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MTV's Splashpage: J.J. Abrams In Talks For 'Micronauts' Movie
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No, really, a *Micronauts* movie? Hollywood is officially out of ideas. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125737028160428961.html 12 days ago |
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http://bit.ly/1c1TYL Creativity is official dead in hollywood; it probably has been for years, but here's the final sign. 13 days ago |
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Latest hot stars in Hollywood films are toys such as: Barbie, Transformers and GI Joe. http://bit.ly/1c1TYL 14 days ago |
J.J. Abrams In Talks For 'Micronauts' Movie
MTV's Splashpage —
... According to The Wall Street Journal Abrams is currently in discussions with Hasbro to produce a Micronauts film, the latest in a line of properties the toy company has optioned. ...
J.J. Abrams… Micronaut?
Blog@Newsarama —
... The Wall Street Journal had an interesting story up about the swarm of producers and agents on game and toy lines — mentioning, for example, that Hancock’s Will Smith was producing a movie on the game Risk — but one particular sentence really stood out: ...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/6/09
THE BEAT —
... out in the larger field? Just for the novelty? Are you giving your comic away for free, then? If so, what’s your business model?
We’re not sure why bland, meaningless press releases about one channel are any more ridiculous then bland, meaningless press releases about another, but agree on the bland and meaninglessness.
§ Cartoonist acquires new cat.
§ The Wall Street Journal investigates Hollywood’s latest obsession: movies about toys
Toys now are receiving the same A-list treatment that ...
Is Abrams Preparing To Invade Inner Space?
Comic Book Resources —
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal about the current Hollywood trend towards licensing toys for movie development deals, the man behind "Lost" and the director of recent "Star Trek" movie, J.J. Abrams, is currently in negotiations to produce a movie based on the popular Micronauts franchise. Recently acquired by Hasbro, the Micronauts toys were created and first produced by the Japanese company, Takara, the same company that developed the original Transformers toy line. And while they may not have a cartoon or live-action pedigree, the Micronauts universe is no ...
Reruns: The Flash, Guest-starring... Another Flash!
Comic Fodder —
... right strategy? I think resurrecting old guys and keeping them center stage is static. I think in the long term, it means boring, and it means stagnation for the comic book industry. We see examples of this in cost-cutting, adventure-averse Hollywood, where a producer semi-jokes that he could make a movie based on the brand name of Kleenex, just because it's a familiar commodity, and people will go to see it because they know it already.
That's partly why Hasbro is getting movie treatments for their board games, like Monopoly and Risk and the Ouija board. The ...
