‘I’ll Take Three Weeks at Number One over a Good Review Any Day’: War of the Worlds Producer Defends Ice Cube Movie
Bekmambetov said the criticism did not surprise him and noted the film spent three weeks at No. 1 on Amazon Prime Video.
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‘I’ll take three weeks at number one over a good review any day’: War of the Worlds producer defends Ice Cube movie
A War of the Worlds producer has defended Ice Cube's critically-panned movie, insisting "I’ll take three weeks at number one at Amazon Prime over a good review any day. Always have".
Producer Timur Bekmambetov had to answer for his past misdeeds in a Reddit post promoting his new production project, LifeHack (yes, another "screenlife"). The director of the hits "Night Watch" and "Wanted" was, of course, asked about his other high-profile production project, "War of the Worlds" (2025). The film, in which he plays the lead role,
'I'll Take 3 Weeks at #1 Over Good Reviews Any Day': The War of the Worlds Producer Has Zero Regrets After 5 Razzies
War of the Worlds producer Timur Bekmambetov definitely isn’t losing any sleep over the terrible reviews for the 2025 Amazon Prime Video sci-fi hit. While most filmmakers would probably bury their heads in the sand after getting just 4% on Rotten Tomatoes and collecting five Razzie Awards in one night, Bekmambetov took to Reddit AMA and essentially laughed off critics after the film managed to get the #1 spot on the streaming network for a few w…
Timur Bekmambetov Defends ‘War of the Worlds’ After Razzies Triumph: “I’ll Take Three Weeks at #1 on Prime Over a Good Review Any Day”
Timur Bekmambetov, the filmmaker behind this year’s Chris Pratt-starring “Mercy,” used a Reddit AMA promoting his new producer credit on “LifeHack” to address questions about last year’s “War of the Worlds.” The Ice Cube-led Prime Video adaptation of H.G. Wells’ story was widely panned by critics, sitting at just 4% on Rotten Tomatoes and picking up five Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture.Despite that reception, Bekmambetov was candid rather…
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