The same Facebook group that took credit for rigging the Rotten Tomatoes audience score of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is now planning to sabotage the score of the upcoming Marvel film “Black Panther.”
“Given the massive success of the audience review rigging on the Rotten Tomatoes site for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ and due to the sudden rise in those disgruntled with Disney business practices among other factors especially due to the corporate manipulations which created falsified bad press for the DCEU, I feel that it’s time to strike back at all those under Disney and bring down the house of mouse’s actions for paying off the critics that hurt DC Comics on film and for other parties affected by them,” wrote the event creator. “I’ll be making events like this for ‘Infinity War’ and the Netflix shows etc so we can rally together to truly make a difference…If you want to spread spoilers to Marvel fanboys, use this event as a platform to inform us of targets!”
As of this writing, 3,700 people have said they are going, while 1,800 said they are “interested” in the event. Following people’s interest and due to the fact that the “page is once again making headlines,” the moderator also created an event for “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
A moderator for the group has not yet responded to TheWrap’s request for comment.
A spokesperson for Rotten Tomatoes told TheWrap, “We at Rotten Tomatoes are proud to have become a platform for passionate fans to debate and discuss entertainment and we take that responsibility seriously. While we respect our fans’ diverse opinions, we do not condone hate speech. Our team of security, network and social experts continue to closely monitor our platforms and any users who engage in such activities will be blocked from our site and their comments removed as quickly as possible.”
In December, the group took credit for the low Rotten Tomatoes audience score for “The Last Jedi,” writing, “Thanks to friends of mine who taught me a thing or two about Bot Accounts, I used them to create this audience score through Facebook accounts created that subsequently logged into Rotten Tomatoes who rigged this score and still keep it dropping.”
HuffPost sent a direct message to the page, whose moderator then responded that he was upset with the “Star Wars” producers for introducing more female characters into the franchise, “among other things,” and he also mentioned how “The Last Jedi” seems to disrespect the franchise’s history.
According to HuffPost, the self-identified member of the “alt-right” group said Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron was a “victim of the anti-mansplaining movement,” that Poe and Luke Skywalker are in danger of being “turn[ed] gay” and that men should be reinstated as rulers in society.
At the time, Rotten Tomatoes told TheWrap that the score was authentic.
Marvel's 'Black Panther': 15 Things We Know So Far (Photos)
We're still far off from the release of Marvel's "Black Panther," but here's what we know about the film starring Chadwick Boseman so far.
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"Black Panther" will be about T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman), who must ascend to the throne of Wakanda when his father is assassinated. The movie picks up after the events in "Captain America: Civil War," in which Boseman made his first appearance as Black Panther.
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"Black Panther" will be released on February 16, 2018. Ryan Coogler is directing.
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Zuri (played by Forest Whitaker) is a warrior ally of T'Challa's and was a trusted advisor to the king before he was assassinated.
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Also returning to Marvel Cinematic Universe is Everett Ross, played by Martin Freeman. Ross had a role in "Captain America: Civil War." He's a the CIA director who worked to get the Avengers to sign onto the Sokovia Accords to limit their actions. At the end of that movie, he took custody of the villain Helmut Zemo (Daniel Brühl) after the Black Panther stopped him from killing himself.
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Wakanda is also pretty technologically advanced, despite what the world thinks of it. For one thing, it's the only place on Earth where Vibranium is found -- the indestructible stuff that Captain America's shield is made of, and gives Black Panther's suit its bulletproof properties.
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Michael B. Jordan plays Erik Killmonger -- who became a dissident and then an exile -- in the film. According to Entertainment Weekly, Jordan's character is one of the antagonists of the film.
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Angela Bassett plays Ramonda, queen of Wakanda and T'Challa's mother.
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Danai Gurira, Florence Kasumba and Lupita Nyong'o are part of the Dora Milaje, a combination of Special Forces and the Secret Service, according to Entertainment Weekly.
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According to Entertainment Weekly, there will be a big action scene between Nyong'o, Boseman, Gurira and Serkis in a super high-end underground casino in South Korea, reminiscent of "Casino Royale."
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Executive producer Nate Moore told EW that the film pays tribute to two cinematic classics: James Bond and "The Godfather."
“A big, operatic family drama centered on a world of international espionage," he said. "So hopefully we’re getting the best of both worlds.”
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EW reported that Nyong'o is not only Wakanda's undercover operative Nakia, but also a former lover of T'Challa's.
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"Get Out" star Daniel Kaluuya plays T'Challa's best friend, who is the head of security for the Border Tribe, executive producer Nate Moore told EW.
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Black Panther's skills include enhanced speed, strength, night vision and healing ability. He has incredible martial arts skills and also has sharp retractable claws.
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Winston Duke plays M'Baku, also known as Man-Ape, one of the villains T'Challa will most probably fight in the film.
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We're still far off from the release of Marvel's "Black Panther," but here's what we know about the film starring Chadwick Boseman so far.