Joe Opio

It didn't matter whether you were in Africa.

It didn't matter whether it was pre-social media.

Everyone seemed to at least know about him.

And do you think that's part of this movie is going to have legs?

Is it going to have legs?

Yes.

No, but I mean, like normally weekend opening gross can sometimes, you know, I think I think this is the perfect time to release.

Also, you think, yeah, it has made a change in the national mood in America.

Because real life is so grim.

That's a very interesting observation because I'd read and I saw clips from, like, theaters during, like, Minecraft, the movie, even when you... Movies like Sonic or movies that are based on, like, really iconic characters.

And people go there for that.

People go there to almost, like, have an interactive experience with the screen.

And I think it speaks to that, what you're saying about people wanting to be part of a larger moment.

But...

the insurance scam yeah that's something that if you wrote it as a movie yeah maybe they would think it was way out there so in case you don't know this this is an insurance scam that was happening in california where people dressed up as bears three people could have been charged dressed up as bears went and trashed these luxury cars and then filed insurance claims and

trying to claim that it was a bear that actually trashed the cars and so that they could get a payout.

I feel Americans have a phrase for that.

It's supposed to be called an open and shut case.

Yes.

Yes.