yay finally an elfquest movie!

Wow, even Luke Cage? I guess it's time to sort my comic book collection and see if I can make some $$.

Another Superman movie? Just give it up already.

Also, I hold no hope of a Witchblade movie ending well.

Ghost In The Shell (2010)
Earlier this year, Spielberg was angling to make the first non-CGI version of the post-cyberpunk anime series that features Motoko Kusanagi, a female cyborg fighting technological crimes in a future Japan (what are the odds the locale will change?). The project is being developed by Dreamworks and Marvel supremo Ari Arad.

Goddammitsomuch.


LEAVE GHOST IN THE SHELL ALONE!

75 comic book movies and nobody is making a movie of Snow Crash. sad

albo: 75 comic book movies and nobody is making a movie of Snow Crash. sad

Well, at least Hollywood still has poor impulse control, right?

I'll be glad to eventually see White Out, but what about House of Secrets?

Akira?! NOOOOOO!!!!!!


Well, if they do it, they better have the line, "KAAAAAAANEEEEEEEEEEEDAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

cranberryzero: yay finally an elfquest movie!

If this has an all-midget cast, it might be worth seeing.

UberDave: Akira?! NOOOOOO!!!!!!
Well, if they do it, they better have the line, "KAAAAAAANEEEEEEEEEEEDAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

They won't - they've already changed the names of the two lead characters. Tetsuo is now Travis and, I believe, Kaneda is now John. Pathetic.


dj_bigbird: LEAVE GHOST IN THE SHELL ALONE!

THIS!

What, no Lobo movie?

My reactions ranged from "Meh" to "Huh", but no "Grrr". Sorry, subby, you'll just have to hate the world on your own today.

Hollywood: The Dark Knight made bank so it immediately follows that we should rape and pillage every comic property to oblivion.

"Cathy, the Movie" followed closely by "Cathy, Electric Boogaloo" would surely cause a lot of gnashing of teeth.

No Kin-Der-Kids?! Lyonel Feininger rulez!

Snippets FTA:

Akira (2011)
"Leonardo DiCaprio disappointed many fans of Katsuhiro Otomo's 80s manga strip by declaring that he won't be in this"
False. I, for one, am delighted to hear that his name won't be near this project. One less way for it to go wrong. The best way for it to not go wrong? Don't make the movie.


Ninja Scroll (2011)

What, they're making an anime-based Basic Instinct?


Tintin (2010)
"The trilogy based around Hergé's 1930s gee-whiz reporter is having trouble getting started..."

Don't worry... Palin should be out of government soon, and her "dontcha know, you betcha" catch phrases will crap all over this.


Spider-Man 4 (2011)
Shrek 3 and Robots writer David Lindsay-Abaire is the latest esteemed scribe to get involved in Spidey 4 after the early draft of Zodiac writer James Vanderbilt. The usual speculation about potential villains is rife, with Carnage and Lizard rumoured. Sam Raimi confirmed his involved this year.

Leave out the suck, and do a movie about Venom. I know, I know... he was in Spiderman 3, for a whole 10 minutes. For one of Spidey's most notorious arch-nemesis, he was as a goddamn sissy.



Speaking of anime-to-film things, what the fark ever happened to Evengelion?

/RR, signing out

Note to Hollywood

1. Scud the Disposable Assassin
2. Akiko on the Planet Smoo
3. Snow Crash

Make them.

Hate the world? now, I might be a bigger comic nerd than most but I'm not that gu-

Runaways (2011)

SSSSSHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIII-

When do we get our big budget live action adaptations of Hentai comics?

TheGrayCat: UberDave: Akira?! NOOOOOO!!!!!!
Well, if they do it, they better have the line, "KAAAAAAANEEEEEEEEEEEDAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

They won't - they've already changed the names of the two lead characters. Tetsuo is now Travis and, I believe, Kaneda is now John. Pathetic.


dj_bigbird: LEAVE GHOST IN THE SHELL ALONE!

THIS!

You know, I really like the Ghost in the Shell SAC series...this potential movie would have big shoes to fill.

Hack/Slash could definitely be a cool movie.
But I get the impression that it is pretty low-budget.

"Last Blood (2010)
This graphic novel about a post-apocalyptic world where vampires must protect a core of humanity from zombies in order to have a reliable food supply, is available online."

I kinda wanna see that. Never heard of the comic though.

Peekoo: "Last Blood (2010)
This graphic novel about a post-apocalyptic world where vampires must protect a core of humanity from zombies in order to have a reliable food supply, is available online."

I kinda wanna see that. Never heard of the comic though.

That actually does sound kinda cool.

As for comic book movies, I'd like to see some Kirkman hit the big screen myself.

How about an R-rated Marvel Zombies? Come on! You know you wanna do it Marvel!

Or Walking Dead? Or Invincible?

Especially Invincible could be a really fun kind of tongue-in-cheek superhero parody film.

Peekoo: "Last Blood (2010)
This graphic novel about a post-apocalyptic world where vampires must protect a core of humanity from zombies in order to have a reliable food supply, is available online."

I kinda wanna see that. Never heard of the comic though.

They would take it, turn it into a love story, and star Ben Affleck.

A lot of those movies have already been made (Akira, Ninja Scroll, etc.). Others aren't Comic Books first, but were movies that then became comics (Red Sonja).

All in all I feel confident that of those 75 maybe a third will hit theatres, and of those, maybe 1 or 2 will be tolerable.

I'm hoping this Hollywood brain-freeze on creativity ends soon so they can go back to producing NEW material, as opposed to stealing from the graves of others.

Shazam??? Are you kidding me? There's no way to bleach that bad 70s TV show out of my mind.

RoxtarRyan: False. I, for one, am delighted to hear that his name won't be near this project. One less way for it to go wrong. The best way for it to not go wrong? Don't make the movie.

No, he's still looking into a producer role. He just won't be in the movie. He is putting a lot of money behind it. Same with Ninja Scroll.

Will the Ninja Scroll movie include the boob-suck scene? This is what I need to know.

Alebak: Runaways (2011)

SSSSSHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIII-

My thoughts exactly. Although I am pissed off when I have to explain how Runaways is awesome to everyone. Generally I start with the list of writers that worked on it.

Brian K. Vaughan
Joss Whedon
Terry Moore

Mugato: Hollywood: The Dark Knight made bank so it immediately follows that we should rape and pillage every comic property to oblivion.

This.

The Dark Knight didn't kick ass just because he's the goddamned batman. It's because the writing, directing, and acting were freaking amazing. So much talent + So much ambition = So much awesome. If Hollywood thinks that kind of return is simply a comic book thing, I can't wait to see the inevitable FAIL.

HulkHands: Alebak: Runaways (2011)

SSSSSHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIII-

My thoughts exactly. Although I am pissed off when I have to explain how Runaways is awesome to everyone. Generally I start with the list of writers that worked on it.

Brian K. Vaughan
Joss Whedon
Terry Moore

I dunno, I could see a Runaways movie being good if it's done right.

Of course it won't be mind you, but still I have hope...

Elfquest? Where the fark is my Snarfquest?

/would also accept Wormy or Yamara

RoxtarRyan: Peekoo: "Last Blood (2010)
This graphic novel about a post-apocalyptic world where vampires must protect a core of humanity from zombies in order to have a reliable food supply, is available online."

I kinda wanna see that. Never heard of the comic though.

They would take it, turn it into a love story, and star Ben Affleck.

Then it truly would be a horror film.

cefm: All in all I feel confident that of those 75 maybe a third will hit theatres, and of those, maybe 1 or 2 will be tolerable.

I'm hoping this Hollywood brain-freeze on creativity ends soon so they can go back to producing NEW material, as opposed to stealing from the graves of others.


Given the way Hollywood has crapped on good ideas from video games (YOU LIED TO ME, THE ROCK! YOU TOLD ME DOOM WAS GOING TO KICK ASS!), I can very well see them screwing this up. I mean, even with all of the work done, if they redid a kickass anime line-for-line, scene-by-scene, they would still find a way to turn it into a turd.

And yes, Hollywood needs to stop with the remakes, shiatty sequels, and reducing kickass movies to get a PG-13 rating.

Damn! No Betty and Veronica.

HulkHands: No, he's still looking into a producer role. He just won't be in the movie. He is putting a lot of money behind it. Same with Ninja Scroll.

How would they fit a giant ship and an iceberg into Akira?

/somehow, he'll find a way

wolvernova: Mugato: Hollywood: The Dark Knight made bank so it immediately follows that we should rape and pillage every comic property to oblivion.

This.

The Dark Knight didn't kick ass just because he's the goddamned batman. It's because the writing, directing, and acting were freaking amazing. So much talent + So much ambition = So much awesome. If Hollywood thinks that kind of return is simply a comic book thing, I can't wait to see the inevitable FAIL.

The Dark Knight was good, don't get me wrong. It was probably my favorite summer movie and the only one I plan to buy on DVD anytime soon.

However, it also had much more going for it:

An EXCELLENTLY executed Marketing campaign. The posters were not just movie posters but works of art. I have more than one hanging up in my apartment.

Heath Ledger's death. His performance was lauded by critics (with good reason) and many people went to go see it or were fueled further to see it because of this reason. The timing was also perfect because it wasn't too far away from the movie being released for people to forget about it, but also not so close that people didn't want to see it or have it released because the wounds were so fresh.

Along with the movie itself being a follow up to a fantastic Batman Begins, it had a lot of hype around it for that reason also.

There were many elements that played PERFECTLY into the Dark Knight's favor. They won't get that again by just making another comic book film.

RoxtarRyan: do a movie about Venom.

Raimi reportedly hates the character. Venom wound up being shoehorned into the movie by the studio. I have a feeling there is a pretty decent Sandman/Goblin movie in Spider-man 3 that got hijacked by the Venom plotline.

Anyway, I've read most of the non-Japanese comics on that list, and I would rather see most of those movies made than some of the stupid Science Fiction crap Hollywood seems to come up with on its own.

I'm eagerly anticipating the forthcoming Action Frank movie.

likefunbutnot: Raimi reportedly hates the character. Venom wound up being shoehorned into the movie by the studio. I have a feeling there is a pretty decent Sandman/Goblin movie in Spider-man 3 that got hijacked by the Venom plotline.

THIS.

The fanboys screaming "We want Venom!" over and over again is what ruined Spiderman 3.

Emo Parker, the dance scene, etc. was just icing on the Fail Cake.

Bondidude: The Dark Knight was good, don't get me wrong. It was probably my favorite summer movie and the only one I plan to buy on DVD anytime soon.

However, it also had much more going for it:

An EXCELLENTLY executed Marketing campaign. The posters were not just movie posters but works of art. I have more than one hanging up in my apartment.

Heath Ledger's death. His performance was lauded by critics (with good reason) and many people went to go see it or were fueled further to see it because of this reason. The timing was also perfect because it wasn't too far away from the movie being released for people to forget about it, but also not so close that people didn't want to see it or have it released because the wounds were so fresh.

Along with the movie itself being a follow up to a fantastic Batman Begins, it had a lot of hype around it for that reason also.

There were many elements that played PERFECTLY into the Dark Knight's favor. They won't get that again by just making another comic book film.

Agree totally with all points. But most of all of that comes down to the talent that I mentioned. I have to admit, I still stare admirably at the poster where the big building is on fire in the shape of a bat... and so wish that was the cover art they used on the special edition DVD/Bluray.

likefunbutnot: Raimi reportedly hates the character. Venom wound up being shoehorned into the movie by the studio. I have a feeling there is a pretty decent Sandman/Goblin movie in Spider-man 3 that got hijacked by the Venom plotline.

He should have left it alone, than. I like most of his stuff, but that movie was a pile of garbage. Peter/Spidey was emo, Sandman was emo, goblin was emo... and the one character who could be have been absolute badass was killed off after a 30 second fight scene. I know, comic book rules apply (no body, no death), but someone should re-light that torch and make a Venom movie. Bruce Campbell was, as usual, awesome in his bit part, but even His Awesomeness wasn't enough to save the film.

Two Words: Wonder Woman.

Y: The Last Man (2010)
Yet another apocalypse setting, this time for Vertigo/DC Comics' tale of the last man on Earth. But this ain't I Am Legend, because the plague that decimates humanity only affects 'Y' chromosome possessors, leaving central character Yorick Brown amongst 3 billion women, who (perhaps not surprisingly) begin to create an ultrafeminist society. Disturbia's D.J. Caruso and Carl Ellsworth are on board.

w00t! Let's hope it works!

I've heard of 17 of those. The obvious ones. Eh. Whatever.

Dorks.

Chill, if a third of the films on that list make it to actual production I'll be surprised.

wolvernova: Agree totally with all points. But most of all of that comes down to the talent that I mentioned. I have to admit, I still stare admirably at the poster where the big building is on fire in the shape of a bat... and so wish that was the cover art they used on the special edition DVD/Bluray.

My Personal Favorite (new window)

Currently hanging on the wall in my dining room.

Mainly my points were more directed at what studio execs need to realize. It did well because the marketing was spot on and kept the fan boys happy with the teaser website and such, while creating lots of pretty posters that I drooled over every time I went to the movies all summer in anticipation of this film's release.

It was a comic book movie that was done well, had it's own cannon while creating some of it's own to make it unique and interesting.

Bondidude: The fanboys screaming "We want Venom!" over and over again is what ruined Spiderman 3.

In the comic books, there is so much depth to Venom that wasn't touched upon, nor even looked at, in the film. The comic book Venom wasn't necessarily a "bad guy". He often saved many a people, but when it came to Parker, he wanted him dead. Hands down. Hell, he even teamed up with Spidey a couple times to whack Carnage (and in one comic I read, a series of alien symbiote spawn.

I remember one book where Venom saved a baby falling off of a bridge, even if it meant giving up the one chance to kill Peter. But no, because Sam didn't like the character, he destroyed it.

they damn-well better be making an Aquaman movie, with Aquaboy too

TheGrayCat: They won't - they've already changed the names of the two lead characters. Tetsuo is now Travis and, I believe, Kaneda is now John. Pathetic.

You're kidding, right?

Joooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohn!!!!!

cefm: A lot of those movies have already been made (Akira, Ninja Scroll, etc.). Others aren't Comic Books first, but were movies that then became comics (Red Sonja).

Movie First? Or is Red Sonya a different character (According to Wiki, same character)?

Therefore the book written in the 30's would be the original.

Hard Boiled (2011)
Frank Miller is set to helm the movie version of his own graphically violent 1990 graphic novel, where a tax collector called Carl Seitz discovers himself to be a Terminator-style cybernetic assassin. Spirit producer Deborah Del Prete is also on board.

I'm sure this will take 3 years to film

/obscure?