Vader182 wrote:What box office appeal does she have? People know her name but don't think of it that fondly. She's just another name to a lot of people. Fassbender's getting all this buzz all the time about being a hot new star, which generates box office.

-Vader

People are interested in Prometheus but not because of Fassbender in any way... The case is this: Prometheus helps Fassbender... People were already interested in Prometheus and when they see how good Fassbender is they say... damn this guy is great here as well... He's getting huge.

Vader182 wrote:What box office appeal does she have? People know her name but don't think of it that fondly. She's just another name to a lot of people. Fassbender's getting all this buzz all the time about being a hot new star, which generates box office.

-Vader

She starred in many blockbusters such as Hancock and The Italian Job that were not franchises with built in fan bases. It's a silly argument, Theron has been around since the late 90's starring in Hollywood movies and Fassbender has just started.

Vader182 wrote:Yeah. Her face on posters won't make people get any more interested in it,

It makes me more interested and others I'm sure.

Fassbender is the face for the viral marketing because his character David is so readily designed for just that. I do think he'll play a large role, (he's billed 2nd and is the first character we actually see in the film), but there's not necessarily anything to do in terms of creative marketing for Noomi's character. I'm sure if there was we'd be seeing a lot more of her.

Vader182 wrote: and she's playing a fairly minor role in full context of the film most likely.

-Vader

I think we all are wrong, her role maybe kind of surprise

Allstar wrote:

Vader182 wrote:Yeah. Her face on posters won't make people get any more interested in it,

It makes me more interested and others I'm sure.

I'm with you allstar. Didn't think much of her, frankly, but lately she's growing inside me like a succubus: Young Adult, Snowhite, Prometheus and Mad Max... I gotta say: I love her.

So, when you say ''people'' Vader, even though you think ''majority'', don't forget that different people have various draws into something - there's also Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba, Rafe Spall...and Ridley Scott.

m4st4 wrote:

Allstar wrote:It makes me more interested and others I'm sure.

I'm with you allstar. Didn't think much of her, frankly, but lately she's growing inside me like a succubus: Young Adult, Snowhite, Prometheus and Mad Max... I gotta say: I love her.

So, when you say ''people'' Vader, even though you think ''majority'', don't forget that different people have various draws into something - there's also Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba, Rafe Spall...and Ridley Scott.

Yeah, agree with you completely, i used to like her in the middle of `00, then she is gone somewhere, but now she is in business again and i really love her even more after YA. Regarding star power, she is definately the biggest star of cast.

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