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HERCULES Muscles His Way Back To The Big Screen!! It Is Written!!

How about the Bill Murray "Hercules"? by Mr. Nice Gaius	May 31st, 2007 08:54:25 AM
"That rock is too large. I could lift a smaller one."
National Lampoon's "Hercules." by Uncapie	May 31st, 2007 08:58:26 AM
"By-the-Gods," thet should make that.
Bring back Kevin Sorbo. It by ClarkK82	May 31st, 2007 08:58:32 AM
Bring back Kevin Sorbo. It must be done.
Lightsabers? by keanho_in_nyc	May 31st, 2007 09:00:12 AM
Cool.
"No word yet on how they’ll approach this material" by Franklin T Marmoset	May 31st, 2007 09:02:39 AM
I liked that part, Merrick. That was funny. Because when you've just said this is the guy who wrote Wicked Prayer and Resurrection, you really already know how they're going to approach the material. They're going to approach it shitly.
The Sorbo by Frodo1	May 31st, 2007 09:05:57 AM
Yeah, bring Sorbo back for one final fling at Hercules on the big screen. And bring that chick back ho played Aphrodite on the series....
This movie will suck. UNLESS . . . by Nice Marmot	May 31st, 2007 09:09:59 AM
. . . they tell how Hercules went on to manage the Coaxial section at AICN. That would rock.
RAIMI VS. SORBO by THE KNIGHT	May 31st, 2007 09:11:00 AM
I hear they got some issues!
now THAT's a trailer. by thefoggiest	May 31st, 2007 09:14:46 AM
faux Harryhausen effects are awesome.
I hope they do it like 'The O.C.' by Spandau Belly	May 31st, 2007 09:19:40 AM
Maybe get the guy who played Ryan to show Hercules as a fish out of water confrontationalist/ class warrior. Play a bunch of emo. Could be fun.
Remember it ain't a REAL Hercules film.. by Borgnine JR	May 31st, 2007 09:21:21 AM
..unless there's feisty midgets. If they do it up right. They should totally go the crappy Italian muscle-man route. For the new millenium.
Do the Greek Version by RobRed1	May 31st, 2007 09:21:53 AM
You know, the one where the half-man, half-god grows up the biggest bully in Greece, kills his wife and kids in a temper tantrum, and then is somehow redeemed by performing a bunch of labors using his incredible strength? That will play well with the feminists.
Unless they throw a bear into space... by Boba Fat	May 31st, 2007 09:24:53 AM
this movie will flop! Flop I say!.....wait a second, why didn't he throw throw the bear in space straight away?
Why not a new Robin Hood? by DerLanghaarige	May 31st, 2007 09:29:07 AM
The Sorbo-series, the Young Hercules spin-off and the Disney version plus TV-series were not THAT long ago. Unlike Robin Hood. When was the Costner-movie? 1991? And Men in Tights was in 1994, so we really need a new Robin Hood!
softness in his eyes, iron in his thighs by Crimson Dynamo	May 31st, 2007 09:32:02 AM
Virtue in his heart, Fire in every part, Of the Mighty Hercules.
I'd like the full on Greek Myth version please. by Cameron1	May 31st, 2007 09:33:34 AM
Seriously, Hollywood don't you realise you'll be combining LOTR respected fantasy and Gladiator? That's a HUGE fucking cash cow waiting to be milked. How have you not figured this out yet?
will this be like the Disney version? by newc0253	May 31st, 2007 09:34:33 AM
or more like Clash of the Titans with CGI?
Who gives a shit about Hercules! D-WAR TRAILER IS OUT! by Gluecifer	May 31st, 2007 09:36:16 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =DZ2paDoZ--g Cheesy and awesome at the same time!
Uncapie is Right! by PackyMcCracken	May 31st, 2007 09:43:36 AM
If you're talking about Mark Marek's "Hercules Amongst the North Americans", by the gods that would be a funny movie. I think they did some cartoons on MTV years ago featuring him.
Screw Herc...Bring Me a Xena Movie by saintsfreak	May 31st, 2007 09:55:55 AM
Don't we all need more Lucy Lawless in our lives? Kevin Sorbo can have a supporting role, but I need me some Warrior Princess.
from the guy who wrote Halloween Ressurection?? by StovetopStuffin'	May 31st, 2007 09:58:38 AM
I can't wait to see which rap star they cast as Herc's wisecrackin' sidekick. DMXicus. "Dat's what I'm talkin' bout. Step off, Hydra!"
...In NY! by Angry Golfer	May 31st, 2007 10:12:05 AM
Hercules In NY was the best!
I guess Bruce Willis has lost interest in the Q&A by jack-torrance	May 31st, 2007 10:19:02 AM
Round 2 to come when Die Hard 5 is released. That will be a G rated sequel.
Ah, Golan-Globus... by Ned Pepper	May 31st, 2007 10:40:17 AM
...the sign of quality motion pictures.
HERKALEES! KERKALEES! HERKALEES! by Osmosis Jones	May 31st, 2007 11:13:19 AM
[claps]
It's HERACLES by Thomas Cromwell	May 31st, 2007 11:18:00 AM
Hercules is the Roman way of spelling it. Looking forward to seeing him clean out the dung from the stables and chopping off the Hydra's heads. Chip chop chip chop
Hercules: The Deaf Warrior and his Fab Rainbow Bridge by modlight	May 31st, 2007 11:32:43 AM
Thanks for that video Merrick. I had never heard of that film and I now feel like I've seen enough. It is amazing what passed as eye popping in trailers back then. Hercules PUSHES DOWN A DOOR?! LOVE IT PUT IT IN!!!! And I really like how they wholesale stole the lightsaber sounds. Thanks again.
All you had to say was "HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION"... by brokentusk	May 31st, 2007 11:51:41 AM
... and my hopes for the film went out the window.
We want the SORBO!!! by spikebad666	May 31st, 2007 12:20:08 PM
Give us the SORBO! Better yet, give us a Xena movie too. I also love me some Warrior Princess!
too bad Larry "Bud" Melman has passed... by BadMrWonka	May 31st, 2007 12:31:57 PM
I can't see anyone else in the Hercules role now...
Sybil Danning rules lol by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	May 31st, 2007 12:42:27 PM
Best b-movie tits next to Adrian Barbeau. As far as Sean Hood writing this, well that just lost me right there. Very shitty choice IMO. Now off to Amazon to see if that Lou version of Heracles is on DVD.
Any who doesn't remember this Hercules w/Schwarzenegger by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	May 31st, 2007 12:50:53 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2ppyrz
AND who doesn't remember this Hercules w/Schwarzenegger by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	May 31st, 2007 12:52:15 PM
I really fucking hate that there is no goddamn edit button for us. Please Harry, fix that. Please. http://tinyurl.com/2ppyrz
Why not ..... by BillyPilgrim	May 31st, 2007 12:55:57 PM
Oedipus or Mourning Becomes Electra? Incest seems to be popular on the net. Pauly Shore as Hercules would be a hoot.
I guarantee straight to video by Vern	May 31st, 2007 01:06:32 PM
The Millennium Films logo is very familiar to me due to my viewing of the Seagal pictures. OUT FOR A KILL, MERCENARY FOR JUSTICE, BELLY OF THE BEAST (that last one probaly being the best movie they've ever made). So don't expect 300 here. They are trying to do theatrical releases now, but half the time they don't end up getting shelved forever and not making it to theaters (EDISON FORCE, PROZAC NATION), the other half they are notorious debacles (BLACK DAHLIA, WICKER MAN REMAKE). I guess the one exception was 16 BLOCKS which was completely mediocre despite Walter B's great performance. Hopefully JOHN RAMBO will be their first big success. But no, I do not believe they will make a Hercules movie that makes it to the big screen or that anyone here watches. Chances are against it. As for Herc playing Hercules, if he is too busy watching TV I think we got some other musclemen here. Demon Dave would be my first choice obviously (as an evil chaotic Hercules) followed by Juggfuckler and then third choice would be I think his name was Panterarocks who used to always talk about bodybuilding.
Sybil Danning vs Lucy Lawless in the by Borgnine JR	May 31st, 2007 01:07:42 PM
Marshmallow Pits of Typhus IV! Hercules can be the doorman.
YES Vern by Bloo	May 31st, 2007 01:15:57 PM
Demon Dave as Hercules in all his Demon Davness, inspired casting...but Juggfuckler would be an excellent choice as well
Thanks Merrick by skimn	May 31st, 2007 01:16:56 PM
Yup Sybil Danning and rainbow prism effects....ahhhhhhh, good times, good times...
I don't remember Lou... by rost	May 31st, 2007 01:26:29 PM
I do remember Sybil tough.
Hercules in Los Angeles. by Stalin vs Predator	May 31st, 2007 01:42:42 PM
The only logical followup to "Hercules in New York". The tagline could be "Ze vater eez a diet!"
STEVE REEVES by riskebiz	May 31st, 2007 02:10:43 PM
Those old Steve Reeve's Hercules films were great. I wish they had a widesceen special edition DVD of them. Steve Reeves will always be my ideal version of Hercules.
This studio could produce my 'Hitter' movie by Spandau Belly	May 31st, 2007 02:12:16 PM
If it's willing to put money into a Wicker Man remake and DTV Segal movies, why wouldn't they give me 7 million dollars to make 'Hitter'?
Sandstorm....sandstorm... by CatVutt	May 31st, 2007 02:26:50 PM
DEEP HURTING!
dy'all know by Automaton Overlord	May 31st, 2007 02:42:38 PM
that the guy who directed the first season of Xena got that job because of a sword and sandal movie he directed long before. its called "Death Stalker" its super over the top. Everyone should see that.
The DOORWAY to a NINE HEADED MONSTER... by Alonzo Mosely	May 31st, 2007 02:49:26 PM
Demon Dave is an inspired choice, he can write, act and direct... It could be his Citizen Kane... Fred Williamson for Zeus...
DEDALUS! by BRUTICUS	May 31st, 2007 02:51:11 PM
just make sure it has dedalus, and the horse boy, Newt. over here Herc, over here! nuf said.
Kevin Sorbo!!!!!!!!!!!!! by teethgnasher	May 31st, 2007 02:56:50 PM
Kick ass!
Xena vs Hercules!!!!!!!!! by teethgnasher	May 31st, 2007 03:12:44 PM
With guest appearance by BRUCE CAMPBELL. You know you want it.
This should really be... by nobunaga902	May 31st, 2007 03:30:04 PM
God of War! C'mon...anyone?
Best Hercules Ever ... by Hercules	May 31st, 2007 04:10:59 PM
... was Bill Murray in "Il Returno de Hercules." King Laetes: "So, Hercules, once again, we meet. By the gods! Look at you! You really have let yourself go!" Hercules: "I have not exercised much since the last Olympics. And I've learned, to my sorrow, that if you stop exercising, the muscle turns to fat."
DerLanghaarige, RE: Robin Hood by David Lazarus Long	May 31st, 2007 05:23:02 PM
Have you seen the BBC series? Very tongue in cheek. Like the British bastard son of "Prince of Thieves" and "Men in Tights": Serious enough to be pretty badass, but laughs at itself enough to not be a snooze. As for Herc, well... Nothing will ever replace the days of fighting my brother with swords made of K'Nex and duct tape while watching Kevin Sorbo and what's-his-face Iolaus kickin' some ass.
Vern... by TELF	May 31st, 2007 05:26:28 PM
I throw my vote in for The Fuckler Of The Jugs. He has already demonstrated great bravery. I doubt Demon Dave could portray the redemptive aspect of Herc's arc, as he is all to aware of the corruptive forces concealed by the Doorway Of Pure Evil. And 5'll get you 10 Panterarocks is 5'2". I assume I was left out because you don't want me getting typecast...
Wow, I'm surprised... by TheGuyInTheBackRowTalking	May 31st, 2007 05:32:00 PM
no one has mentioned that Hercules/ Three stooges movie yet. Now that was all kinds of awsome, with a heaping side order of kick ass right there.
Oh yeah, Steve Reeves,,,now that's Hercules... by Shub-Wankalot	May 31st, 2007 05:44:56 PM
One of the best of the "Sandals and Swords" epics.
New JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS version of Herc was best... by Monkey_King	May 31st, 2007 05:55:18 PM
He even had a beard and carried the weight of the world on his shoulders(unlike Atlas) and buried Raimi's cartoony action version with Sorbo, which also begat XENA.
Best Hercules movie by hktelemacher	May 31st, 2007 07:44:59 PM
Hercules in the Haunted World directed by Mario Bava. It's got Christopher Lee, nerds.
A case of stolen PBR and Lou's Hercules. Ah, memories.. by The Rondo Hatton Blues Explosion	May 31st, 2007 07:55:43 PM
Though all I really remember about it is my cousin's drunken musing: "You know, I love me some trim, but I'll be damned if I'd swim the ocean for it." Words to live by, brothers and sisters, words to live by.
marvel comics hercules by iwontwin	May 31st, 2007 08:39:56 PM
THOU ART NOT THOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sybil Danning by orryn	May 31st, 2007 09:40:17 PM
Hopefully she and her massive boobage will still be up to the task of this mighty remake.
Telf by Vern	Jun 1st, 2007 02:42:51 AM
I figured you were bored of that shit by now. Maybe you could make a cameo as Dr. Hercules, Hercules's uncle, he is kind of like Richard Roundtree's character in the Sam Jackson version of SHAFT.
I just got off the phone with Kevin Sorbo... by Hideo Kojima	Jun 1st, 2007 03:48:11 AM
he said he better be cast as Hercules because he's GOTTA EAT!
It'll be a blockbuster... by BigBlackDude	Jun 1st, 2007 04:07:25 AM
... if they get Michael Bay to direct and have ILM create a cgi Lou Ferrigno. I'd watch it.
Get Busta Rhymes as Hercules by jack-torrance	Jun 1st, 2007 06:08:45 AM
"I'm gonna pop a cap in that muthafucka Zeus's ass!"
Kevin Sorbo's Hercules was by estacado	Jun 1st, 2007 11:46:53 AM
Kevin Sorbo's Hercules was one of the greatest tv shows ever.
all this movie needed was... by pikagreg	Jun 1st, 2007 07:33:32 PM
a jefferson starship cameo, and it would have been just as sweet as the star wars holiday special
Sam Jackson as Zeus by bender7	Jun 2nd, 2007 11:50:46 PM
"Zeus! Yeah, Zeus! As in father of Apollo? Mt. Olympus? Don't fuck with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass? Zeus! You got a problem with that?!!"

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