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PostSubject: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptySun Aug 19, 2012 9:46 pm

I've read some information on certain films that are still to this day in "development hell" and has yet to be green-lit.
I remember reading some years ago on IMDb and I'm still kind of disappointed that some of them were never released or filmed.
Here are some examples of these doomed projects.

"The Evil Dead" directed by Rob Zombie (rumored)
"Akira" US Live-Action (obtained rights in 2002 and currently "shut down" in 2012) along with "Bleach" and "Cowboy Bebop"
"The Power of the Dark Crystal" (remake to Jim Henson's epic classic)
"Independence Day 2" (in development hell since 1997)
"Atuk" (filming canceled due to a curse causing repeated deaths of lead actors during production)
"Teenage Mutant (Alien) Ninja Turtles" directed by Michael Bay (currently shelved due to outrage from fans)
"Ghostbusters 3"
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyMon Aug 20, 2012 1:26 am

ok whre i do start, the evil dead should NOT be remade but it is, if you look on IMDB it's i think filming right now,

but one they smartly didn't do was NOT put ASH in it. there was i think a radio drome where they talk about this. i couldn't tell you which one though. but Rob Zombie isn't doing it though. also i agree with Brad who said that it was smart NOT to put the character of ASH in the film which Bruce Campbell will ALWAYS be known for. and in turn fans won't accept a new Ash and he's right. so i have no problem with them changing that. IF it must be fucking made.

now evil dead 4 that's in development hell.

the power of the dark crystal? i don't really remember that one, i do remember them saying they were going to do a sequel to it not a remake. i'd rather see a sequel to be honest. but i dunno how far that's gotten to be made?

independence day, 2 and 3 if you look on IMDB at least last time i looked it said that. i'd love to see a sequel but honestly what's left to do?

TMNT with the turtles in space, that's a shitty idea to begin with. i mean having them as aliens what the fuck was Michael bay smoking?

ghostbusters 3. is one of those films where it's going through many script changes/writers and the such. plus some of the scripts bill murray wasn't happy with. i don't think? not sure on that. but last i heard was new writers were hired for it. so who knows ya know? i dunno about the rest though
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyMon Aug 20, 2012 1:46 am

Otaku4Life wrote:

"The Evil Dead" directed by Rob Zombie (rumored)
"Akira" US Live-Action (obtained rights in 2002 and currently "shut down" in 2012) along with "Bleach" and "Cowboy Bebop"
"The Power of the Dark Crystal" (remake to Jim Henson's epic classic)
"Independence Day 2" (in development hell since 1997)
"Teenage Mutant (Alien) Ninja Turtles" directed by Michael Bay (currently shelved due to outrage from fans)

And nothing of value was lost.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyMon Aug 20, 2012 3:36 am

I remember reading that they tried to make Akira into a live action film first in the early 90's, but that it was cancelled when they realized that the budget would have ballooned to over 250 million dollars if they wanted to get everything they wanted for the movie.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyMon Aug 20, 2012 3:44 am

[quote="Otaku4Life"]I've read some information on certain films that are
"The Power of the Dark Crystal" (remake to Jim Henson's epic classic)

I have a feeling if they made this it would be CGI, and I really don't think that would work nearly as well as the stunning visuals of the original.

I'd love to see a sequel/prequel or something, but again, only if using actual puppets.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyTue Aug 21, 2012 12:26 am

Last I heard they had a Cowboy Bebop movie in the works and were trying to get Keanu Reeves for Spike

The Bill and Ted remake, and Halo movie got a long halt to them
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyTue Aug 21, 2012 1:23 am

Otaku4Life wrote:
I've read some information on certain films that are still to this day in "development hell" and has yet to be green-lit.
I remember reading some years ago on IMDb and I'm still kind of disappointed that some of them were never released or filmed.
Here are some examples of these doomed projects.

"The Evil Dead" directed by Rob Zombie (rumored)
"Akira" US Live-Action (obtained rights in 2002 and currently "shut down" in 2012) along with "Bleach" and "Cowboy Bebop"
"The Power of the Dark Crystal" (remake to Jim Henson's epic classic)
"Independence Day 2" (in development hell since 1997)
"Atuk" (filming canceled due to a curse causing repeated deaths of lead actors during production)
"Teenage Mutant (Alien) Ninja Turtles" directed by Michael Bay (currently shelved due to outrage from fans)
"Ghostbusters 3"
Heh, i'd love to see a cursed film.

Although, I hope Akira and Bleach never get released. Cowboy Bebop sounds like it'd be awesome though, though, I guess it'd probably be a bit like Firefly.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyTue Aug 21, 2012 9:21 am

I remember the Dragon Ball live action movie was in Development Hell since 2002. I remember the old casting rumors of Ray Park as Vegeta and Hugh Jackman as Goku. Other old rumors were Bill Goldberg as Nappa and Jessica Alba as Bulma. This was like nearly 10 years and it's funny looking back on it.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyTue Aug 21, 2012 5:57 pm

Sadly the Evil Dead remake is not in development hell as it has finished filming.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyTue Aug 21, 2012 7:23 pm

fkinthecoffee wrote:
Sadly the Evil Dead remake is not in development hell as it has finished filming.

Oy, then that means eventually it'll be "gracing" theaters...
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyTue Aug 21, 2012 7:41 pm

When I first read about the "Evil Dead" remake by Rob Zombie years ago on IMDb, I clearly remember reading about Ashton Kutcher playing the role as Ash.
I guess that's why the idea for this remake was immediately thrown out and forgotten.
But I still remember reading about it to this very day.

You can also read Rob Zombie's IMDb biography that mentions the rumor about the "Evil Dead" remake.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0957772/bio
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyTue Aug 21, 2012 8:40 pm

Ashton Kutcher?

I can see it now, his hand gets possessed, he cuts it off with a chainsaw...

"Ha self! You just got Punk'ed!"
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyWed Aug 22, 2012 12:30 am

They have been working on a Meg movie since 1998 and it still has yet to come out. I hear the movie is put on hold due to budget reasons.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyWed Aug 22, 2012 4:03 am

fkinthecoffee wrote:
Sadly the Evil Dead remake is not in development hell as it has finished filming.

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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyThu Aug 23, 2012 12:10 pm

The Live-action Akira keeps coming and going. Last I heard George Takei was joining a protest against the movie amercanizing the entire cast. Also, I wonder if WETA is still shopping around the live-action Evangelion they keep wanting to do. Honestly, I think adapting Anime to live action only really works for comedy (City Hunter, Cutie Honey, Great Teacher Onizuka) or something very stylized (Speed Racer). But to be fair, I've still been meaning to see the live action Yamato movie.

Ender's Game was in development hell for the longest time too, but recently started filming. The story I kept hearing was that the studios kept wanting to cast teenagers instead of children and Card kept fighting them on that. From what I've seen, it looks he finally relented. I can understand both sides, really: Purity to the themes in the book vs. the reality of filming deeper material with children. Either way, I'm sure the movie will have less naked shower fights.

Also I've been hearing on and off news about the movie version of Neuromancer.

Honestly, with the success of Game of Thrones, i'm hoping more adaptions of major sci-fi and fantasy works will be able to go the TV show rout instead.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyThu Aug 23, 2012 5:29 pm

polygonalchemist wrote:
Honestly, I think adapting Anime to live action only really works for comedy (City Hunter, Cutie Honey, Great Teacher Onizuka) or something very stylized (Speed Racer). But to be fair, I've still been meaning to see the live action Yamato movie.
That sort of thing worked okay for the Lupin III live action from the 70s
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyFri Aug 24, 2012 7:35 am

polygonalchemist wrote:
Honestly, I think adapting Anime to live action only really works for comedy (City Hunter, Cutie Honey, Great Teacher Onizuka) or something very stylized (Speed Racer).

Don't forget the Cromartie High School Movie.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyFri Aug 24, 2012 8:49 am

Josh always rants about the Videodrome remake with nanites. I'm assuming that's way into Development Hell since it's been rumored for God knows how long but nothing become of it? It a weird way, I could actually really dig a Videodrome remake (even though it's one of my favorite movies) because there's so much weird, scary stuff out in the far corners of the internet and the sleazy shock sites and porn sites willing to use it if it has advertising space.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptyFri Aug 24, 2012 10:54 am

ya know i downloaded that enons ago but i just haven't gotten around to actually watch that.

Josh rants about everything pretty much. it's honestly shocking to hear a fan want a remake of a favorite film of theirs.
he also said that i believe as long as i think it stays true to it roots. and NOT become a CGI film.

or something along the lines he said.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptySun Aug 26, 2012 1:47 am

Oh Lord Otaku, you just gave movie executives an idea.....if I see a trailer for this in theaters, I blame you!
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptySun Aug 26, 2012 3:25 am

actually a movie executive these days would prolly want a remake, or a film based off a shitty tv show, or a good tv show and turn it into a shitty movie.
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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptySun Aug 26, 2012 6:24 am

wildhoney66 wrote:
ya know i downloaded that enons ago but i just haven't gotten around to actually watch that.

Josh rants about everything pretty much. it's honestly shocking to hear a fan want a remake of a favorite film of theirs.
he also said that i believe as long as i think it stays true to it roots. and NOT become a CGI film.

or something along the lines he said.
He wanted it to stick to it's roots but had a mild conniption about it involving the internet, which I find kind of hilarious because that's the most logical direction for the movie to go. They wouldn't even have to really change much of the script, just sub VHS for web videos and TV for a website. It's not too shocking that I'd want a remake, because Videodrome is such a fantastic, effective film, but I think to a lot of people who haven't grown up with scrambled late night TV and all that, the somewhat dated tech can be hard to wade through to feel the true power of the movie. Besides, there's such a clear analogue to the darker corners of the internet that the story itself and the questions it raises would still be intact, especially in this day of constant debates of the necessity of internet censorship.
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PostSubject: "Fraggle Rock" Movie?   Films In Development Hell EmptySun Aug 26, 2012 7:08 am

I've forgot to mention another Jim Henson reboot that is also in development hell.
There's a feature-length movie of "Fraggle Rock" that's been planned for years now.
The idea was first started by The Weinstein Company.
It was rumored that it would be directed by Jim's son Brian.
But has been once again halted due to the recent passing of Jerry Nelson who played the voice of Gobo Fraggle.
The role of Doc will not be played by Gerry Parkes.
There was mentioning that the movie would have puppetry or CGI and live-action as told by New Regency (the company behind the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movies).
What are your thoughts about this?
Should it be made for a young new audience or should it be laid to rest and be preserved in our childhood memories?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraggle_Rock#Feature_film


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PostSubject: Re: Films In Development Hell   Films In Development Hell EmptySun Aug 26, 2012 7:47 am

well 1stly you are right about what josh said, i prolly did get some of it right, i'm sure but i couldn't remember all of it. see i don't think we need a remake of that. course i also don't think hollywood should be doing remakes of good classic films anyways, but of shitty ones.

either way i prefer to have original films, or sequels to films like say "Alien' though i haven't seen the prequel that came out in May yet. i can't spell it so that's why i'm not typing it. or the Blade Runner Sequel that we may soon get. that may be a fun watch. especaily if they can get Harrison Ford back. and Sean Young. it's been years since i last saw the film so i can't recall if she died in the film or not? anyways as for 'Fraggle Rock" a few years back

when it was 1st announced that they were planning on doing a film for that. i thought you have got to be FUCKING KIDDING ME! at first. than i thought about it for the next couple of days, and i wondered an this is where i am now, how's it going to be done? this is how it could be made, 1. puppets which i honestly prefer cause that's how we grew up watching it it. and loving it. for those who were fans i mean. and not everyone is and that's fine i guess. to each their own.

CGI would be interesting to say the least and though i don't hate CGI like Brad does, but i'm also a bit like him if it's done right and the CGI is good in a big ass budget movie i have no problem with it. but just as long as they don't pay more attention to the CGI than the actual script.


or if say a company like Pixar made it. in that style i of course mean. cause Pixar honestly i dunno why it just doesn't seem to me like it's a CGI film. i dunno why though it's just doesn't. even though it prolly isn't.

live action would they'd do it that way, without puppets and the people behind say the smurfs or garfield, or the chipmunks made it would i think be a fucking mistake. cause

i'm sorry but some of those films the creations don't look right, take garfield uh he's kind of creepy a bit.

but NOT nearly as creepy as the smurfs they are waaaaaaaaaay to fucking bright and waaaaaaay
to fucking blue- yes i know they are blue but they from the various parts from the trailer i've seen of it. pretty much give me a headach from how blue and bright they made them.

also with the chipmunks and garfield. they pretty much kep them in their world. with the smurfs they took them out of the viliage would was a stupid fucking idea. and with fraggle rock if they did that, leaving out the character of say Doc and bobo wasn't it? grandfather? keep in mind if i have names wrong it's cause i haven't seen the show in a long ass time.

otehr than them being in the real world. fraggle rock should stay in that world. in the show outside of just 1 character they kept the show pretty much where it is, the rock i guess you could call it? not counting Jr. and his family of course. that was still in that world in a way though. what do you think?
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