were pitched more on the brand's franchise potential and less on the quality of the screenplay.

It'd be great to be proven wrong, but keep your expectations basement-low for this one.