I can’t even imagine how upset the people are who made Robert Zemeckis’s “The Walk” — starting with Zemeckis himself. With a rotten title and no marketing, “The Walk” turned out to be the great box office disaster and missed opportunity of the 2015 season.

“The Walk” was based on the documentary “Man on Wire” about Philippe Petit’s 1974 high wire walk between the two World Trade Center buildings. No one knew this because the title was so awful– I mean, why wasn’t it called “High Wire Act” or “Wire Walker”? “The Walk” made it sound like it someone was talking a walk across the street. So boring.

The other person besides Zemeckis who should be upset about how this movie was botched is actor Joseph Gordon Levitt. Speaking French, performing acrobatics and magic, walking on a wire, Levitt is spectacular in this role. He should be up for Oscars and Golden Globes and all the rest of it. He’s quite brilliant as Petit. But now he’s forgotten.

“The Walk” scored an 85 on Rotten Tomatoes– very high. It also opened the New York Film Festival. It should have been held then til November, with a hefty marketing build up touting it as an awards movie. Instead, “The Walk” sneaked into theaters before the New York Film Festival was even over– on September 30th– and died. Budgeted at $35 million– so maybe $50 mil in reality–the film failed miserably. It earned $10.1 mil in the US and $32.1 mil abroad. The DVD release is set for January 5th.

This film boasted amazing editing, cinematography, and production design. Every single review singled out the people responsible for making the last half hour– which re-creates the late lamented Twin Towers, and Petit’s adventure on the high wire between them– in a stunning fashion. I watched it on DVD (because frankly little effort was made to screen it back in September). I wish I’d seen it in 3D, which is supposed to be amazing. I also loved Alan Silvestri’s score.

But what can you? “The Walk” just flopped and vanished. I’m afraid Sony’s “Concussion” is about to suffer the same fate. What a shame. The spectacle of “The Walk” — the title was just awful– would come in handy right now. If you’re in the Academy, and have the DVD, I urge you to watch it. The first hour is slow going but the pay off is incredible.

“Star Wars” had a huge night last night, opening to $57 million. The previous record was $43 million for the final “Harry Potter” movie.

Today is the real opening day, which means millions of people will learn the truth about a lot of the characters and their fates. The problem will be keeping it all a secret so new waves of fans can be surprised by the revelations.

And there are many, with one in particular that isn’t unveiled until about 45 minutes in. That reveal ties to a climactic event later on that will keep audiences on tenterhooks until the next episode is released.

Also happening today will be the making of movie stars. Daisy Ridley and John Boyega are totally unknown. But they won’t be able to walk in the street by tomorrow morning without attracting crowds. Ridley in particular is about to become a superstar. She is LITERARLLY the star of this “Star Wars.” Just crazy. Hopefully she can remain calm, cool, and collected, and have a real career. But it’s going to be hard.

Wait for a lot of magazine stories titled “Inside Daisy Ridley.” This will be a reference to a Natalie Wood movie no young person has ever heard of, “Inside Daisy Clover.” I’m claiming it first.

I caught up with Bryan Cranston at a recent reception for Jay Roach’s “Trumbo” at the London Hotel in West Hollywood. Director Roach, and good pals Jason Alexander and Vince Gilligan (creator of “Breaking Bad”) were also there to fete talented Bryan.

Cranston is getting all kinds of accolades for playing the blacklisted Oscar winning screenwriter. Last year he won a Tony Award for playing LBJ in “All the Way” on Broadway. He’ll appear in a filmed version on “HBO” next year. The one time Dr. Tim Watley from “Seinfeld” and the loony dad from “Malcolm in the Middle” has a huge range since his most memorable character to date remains Walter White, reluctant drug lord from “Breaking Bad.”

I asked him what attracted him to “Trumbo.”

Cranston answered, “It’s a story that you kind of have shake your head and wonder did this really happen, could this really happen in America? That people went to prison not because they committed a crime but because of their political ideology. Wow-this actually happened. Fear mongering works well. It was a dark period in Hollywood history and American history. And the character itself, he’s a Crusader for civil liberties standing up for the first amendment rights. That’s very heroic.. The character himself was just flamboyant, dramatic, prolific, ambitious and irascible. He’s just a wonderful character to take a look at, so it became an easy decision for me. “

I asked him how he felt about the current political climate. Cranston feels much is similar to Trumbo’s time.

He replied, “Fear mongering works extremely well. The latest debate, was deeply based in fear and promulgating that sensibility. If you’re afraid, I’m the president for you because I will keep you safe, is doing just that. It’s appealing to a level that is unfortunate, but it works. Fear mongering only works if there is some basis of truth. In Dalton Trumbo’s day, the dictatorship and communism in Russia were real. And they were sending spies, they were. But to what degree? Do you round everybody up that disagrees with you? Same tactics that the Gestapo used. Are you a Communist, Are you helping the Communists? Who is helping the Communists if it’s not you? Name the names, what neighbor? It’s a very dangerous position to be in. The over-reaching branch of our government in the 40’s and 50’s, who saw to it upon themselves, to endow themselves with the power to compel testimony under the penalty of imprisonment. They should not have had that power; they should not have that right.”

Would he ever want to play any of the contemporaries?

Cranston answered, “Yeah, I’d consider playing Donald Trump. He’s a fascinating character, a supreme narcissist. But I love how refreshing how he’s made this experience here. He’s not in any one’s back pocket. He speaks his truth, whether I agree with it or not. That’s very refreshing. As opposed to the other politicians who are measured in their speech, very specific what they will or will not say. They get a question they don’t want to answer, they will sidestep it. He’s very smooth.”

So I asked again, would he really play him? Cranston replied, “Could happen.”