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BAT OUT OF HELL in the pipeline... written by McSwany!

Firstloaf! by snomusic	Apr 16th, 2008 11:53:26 PM
I mean Meatloaf!
I'd do anything for love... by Kid Idioteque	Apr 16th, 2008 11:54:43 PM
but I won't watch this. lol, jk, maybe
CONGRATS by ClockWorker	Apr 16th, 2008 11:54:43 PM

Isn't this a conflict of interests? by vadakinX	Apr 16th, 2008 11:55:36 PM
Sure he's your friend and collaborator for the site, but it's not like anyone else who gets a development deal gets mentioned on the site. also, if Mori manages to get a movie made or sell a script that's a success, will he be retiring from AICN? Again it would be a conflict of interests to stay on, wouldn't it?
No, it's not... by Sledge Hammer	Apr 17th, 2008 12:05:30 AM
...it's only a conflict of interest if/when it turns out to really suck, and yet the site hypes it up and acts like it's pure bottled greatness regardless. You know, kinda like what happened with the Masters of Horror episodes, and the Amusements script way back when. Still, wait and see, maybe the Swann/McWeeny duo will finally find their creative feet and knock one out of the park this time. Stranger things have happened.
congratz by alice 13	Apr 17th, 2008 12:05:32 AM
dont get cocky.
That's a funny thing to say by snomusic	Apr 17th, 2008 12:10:01 AM
I personally don't notice but so many people call Harry terrible names, saying he's sold out, etc, as well as the other writers on this site - so why act like it's been totally unbiased all this time and this would suddenly change everything? Congrats to Drew. We've seen him turn into a father, have some sort of fued with Harry (hope that's been p[atched up) and work hard at acheiving success in Whorewood - I certain;y wouldn't want to have him sudden;y disappear.
note to self by snomusic	Apr 17th, 2008 12:13:01 AM
move right hand over one column of keys...or at least proofread posts. sorry 'bout the typos
Conflict of Interest? by HEADGEEK	Apr 17th, 2008 12:15:40 AM
Well - it's a legitimate movie project that Variety broke. Just because that Hack MORIARTY was involved doesn't mean we won't offer it up for ridicule and adulation.
Is this an adaptation of the album(s)? by BitterMan23	Apr 17th, 2008 12:17:04 AM
Stuart Beattie was writing one, at least that's what was reported a year or so ago, not sure what's up with it. I hope this is completely unrelated...
I think its only fair to post heavy spoilers about BAT by bluraymondchandler	Apr 17th, 2008 12:21:58 AM
I'm sure filmmakers everywhere would appreciate giving this script the same in-depth, front page analysis "Moriarty" gave other "important" screenplays... like JJ's Superman. Fair is fair, says Billie Jean.
Ok then... by vadakinX	Apr 17th, 2008 12:26:09 AM
So if it completely sucks, you'll say as much? And if it rocks, obviously you'll let the world know? Just checking, because when finish writing my super secret sci-fi script and get it picked up, I need to be aware of who to bribe with Russian hookers to get a good review. By the way, secret script = real. Russian hooker bribe, not so much :P By the way, Harry, completely off topic, but if I was to score an interview with the guy who's directing Akira, would it be AICN-worthy?
HEADGEEK by Series7	Apr 17th, 2008 12:31:31 AM
You got me all amped and all. I mean I am standing here naked holding off going to shower, because I thought there was a Loaf movie coming out? Yet did I miss something, does this have anything to with Meat Loaf? And if not will his music be heard? Also does anyone know if Mr. Loaf needs money, I saw him in a cell phone commercial last night and a tear came to my eye, just like Kirk on Tuesdays Legal.
vadakin by whatyoufear	Apr 17th, 2008 12:34:21 AM
it would only be AICN-worthy if the guys at joblo, CHUD, or darkhorizons have already posted something about it three days prior.
Ah... by vadakinX	Apr 17th, 2008 12:37:16 AM
So if I should conduct the interview, I should send it to one of them, and wait for it to be reprinted here a week later? :P
anyways I gotta sleep by vadakinX	Apr 17th, 2008 12:44:48 AM
If the interview pans out I'll let you know, though Ruairi is tied down with the usual NDA's and such, plus I'm not sure if I should even ask him. But that's for another day. I'll see what I can do. And congrats to Mori.
JIM STEINMAN WILL FUCKING OWN YOUR ASSES? Do you understand by Proman1984	Apr 17th, 2008 01:05:18 AM
Do you understand what you are getting yourself in? And, MeatLoaf is going to get right with him and for a good fucking reason. I am being friggin serious here, and I sincerely hope that you've considered this before you decided on the name. These guys are very protective over that name and they have copyrighted© it. Thank's for giving me false hope that one of my all time favorite albums will be finally turned into a movie.
The Title... by Kirbymanly	Apr 17th, 2008 01:12:18 AM
The title "Bat Out Of Hell" is now in the hands of those who bought the script and, odds are, they're going to be forced to change it. Get crackin', Mori. Gotta ask though... didn't that cross you mind(s)? In the meantime, congrats!
by the way	Apr 17th, 2008 01:21:43 AM
HEY HARRY & CO.! HOW'S THAT IDEA COMING ALONG; THE ONE ABOUT STARTING A PETITION TO SAVE SPIKE JONZE'S "WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE"
Anyone who's ever read Mr. Aday's life story... by BiggusDickus	Apr 17th, 2008 02:11:53 AM
Will know what a great movie it would make, although the bit where he appeared in 'Hair' is probably something I could do without seeing on a big screen. Anyway, for future ref, it's Meat Loaf, ok? Two words. The man himself is very clear on this point...
Lemme sleep on it... by hammerofthegods32	Apr 17th, 2008 02:17:20 AM
I'll give you an answer in the mornin'.
Let Walter Hill direct it. by hamslime	Apr 17th, 2008 02:34:22 AM
If Streets of Fire taught us anything, it's that Steinman + Hill = greatness.
Their alternate title will be rejected as well... by Big Dumb Ape	Apr 17th, 2008 02:45:32 AM
...And then they'll finally settle on one that works, but hey -- Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad. Better hurry up with the BAT OUT OF HELL gag posts. There's only 7 songs on the album that you can pick from!
Gotta love Meat Loaf by CuervoJones	Apr 17th, 2008 03:00:25 AM
When Eddie said he didn’t like his teddy you knew he was a no-good kid.
Can we not be told what its about? by silentbobafett2	Apr 17th, 2008 03:31:34 AM
If this wasn't an AICN writers film, I suspect you would have told us the story... no?
For crying out loud. by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 03:44:15 AM
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Until they change the title, this film is.... by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 03:47:00 AM
All revved up with no place to go.
Jim Steinman will be all: by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 03:48:43 AM
"Life is a lemon and I want my money back"
I heard they had trouble with the sound recording... by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 03:51:09 AM
You know, everything louder than everything else...
Will it be a silent film? by s0nicdeathmonkey	Apr 17th, 2008 03:53:51 AM
that way you could say nothing at all. And Proman1984, I couldn't have said it better myself.
SPOILERS: Bat Out of Hell III - The Monster Is Loose by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 03:54:00 AM

Quoted in an interview, Meat Loaf said about the project: by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 03:55:43 AM
If it ain't broke, break it. In the land of the pig, the butcher is king. The future ain't what it used to be.
I heard the cinematographer is... by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 03:56:33 AM
Blind as a bat.
Seriously though, by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 03:58:08 AM
I'd be shocked if Christopher Nolan allows this to be released without substantial changes after the sad passing of Heath Ledger.
Casting News: Lost Boys and Golden Girls. by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 04:02:15 AM
Matthew Fox, Dominic Monaghan, Estelle Getty, and Rue McClanahan will have an orgy scene.
Sorry. I had a Wasted Youth by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 04:05:00 AM
It's all coming back to me now. Objects in the rearview mirror may appear closer than they are, you know.
If this is a Meat Loaf biopic... by rosasaks	Apr 17th, 2008 04:07:40 AM
Harry should play Meat Loaf. "They're gonna have to open my pecs again to drain the fluid".
So any news on the plot? by Midnightxpress	Apr 17th, 2008 04:36:52 AM
...cause I'm picturing a giant Bat demon attacking LA. God I need more coffee...
So its another flick Mori writes that will never see light of da by Mike_D	Apr 17th, 2008 05:36:07 AM
nice.
Bat out of Hell ? by A G	Apr 17th, 2008 05:47:17 AM
Good HEAVENS. That is truly an awful title.
Congrats McSwany - I won't make any Meatloaf references by Yeti	Apr 17th, 2008 05:49:56 AM
Since they've been done to death already.
Meatloaf Gotta Eat by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Apr 17th, 2008 05:57:32 AM
er, meatloaf.
GIANT Croc Movie Trailer at... by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Apr 17th, 2008 05:58:27 AM
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.co m/news/topnews.php?id=5661
Chris Farley Would Be Great As Meat Loaf by Roland_The_Gunslinger	Apr 17th, 2008 06:08:26 AM
...I say hire him!
McSwanny by CeeBeeUK	Apr 17th, 2008 06:28:20 AM
WTH?!?!?! Greys Anatomy will suck next season!
I can't wait for this scene. by rbatty024	Apr 17th, 2008 06:40:57 AM
[Boy:] I remember every little thing/ As if it happened only yesterday/ Parking by the lake/ And there was not another car in sight/ And I never had a girl/ Looking any better than you did/ And all the kids at school/ They were wishing they were me that night/ And now our bodies are oh so close and tight/ It never felt so good, it never felt so right/ And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife/ Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife/ C'mon, hold on tight/ C'mon, hold on tight/ Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night/ I can see paradise by the dashboard light/ [Girl:] Ain't no doubt about it we were doubly blessed/ 'Cause we were barely seventeen/ And we were barely dressed/ [Both:] Ain't no doubt about it/ Baby got to go out and shout it/ Ain't no doubt about it/ We were doubly blessed/ [Boy:] 'Cause we were barely seventeen/ And we were barely dressed/ Baby don'cha hear my heart/ You got it drowing out the radio/ I've been waiting so long/ For you to come along and have some fun/ And I gotta let you know/ No you're never gonna regret it/ So open up your eyes, I got a big surprise/ It'll feel all right/ Well I wanna make you motor run/ Damn, I forgot how dirty that song was. Meatloaf was a perv.
All the Best by Evil Chicken	Apr 17th, 2008 06:47:28 AM
Very cool. 3.5 hours for a script? Not too bad. You know Moriarty, there’s still time to get into Script Frenzy ’08. All the best for the new project.
No "Basket Case" jokes? by buffywrestling	Apr 17th, 2008 08:04:54 AM
You guys are slipping.
hamslime by Knuckleduster	Apr 17th, 2008 08:05:27 AM
Absolutely, man. Streets of Fire is the shit. Walter Hill deserves a medal.
Not a conflict of interest by Funketeer	Apr 17th, 2008 08:08:30 AM
That would have been the time Harry hyped Mori's script as one of the best 5 or whatever screenplays not in development without letting us know that it was actually Mori's script.
The last thing I see is my heart still beating... by Kentucky Colonel	Apr 17th, 2008 08:13:20 AM
still beating... still beating... breaking out of my body and flying a-way.... like a BAT OUT OF HELL! LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL! LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL! LIKE A BAT OUT OF HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELL! woo-woo-woo-wooooooooo wu-wu-wu-wu-wu--wu-wo-wo!!!!! But will there be Frank-N-Furter, or dare I say Eddie?
Eddie's Teddy by Kentucky Colonel	Apr 17th, 2008 08:17:22 AM
Yeah, he did't like his teddy, you know he was a no good kid... But when he threatened your life with a switchblade knife... What a guy! Makes you cry! And I Did! or.... What a fag! makes me gag! And I did! Edddddddieeeeeeee!
Roadie by Kentucky Colonel	Apr 17th, 2008 08:18:36 AM
MeatLoaf's first movie (I think). It's worth your time...if it's on cable....at three in the morning...and the baby is crying.
YOu know what would make the "Busted T" chicke even hotter? by Kentucky Colonel	Apr 17th, 2008 08:19:37 AM
Scratch & Sniff.
Wow by Seph_J	Apr 17th, 2008 08:22:24 AM
I just found this from 2005 http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehot blog/arch ives/2005/05/why_drew_mcween.h tml Anyone else think Mori was being unfairly picked on?
Jim Steinman was so hardcore I heard he by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Apr 17th, 2008 08:52:37 AM
actually broke fingers playing on the piano he was pounding so hard. Not sure if it's an urban legend or what, but it's cool if it's true.
Proman1984 by Automaton Overlord	Apr 17th, 2008 08:58:50 AM
"JIM STEINMAN WILL FUCKING OWN YOUR ASSES?" What? "like a bat out of hell" is a common expression. If they wanted an album title that no one could copy, then they should have made one up, instead of useing a common phrase.
Come on Mori . . . . by Nice Marmot	Apr 17th, 2008 09:27:16 AM
. . . give us a synopsis. I'm all for a giant killer demon bat movie as another poster suggested. Either that or a killer zombie Joan Crawford.
Harry by snomusic	Apr 17th, 2008 09:34:51 AM
Was yer comment a lighthearted joke or is there still a rift between you and Mori?
i wonder by ZO	Apr 17th, 2008 09:42:27 AM
how weeny will feel when someone takes his unfinished script and does a full on script review of it
cool...jeepers creepers 3! by krod	Apr 17th, 2008 10:19:57 AM

BOOHINO BOOHINO BOOHINO by Reel American Hero	Apr 17th, 2008 11:11:49 AM
BOOHINO BOOHINO BOOHINO BOOHINO!
Shocktillyoudrop has the story details by BitterMan23	Apr 17th, 2008 11:33:11 AM
It's about a monster getting loose on a plane or something. Look for a new title soon. It took effort for fucking MEAT LOAF to use the phrase for his last album (which wasn't a true Bat album, since Steinman had nothing to do with it, but that's a whole other story), I can't imagine Jim would suddenly go soft for this. How bout Monster On A Plane?
Can't you see my faded Levi's, bursting apart! by exie	Apr 17th, 2008 12:34:51 PM
That is all.
Automaton Overlord but Jim Sued MeatLoaf over the use of the nam by Proman1984	Apr 17th, 2008 12:47:15 PM
I'm pretty sure he has it copyrighted. If this thing goes to court, you heard it here first!
For Crying Out Loud is one of the greatest songs ever recorded by BitterMan23	Apr 17th, 2008 01:57:35 PM
Its all super sappy and what not, but then there's a nice old boner joke right before the chorus. A+
Meanwhile, Nunziata and MEG.... by Lenny8	Apr 17th, 2008 05:20:40 PM
... lol
How McWeeny and Swan write scripts... by Lenny8	Apr 17th, 2008 05:22:35 PM
McWeeny writes the misanthropic dialog, and Swan tosses in some punctuation.
I Guess They'll Be Gettin' Some GoPhones Tonight by thelordofhell	Apr 17th, 2008 06:38:34 PM
Seriously though, congrats guys.
BOOHINO by finky089	Apr 17th, 2008 06:50:36 PM
good going McWiener and Swan
Bat Out Of Hell: I Want To Believe by finky089	Apr 17th, 2008 06:51:06 PM

So if McSwanny is getting compared to by the podosphere	Apr 17th, 2008 09:44:28 PM
the Wachowski's.... which of them is getting the sex change?
BOO FREAKIN' HINO! by MrMysteryGuest	Apr 18th, 2008 12:27:39 AM

Does my old heart good... by BiggusDickus	Apr 18th, 2008 01:12:02 AM

...To see all those Meat Loaf lovers here! by BiggusDickus	Apr 18th, 2008 01:12:50 AM

Biggus - Me too by BitterMan23	Apr 18th, 2008 03:25:17 AM
I am especially surprised to see titles from Couldnt have said it better and Bat 3 being tossed about.... that's hardcore. Not to mention... Masculine.

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