Marvin The Martian Film Coming! Where's the kaboom? Right here! Source: Variety
Bring us our Illudium Q-36 Exploding Space Modulator at once! Marvin the Martian, perhaps the greatest cartoon villain (at least on TV) ever, is getting his own movie at last. The diminutive but determined Martian has charmed viewers since his days battling Bugs Bunny and Duck Dodgers (in the 24th-and-a-half century), but now he gets his own outing.
The plan for the film, which will blend live action and CGI, is for Marvin to come to Earth to destroy Christmas - only for his plans to go awry when he's trapped in a gift box. Sadly, this means we won't have the cartoons' lovely 2D lines and primary colours, but fingers crossed the weedy voice and belligerent attitude remain intact.
The film's being developed by production company Alcon and Warner Bros (obviously), and they're planning to aim it at the family market - which we're hoping does not translate into "fart gags and the occasional pop-culture reference. Let's just hope that whoever they hire to write and direct gets it right or we'll be so angry, very angry indeed. Remember, people, there's supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!
Marvin was the only reason I started wearing high top sneakers and a roman helmet at all times, everywhere. I've taken them off now. Boo to you warner brothers. CGi and live action indeed, when will they learn. ... Read More
This is my bet. It will be made in a similar fashion to Garfield or Cats & Dogs. There will be a small boy character who will either be cynical about the holidays and thus befriend Marvin, hoping to help him destroy Xmas, or he will enlist the help of the girl next door (think young Kirsten Dunst in Small Soldiers) to stop Marvin before it's too late. If it's really bad, then Marvin will change his ways and love Xmas too by the end. And if it's even worse than that then Santa will also be i... Read More
What a friggen crap idea!!! Did anyong think SpaceJam was good?
how about that god awefull Rocky and Bullwinkle?
if they want this to be done right...give it to Zemekis and do it in traditional 2D a'la Roger Rabbit.
and what's the deal with him stealing x-mas? the only reason he wanted to blow earth up was because it obstructs his view of Venus.
leave that crap to the Grinch...made it without swearing, fuck yeah!!
DAMMIT!!! ... Read More
Whats wrong with just having a cartoon?? mixing animation with live action rarely works (i enjoyed space jam), however i probs wont be seeing it anyways.
Unless if it was 80mins of duck-dodgers vs Marvin... now that would be awesome, i still have the video with the "Planet X" episode on :D ... Read More
