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Posted: Jan 31 2008 01:42 am

I got an inside scoop on the new He-Man movie. It looks like WB is trying to make it into their own LOTR franchise. Although, right now there's no script due to the strike.

Even though I love the film we already got, hearing that they're going to make it as a full blown fantasy epic really excites me. Very Happy

Posted: Jan 31 2008 03:10 am

Speaking of remakes...lol. Like I said about Hollywood, remakes or adaptations. But this could be pretty cool, and it'll probably be greeted with the same hype as Transformers.

Posted: Jan 31 2008 03:26 am

ross_rifle113 wrote:

Speaking of remakes...lol. Like I said about Hollywood, remakes or adaptations. But this could be pretty cool, and it'll probably be greeted with the same hype as Transformers.

Everyone can thank Transformers for the 80s revival. That film made some serious bank. It is brilliant for WB to not only recognize they own a major 80s property, but also that it's fantasy to cash in on the LOTR success.

It's all about predicting or following trends. Nonetheless, "Masters of the Universe" done on a large scale, serious, and epic presentation is something I would really want to see. Even if they butcher the story from the cartoon/toys/movie etc. I wouldn't care.

The guy who's hired to write it is actually a fairly young unknown writer too, but his spec scripts apparently have a lot of 'heat'. He's written a few other franchise films that are still in development. I know one of them was Green Arrow. Guess you can get a majority property without having had a script turn into a large grossing movie. Cool

An old article. But Silver is pretty gung-ho on it after Speed Racer is released (BTW, buzz was on Speed Racer that it's pretty outstanding - although the first half still needs a lot of work).

Posted: Jan 31 2008 03:44 am

The protege's track record (Justin Marks)

Title: Voltron: Defender of the Universe
Logline: Five ragtag survivors of an alien attack band together and end up piloting the five lion-shaped robots that combine and form the massive sword-wielding Voltron that helps battle Earth's invaders.
Writer: Justin Marks
Agency: William Morris Agency
Mngmnt Firm: Madhouse Entertainment
Law Firm: Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler
Prod. Co: New Regency Productions Gordon Company, Mark
Genre: Action
Logged: 8/10/2007
More: Based on the 1980's Japanese animated TV series and comicbook. Gordon Co's Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee & Jordan Wynn will produce. Mark Costa and Ford Oelman will executive produce. First set up in July 2005.

Title: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Logline: A warrior is touted as the last hope of a magical land called Eternia, which is being ravaged by technology and a despotic ruler named Skeletor.
Writer: Justin Marks
Agency: William Morris Agency
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Prod. Co: Silver Pictures
Genre: Action Fantasy
Logged: 5/23/2007
More: To be based on a story by Justin Marks & Neil Ellice, which is based on Mattel's "Masters of the Universe" line of action figures. Joel Silver will produce. Neil Ellice will co-produce. Mattel must formally approving an outline for the project. First set up in October 2004.

Title: Super Max
Logline: The superhero Green Arrow becomes incarcerated in a special prison where he is stripped of his powers. Inside, he must reveal who he really is and band together with the very villains he's previously imprisoned in order to escape.
Writer: Justin Marks
Agency: William Morris Agency
Mngmnt Firm: Madhouse Entertainment
Law Firm: Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Prod. Co: Phantom Four Films
Genre: Action Adventure
Logged: 4/10/2007
More: Based on the DC Comics character. Phantom Four's David Goyer & Jessika Boriczky will produce.

Title: Street Fighter
Logline: Storyline is being kept under wraps, but will focus on the game's most popular female fighter, Chun Li.
Writer: Justin Marks
Agent: Craig Kestel
Agency: William Morris Agency
Lawyer: Stephen Clark
Law Firm: Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler
Prod. Co: Hyde Park Entertainment Capcom Ltd.
Genre: Action
Logged: 10/30/2006
More: Based on the popular videogame. Hyde Park's Ashok Amritraj and Capcom Ltd. will produce.

Posted: Jan 31 2008 07:26 am

Tebor wrote:

Title: Street Fighter
Logline: Storyline is being kept under wraps, but will focus on the game's most popular female fighter, Chun Li.

Fucking Christ. Won't they ever make a movie that actually centers on Ken and Ryu? You know, the main fucking characters? Chun Li is alright to play as, but I don't give a shit about her backstory.

Posted: Jan 31 2008 04:17 pm

Syd Lexia wrote:

Won't they ever make a movie that actually centers on Ken and Ryu? You know, the main fucking characters? Chun Li is alright to play as, but I don't give a shit about her backstory.

I could give less a care about Ryu, but I wouldn't mind one focusing on Ken since he actually has some substance (compared to Ryu) seeing as he's got Eliza (did they ever marry?) and training Sean.

Posted: Jan 31 2008 05:26 pm

Yes, they did. He has a son named Mel.

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ryu has been done to death. any time they ever do a comic or an anime or somethign it's ryu this, gouken that, dark hadou yadda yadda, akuma ect.

granted, I don't care about chun-li either.

Posted: Jan 31 2008 07:02 pm

I don't mind 80's revival as much as i loathe all these dam comic book movies. They have shit like Ant Man and Black Panther in the works. How many of you guys are die hard readers of those comics?

Posted: Jan 31 2008 07:07 pm

I only care about Chun Li's backstory if its played by Asia Carrere.

erock462 wrote:

They have shit like Ant Man and Black Panther in the works. How many of you guys are die hard readers of those comics?

I have to agree. No one, besides Marvel, cares about these guys. Isn't Ant Man Giant Man anyhow?

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dude, hank pym is one of my favorite comic characters. the irredeemable ant man is pretty funny to read as well.

black panther is.... black panther. he's pretty cool, but hey.

Posted: Jan 31 2008 07:24 pm

I'd like to see a Street Fighter movie about Guile.

Wait...

Oh, yay! It was craptacular! Cool

Posted: Jan 31 2008 07:27 pm

What about E.Honda? Does nobody care about the rolly polly, slap happy fighter?

Posted: Jan 31 2008 07:30 pm

I wonder what market this new Street Fighter film is supposed to cash in on.

Green Arrow = Prison Break
He-Man = LOTR
Voltron = Transformers
Street Fighter = ???

Hannibal Rising? Confused

Posted: Jan 31 2008 07:47 pm

JEW wrote:

dude, hank pym is one of my favorite comic characters. the irredeemable ant man is pretty funny to read as well.

black panther is.... black panther. he's pretty cool, but hey.

Nono its not that i dislike these comics but it seems like hollywood is throwing hundreds of millions at every thing hat was in print. And it looks like Marvel and DC are not too opposed to whore themselves to do it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_Marvel_Comics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_DC_Comics

Of course you have th big ones Spiderman, Wolverine, Batman etc etc but look at some of the upcoming. Ironfist? Zatanna? I mean your general movie goer has no fucking clue who these things are. And i doubt that comic book readers are going to be able to fund each movie so that they all make profits. I'm just pissed cause it seems that any comic is gonna be a big movie because hollywood is too lazy to try something new.

Posted: Jan 31 2008 08:01 pm

They should go really old school and remake Doc Savage. That would be hot.

Posted: Jan 31 2008 09:10 pm

erock462 wrote:

Of course you have th big ones Spiderman, Wolverine, Batman etc etc but look at some of the upcoming. Ironfist? Zatanna? I mean your general movie goer has no fucking clue who these things are. And i doubt that comic book readers are going to be able to fund each movie so that they all make profits. I'm just pissed cause it seems that any comic is gonna be a big movie because hollywood is too lazy to try something new.

I have found out much about this industry these past couple of weeks that it may seem this way, but it really isn't. There's a truth about not doing something new, but that's there for a reason - But not entirely correct either. Like how many sequels were nominated for best picture? Yet, how many of the major studios actually produced the films that were? They distributed them and raked in what little benefits they had, and most of that money is going into the big tent-pole movies because they make far more money than the art house films. How often is "The Constant Gardner" on TV vs. "The Rock"?

It may be an evil, soulless industry, but it's starting to make more and more sense every day. Twisted Evil

erock462 wrote:

And i doubt that comic book readers are going to be able to fund each movie so that they all make profits.

That's why these films are going to be more "universal" than simply appealing to the fans. Expect more adaptations like "Transformers" - obviously not "Transformers" but in terms of its faithfulness. Properties are treated as their own franchises. Transformers and Spider-Man 3 were the big money makers this year, because they hooked an audience that went beyond the long term fans. While it makes the fans somewhat upset, they are the minority. And, really, the executives greenlighting these films don't know anything about these properties. The producers might be, but they might only like the concept. The original screenwriter might be a fan, but they will be replaced or rewritten by someone who isn't. It's also a crap shoot about who will respond to what also.

"Blade" for example made tons of money despite being based on an obscure comic book. Blade is on the same level as "A History of Violence" and "Spider-Man" to these guys, so that also puts "Zatanna" there too. It's crazy, but sane at the same time. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Jan 31 2008 09:44 pm

Hancock is starting to look better the more i think about it. Its so far the most original Superhero movie i have encountered in quite some time.
But Transformers pretty much had a built in market place. All you had to tell me was that there was a movie based on it and id be there. Same with TMNT and G.I.JOE. But something like Gargoyle or Ironfist doesn't have that sorta base that Spidey or Xmen have due to the fact they were so mediatized even without the comics in the form of games and cartoon series. Not many other comics have that.

BUT I totally forgot how much blade was unknown back then Embarrassed

.Same thing with Spawn. Your 100% right. If they can get a good cast and script movie fans will come not to mention good directing. If your script cast and director all suck no comic book movie or even movie will do good.

But my main worry is that they keep digging farther and farther into the never ending comic abyss until comic book movies go into another recession like it did after some of those bad 90s films. I still would love to see a Sentry movie before this happens.

Posted: Feb 01 2008 01:56 am

Now you've got me thinking about them pulling a reboot of Spider-man by making a 2099 film, which I would probably pay to see if it was half good (especially if they could find a half-decent Irish-Mexican actor to play Miguel).

Posted: Feb 01 2008 12:25 pm

Hows about a movie about HUGO!!!