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Quint has a small chat with Peter Segal about GET SMART and even a little about SHAZAM!

First by Yeti	Aug 10th, 2007 06:19:53 AM
Yay me!
Fucking horse-shit! And no apology for THE KLUMPS? by MaxTheSilent	Aug 10th, 2007 06:39:34 AM
"There’s no way Steve, and Steve has told me, there’s no way he can do a better job as Maxwell Smart than Don Adams, so we are just trying to do the best we can and bring GET SMART to a new generation who haven’t seen it before" The eternal credo of the hack remake-merchant. The interview should have ended there. Oh well, can't expect everything.
Didn't Mel Brooks once said that he hated the idea of.. by DerLanghaarige	Aug 10th, 2007 06:40:18 AM
...an origin story for Maxwell Smart?
I'd watch a Shazam! movie. by Jakes Nel	Aug 10th, 2007 07:01:09 AM
Then again, I watch all comic book movies, even when I know they're gonna be shit. Also, I refuse to have anything more to do with this site until that damned Rush Hour 3 advertisement goes away. Now we know why you people even reviewed that shitpile in the first place. They payed you to! I'm disgusted...
SHAZAM, hurry that one up by pipergates	Aug 10th, 2007 07:04:01 AM
guy sounds like he's got a great pitch for it.
What about his half brother Steven? by ricarleite	Aug 10th, 2007 07:13:02 AM

As long as Puddy from Seinfeld is Shazam by darquelyte	Aug 10th, 2007 07:26:16 AM
I'm there
The DARK CRYSTAL sequel fell through? by Piltdown Joey	Aug 10th, 2007 07:37:34 AM
When? Did Tartakovsky back out or something?
Nightmare Choice for Director by cowboyone	Aug 10th, 2007 07:47:09 AM
What has this guy done that hasn't been goofy comedy?! Is that the direction for Shazam?! August doesn't write like that. I don't get this project at all.Could've been great.
Shazam - with Shaq O'Neal? by theBigE	Aug 10th, 2007 07:55:32 AM
Didn't they make that already??? A remake already? Maybe LeBron James could star!
Did I miss that news about Dark Crystal Sequel!? by kikuchiyoboy	Aug 10th, 2007 08:46:06 AM
Lame. How could they shelve that?
Zod's gotta eat! by Stuntcock Mike	Aug 10th, 2007 08:52:34 AM
Nice to see an add for the Flash Gordon dvd.
DArk Crystal Shelved?? WTF?? by Rando Calrisian	Aug 10th, 2007 08:54:37 AM
Why hasn't anyone mentioned this on AICN prior to this little sidenote? I was really looking forward to that. Damn!
CLICK HERE TO READ ALONG WITH THE ANSWER by OnomatoPoet	Aug 10th, 2007 09:13:39 AM
Heh heh heh.
That was a depressing interview. by rbatty024	Aug 10th, 2007 09:39:46 AM
I too was looking forward to The Dark Crystal. Why, movie gods, why? That's the kind of sequel I can actually get behind. Don't they realize it would have been gold? Isn't fantasy popular right now? C'mon guys get your head out of your collective asses.
confused by Bloo	Aug 10th, 2007 09:44:49 AM
I read the article as maybe Segal was supposed to do the Dark Crystal 2 adn that fell through but I visit this site almost every day and I don't remember that at all, so who knows. The Get Smart remake looks fun and I personally loved the Teaser but when I saw it before...either Hairspray or Harry Potter except for me there was silence, like crickets chirping silence, I'm a little worried about that Patrick Warburton is a good choice for Shazam but too old, didn't you read it, 14 and 28. I know The Rock is a little older then that and fans might pitch a fit but I think he would be a good choice pesonally, but then again I dn't read Shazam so what do I know
I hope you slapped that bitch Quint. by phaedrus007	Aug 10th, 2007 09:45:57 AM
For Christ's sake SHAZAM is NOT "BIG meets Superman"!!!! That's the shit-ass 80s version that been flopping in comic books for over 20 years!!!! Come on Quint, how could you not ask that no-talent ass why he's making a movie of version a Captain Marvel that's so unbelievably awkward and shitty that it hasn't been able to support its own title in more than two decades??? How could you not even ask that? Someone please explain to Segal that the "Captain Manchild" character he's talking about, the childlike, half-Big half-Superman hybrid has been bombing in the comic books since DC revived the character. It is a cringe-inducing shitbomb that no one... not kids, not teens, and not adults, has EVER related to, been a fan of or spent money on. I mean seriously, how many times does this version of the character have to go out of print before DC realizes that "BIG meets Superman" sounds great in a room full of executives, and appeals to absolutely NO ONE (never has, never will). It's going to be all jokes about his sexual immaturity and bad vocabulary.... sound exciting, right fanboys? What a fucking hack. I'm praying this movie and John August's whole ill conceived script wind up lining some producer's birdcage and never gets made. Please let this movie die in production lord, PLEASE!!!! Please let DC realize that their "BIG meets SUPERMAN" monstrosity has always sucked and change Captain Marvel back to what he should be. PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!
This is a bad remake of Johnny English UGH!! by rectalscan	Aug 10th, 2007 09:46:47 AM
This guy is LYING through his missing teeth! Mel Brooks is AGAINST an origin story, has been from the beginning. NONE of the original creative team was involved until jackass Segal got all the backlash from the fans because he tried to REMOVE the original creative teams names' from the project. He has said over and over that he DOES NOT LIKE the original show. They're just backpedaling because Evan Almighty bombing so badly. Talk about last minute desperation Just check out the facts: http://wouldyoubelieve.com/mov ie.html Read this for the TRUTH
Just read the Get Smart website for the truth by rectalscan	Aug 10th, 2007 09:51:28 AM
http://wouldyoubelieve.com/mov ie.html The truth shall set you free
No Real Involvement from Original Team by wouldyoubelieve	Aug 10th, 2007 10:10:04 AM
Despite Segal's furious backpedaling, there was no real involvement from the original creative team in this movie and Segal is well aware of that fact, but knows this movie can't stand on its own merit. No contact was made with Mel, Buck or Leonard until well AFTER shooting began on this movie. Quint should check out the facts before his mindless, brown-nosing interviews with softball questions, but it's clear he's more interested in being invited on the set and all the goodies that come with being a shill for movie publicists than providing real insight.
phaedrus007 by yesiamaplant	Aug 10th, 2007 10:51:07 AM
If everything about the character as he was created, and has been for the past 60+ years bugs you that much, then I'd say you don't like the character. So what do you care what they do with him?
no more dark crystal? by red_weed	Aug 10th, 2007 11:32:55 AM
:(
yesiamaplant by phaedrus007	Aug 10th, 2007 12:32:44 PM
You missed my point, which was that the modern DC incarnation of the Faucett character Captain Marvel is significantly different from the classic character. It's not 60 years of the character that bugs me, it's the last 20 or so. When DC "updated" Cap for the DC universe, they redesigned him to give him the mind of Billy Batson (which the classic character didn't have, in the traditional canon, Cap and Billy are distinct individuals). The DC incarnation has never been interesting or successful (they've tried giving this character his own title nearly a dozen times and they all fail). The problem is that DC's agenda was never about making the best Captain Marvel possible, they wanted the best Captain Marvel that could fit into a world with Superman without overshadowing him. So they turned Cap into a literally overgrown child, made him the butt of all kinds of sexual immaturity jokes and generally turned him into a complete goofball. Shockingly, nobody ever became interested in buying a comic book about this idiot. Sigh.
One more thing... by phaedrus007	Aug 10th, 2007 12:49:03 PM
Just to be clear, I absolutely love John August as a screenwriter (and I'm very much looking forward to seeing the Nines) and I think he could do a great job on this movie if he hadn't decided (or been told) to base the script on the modern DC incarnation of Cap. I just think that DC's take on the character is fatally flawed.
shazaam... by 40ozToFreedom	Aug 10th, 2007 02:37:23 PM
you forgot to ask if Shaq would be reprising his role for the sequel.
ah shit by 40ozToFreedom	Aug 10th, 2007 02:39:36 PM
someone already made a Shaq reference. my post seems much less witty now.
A Shazam movie can be good. by hank henshaw	Aug 10th, 2007 03:46:57 PM
But like any other DC comics property, not called Superman or Batman, it's not happening. What about if instead of Shazam, they did a movie of Shazzan? A winged-camel guarantees huge box office returns.
Tom Welling as Shazam! by Yeti	Aug 10th, 2007 04:39:29 PM
Iconic and Ironic.
There's a big difference between... by TheNothing	Aug 10th, 2007 05:22:29 PM
...childlike wonder and childlike stupidity. Let's hope they approach this with the former instead of the latter. This project raises the same hopes and concerns as I have with a Flash movie helmed by Shawn Levy (sp?). As always, I'm cautiously hopeful.
Shazam could be fun in a Rocketeer way. by TomBodet	Aug 10th, 2007 06:04:49 PM
You know-play it straight, make the baddies baddies, ummmm don't try to make it into something it's not. Casting will be a biggie there, certainly. Good luck on this. Get Smart starring the Office guy-? why not? Not a fan of his to be honest-but this could work. Segal here has the right attitude looks to me.
If actually funny at all, it will better Johhny English by quantize	Aug 10th, 2007 08:46:32 PM
coz Rowan Atkinson has lost it big time..totally unfunny output from him over the last few years Mr Bean is overcooked and had it as well
Patrick Warburton ain't getting any younger!!! by ZeroCorpse	Aug 10th, 2007 11:32:05 PM
Make SHAZAM! with Warburton soon! He was born to play the big red cheese. He's even got the Captain Marvel squint!™
Brandon Molale is Captain Marvel! by thevision	Aug 10th, 2007 11:38:12 PM
I was waiting on the long ass line outside on the patio at Comic-Con for "Heroes" at Ballroom 20 and I passed Brandon Molale being interviewed- he not only looks like Captain Marvel but Alex Ross's Captain Marvel from "Kingdom Come." I noticed his business card on the free table wearing the red and gold. New Line will score big if they hire this guy- DO NOT CAST THE ROCK AS CAPTAIN MARVEL, THE ROCK IS BLACK ADAM! Casting is everything in Superhero movies, if they cast Molale as Cap and Dewayne Johnson as Black Adam, they have potential to make a truly great comic book movie.
Captain Marvel and Superman by thevision	Aug 10th, 2007 11:47:42 PM
check this out! http://brandonmolale.com/image s/LAStarsGame1.jpg
those big $1 Shazam comics by Sir Loin	Aug 11th, 2007 12:22:05 AM
Anyone remember those from the 70's? They re-published them after the Saturday morning show became big...very cool. Total 30's-40's feel.
Not to change the subject or anything by Napoleon Park	Aug 11th, 2007 04:57:20 AM
especially since both of these projects sound very entertaining... potentially. But in a different discussion elsewhere our pal BadMrWonka criticized the goofballs who gripe "Oh, that's not "news", I read it two hours ago on some obscure comics site." Well, fair enough. But I was just over checking out the "show biz" catagory at Fark News and read a yahoo news report that a Jonny Quest movie is being planned. So I came here to read the details about it and don't see an article... yet. Yeah, I know a lot of properties get optioned or put in pre-production or simply get discussed here that never come to fruition. But to me this is major news - I'm 54 so I not only watch Jonny Quest in prime time first run, but it was my favorite show the year it was on... and actually made me wish we had a color Tv because it had the most incredible artwork I'd ever seen on any animated project up to that time (thanks to Doug Wildey and Alex Toth). So I very much hope this film gets made and I very much hope it gets made well. But even if it's little more than a rumor at this point, I still have to think that the mere possibility of a Jonny Quest movie fits the definition of what "Cool News" is, and I hope this site deems it worthy of an article and a talkback. Back on topic for this discussion, the cast for "Get Smart" sounds terrific, and I love the premise "Max Smart dropped into Jason Bourne's world". I think doing a Captain Marvel movie based on the '40s comics that sold over a million copies an issue would be the way to go, but personally I greatly enjoyed Jerry Ordway's "Power of Shazam" series as well as the Justice League portrayal of the character as the boyishly innocent "Captain Whitebread".
Napoleon Park by DerLanghaarige	Aug 11th, 2007 07:12:27 AM
There was an article about the Jonny Quest movie on AICN, just a few days ago.
Patrick Warburton. Works for me. by TomBodet	Aug 11th, 2007 07:22:08 AM
The guy could do it.
SHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAZAM! - Get the flick goin' already! by JDanielP	Aug 11th, 2007 10:25:58 AM
Please?
Let us discuss what's really important here.... by BetaRayBill07	Aug 11th, 2007 07:12:21 PM
The casting of Mary Marvel. Mmmmmm.....Mary Marvel....
....THE FUCK?!?!?!?! by Playkins	Aug 12th, 2007 12:56:32 PM
HOW DOES DARK CRYSTAL 2 FALLING THROUGH NOT EQUAL BIG NEWS ON THIS SITE?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I COME HERE ALMOST EVERY DAY AND NEVER SAW IT....... MY FAITH IN AICN IS SHATTERED!!!!!
I wish Disney had bought the rights long ago by teethgnasher	Aug 13th, 2007 06:36:57 AM
Captain Marvel and company would fit well into a Disney project. DC has never gotten Captain Marvel right with the exception of the first twenty or so issues of the 70's series. I really liked Filmation stuff from way back. I guess Disney could buy the rights down the road.
The Only Way Shazam Works ... by Diana Rules!	Aug 13th, 2007 05:40:23 PM
Is if they have a cameo by Roman Polanski anally raping Billy Batson. At which point Billy screams "Shazam!" then Captain Marvel appears and rapes Roman Polanski. This movie needs a hard R.

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