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I would say that if it had Awkwafina as a main in it, it would have a chance, but they can't afford her.

It won't be quite as high a budget as they're saying because most of the acting talent in it are being used based on contracts they were paid for years ago, and they still have one or two cameo or supporting roles left to run on their contact that they are legally obliged to provide. Thats how and why they got RDJ to play Doom; he has one film left from the contract he signed, so he was bought and paid for nearly a decade ago.

The same goes for most of the other stars in the film, this is mostly just mopping up what they have left on old contracts. On paper they'll say a fraction of the original contract has been paid for them on this film, but in reality that money was paid for years back by more successful films made back when the MCU was riding high. The inflated figures will be used for tax breaks, to further cut the financial outlay.

Also, marketing for films has been an absolute state the last 5 years. There is no way on Earth that the old rule of the same as the film's budget being spent on marketing is true anymore, especially for a film that costs 1 billion. What are they even going to spend that on, if true? A solid platinum statue of Pedro Pascal for the premiere? Raising the Titanic, restoring it, docking it in New York and having the premiere there?

All this from the company that can't afford Awkwafina because they didn't put her on a multi-film contract for Shang-Chi...