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Post by denofearth on Mar 22, 2015 1:01:42 GMT -5
During the 2015 city tour of a new 2K scanned restored version of the 1982 Rankin Bass cult animated fantasy as writer/author/creator Peter S Beagle has announced he is gonna write a script for a new live-action film based on the beloved 1968 epic fantasy novel.
Sounds cool man! i dug the animated film since i was a kid and i dug the book since junior high, i gotta say i always thought a live-action adaptation would have potential.
I'd love to see Alfonso Cauron as director with Guillermo Del Toro, Peter S Beagle and James Cameron as excecutive producers and for studios should be Carolco, Fox and MGM. WETA and Rick Baker/Tom Savini should do effects.
My ideal cast:
Emily Browning *Drools* as Lady Amalthea and Unicorn's voice.
Joel Moore from Avatar and Grandma's Boy as Schmendrick.
Helen Bonnie Carter as Molly.
Patrick Stewart or Doug Bradley or Robert Englund or Alan Rickman as King Haggard.
Kane Hodder or Lou Ferringo as Ruhk.
Linda Hunt as Mommy Fortuna.
Ron Perlman as Captain Cully.
Robbie Coltrane or Jim Cummings as Cat's voice.
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Post by mitchell33 on Apr 25, 2015 1:27:27 GMT -5
i remember they were on their way to making this a few years ago with pretty much the same cast returning from the original cartoon. Angela Lansbury, Christopher Lee also was going to be in this as well. it was going to be a live action film and i was dying to see it. but i think it got cancelled for some reason or other. i don't think they had started filming yet but they i think were close to it. or maybe scouting locations? i have no idea how far they got into production. so this is the 1st i've heard of this happening again.
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Post by denofearth on May 31, 2015 16:46:09 GMT -5
i remember they were on their way to making this a few years ago with pretty much the same cast returning from the original cartoon. Angela Lansbury, Christopher Lee also was going to be in this as well. it was going to be a live action film and i was dying to see it. but i think it got cancelled for some reason or other. i don't think they had started filming yet but they i think were close to it. or maybe scouting locations? i have no idea how far they got into production. so this is the 1st i've heard of this happening again. You grew up with the original movie? one of my childhood fave movies along with the Star Wars trilogy, The Dark Crystal, The Secret of NIMH, The Flight of Dragons, Disney stuff, Tron, Batman 1 & 2, Ghostbusters, Superman 1 & 2 and more. The original movie captured my imagination and one of those films that made me a fantasy fan since then, hell i even thought Schmendrick was a funny guy and i even had the hots for Lady Amalthea at age 4 as she with Phoebe Cates in Fast Times at Ridgemont High brought me to manhood. And what do you think of my ideal cast? |
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Post by mitchell33 on Jun 4, 2015 21:31:25 GMT -5
funny enough i have the film on dvd and i've never watched it for some weird reason. and i've had it for years and i've never seen it. i like it but i still think Christopher Lee and Angela Lansbury should be in it if it's live action. since C. Lee really stopping doing big parts in movies cause of his age. these days he gets tired just sitting down and he can't be on his feet like he used to hell even as recent as 5 years ago! i'd still like them to be in it in some form.
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