The Take | Anyone But You: the Scandal, the Surprise Success & the Shakespeare Connection | Explained @thetake | Uploaded 8 months ago | Updated 1 hour ago
Anyone But You, the new hit Rom-Com starring Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeny and Top Gun’s Glen Powell has had a pretty wild ride. Initially hit with waves of not-so-behind-the-scenes scandals, the early press for the film was then slowed by the SAG-AFTRA strike and some pretty negative audience responses to a leaked trailer. The general vibe going into the film’s release was that it was sure to be a flop, but then it became a surprise mega-hit at the box office. So what was really going on with all of that so-called drama, and more importantly, how did the film manage to have such a huge comeback? Let’s take a look at the scandal, the movie itself, and the real reason it’s managed to capture audiences’ hearts.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:42 Why Sydney doing a rom-com makes a lot of sense, actually
02:00 On-screen romance... real life drama?
04:08 Initially flopping, and then...
05:12 The Shakespeare connection, & the enemies-to-lovers resurgence
07:12 Why rom-coms are making a comeback
08:39 The film's only *real* behind-the-scenes drama
09:48 Critics aren't impressed, but audiences are having fun
The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Anyone But You, the new hit Rom-Com starring Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeny and Top Gun’s Glen Powell has had a pretty wild ride. Initially hit with waves of not-so-behind-the-scenes scandals, the early press for the film was then slowed by the SAG-AFTRA strike and some pretty negative audience responses to a leaked trailer. The general vibe going into the film’s release was that it was sure to be a flop, but then it became a surprise mega-hit at the box office. So what was really going on with all of that so-called drama, and more importantly, how did the film manage to have such a huge comeback? Let’s take a look at the scandal, the movie itself, and the real reason it’s managed to capture audiences’ hearts.
Join our Patreon to unlock the members-only series “Total Take," vote on what we cover next, and more: patreon.com/thetake
Read articles on film, TV and culture: the-take.com
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:42 Why Sydney doing a rom-com makes a lot of sense, actually
02:00 On-screen romance... real life drama?
04:08 Initially flopping, and then...
05:12 The Shakespeare connection, & the enemies-to-lovers resurgence
07:12 Why rom-coms are making a comeback
08:39 The film's only *real* behind-the-scenes drama
09:48 Critics aren't impressed, but audiences are having fun
The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
