Cartoons/Toylines into Movies

Which would you like to see made into a live-action movie?

  • Transformers

    Votes: 11 20.4%

  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

    Votes: 11 20.4%

  • GI Joe

    Votes: 10 18.5%

  • Thundercats

    Votes: 16 29.6%

  • Care Bears

    Votes: 5 9.3%

  • Smurfs

    Votes: 11 20.4%

  • Strawberry Shortcake

    Votes: 3 5.6%

  • Barbie

    Votes: 3 5.6%

  • Rainbow Brite

    Votes: 7 13.0%

  • My Little Pony

    Votes: 5 9.3%

  • Cabbage Patch Kids

    Votes: 6 11.1%

  • Justice League

    Votes: 14 25.9%

  • Wheeled Warriors

    Votes: 4 7.4%

  • M.U.S.C.L.E.

    Votes: 1 1.9%

  • Popples

    Votes: 5 9.3%

  • Wuzzles

    Votes: 5 9.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 17 31.5%
  • Total voters
    54
WDWFREAK53

WDWFREAK53

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Number_6 said:
In fairness, not having Aquaman isn't that big a deal. At times in the comics, he's more of a recluse than Batman, and that's saying something. Plus with all the crazy changes in the DCU over the past several years, one of the craziest is what happened to the original Aquaman. I'd go into more details, but even I don't understand it all, and I read some of the DC Comics still. :lol:
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:lol: I always had the Aquaman figure teamed up with Mer-Man from Masters of the Universe and they kicked butt! :lookaroun :lol:
 
WDWFREAK53

WDWFREAK53

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Number 6...you and I will both be rejoicing over this blurb...but...maybe for different reasons ;)

(You for Voltron...me for He-Man)

Voltron is Coming Together at Fox
Source: Variety August 10, 2007


20th Century Fox-based production company New Regency has partnered with the Mark Gordon Company to adapt Voltron: Defender of the Universe into a possible franchise.

Producer Mark Gordon has been developing the film, based on the popular 1980s Japanese animated TV series, comic books and toy line, for some time with Justin Marks writing the script.

But interest in the property hit a high after Transformers turned into a box office juggernaut, raking in nearly $300 million to date.

Marks' take is described as a post-apocalyptic tale of survival set in New York City and Mexico.

In the animated series, five Galaxy Alliance pilots control vehicles shaped like lions that combine and form the massive sword-wielding Voltron robot in order to battle an evil menace.

Gordon is producing with Lawrence Inglee and Jordan Wynn shepherding the project. Mark Costa and Ford Oelman are executive producers.

Marks is also adapting He-Man and the Masters of the Universe for Joel Silver at Warner Bros., as well as the Green Arrow pic Supermax, also at the studio. Marks also has Street Fighter in the works at Hyde Park and Fox.
 
Number_6

Number_6

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WDWFREAK53 said:
Number 6...you and I will both be rejoicing over this blurb...but...maybe for different reasons ;)

(You for Voltron...me for He-Man)

Voltron is Coming Together at Fox
Source: Variety August 10, 2007


20th Century Fox-based production company New Regency has partnered with the Mark Gordon Company to adapt Voltron: Defender of the Universe into a possible franchise.

Producer Mark Gordon has been developing the film, based on the popular 1980s Japanese animated TV series, comic books and toy line, for some time with Justin Marks writing the script.

But interest in the property hit a high after Transformers turned into a box office juggernaut, raking in nearly $300 million to date.

Marks' take is described as a post-apocalyptic tale of survival set in New York City and Mexico.

In the animated series, five Galaxy Alliance pilots control vehicles shaped like lions that combine and form the massive sword-wielding Voltron robot in order to battle an evil menace.

Gordon is producing with Lawrence Inglee and Jordan Wynn shepherding the project. Mark Costa and Ford Oelman are executive producers.

Marks is also adapting He-Man and the Masters of the Universe for Joel Silver at Warner Bros., as well as the Green Arrow pic Supermax, also at the studio. Marks also has Street Fighter in the works at Hyde Park and Fox.
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Having Voltron take place on Earth is interesting. Though there was vehicle Voltron which was sent by Galactic Alliance HQ to Planet Arus late in the series in order to help fight the forces of Planet Doom. But of course, the most popular was Lion Force, so they'll probably stick with that Voltron. I hope so, at least...
 
WDWFREAK53

WDWFREAK53

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I'd prefer to see the Lions over the vehicles...although the vehicles would fit better on Earth.

When people think Voltron...they don't think of the other two incarnations...they think of Lion Voltron.

I also thought the choice of having it on Earth was a little odd...but after seeing Transformers and how well that can be done...I'm all for it...as long as they don't make Voltron out to be "Power Rangers" or "Godzilla-esque."

I really want to hear..."...and I'll form...the head!" :lol:
 
Number_6

Number_6

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WDWFREAK53 said:
Stephen Sommers is on for G.I. Joe

Mark Wahlberg is rumored to play Duke.
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Not a bad choice if they go with him for Duke. I just want to know two things:

1)Who will they get for Scarlet?

2)Can we please have Baroness be in it and get someone really good to play her?
 
WDWFREAK53

WDWFREAK53

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Number_6 said:
Not a bad choice if they go with him for Duke. I just want to know two things:

1)Who will they get for Scarlet?

2)Can we please have Baroness be in it and get someone really good to play her?
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:lol: I KNOW!!!

I think the same person that plays Baroness could play Evil-Lyn in a Masters movie.

I vote for the lady that was in the O.C.

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Also, what do you think of the Baroness being played by Catherine Zeta Jones?
 
WDWFREAK53

WDWFREAK53

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I hope it has Destro in it.

Here is a list of the characters that a great GI Joe movie needs:

1. Duke
2. Lady Jay
3. Scarlet
4. Snake Eyes
5. Cobra Commander (silver plated version or cloth mask...not the robotic looking one)
6. Destro
7. Storm Shadow
8. Leatherneck
9. B.A.T.s (Yes, and I remember that they stand for Battle Android Trooper) ;)
10. The "Viper" Squad...(the different bad guys...you need a few...not all...but a few)
11. Law & Order
12. Gung-Ho
13. Major Bludd
14. Roadblock
15. Baroness
16. Alpine
17. Barbeque
18. Bazooka
19. Dusty
20. Quick Kick
21. Jinx
22. Shipwreck
23. Tomax
24. Xamot

(Yes, I understand that not ALL of these will be in the first movie...but it's a solid basis to start with)
Leave the Dreadknots for the sequel.
 
erasure fan1

erasure fan1

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Here is some new info on GI JOE:
IGN said:
August 24, 2007 - Who needs A Real American Hero? Not Paramount or Hasbro it seems. The studio's live-action feature film version of G.I. Joe will no longer revolve around a top-secret U.S. special forces team but rather an international operation.

In a follow-up to their confirmation that Stephen Sommers will direct G.I. Joe, Variety offers this new description of the team: "G.I. Joe is now a Brussels-based outfit that stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, an international co-ed force of operatives who use hi-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil organization headed by a double-crossing Scottish arms dealer. The property is closer in tone to X-Men and James Bond than a war film."

Wow. A Real Globally Integrated Hero! Can we assume that this "double-crossing Scottish arms dealer" is Destro since he was one in the comics? And does that mean there will be no Cobra Commander in it?

So why the changes? Hasbro and Paramount execs recently spoke about the challenges of marketing a film about the U.S. military at a time when the current U.S. administration and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are at a low-point in global polls. When a studio makes a film as expensive as G.I. Joe will likely be, they want to know that as many people as possible around the world will want to see it. In other words, G.I. Joe -- "A Real American Hero" -- is a tough sell.

Although the new G.I. Joe team will be international in scope, don't expect Joe's British counterpart Action Man to be included after all. IESB.net reports, "Looks like he will be gone, this new script is set to be 100% GI Joe, it will revolve around the characters we all grew up with fighting Cobra, Destro, the Baroness and Storm Shadow. When do they expect to have this new script ready? Six to eight weeks. Pre-production is expected to start by October-November and production to start early '08."

"Our vision (for The Mummy) was clear the time the first trailer played during the Super Bowl, and by the time this one plays a Super Bowl, you'll see the coolest characters and visuals you can imagine, and beyond-state-of-the-art equipment," Sommers informed Variety. "I wouldn't have jumped into this just because of the Hasbro-Transformers tie. Remember, Pirates of the Caribbean was a big hit, but Haunted Mansion not so much."

Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura added, "My experience with beloved properties is that characters, attitude and tone are even more important than plot. ... Paramount showed a great deal of confidence in Stephen's take, and our ability as producers to get this up and running for a February start. His passion for the characters and the world convinced the studio this was something they couldn't resist."
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My reaction to the change is kind of like when they said the transformers wouldnt be G1. It makes sense but you hate to see it change.
 
WDWFREAK53

WDWFREAK53

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erasure fan1 said:
Here is some new info on GI JOE:


My reaction to the change is kind of like when they said the transformers wouldnt be G1. It makes sense but you hate to see it change.
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HA!!!! When I had my doubts that this movie would ever be made...it was because it's the US fighting a terrorist group...makes sense that they change it!!!

I like the changes I've heard so far...and it definitely sounds like Destro...but it won't be a G.I. Joe (or should we call it G.I.J.O.E.) film without Cobra Commander.
 

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