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Oliver Queen talks briefly with Neil Gaiman about upcoming stuff

Neverwhere by Hunter Rose	Sep 13th, 1999 06:46:09 AM
I'd heard that Neil was publicly bashing the Neverwhere series that he & Lenny Henry did for the BBC. I've seen it, as well as the "Making Of" video that was basically just an interview with Neil. Aside from the fact that it was shot on video (instead of film transferred to video), it wasn't that bad.
Miramax knows what it is doing?!? by Kurgan	Sep 13th, 1999 08:29:41 AM
If that indeed is the case, then why in the seven hells did they manage to put together _such_ a lousy trailer for Princess Mononoke then? I mean, come on! Only the trailer for Anna and the King had a more cliche-ridden Deep Sound Trailer Voiceover than Princess Mononoke. "From , , comes a groundbreaking motion picture event." Ok, that I can understand, you gotta let the unwashed masses know who we are talking about . . . but wait! It gets worse. "In a time when gods walked the Earth, and epic battle rages between the encroaching civilization of man and the gods of the forest." AARGH! Trailer Voiceover 101. Hey folks, they use these only as examples in the Trailer College! You are supposed to come up with something original, you know. Well, then some yadda-yadda and dialogue from the film, then we continue on the cliche front: "Now, the fate of the world rests on the courage of one fearless princess . . ." Blearrgh. ". . . and one brave warrior." And then, the predictable battle scene cuts with rousing music. Finish with a philosophical piece of dialogue, some moving music from the film and a list of the voice talents. Listen folks, if this is the interest Miramax is showing for this film, forget it. It will not get any more success than the Iron Giant did. Face it, the trailer sucks.
That Gaiman Interview by mothoc	Sep 13th, 1999 08:57:35 AM
That interview with Neil is gonna be a great article. I happened to sit all the way through the interview whil it was taking place, and he's got a lot of good info to tell us. I can't wait to see what it's like without the loud peopl ein the background of the hotel lobby. I'm looking forward to it.
Kevin Smith by Caius	Sep 13th, 1999 09:22:19 AM
Smith's not STILL working on Dogma, right? So why is it that it takes 3 months for him to do an issue of Daredevil? And we're still waiting to see his Green Arrow 2 YEARS after he was given the project. Does he, or does he not want to do these things? Oliver Queen's right--poop or get off the pot!
Neverwhere by Rogman	Sep 13th, 1999 09:57:54 AM
I thought Neverwhere was cool. I taped each episode as it was broadcast and have got them all on one VHS cassette. I particularly enjoyed the two "enforcers" who wore clear plastic raincoats, the black dude who kept his soul in a box for safe keeping and the Black Friars. I don't remember much about the details of the story... I think I'll go and watch it again.
Miramax Trailers by Reg	Sep 13th, 1999 10:06:03 AM
Miramax have always made crap trailers for foreign language films. Look at what they did with Life Is Beautiful, il Postino or Central Station. Judging by any of them, it would appear that none of the characters speak at all
Sandman movie by Caius	Sep 13th, 1999 10:57:48 AM
The reason Gaiman doesn't ever talk about progress on the Sandman movie is because he's in no way involved with it. Jon Peters is the man destroying that project, and Gaiman has tried to distance himself as much as possible. I AM curious tho about any possible Death or Stardust film treatments.
Robogeek! Your Public Awaits! by Lizzybeth	Sep 13th, 1999 11:24:52 AM
It's been far too long since we've heard a lot from the metal guy, and I WANT THAT GAIMAN INTERVIEW!!!!! I'm on pins and needles.. Is Death really going to make it to the big screen? Are we going to get a Neverwhere more along the lines of the book version? Does Neil have any future plans in store for Endless characters? More books? What about Stardust? Now THIS is something exciting!
Sandman Movie by Ender Wiggin	Sep 13th, 1999 11:54:20 AM
Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Say it isn't true. Neil Gaiman is having nothing to do with the Sandman movie!!!! I spent many a night reading Sandman. If Gaiman doesn't back it, then it's going to turn into some lame ass glossy, hey look at dream, aren't his duds fancy crap-fest. If there's nothing more than, based on characters by Neil Gaiman, then I say we boycott the flick.
Neil by Stenbeck	Sep 13th, 1999 12:12:40 PM
Other than the upcoming Dream Hunters book with Yoshitako Amano, which he's described as a 'thank you' gift to DC's Jenette Kahn for her attempts to get Warners to abandon the idea of producing a Sandman movie, Neil is kinda holding back giving DC any more Endless material right now. He wants assurances that Peters won't make a movie. Also, he's busy with a number of other things, of course. But when the dust settles, we've long been promised a Neil 'n Jill Thompson Delirium series... 'One of these days'...
Is Neverwhere available on VHS? by geekzapoppin	Sep 13th, 1999 12:13:37 PM
Just curious. I love the book and would love to see a decent film of it. Geek
Neverwhere video by Caius	Sep 13th, 1999 02:28:33 PM
I had a copy, until my baby daughter started playing with the remote and taped over two episodes. :-( There are bootleg copies floating around out there on EBAY and at SF conventions, but the picture quality's not great on them. A few PBS stations stateside aired it before Henson got the film rights, but these were few and far between, and it doesn't happen anymore (to preserve a "virgin" film audience). And despite constant pressure to relocate it to New York and "Americanize" it, Gaiman's held firm, and it's still got a London setting. That said, the BBC mini is really pretty good, with interesting casting, especially the Marquis, Croup and Vanermeer. The production's typical cheap BBC, though, with lots of sleight-of-hand camera trickery that tries, and fails, to make up for the obvious lack of budget. The floating market's a spectacular disappointment. But the script's good, and the actors are very earnest in their roles. Too bad Henson Productions isn't redoing the entire mini -- now THAT would be worth seeing with a budget!
Stuff Neverwhere -- What About Good Omens? by DoctorFaust	Sep 13th, 1999 07:33:03 PM
Like the subject says, anybody have any news on the "Good Omens" project? Much as I liked "Neverwhere," I'd much rather see GO in theatres first. And hey, if "Dogma"'s a success at the box office, maybe certain folks will take that as a green light for the tale of Crowley, Aziraphale, and everyone's favorite Antichrist.
Hellblazer film by Devi	Sep 14th, 1999 07:22:43 PM
Um... Mickey Rourke may be good and all, but you seem to have missed something: John Constantine is BRITISH! Some people...
NeverWhere - great book, great series. by Kiki	Jun 16th, 2001 01:34:13 PM
I happened to quite enjoy NeverWhere...and with low expectations too. I saw it about a year and a half ago, I think to see Gary Bakewell in a role other than Paul McCartney, but had read good review of it. I got right into it! The writing and acting are so good one forgets all about the poor BBC production quality and just enjoys the ride. I ended up taping it for myself. Of course after I had to read the book (now, as everyone knows, books that are written after movies/series are generally pretty crappy..but I figured because they were both Gaiman I'd give it a whirl) It was almost exactly like the series only more detailed, which was great. I loved them both.
Nooooooobodddyy herrrrreeee! by Wolfpack	Sep 6th, 2006 08:01:32 PM

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