Kevin Munroe's Gatchaman movie thread

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Fledermaus

My first question: is Paul Dini still writing this? I can't believe he'd reduce this movie to 7-year-old fodder. He's above that.

Oh, he's been gone from it for a while, apparently. I don't have any reliable sources to post, but the info has been passed around for a while. I'd be surprised if they even make this film at all.

I hate, hate, hate when film studios get bugs up their collective butts about money and demographics and slaughter a film for kids that don't give a crap. I mean, is there anyone under the age of 20 who knows or even cares what the heck Gatchaman is? Be it known by its aliases "Battle of the Planets" or "G-Force" (there is a movie coming out called G-Force, but it's not that at all).

I'm very disappointed in this. Clearly it's in danger of becoming an abandoned project (astroboy too). But Fans of Tatsunoko production based animes, don't worry. After Speed Racer, there is one other film to look forward to...

http://www.yatterman-movie.com/

Unfortunately, it's just for Japanese Audiences.

[DrSpengler]

Eh, the Japanese seem about as bad at adapting their own material into live action movies as we are at it.

Try and suffer through the god awful live action 'Devilman' movie from 2005 sometime. It's a challenge.

[ToTheNines]

Never watched it back in the day, but I was still excited to see what else Munroe had up his sleve.

The fact that Astroboy probably won't get his movie fills me with all kinds of joy.

[gobo]

Sarcastic joy?

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by gobo

Sarcastic joy?

No, real joy. I really f**king hate astroboy more than the naked brothers band.

[DrSpengler]

So Imagi has canned TMNT 2, Astroboy AND Gatchaman?

How do these people make money?

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

So Imagi has canned TMNT 2, Astroboy AND Gatchaman?

How do these people make money?

Not so much canned as they're in developement purgatory now. All but canned is more of an appropriate term. This is no doubt due to new management. i hear Ex-dreamworks. So, something tells me, if these films do get made, they'll be full of Fart jokes, stolen lines from other movies, and at the moment pop tunes used every 6 seconds.

[Dragon Turtle]

Kevin Monroe gives his official reasoning for leaving Gatchaman during an interview for his upcoming movie "Dylan Dog" renamed "Dead of Night":


IESB: So if you are directing Dylan Dog that obviously means you are no longer working on Gatchaman, what happened there?

KM: Y’know, I put in quite a few years at Imagi, and we built something amazing on TMNT with a group of talented people out of a basement in Encino. It was a blast and I am thankful to have done it. With Gatchaman, I guess you can say it came down to creative differences. I’m a little heartbroken to walk away, as I’m still a huge fan of the property and its potential. But I’m glad that at least we got to share a little of my version of the movie in those images we released last year. At the end of the day, I wish Imagi the best of luck for the future.


The rest of the interview can be found at IESB:

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option...2&article=4854

[Roseangelo]

Hmmm... Kevin's problems with Imagi and Gatchaman sound similar to Mirage's problems with Imagi and the would-be TMNT 2.

[Dragon Turtle]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Hmmm... Kevin's problems with Imagi and Gatchaman sound similar to Mirage's problems with Imagi and the would-be TMNT 2.

Speaking of things that sound similar, I found this in an interview with Joel Silver producer of "Speed Racer" also at IESB:


"Q: Never PG-13

JS: No, from the very beginning we had these deals with these big companies and it was predicated on being a PG movie."

It seems Warner is desperate for PG kids movie franchise, they're willing to turn anything and everything into a PG movie.

[gobo]

Except Batman... Right?

[Dragon Turtle]

Originally Posted by gobo

Except Batman... Right?

Batman is safe...for now.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Dragon Turtle

It seems Warner is desperate for PG kids movie franchise, they're willing to turn anything and everything into a PG movie.

PG is the new G. AS I've been talking about in different TMNT movie threads, they siad that PG movies are like what PG 13 movies used to be, and Pg13 movies are what R rated movies used to be.

As for the PG's, nothing could be further from the truth. PG is just a marketting gimmick that soups up a G rating so they can sucker people into thinking they're watching a more grown up film. PG=Family, and Family = big bucks from gullible people clammoring for Family entertainment (over rated, I say). Wholesome, scmolesome. The TMNT movie could have been rated G for all I'm concerned.

So clearely if this film gets made (and I severely doubt it at this point), it would clearly be kiddified, and worthy of a G rating. But slapped with a market friendly PG.

[Dragon Turtle]

Originally Posted by Drtooth

So clearely if this film gets made (and I severely doubt it at this point), it would clearly be kiddified, and worthy of a G rating. But slapped with a market friendly PG.

I believe Gatchaman will be made, since other parties such as Tatsunoko Productions and Warner Bros. will be breathing down Imagi's necks to get the movie out next year, and appearently they don't need Kevin Monroe's input. It's not a question of if the movie is made, but is in what shape the movie will be in when it is released.

Considering they still haven't annouced a replacement for Monroe, means that Imagi is still scrambling to find a director desperate enough to attach his name to a movie that is well into production, with little creative control, and willing to take the risk of the movie being critically panned, bombing at the boxoffice, and then taking the blame.

[gobo]

Originally Posted by Dragon Turtle

Considering they still haven't annouced a replacement for Monroe, means that Imagi is still scrambling to find a director desperate enough to attach his name to a movie that is well into production, with little creative control, and willing to take the risk of the movie being critically panned, bombing at the boxoffice, and then taking the blame.

You mean a 'patsy'?

[Dragon Turtle]

Originally Posted by gobo

You mean a 'patsy'?

'patsy' is such an ugly term, I prefer 'fall guy', sounds cooler.