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Alright folks... Sony is going to make a MANIMAL Movie, really...
Hey folks, Harry here... This is just mondo-bizarro, but it seems that the crazy insane TV show from the 80s... MANIMAL... is being turned into a Live Action/CG mix by Sony Pictures Animation. Now MANIMAL was a series that just never took off. It was one of Glen Larson's projects and apparently Mr Larson is on-board as a producer.
Back in the 80's the adult world loathed the show, but I was a bit of a Glen Larson nut, following his BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, KNIGHT RIDER, AUTOMAN, THE FALL GUY, BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY, but I was never a fan of MAGNUM,P.I. MANIMAL had a great deal of promise I thought, they just never particularly nailed the concept in my opinion. And I've known quite a few hardcore fans of the show, for whom, this announcement means Blu Rays of the Original Show, so they're very happy. The real key is who to fill Simon MacCorkindale's shoes. Of course the great sadness is that this is going CG, because part of the great fun of the show were those practical transformations they attempted with relish.
So what do you folks think of this news?
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Good luck with that. oh, and first.
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Is a porn spoof starring furries. 'This Ain't Manimal XXX'. Fuck, even porn names are lazy now. Whatever happened to the subtle charms of 'Backside to the Future', 'Sex Trek: The Next Penetration', and 'Schindler's Fist'?
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Selleck! Ferrari! Higgins, Rick, T.C and the chopper! One of the greatest theme songs ever!
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Sept. 17, 2012, 8:59 p.m. CST
remember liking this as a kid, and then going back and watching it again recently and...
by darthadv
...realizing why it was canceled so abruptly (8 episodes total, including the two hour pilot) I think the appeal as a kid was watching the transformations because the effects were something we hadn't seen before (pre T2 transformations). But the concept of an NYU professor acting as a consultant to the police and using his animal transformation powers in secret to solve crimes didn't lend itself to great story arcs. Well, at least the actress who played Dale Arden in the Flash Gordon movie was in it as the lead female role. Epic fail waiting to happen...
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That can't be far off, can it?
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If there is such a thing as an acceptable property to remake, then it should be something like Manimal -- a film or TV show that wasn't successful but had potential or promise which wasn't realized.
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Because cursor, y'know, curses. A lot.
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I mean....manimal? ....really? fucking manimal?
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Night Man was this terrible show about a Super Hero who ran a Jazz Club or something but I saw an episode once with a blond English dude talking about how he used to fight crime and I thought "Wait a minute...that's FUCKING MANIMAL!" then the old English dude had a flashback and the flashback used a bunch of clips from Manimal! It was like the Avengers but for sad shitty TV. I was half expecting Auto Man to wander into the bar. Anyway, I'm one of the half dozen kids that loved the shit out of Manimal when it first aired so I hope they do something cool with it rather than just some bullshit to give Bradley Cooper something to do.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 9:10 p.m. CST
Jonathan Chase: master of the secrets that divide man from animal, animal from man. Manimal.
by Bill C.
You read it in THAT voice, too. Sooooo, what would be the path of least resistance for this? Military experiment? Illegal genetic research? Loki does it for kicks?
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Altered States + Geico Caveman + Cat People = Panthro
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Sept. 17, 2012, 9:19 p.m. CST
I LOVED this show when I was a kid. But DAMN that transformation SUCKS now. My lifeong facination with special effects began with that clip.
by AntonStark
My parents used to watch Newhart, the second one with the guy from Bosom Buddies, Peter something. I couldn't care less about Newhart until one time when Peter mentioned Manimal. Then suddenly I was interested in Newhart and went on to love that show.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 9:21 p.m. CST
Ok so screw this. I want to see automan. But wait there's more. I want to see all the franchises do battle. You see everything is like comics. They re-start the same characters over every
by UltraTron
few years depending. Movies and tv have the same limited cast of characters as comicbooks and toys. They just re-boot and re-launch. So I want to see the bionic man vs automan,manimal,Tron,rom the space knight vs spiderman and aliens and some marvel zombies and some- hey you got some shit on the side of your face there.. No, the other side.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 9:24 p.m. CST
@ultratron: so you want 'Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny: The Motion Picture'?
by Bill C.
That said, you might as well get Street Hawk and Super Force up in this shit...
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It just ain't. You all pulling the levers and ropes and hitting the button to run this web site might want to re-read your title---and think of what the words mean.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 9:27 p.m. CST
The only way to do this today, is play it for laughs.
by Orbots Commander
And that's probably what's happening.
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They're reviving the embarrassing turds from the 80's now? There must be a gold mine in all those failed pilots. Start digging you Hollywood assheads.
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And I think there was bonus time travel... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuh9vKoNcIg
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Seriously, I think I almost had aneurism I laughed so hard. That was some funny shit. Oh my god a week from now and I probably think about that video and drop to my knees in the purest display of downright hysterical laughter the world has ever known.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 9:37 p.m. CST
1 hour into his transformation and the bad guy shot him...
by diseptikon
Oh and Streethawk or GTFO
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Sept. 17, 2012, 9:40 p.m. CST
Next up, The Phoenix and Powers of Matthew Starr....
by Orbots Commander
...although the latter would probably bear a lot of unwanted resemblance to the failed I AM NUMBER FOUR.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 9:53 p.m. CST
I remember a MANIMAL promo that spoofed DALLAS running just about all summer long before the show premiered.
by fustfick
There was a J.R. Ewing type floating on a raft in the pool and shark came after him. It got me really jazzed for the show and when I was a kid I absolutely loved MANIMAL. And also MATT HOUSTON. Of course MANIMAL and MATT HOUSTON paired up for THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER...but that was...another story....
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Sept. 17, 2012, 9:55 p.m. CST
Street Hawk vs. Knight Rider vs. Airwolf.....FIGHT!
by Orbots Commander
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Wtf Hollywood? Time to blow the dust off my movie script based on "Hello Larry." Hope they can get Fassbender for the McLean Stevenson role.
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Always made me uncomfortable.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 10:05 p.m. CST
A Beastmaster remake would be so much better and make more sense
by Joey Stars
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Sept. 17, 2012, 10:12 p.m. CST
F*** it Lets get Captain Planet on screen!!!!!!!
by Balkin Flabgurter
Captain Planet Starring Michael Fassbender as captain planet and Charlize Theron as the Novascotion chick and Seth Green as the american with attitude directed by M. Night Shyamalan who also cameos as "Heart" and Tommy Lee Jones as the uber polluter featuring Kevin Durand as the fat pig guy. The sequel will star Sam Worthington as Nega-Captain Planet. MGM you can just have your cokehead producers send the check to my facebook made out to "MasterChiefXL-2012"
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Sept. 17, 2012, 10:33 p.m. CST
But will the new Manimal have Nolan's Batman shirt? I wanna know.
by CodeName
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into Michael York.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 10:43 p.m. CST
...ah, maxcalifornia beat me to banging the AUTOMAN drum.
by FlickaPoo
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Harrison - I need your help.
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Harrison, I need your help.
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He's hilarious.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 11:20 p.m. CST
Didn't realize Glen Larson was responsible for so much of my childhood viewing!
by kevred
Great, fun shows that had lots of corniness but character in spades.
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You know it!!
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Sept. 17, 2012, 11:45 p.m. CST
Wow, really scraping the bottom of the remake barrel are we Hollywood?
by lv_426
I suppose in 20-30 years I can look forward to a big budget movie remake of Kings and Alcatraz.
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After the man changes into cat man, I thought he was going to have sex with those animals.
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Any time you can insert a failed MacLean Stevenson sitcom into the conversation, it's a win! Never should have left M*A*S*H. Kudos, my friend, kudos!
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Usually I, of course, side with the nerds, but anyone taking up for the artistic merits of Manimal clearly deserves a punch in the arm and all the derision that jocks and preps can muster. If they do end up remaking and updating Back To The Future, maybe George McFly should be patterned after Harry Knowles in the 80's. I mean, if you want to attempt to top Crispin Glover's performance as an embarrassing, out to lunch nerd of a father, you couldn't get any more humiliating than a big fat sci-fi dork with long red hair tuning into Manimal every Friday night (for 8 weeks) and defending its pure, unadulterated TV shittiness.
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The guy lived the perfect life.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 12:50 a.m. CST
Missed opportunity. Should've filmed it while Simon MacCorkindale
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
was still alive a few years ago, having him teaching the ways of Manimal to a son played by Aaron Eckhart. Perhaps play the movie straight (unlike, say, what they did to Land of the Lost), and if there is unintentional humor, so be it.
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If there's a better 80s property not being utilized then I don't know about it.
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Those latex webbed fingers Patrick Duffy had were a big "whoa" TV moment. Leave it to Hollywood to fuck a dead corpse like Manimal.
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Three fan bases. One epic win.
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SIX MILLION DOLLAR AUTOMANINAL FROM ATLANTIS. 2020.
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The character wouldn't be out of place with one of the X-Men. It was this and "Street Hawk" that come vaguely to mind as the nights t.v entertainment.
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I' d buy that for a dollar.
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and black armor.
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Never heard of or seen this before ... Holy Shit, there's more cheese in that title sequence than in my local Tescos ... CHRIST! The 90s definitely had some cool shit, but that definitely *wasn't* one of them ...
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You gotta love this tune. Much better than Airwolf. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmBIk5RA0EQ
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Sept. 18, 2012, 4:05 a.m. CST
Hey Hollywood! Where's my Automan movie?!! No, wait, ...don't fucking bother.
by Aiden Blackwell
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Sept. 18, 2012, 5:14 a.m. CST
Magnum pi is probably the best show out of that bunch. But MANIMAL !!!!!
by Keith Maniac
Airwolf needs a movie and Hunter.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 5:25 a.m. CST
Actually, Don Cheadle did a Captain Planet spoof in the last couple years...LINK
by obijuanmartinez
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5876f2aced/don-cheadle-is-captain-planet
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THe Greatest American Hero Ralph Hanley.....Ed Norton Bill Maxwell...Robert Deniro Pam(Ralph's Girlfriend)...Megan Fox "Believe It Or Not" (cover version) performed by Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg. MEMORIAL DAY 2014 MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!
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why didnt the animals just eat him while he was helplessly changing into the cat? That was some funny stuff... wow. Just horrible.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 6:30 a.m. CST
Screw that. I want an ALTERED BEAST movie (based on the arcade game). Not that it would be good, but certainly better than this.
by Prague23
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Remember watching this as a kid and thought it should be called Pantherman then because no matter what the situation, he almost always turned into a Panther. This has potential though for a reboot/re-imagination though.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 7:06 a.m. CST
LIDSVILLE! (Good luck casting the Charles Nelson Reilly/HooDoo role)
by iamatroll
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Seriously if that dude was doing that in front of any villain or enemy. In the amount of time it took he'd already have been shot 50 times. LOL that was hilarious.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 7:10 a.m. CST
I was positive I was suffering some kind of outrage...
by James Robinson
... turns out it was just gas... just sayin'
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Sept. 18, 2012, 7:14 a.m. CST
One time when I was a little kid I was in a cafe with my Dad,
by L. Ron Bumquist
he was talking to some friends and I was bored so I started twitching and pulsating my body so people would think I had magic powers and might be about to turn into a puma like Animal Man. My Dad gave me a look like WTF and told me to stop it. Must have looked like I was pretending to have some kind sexy epileptic fit.
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Rocco's Modern Life 3D!
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Sept. 18, 2012, 7:40 a.m. CST
I'm all for this! Also for the Misfits of Science movie. And they should make a new Buck Rogers series!
by Autodidact
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Sept. 18, 2012, 7:41 a.m. CST
Can't wait for the sneak peak at the new look of MANIMAL where he looks just like Batman/Black Iron Man
by Autodidact
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Sept. 18, 2012, 7:42 a.m. CST
The only reason to watch Manimal was for the transformations
by Andrew
I hate CG.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 7:43 a.m. CST
...and Blue Thunder was a ripoff of Firefox staring Clint Eastwood
by Andrew
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...and lump it in with every cheesy show of the 80's. Sure, it had its share of cheese (Murder She Wrote crossover...GAG!) towards the middle of its run, but the first four seasons are really good. Name another popular television show of the time that portrays its hugely popular protagonist blowing away a bad guy in cold blood. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=T7vW1oEKP1k
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Lucan, the wild boy...I watched way too much tv.
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the animated cadaver of Simon MacCorkindale
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Sept. 18, 2012, 8:57 a.m. CST
I thought that show was so cool when I was a kid. Could be good.
by Mr Nicholas
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You talkin' bout sum damn shark's mutha?!
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Sept. 18, 2012, 9:23 a.m. CST
Until I get my Street Hawk movie I'm not paying to see Manimal!!!
by Dogmatic
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Manimal could be the ultimate in body horror.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 9:55 a.m. CST
Nobody covers Believe It Or Not on my watch and lives to tell about it. Least of all, Katt Perry and Snoop Doggy Dog Lion Fuckknuckle.
by Sean
Though I hesitate to be tempted to wade into the giant minefield of 70's/80's feature wishlists...I second Harry's comment long ago that M.A.S.K. Should be a film and if done right...would be fucking amazing.
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MANIMAL was just released August 28 on DVD in the UK. AUTOMAN arrives October 1st (in the UK). MISFITS OF SCIENCE is available in Germany. Course you'll need a multi-regional player for them to work.
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I loved that show.
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Remaking bad franchises and trying to make them good, rather than taking good franchises and making them shitty.
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Cool.
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Nah, man, he did a hawk as well. A lot. I remember he turned into a snake once. There were a few others he turned into, but the transformations weren't shown. Cheap-asses.
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Just saying.
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he turned into Jaws at the end of the pilot (in a swimming pool). Simon MacCorkindale was in Jaws 3-D around the same time as Manimal aired.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 11:06 a.m. CST
How about a reboot of Night Boat: The Crime-Fighting Boat!
by Royston Lodge
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Only this time it is XXX, and they are both lesbians. I'm there!
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the MANIMAL episode of NIGHT MAN was awful. The transformations were terrible. A CG flash of light and he was instantly transformed. I prefer the slow transformation from the series. My choice for an actor to replace MacCorkindale as Dr. Jonathan Chase: David Tennant. Keep him British.
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Priceless.
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Can't see very much similarity to Firefox myself.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 11:25 a.m. CST
Xxx Electra woman and dyna girl song: (wahwah guitar) electa woman and dyna giiiirl- touching pusseeze- each works for a magazine- hiding the lives they lead..
by UltraTron
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Sept. 18, 2012, 11:28 a.m. CST
And I love QT Diffr'nt Strokes...."What the fuck you talkin bout Willis?!"
by kindofabigdeal
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Would that satisfy you Harry?
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That's due for a remake.
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*sigh*
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Abe Vigoda can still be Fish!
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Sadly, I think it's still the best realization of cyberpunk ever put on screen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4YFDSDW4w (Plus, the police chief is voiced by the 'CITY TV: EVERYWHERE' guy...)
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It could be a sexual thriller set in the mysterious Cabot Cove. Full Frontal Lansbury Cameo in the director's cut.
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For a second there I thought it read Full Frontal Lansbury Cameltoe in the directors cut. Either way, I think it would be best left as one of those hidden Easter Eggs where people had to go look for it.
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I remember that very short lived show back in the 80's. Kinda like Global Frequency.
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get it done hollywood.
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Whenever I hear somebody say tv is worse than ever, I give them Manimal, Supertrain, Pink Lady and Jeff, Ann Jillian, The Flinstone Comedy Show, Joe Mantegna with a chimp, and the Little House On The Prarie clown pedo episode.
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Decisions, decisions.
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Larson. Magnum, Matthew Star, Automan I pretty much loved it all :)
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Sept. 18, 2012, 2:20 p.m. CST
Masquerade would make a decent series. It's a terrible idea for a movie.
by Royston Lodge
The whole point of Masquerade was that every episode featured a different cast, much like The Love Boat. The whole concept falls apart as a movie. If done right, someone could reboot the concept and make a pretty decent tv show.
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Imagine movie theatres filled with kids shooting the screen with their toys! IT'S A NO-BRAINER!!!
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Sept. 18, 2012, 2:38 p.m. CST
Loved Masqurade...but yes, not as a movie...that's what Mission Impossible is for.
by Dan
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Never heard of Manimal. Don't know how I missed that little gem. But that clip was just the absolute worst. Lingering on the practical effects was a huge mistake. Just laughable.
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Another aspect of the transformations that added to the show's camp factor involved Dr. Chase's clothing during a transformation: He was depicted generally wearing a three-piece suit and tie, and the viewer would see it rip off of him as he shape-shifted into an animal, though once the transformation was complete there would be no sign of his discarded clothing. A bit later, he would transform back into human form with all of his clothing perfectly restored upon his person, even if he was unconscious.
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That car was awesome. Didn't Automan have a sweet Lamborghini or something. And yes, Blue Thunder is exactly like Firefox, a supersonic stealth plane that we stole from the Soviets, oh wait, nevermind.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 3:34 p.m. CST
part of the great fun of the show were those practical transformations
by ObiBen
Eeer..It was the *only* part of the fun. I mean, like many other Larson projects, this was an empty ca$hgrab emulating successful movies of the time, in this occurence American Werewolf and Altered States.
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There is absolutley no way that the original Manimal series sees a Blu-ray release. It MIGHT get a DVD.
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The guy transformed into a shark to eat a bad guy in his pool at the end of one episode. A shark! The show wasn't perfect but it's a great concept could be a very fun action/comedy in the right hands.
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I think they are missing a real gem here. For the 21st century make them all lesbians. Mrs. Garrett can be the older one teaching then the ropes. Her store could be Edna's Edible Underwear. A natural use for Clooney.
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Wait till Tom Brady retires to keep the ex-football player starring as a cop hook. Jessica Biel as "the brass cupcake". Gisele can play a model who falls for Hunter and gets killed by a serial killer of some variety.
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Universal could mine it forever.
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Christ on a cracker! I was 12 when this first went on. I used to love it but, obviously, it has not aged well. Apparently the rest of the universe thought it sucked, and they were probably right. However, I was simply in love with Melody Anderson. That being said, if you went with a "serious" remake, I could see Clive Owen in the lead. I would hate to see yet another comedy spoof of an old TV show.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 7:19 p.m. CST
Remake The Phoenix, The Master (van Cleef ninja version)
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
and Wizards and Warriors.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 7:28 p.m. CST
Warner Bros. has DC. Disney has Marvel. Universal has NBC shows from the 80s.
by Royston Lodge
It almost makes ya feel sorry for them.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 9:33 p.m. CST
Hardcastle And McCormick did indeed rock...that car. Still have a toy car or two of the original design. The 2nd look wasn't as cool.
by Sean
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In a Padres uniform, throwing a ninja death star.
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It was about these people shipwrecked on a mysterious island where time acted funny....oh...wait.
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the technology simply does not exist to faithfully replicate Erin Grays magnificent, sculpted, mouth watering tongue teasing ass as it existed in 1979/80. Oh...and Manimal is not even worthy to be road kill under the cunt moistening tires of Thomas Magnum's 308GTSi.
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Sept. 18, 2012, 11:13 p.m. CST
And Punky Brewster Died the minute she got a Breast Reduction...
by conspiracy
which other that the barbarous hatchet job done to Jennifer Connelly, perhaps the most lamented plastic surgery in the annals of tinseltown.
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Sept. 19, 2012, 6:27 a.m. CST
Jeff Goldblum should make a Tenspeed & Brown Shoe movie.
by Royston Lodge
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Greatest ending to an episode ever! Magnum and Simon & Simon was a great 2 hr block of TV.
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= butts in seats! Guaranteed
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How many young men, my self included, have fantasized about a three-some with Erin Gray and dirty hot Pamela Hensley's Princess Ardala. Throw in Twiki, sans Dr. Theopolis, for good measure.
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Sept. 19, 2012, 9:58 a.m. CST
Speaking of Pamela Hensley, I forgot she was in Matt Houston.
by SergeantStedenko
I knew there had to be a reason I watched that show.
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What a lucious creature! Her and Erin Gray were almost too much to handle for a pre-adolescent moron like myself.... She got married and retired after Matt Houston.
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I'd say yes, but throw in the juicy and still hot Joan Collins... ENglish bitch almost made me an ex-patriot.
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Sept. 19, 2012, 10:47 a.m. CST
I'm just really glad all of these women, plus Jane Badler, never appeared on the same show.
by Bill C.
I mean, since most of us probably wouldn't be here now since we would have died of severe blood loss...
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The character of Nell is pedophile that dresses up like a man.
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Airing on Cinemax is a big-budget fuck-fest.
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Hot ass!!!!!!!!
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The middle "sister" was f-ugly!
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Sept. 19, 2012, 1:05 p.m. CST
How about an HBO/Showtime Manimal series starring a hot actress who must disrobe each time she transforms
by SergeantStedenko
starring Christina Hendricks?
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Capable of transforming into a friendly pussy cat or a ferocious milk cow. Watch those udders in acton! Christina Hendricks is Womanimal!
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Sept. 19, 2012, 1:47 p.m. CST
and the Aftershocks from this are gonna Lead to....
by Wilford_Brimleys_Diabetes_Rage
Brett Rattner somewhere salivating gleefully.. hoping if this Succeeds he can get his 200 Million dollar Hard NC-17 "Mama's Family" movie to the screen...with Will Smith as Vinton, lindsey lohan as Naomi Oates & Daniel Day Lewis dressed in drag as "momma" With cameos from the cast of "here comes honey boo boo
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I guess I'm just not that comfortable with some of the things Manimal does after he transforms. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to legislate morality or anything, but just keep him away from my dog, OK?
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She married a normal blue collar cameraman on Silver Spoons. You really think she likes talking to 45 year old retards at the Des Moines Comic Con for the hell of it? The price to pay for not gold digging an NBC suit.
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Have a soft spot for "The Fall Guy."
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Hell, KR if absolutely nothing else had implausible car jumps every thirty minutes and the awesome William Conrad opening narration. Okay, and Bonnie. And 'Quincy' was a halfway decent, low-profile, detective show (would it be the protoplasm version of 'CSI: <loc>"?).
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Sept. 19, 2012, 10:12 p.m. CST
What else has to happen before people admit Sony really doesn't know what the fuck they're doing?
by TopHat
Spider-Man should have been more than enough...
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Funniest talkback in ages.
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Fat actors gotta eat and that would be a hell of a part to chew on.
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That Hamster Swallowing Jaw line, those amazing friggin hips that looked like they could handle passing a small Reptilian through....that was perfect casting... and don't forget June Chadwick...V was prime fap material pre-internet porn days...never missed an episode.
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Not only would I pay to see that movie, but I'd pay to have that movie made.
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( Great porno name too come to think of it ! ) Sadly left out shores and transcended to the other side very very recently actually, was also in the classic 'The Sword & The Sorcerer ' !!
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but how do we get Christina Hendricks onboard?
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She and Jane were almost literally the ONLY reasons I watched 'V: The Series.' (Looking back with a jaded eye, it probably was somewhat more maligned than it should have been, all things Elizabeth and the Leader notwithstanding, but hey.) It was like Alexis and Krystle, only hotter...okay, and in space...
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I'm surprised that there's no mention of bringing back MANTIS. It was also part of the cheesy 80s shows like Automan, Street Hawk and even Misfits of Science.
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Sept. 21, 2012, 2:12 p.m. CST
Simon MacCorkindale made it onto Falcon Crest as well...
by Carolinamaestro
which should also make it into a movie. Then maybe they can get the still hot Joan Collins onto the big screen for a cameo.
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That was Dynasty (Joan Collins). But while I'm at it, maybe they will do a Dynasty movie.
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You think Glen Larson floated this story? I'd be interested to see what investors the people behind the idea are trying to woo. This has all the earmarks (HAH!) of one of those stories where the people behind the project are acting as though it's greenlit. I'll bet you a sum of donuts that Sony has not committed to it in any way, shape or form. It's a total hoax designed to check interest and find investors. Nope, not going to happen, nothing to see here.
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GUARANTEED!
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And I mean that in the best of ways. I seem to recall one episode of V having not only Badler and Chadwick in it, but also Sybil Danning. Talk about FAP-TV.
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Its only a matter of time!
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In sixth place, comic book adaptation/remake Dredd bombed with just $6.3 million from 2,506 locations. That's less than one-third of Kick-Ass's $19.8 million, and only a little over half of the original Judge Dredd's $12.3 million (and that movie was considered a flop 17 years ago!). It's at least up on Shoot 'Em Up ($5.7 million) and about on par with April's Lockout ($6.2 million), though those comparisons suggest Dredd is on track for less than $20 million through its entire run. The audience was predominantly male (75 percent) and older (69 percent were 25 years of age or older) and they gave the movie a "B" CinemaScore. A 3D share is not currently available. Dredd's awful performance is the latest example of how the Comic-Con/online fanboy crowd just doesn't make up a large portion of the moviegoers in this country. The movie came out of its Comic-Con screening in July with tons of online buzz and very strong reviews, and it maintained a 100 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes through at least its first 25 reviews (though it ultimately wound up at a more-reasonable 77 percent). As a result, the fanboy audience was very aware of this movie ahead of release, and anticipation seemed to be pretty high among this group as well. Ultimately, though, it's just not a big-enough group to drive strong business. For a good dissection of the hazards of targeting fanboys, check out this piece from earlier this year in The Hollywood Reporter.
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Sept. 23, 2012, 7:57 p.m. CST
Quote from article: Dredd's awful performance is the latest example of how the Comic-Con/online fanboy crowd just doesn't make up a large portion of the moviegoers in this country.
by Nintendarth
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Sept. 23, 2012, 7:57 p.m. CST
repeat, Dredd's awful performance is the latest example of how the Comic-Con/online fanboy crowd just doesn't make up a large portion of the moviegoers in this country.
by Nintendarth
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Sept. 23, 2012, 7:57 p.m. CST
In summary, Dredd's awful performance is the latest example of how the Comic-Con/online fanboy crowd just doesn't make up a large portion of the moviegoers in this country.
by Nintendarth
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