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SAMURAI JACK 2-D movie finally making steps to becoming a reality?

First. by Teh Suk	Jun 26th, 2007 08:47:05 AM
Yeah
And by the way... by Teh Suk	Jun 26th, 2007 08:49:16 AM
Samurai Jackson was cool in Pulped Friction. "Say wasabi again!"
WATCHOUT (CLING) by biggles2_22	Jun 26th, 2007 08:50:11 AM
Sweet! From the creator of the best Star Wars movies comes this. Keep an eye out for Season 4 DVD!
Jack Jack Jack by Kentucky Colonel	Jun 26th, 2007 08:52:07 AM
Must have Jack (and now, please observe a protracted silence)
How are they going to do it... by blacklodgebob	Jun 26th, 2007 09:01:12 AM
Without Mako?
But what ABOUT.... by LordShinerBock	Jun 26th, 2007 09:06:50 AM
The Dark Crystal sequal Genndy Tartakovsky was directing?!?! When the hell is that coming out?!?! It's been toooo long since Skeksis graced the big screen!!!!
"I'm tired of anime getting all the "adult" animation." by Prof_Ender	Jun 26th, 2007 09:10:50 AM
As someone who enjoys anime, I'm going to say Hell yeah, Quint. I enjoy the mature nature of most anime, but I miss it in American animation. Sure, we've had Ralph Bakshi attempt this kind of sensibility, along with flicks like "Heavy Metal" and "Rock and Rule" among others, but a lot of those flicks (and I enjoy "Heavy Metal" and "Coonskin" as much as the next person...I think) were drowned out by too many outside forces -- ie producers, advertisers, and unreceptive audiences. Wait...did I have a point? Fuck. I guess it would be nice to see some mature animation produced in America that actually gets some attention beyond the "OMG!!11 ITS TEH BLOOD AND TITZOR!111! LOL!!" Oh, and I loved Samurai Jack. ^_^
"unfortunately"? SAMURAI JACK is fortunate by ScamsAndFlams	Jun 26th, 2007 09:13:08 AM
great stuff. also the neverhood is an absolute classic.
Neverhood is great. Samurai Jack - not as great by Proman1984	Jun 26th, 2007 09:30:06 AM
But still good stuff.
Wait! WTF IS I SAYING? More 2D animation isalways great by Proman1984	Jun 26th, 2007 09:38:36 AM
Bring it on!
Samurai Jack is pure art by CuervoJones	Jun 26th, 2007 09:38:52 AM
Cool news
Sadly, Aku is dead... by Billyeveryteen	Jun 26th, 2007 09:42:26 AM
I really miss the Jack.
it won't be the same without Mako, but hey... by Datascream	Jun 26th, 2007 09:43:35 AM
it's Samurai Jack. I have a feeling Don King will be Aku.
Can't wait. by TELF	Jun 26th, 2007 10:05:48 AM
Wonder if it will continue on from the TV show, or if it will re-tell the main story and finish it off. SJ wasn't plot centered at all, so it'll be interesting to see what story GT will tell. Loved the show. The Evil Jack ep was the first one I saw and it totally hooked me. So intense and brilliant.
Jack, Ja-Jack, Jack! by O_Goncho	Jun 26th, 2007 10:25:07 AM
He gotta get back, innit. Can't wait.
Samurai Jack without Mako? by Aznbuddy	Jun 26th, 2007 10:33:58 AM
A ROOOOOOOOONG TIME AGO... Dunno...just doesn't seem right. Still would be freaking awesome though...
Billy West As AKU by IForgotAbout19	Jun 26th, 2007 11:17:03 AM
This company sounds excellent
I called my dog Samurai Jack, I love this show so much by Stormwatcher	Jun 26th, 2007 11:30:19 AM
Finally Season 4 on DVD and now this? I was wondering when the story would be completed. Hands down the best thing to ever come out of Cartoon Network. First time I saw it I was blitz on a beach in Koh Lanta Thailand and it was in an outside bar, the pilot episode. I have always planned to get a tatoo of Jack's family insignia with the paw prints tracking across it in honor of the show and to honor my pooch Jack. Man this is simply the best news I have heard all year. Thank you!
samuri jack = pure poetry and art by sonnyhooper	Jun 26th, 2007 11:45:12 AM
loved this show and watched it religiously until CN started moving the times it aired all around and generally fucking with the show so it was impossible to find out when it was on. can't wait to catch up with the show on DVD and the comming movie. i'll probally cry like a little girl when jack finally gets back home. thos show usaully packed more heart, soul, action and comic relief into one 22 minute episode than some feature films that were 2 hour plus. "jump good!" :)
I 2nd Billy West as Aku by OctEgon	Jun 26th, 2007 11:56:41 AM
Obviously I'd rather have Mako, but if anybody can nail that voice, it's Billy. I'm going to get in line for this movie...NOW!
This makes me very excited by Bagheera	Jun 26th, 2007 12:54:50 PM
I'm highly excited by what they seem to be promising, because this is the kind of thing I've been waiting for American animation to do. And the fact that it's being manned by ex-Spumco people gives it some street cred. The only thing that remains to be seen is if they can deliver on quality, and not make trash, as the thing that worries me is that they're aim is at "young males." Somehow that line doesn't bode well.
Samurai Jack Movie by Veni Vidi Vici	Jun 26th, 2007 01:00:35 PM
amazing show, and i'm sure the movie will be just as amazing. they need to bring back the big blue beast that followed Jack around for an entire episode and then unleashed hell on the robot greaser gang. but Jack vs. The Undead is still my fav episode.
"WhaaaaShaaaaaaaa!" by future help	Jun 26th, 2007 01:04:46 PM
God Save the Samurai! HELL YEAH, BRING BACK THE JACK!
phil lamarr was jack? by Bouncy X	Jun 26th, 2007 01:34:58 PM
lol..wow i didnt know that...granted jack didnt talk a lot and i didnt see many episodes but yeah wow...thats awesome.
2-D? by Trachten	Jun 26th, 2007 02:44:59 PM
Sorry if I'm being dense, but why make such a point of this being '2-D'? Isn't it the default for all movies and animation (with '3-D' being special and therefore worth labeling as such)?
It better have Phil Lamarr in it as Green Latern! by ciroslive	Jun 26th, 2007 04:17:44 PM
because that would be awesome
Who needs Mako when you've got Shia LaBeouf? by TheGhostWhoLurks	Jun 26th, 2007 05:23:56 PM
He'll be like all POW! and KA-SLASH! as Aku!!!
Mako's dead, what about Mako by kirttawesomio	Jun 26th, 2007 07:34:53 PM
he's the show, how will they replace Mako. I hope this new company is the start of a new generation of intelligent animated features comparable to anything europe or asia can produce. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
What Samurai Jack did for Star Wars by corvette63	Jun 26th, 2007 07:43:50 PM
Teen Titans is doing for Transformers...check out this reboot that Cartoon Network is doing: http://media.tv.ign.com/media/ 945/945821/img_4653798.html Autobots as a superhero team?
I never got into the series by veritasses	Jun 26th, 2007 08:46:28 PM
but I've heard it's good. Visually though, the Samurai Jack "simplified geometry"/minimal detail style has a number of limitations which might have artistic merit but sacrifices in functional capabilities. I'd be curious to see what they come up with.
Cartoon Network Autobots... by TheGhostWhoLurks	Jun 26th, 2007 08:53:38 PM
Okay... that just sucks. How much do you wanna bet Optimus has lips?
"Samurai Jack...?" by Osmosis Jones	Jun 26th, 2007 09:50:32 PM
"Yeah...I'm Samurai Jack!"
I love Samurai Jack by RobMota	Jun 26th, 2007 10:16:48 PM
But i don't think we will ever see a R rated Jack. Would be nice to see him take some real human heads off instead of robots.
I'm with you, Quint. by Jonny_Dr_Thunder	Jun 26th, 2007 11:25:52 PM
We DO need a really badass adult 2D horror film. That would be the coolest thing since the sequence from Kill Bill. Maybe I should go ahead and finish this animated Friday the 13th script that's been lying around my apartment for years. An animated Jason Voorhees would rip apart some weirdly-drawn samurai guy any day of the week.
RobMota by Gearfree	Jun 26th, 2007 11:26:21 PM
As much as it would be interesting to see Jack kill people, it isnt in his code. Purifying the world of evil, destroying killer robots, saving the innocent are in there, but no real blood is spilt by his blade. That and it'd really kill the story if he did it intentionally. Were talking about excising lessons he was given as a child over the importance of life.
More samurai jack ? Sounds good to me ! by knifeandfork	Jun 27th, 2007 04:57:06 AM
Bring that shit back i say . A slightly more violent and intense feature length movie with tartavoski at the helm is most welcome. Oh and billy west for aku.You know this to be true.
A 'Neverhood' Movie? by BeyondStatic	Jun 27th, 2007 08:20:02 AM
Sweet! Awesome! Love it! Sign me up! I'll volunteer!
please oh please oh please by LegoKenobi	Jun 27th, 2007 08:36:52 AM
oh please oh pleeeeeasse make the samurai jack movie!
What about... by Anna Valerious	Jun 27th, 2007 09:15:57 AM
..."Johnny Bravo" starring The Rock?! I'd rather see that than the Disney movie he has coming out where he's the football player who finds out he has a young daughter.
"Who else wants some!!!" by nemesisdarkside	Jun 27th, 2007 10:01:47 AM
I miss Samurai Jack soo much, can't wait for the movie. Mako will be hard to replace! My favourite ep is the one with the assassins working together and plotting Jack's demise and then in the space of a falling drop of water Jack annihilates all of them. Jack didn't even speak in that ep!!
Jack's the man by Prefect Maximus	Jul 1st, 2007 08:13:03 PM
Jack's episode with the 300 Spartans was the best!!!!

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