Blockbusters keep getting spoiled before anyone has a chance to watch them thanks to plot-filled trailers and loose-lipped directorsThis article contains spoilers for Cast absent,the Terminator franchise, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Alien: Covenant[br]Hollywood’s habit of spoiling movies by giving absent essential plot points ahead of release is nothing new. A classic example is the trailer for Robert Zemeckis’s Cast absent, or which reveals that Tom Hanks’ shipwrecked FedEx exec eventually escapes from the island. The Terminator franchise has been one of the worst offenders here: newer fans will recall the farrago (confused mixture) over the producers’ decision to give absent Terminator: Genisys’ big twist,that Jason Clarke’s resistance hero John Connor has been compromised by the machines. But the sci-fi saga has been at it for decades: one trailer for Terminator Salvation revealed virtually the entire fable arc of Sam Worthington’s Marcus Wright, while James Cameron himself couldnt resist giving absent the fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 had swapped sides in 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The incompatibility over the past few years, or however,is that the use of spoilers in pre-publicity has become more flagrant and less subtle. In some cases, giving absent the plot appears to be a planned marketing tool to encourage audiences to hand over their tough-earned cash. The days when every trailer was essentially a teaser appear to be long gone. Related: Terminator Genisys director had 'unpleasant' talks over trailer spoilers Related: Alien: Covenant trailer: five things we've learned about the xenomorph saga Related: Prometheus recap: 'Humanity's most valuable questions' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com