Amazon Announce Various IP Based Shows & Movies In Development

[ZariusTwo]

MGM’s extensive film & TV catalogue, built over the past century, was the main driver behind Amazon’s $8.5B acquisition of the storied Hollywood studio. For the past year, since the deal closed in March 2022, Amazon Studios has been sifting through MGM’s library, identifying about a dozen initial titles for film and/or TV development, including Robocop, Stargate, Legally Blonde, Fame, Barbershop, The Magnificent Seven, Pink Panther and The Thomas Crown Affair.

https://deadline.com/2023/04/robocop-stargate-legally-blonde-barbershop-in-works-film-tv-amazon-mgm-ip-1235243057/

[newfan]

I saw a tweet today about Robocop being in talks at Amazon, I think it said a movie and a series, but first off, a series.
Tbh I had wondered if they would do a new series when they took ownership. If they did I wonder if they would go with the older certificate stuff we get on streaming or if they will go PG13 with it.

[ZariusTwo]

Regular Stargate TV production team are being kept out of the loop

https://josephmallozzi.com/2023/04/14/april-14-2023-stargate/

[Andrew NDB]

Well... what no one is talking about is... uh, does this mean Robocop Returns with Weller is now dead?

https://deadline.com/2018/07/robocop-neill-blomkamp-directing-robocop-returns-justin-rhodes-ed-neumeier-michael-miner-mgm-1202424639/

[newfan]

Well... what no one is talking about is... uh, does this mean Robocop Returns with Weller is now dead?

https://deadline.com/2018/07/robocop-neill-blomkamp-directing-robocop-returns-justin-rhodes-ed-neumeier-michael-miner-mgm-1202424639/

I'd pretty much come to think this was the case, been so long since there was any update about it.

[neatoman]

So Pink Panther, do they mean another Inspector Clouseau movie or one about the literal Pink Panther cartoons? It's kind of hard to tell sometimes.

As for the others, I guess Robocop is the only one I care about here (except not really because there's like one good Robocop movie out of four and I don't think anyone cares about the TV shows). The closest after this I think is the Magnificent Seven but that was never anything but an inferior remake to me.

[ZariusTwo]

I don't think anyone cares about the TV shows.

I have a fondness for the cartoon from Marvel Animation, some really good stories in that, and I occasionally watched the family-friendly 90s live-action series and didn't find it to be too bad. Watered down a lot, but not bad. Loved the end credit theme.

[newfan]

I have a fondness for the cartoon from Marvel Animation, some really good stories in that, and I occasionally watched the family-friendly 90s live-action series and didn't find it to be too bad. Watered down a lot, but not bad. Loved the end credit theme.

I forgot about the catroons, were there two of them? I never saw either.

I know the series was really toned down to be family friendly but I do have a kinda fond nostalgia for it. I'm sure I read it was being released to buy, not sure about buying it, I might do.

It's one of those franchises that although there were some bad follow ups, I'm still in, kinda the same thing with Halloween.

[Andrew NDB]

So basically Robocop Returns with Weller back is presumably dead. Then for an encode, more Stargate -- probably reboot -- but with no actual Stargate people involved.

In other words... this is all bad news.