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The Producer Of WATCHMEN To Bring Us ECHO??
Merrick here...
Lloyd Levin, producer of WATCHMEN, the HELLBOY films, and Lara Croft movies, may soon be tackling Terry Moore's ECHO comics (amassed HERE
and HERE
). He's nabbed the film rights for six figures.
"Echo" tells the story of a photographer who is preoccupied with her personal problems until she gets doused by liquid metal from a military experiment gone awry. She discovers she can now harness the power of a nuclear bomb, and soon the military wants its walking weapon.
...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety.
Cue Whedongirl casting notions...
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Already? When was it cancelled? Where were the Yoga Pants (Dollhouse version of Browncoats)?
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...with a capital T.
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how does that work now?
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Jul 21, 2009 3:40:13 PM CDT
Another comic book movie nobody has ever heard of
by trannyformers_apologist
THIS IS GREAT NEWS!
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in a few years y'all will be talking about my shit. sometimes when i write, i think...will the audience really buy this? then i realized...the majority of my generation thinks time travel could one day be possible, because they saw it in movies. it didnt take me long to figure out time travel is the most ridiculous thing. yet everyone thinks its plausible. why? movies. check and mate. i hardly have to try. big money here i come!
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...as Dr. Manhattan was based on Captian Atom in the first place. Didn't think anyone would be so crass as to do the "metal shell covered atomic reactor" bit again.
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or is his dick finally out of the wringer?
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...and we can't get a Wonder Woman movie? WTF?
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"Echo" by Trapt. It's kind of haunting imo and may sync well with a trailer. Also, just like they replaced a radioactive spider with a genetically enhanced spider biting Peter Parker, I agree thaat they should change the whole getting doused with liquid metal giving her powers origin. Unless that liquid metal resembles Robert Patrick circa 1991. ;)-
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Like fuck she did.
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I mean showing a picture of the comic THAT ISN'T DIRECT EDITION? I mean come on!1 ;)-
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Powerful gay...
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i dont get how bad guys could threaten her if she could just nuke their asses
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If studios insist on making movies based on every comic ever made, they should do all the comics that are well-known before they get to the obscure stuff they 99% of the public have never heard of.
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Oh, wait.
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Echo...echo...echo...echo...
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fuck WONDER WOMAN. it's boring, boring, boring
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There better be tits.
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...but it sure smells good!
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Meghan Fox is already in talks for the role?
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Seriously .. FF12, Xmen123, Iron Man12, Hulk12, Wolvie, Hellboy12, Batman/Superman franchises, Spawn, as bad/good as it was. what do we still need?
Sorry, WWo ain't worthy-but could be hawt ... I guess you have to make Avengers now that Thor is coming ...
There are the obscure .. SCUD (whatever prob never be done), Cerebus ... HardBoiled ...
CHIME IN YOU GEEKS! -
Sound like Femme Wolverine, as always it hinges on the talent involved.
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For some reason when I read the headline I thought "They're making an Ecco The Dolphin movie?"
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... is actually theoretically possible - if you say have the energy a black hole has at its disposal.
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... to see if it's a good idea to make into a movie?
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And here I am hoping for Flipper 2014-------
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thats what it is...clownshoes.
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one of em anyway so maybe i'll pick it up. ya can't beat free. i usually pick up graphic novels there although the problem there is you basically only get the PG-superhero thing, not Sandman, Y-the last man, the hard stuff by that captain america writer who'd name escapes me. i have a few that i've bought (like Watchmen) but i reserve my pennies for actual books and tv-season DVDs.) oh, and food cause RBEN GOTTA EAT! (had to be said).
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knew i'd remember his name if i didn't think about it!
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to counter Doc Manhattan's wang?
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That would make a KICKASS movie! I would love to see the audience reaction. Aliens? Time travel? Battlin' sharks?
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GOD, I HATED THE FUCKING GAME
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WOW SO ORIGINAL!!
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This is just stupid.
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This book sounds shit too.
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But, I think it's only about halfway done, if even that. It's not as epic as Terry Moore's "Strangers in Paradise", but it isn't meant to be. Good read!
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And apparently her jeans are nuke proof.
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and a hydrogen symbol shaved into her petting zoo.
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Who remembers that show?
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lame char introduced in the 80's
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tezuka's BUDDHA. for daaaamn sure.
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it is a never ending flood of shit
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If done right, this could make an incredible character-driven story.
Got to love how AICN's talkbackers fling poo with no fricking clue what they're talking about.
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this should be a time travel debate. because it is not possible. everything is interconnected, you cant disconnect something then reconnect it earlier. we'll never have the ability to process all the information about all the particles at any given moment, and then physically connect them to a particle present much earlier. it defies even the already ridiculous state of physics logic.
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If she gets attached, it's done for.
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one of the above comments made me realize how few popular comics there seems to be. xmen, spider man, batman, superman, fantastic four, hulk, iron man, avengers,...mostly marvel. some graphic novels i know about like watchmen, hellboy, tmnt, usagi. but it does seem like theres already more movies from comics i know about than comics. funny cause the writer part of my name is currently involved on an epic new fantasy graphic novel series. i always say, i write, that doesnt mean i read much
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...but I don't know if it would make a good movie. Why have none of the studios picked up the Luna brother's "The Sword"? If you want to go obscure that would be better (IMO)...
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Liquid Metal! Boobs! Atomic Power! Rob Liefeld!
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Its a very simple sci-fi/unlikely hero story mixed in with symbiote/ghost living in the metal fused to her body. Its hard to explain, but its a great indy comic- it would make a great indy film, but im not too sure about a blockbuster.
My casting for this is either Emmanuelle Chriqui , Natalie Portman, or Rachel Mcadams....
However, they might do this as Jessica Alba's comeback project.
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I completely agree- It's one of my favorite books out- simple,clean, dramatic and full of gore= awsome
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...on Runaways, which would also make an awesome move.
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So basically she's River, Dark Angel, every cute, quirky female protagonist that secretly kicks ass because of some unexpected ability. BOORING.
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when r u guys ganna put a quality weekly podcast like the slashfilm dudes?
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Where the fuck is that? In the Lethal Weapon days, Mel Gibson woulda been perfect. Now, I dunno who could pull it off.
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... Oh, that's right! It would come out crap too!
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...Ultra Violet or Aeon FluX? It's going to be hard to top those 2 movies since they raised the bar so high.
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lul!
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I think they'd screw up Sandman, too, but I wouldn't be mad at anyone for trying. If I don't like the adaptation, I can always just go back to reading the comic! :)
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..by Steve Ditko. He had a revamp in the 80's. And the book was pretty damn good. He was Steve Rogers with Quantum powers. That is, he was a man out of time, and had the whole culture shock thing going on. Not to mention his superior officer General Eiling was raising his children with them being taught he was a murderer who was court martialed for his crimes.
Captain Atom, The Question, and Giffen and maquires Justice league america were the first DC comics i really got into. They were my DC gateway comics. -
... another dumb movie, for sure.
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