mekka okereke 1d ago

The saltiness of this headline, the uncritical rebroadcast of Sneider, and the fact that the author is named "Fisher Jack," and doesn't include a profile pic, but does say that they have a "passion for amplifying Black voices," tells me exactly what we're dealing with here.

https://eurweb.com/michael-b-jordan-miami-vice-salary/

Michael B. Jordan Wants $18 Million for 'Miami Vice' Reboot—Because Oscars Cost Extra | VIDEO | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More

The 'Miami Vice' reboot is in jeopardy after Jordan’s reported $18 million salary demand. Get that bag or kill the project?

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Show threadmekka okereke 1d ago

Some people genuinely get angry at seeing a Black person get paid what they're worth.🤷🏿‍♂️

Some people genuinely enjoyed college football more, when they knew that the Black kids were smashing their heads into each other for free.

Let's see if I'm right:

At some point in the next few days, Black entertainment reporters, including several woman, will cover this same story. Let's see if there's a difference in how they frame the story versus how these two dudes talked about it.

If I'm right, then you have your answer to the question of why megastars like Denzel Washington and Beyoncé so often require that Black media journalists be included in their press events.

👴🏻"Hey no fair! How come that little blogger got into the event! I write for Mega Corp! Reverse racism!🤡"

Show threadmekka okereke 1d ago

The whole conversation is silly anyway.

Jared Leto reportedly got $15 million for Tron Ares.🤡

$15M!

Jared.

Leto.

Y'all giving Morbius $15M, so why was the conversation for MBJ at $5M anyway?

Sinners made almost half a billion dollars, and he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar before he won.

https://youtube.com/shorts/rqMfuhiAL2M

Fat Joe - Yesterday's price is not today's price 🤣🤣 #fatjoe

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Show threadmekka okereke 1d ago

Will Smith's Bad Boys franchise made ~$1.3B.

Michael B Jordan is a real action star.

They're going to pay MBJ $18M, put him in sunglasses, a tank top, a shirt with the buttons opened, and a sports car, do some car chases and shootouts around Miami, and make 2 billion dollars🤷🏿‍♂️

$18M is ~$1% of that

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv554B7YHk4

Creed - Official Trailer [HD]

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Show threadCourtney
@mekkaokereke I would watch MBJ paint a house, filmed on an iPhone 5 by some neighborhood kids, would still be better than whatever human fingerless glove Jared Leto has going on.
Mar 22 at 6:34pmWeb
Show threadAdministrator1d ago
@courtney @mekkaokereke I can't find any fault with this statement (_Tangerine_ (2015) was also filmed on an iPhone 5, so MBJ painting a fence can be at least as good)
Show threadCourtney1d ago
@mdm @mekkaokereke thank you for picking up on why I specified which gen iPhone! TANGERINE set the bar for digital imo.
Show threadAdministrator8h ago
@courtney @mekkaokereke Always fun to find another movie lover in the wild!