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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    09/10/09

    In reply to Disney's Marvel Deal Forces DC's Hand
    They are adapting "Death: The High Cost of Living" but I dont think WB is doing that but Gaiman himself.

    But Vertigo stuff is too cerebral for general audiences. Most Americans want bang pow action hero shit, and cant deal with actually thinking in a movie.
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    09/10/09

    In reply to Disney's Marvel Deal Forces DC's Hand
    DOOM. Motherfucking. PATROL. That is all.
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    Image of Bill Zilla Bill Zilla
    09/10/09

    In reply to Disney's Marvel Deal Forces DC's Hand
    As much as I love Sandman, I can't see a film doing any justice to the source material. For one thing, the temptation to make the main character actually likable would prove immense and once that happens? pfft, fuhgeddaboudit.

    You're on the right track with Vertigo titles, though. Let's see Preacher, Transmet, Y the Last Man or DMZ get the treatment. Those have enough "bang-bang, kiss the girl" to be be treated in a manner resembling "right."

    Ya know what'll happen if they make a Sandman movie? Constantine. 'Nuff said. MAYBE WORSE.
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    Image of Paul_Is_Drunk Paul_Is_Drunk
    09/10/09

    @Bill Zilla: Except wouldn't all of those would have to be toned down in some way?

    Preacher? Not in these United States. Red states would riot.

    Y the Last Man is being developed, but with Shia Lebeouf. Yeah... that's a good casting choice.... I'm not even going to get started on 60 issues in 90 minutes.

    Transmet? How would you do that? The budget would either be too high, everything would look muppety, or the whole plot would have to change to resemble something else. Would never work.

    Vertigo has potential as HBO series, but as movies? Not going to happen, and especially not going to happen in a way you or I would enjoy them.
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    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    09/10/09

    @Paul_Is_Drunk: I still don't get why LaBeouf is not a good choice for Yorrick, but whatever...

    If Warner Bros. could pull their thumbs out of their asses they could get a really good set of traditional superhero movies going, with The Flash and Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, etc. At least they're finally lurching and limping towards a Green Lantern flick.
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    Image of Bill Zilla Bill Zilla
    09/10/09

    @Paul_Is_Drunk:
    Yes, true. Preacher, if done correctly, probably couldn't get made as a film, But it could make a pretty good film.

    I will refrain from judgement of Shia as Yorick until I have more information, but I'd describe my reaction as "cautiously pessimistic."

    Transmet could be a great film and a better TV series. Perhaps not as a direct adaption of the original series, but the premise itself could drive a pretty decent movie if Ellis got a pass at the script... and I think Ellis might have a good time with it. Terry Gilliam would be a great choice for a director.

    In general, I agree with you, though. Much better than all of this would be HBO dubbing Tuesday nights (for instance) "Vertigo Night" and airing fantastic adaptations of these phenomenal series, but.. ya know.. let's also wish for a pony and wings that work.

    Given that WB is directly controlling the stick now and the name of this game is "let's make some cash from comix movies," I was merely positing some series that I feel would make much better films than Sandman.
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    Image of badass-boi badass-boi
    09/10/09

    In reply to Disney's Marvel Deal Forces DC's Hand
    I'm sure DC's Black Vulcan adaptation will be huge.
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    Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid
    09/10/09

    @badass-boi: Not as huge as Apache Chief! Inekchok!
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    Image of RonMwangaguhunga RonMwangaguhunga
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
    Is this the end of the $20 million club? At this weekend's box office, the top two performers -- Final Destination and Halloween 2 -- the *stars* are the horrific special effects and 3-D technology. Is this the rise of the un-celebrity? Can we expect to see a Captain America Vanity Fair cover in the near future in which the films star is covered up by red, white and blue pajamas?
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
    Not sure how I feel about this other than to say, perhaps it won't be so bad. Disney loves a franchise. There have been 1700 Pirate of the Caribbean movies. And that could be lucrative for Marvel, but baaaad for the "less is more" concept of comic book films. but, you know, maybe I'll hold my dismay in reserve at least until they marry two woefully bad ideas, Johnny Depp + Spawn.
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    Image of RonMwangaguhunga RonMwangaguhunga
    08/31/09

    @Spirit Fingers: Pigs in Space moving to the negative zone?
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    Image of skymotel skymotel
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood

    So we'll have Disney and Marvel Entertainment coming together to produce quality DVDs with all new characters singing and dancing... Hmm...

    [i268.photobucket.com]
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    Edited by skymotel at 08/31/09 11:56 AM skymotel was starred skymotel was unstarred
    Image of skymotel skymotel
    08/31/09

    @skymotel: well now I know what happens when you try an upload an animated GIF. That spidey sense is tingling!
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    Image of johnny_carsick johnny_carsick
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
    ...so until Goofy gets bitten by a radioactive deer tick and joins X-force, Make Mine Marv...oh, fuck it. never mind.
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    Edited by johnny_carsick at 08/31/09 11:32 AM johnny_carsick was starred johnny_carsick was unstarred
    Image of Macloserboy Macloserboy
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
    Wow, the geek whining took no time, did it? God forbid this leads to Pixar getting their hands on Marvel properties, because they did such a lousy job with their Fantastic Four/Watchmen mash-up, The Incredibles. That'll never compare to excellent work done on Daredevil, Elektra, Ghost Rider, The Punisher...

    Oh, wait...
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    Edited by Macloserboy at 08/31/09 11:28 AM Macloserboy was starred Macloserboy was unstarred
    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
    Finally, Disney will have the means to produce the Mickey Mouse comics everyone has been waiting for all these years.
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
    This seriously ruined my day. There's absolutely nothing good that can come of this.
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    08/31/09

    @DennyCrane: drama much? If you knew anything about Disney or Marvel you would know that this is going to be a good thing.
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    08/31/09

    @Lincolnsbeard33: I disagree, but not for the reasons you think. I'm not focusing on the Disneyification of Marvel, but rather looking at the one other successful Disney property geared toward young males - ESPN. I fear the ESPNification of Marvel will not be a good thing.
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    Image of Nice Beaver Nice Beaver
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
    Of that $4 billion, it's rumored that Stan Lee received one half-price admission to Epcot Center (with one full-price purchase only).
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    08/31/09

    @Nice Beaver:
    They also threw in $500 in Diznee Funbucks (valid only at Euro Diznee)
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    Image of Richard Lawson Richard Lawson
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
    What does this mean for Joe Jonas's hopes of playing Wonder Woman?
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    Image of Nice Beaver Nice Beaver
    08/31/09

    @Richard Lawson: That's exactly what he's been asking his Mulan woobie all morning.
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    Image of SwatLax SwatLax
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
    What is going to happen with all the Marvel themed rides at Universal Studios? Its the biggest competition for Disney World in Orlando.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    08/31/09

    In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
    NOOOOOOO!!!! I was so, so, so proud of growing up and appreciating the more working class and realistic world Marvel characters reside in and shunning Disney. Now, the Mighty Marvel Bullpen is infested family friendly mice! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

    Excelsior!!! Not!
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