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This New Action-Adventure Movie Will CRACK Your NUTS!!
Merrick here...
Tech issue updating site today necessitate super-brief updates. Apologies.
The folks over at New Line are teaming with TWILIGHT SAGA producer Wyck Godfrey to re-imagine THE NUTCRACKER.
The title is best known as the legendary ballet by Tchaikovsky (it's probably my most favorite classical piece), but the new film would be based on the E.T.A. Hoffmann source material from which the ballet drew its inspiration (available HERE
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The update will be written in a family-adventure tone similar to "The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
...says THR HERE.
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The title is best known as the legendary ballet by Tchaikovsky (it's probably my most favorite classical piece), but the new film would be based on the E.T.A. Hoffmann source material from which the ballet drew its inspiration (available HERE
). The update will be written in a family-adventure tone similar to "The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
...says THR HERE.
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Sounds remarkably stupid, surprise, surprise.
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High potential
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Dec 07, 2009 2:58:21 PM CST
I don't really hate this idea. Anyone see that weird version...
by flickapoo
...of THE SNOW QUEEN? Or that Russian stop motion PETER AND THE WOLF?Of course, this will probably be nothing like those two. It'll probably have jive talking offensive comic relief sidekicks.It's pretty to think so though...
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...last time, I promise.
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You are correct, in good hands, this could work. But note what else this writer has been involved with, including Shrek Forever After. I rest my case...
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Dec 07, 2009 3:17:56 PM CST
Great. Now I'm imagining Tim Burton's Peter & The Wolf.
by royston lodge
Damn you!
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...how many cool ways you could do something like this... *heavy sigh*
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Seriously. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. And yes, you will burn in hell for it. Because Satan fucking hates Mormons.
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Also, adults shouldn't be reading juvie vampire erotica. It's weird.
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And, while looking at all the christmas decorations on my neighbors lawn, I wondered why there hasn't been a movie with killer decorations (evil baby Jesus, killer drummer boy, etc.)He thought that someone could make a horror movie out the Nutcracker.
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Fuck all these remakes!
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Is English not your first language?
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Dame you Sideshow Collectibles
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she has one major rack
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I assume you were being ironic with that? You know that's the ENGLISH spelling of favorite, right? English, as in British? As in, from whence our own language came?
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OK, I had no idea someone had come up with this idea already, and I'm SURE they didn't steal my idea, but I made an animated cartoon uzing this SAME premise (Nutcracker story as an action movie). It's called Chuck Nutcracker, and it was entered into the Fox Holiday Special contest on Aniboom. Here's the link for anyone interested (remove the spaces):
http://www.aniboom. com/ animation-video/391210/ Chuck-Nutcracker/
My version has the nutcracker as a Chuck Norris/Clint Eastwood-type character, and the Rat King is a drag queen. And yes, it uses the obvious jokes like "It's time to crack a few nuts."
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. . . I look forward to seeing Darth Talon bent over a Speeder Bike with her crimson ass high in the air.
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... Ahh, forget it. You know the rest.
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But I'd have to aim into the wind to hit it right if the speeder bike is moving, raises the difficulty level significantly. But damn those Twi'lek appendages would come in handy in that position.
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Or, maybe not so fucked up. Wooden-looking characters, dead, lifeless eyes...hey, what didn't work for The Polar Express could totally work for The Nutcracker. Although it wouldn't make the characters seem any more alive, come to think of it. In my opinion, this movie should be stop-motion mixed with live action. Could kick ass. Herky-jerky movement seems more appropriate for a wooden figure than squash and stretch. Anyway, this isn't a bad idea at all for a Christmas movie. I'll be keeping my eye on this one.
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a Faberge Egg movie, a Rocking horse movie. Come on Hollywood, think of all the public domain toys you can mine for free, instead of sharing profits with Mattel/Hasbro/Parker Bros.
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Seriously, that's a real christmas activity... going to the ballet to take in the Nutcracker Suite. The little toy soldier growing into a full size ballet guy blew my mind as a kid.
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7288203743452088871#
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I smell a flop.
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Dec 08, 2009 7:26:19 AM CST
it's nothing personal I just don't like Merrick! He never has an
by silentbobafett2
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dude.... you obviously haven't heard beethovens die hard then?
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to the side of the head.
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