WB has recently announced a new Looney Tunes 'reboot' movie, to be penned by SNL cast member Jenny Slate. The movie is intended to be another live-action/animation hybrid a la Space Jam and Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
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I don't know what to say to this. I'll admit I'm kind of curious--Looney Tunes: Back in Action wasn't terrible. Yet at the same time I hope this idea will disappear much like that one I heard years ago for Marvin the Martian being trapped inside a Christmas present wanting to destroy the Earth, or the one of George Lopez voicing Speedy Gonzales for a live action movie--or that supposed Pepe Le Pew live action movie I heard about.
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It's too early to say whether or not this idea is bad. We don't even know what the story is yet. Based on what I read, this appears to be another attempt at a Back in Action type of film, and that's not a bad thing if she's done well.
The problem as I see it is that the Looney Tunes characters don't lend themselves to a feature length format; they simply don't have deep enough personalities to keep an audience's attention for over an hour. I don't understand why Warner Brothers doesn't just produce new theatrical shorts to air in theaters. Oh, wait, they already tried that also.
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Why can't they just start showing the classics in the theaters? Now that would be cool. (I know, it will never happen)
That would indeed be cool, but I don't think that people would want to pay $7.50 to see something that they can watch at home for free.
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(This post was edited by SpaceDemon on Sep 20, 2012, 8:30 PM)
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I don't know what to say to this. I'll admit I'm kind of curious--Looney Tunes: Back in Action wasn't terrible. Yet at the same time I hope this idea will disappear much like that one I heard years ago for Marvin the Martian being trapped inside a Christmas present wanting to destroy the Earth, or the one of George Lopez voicing Speedy Gonzales for a live action movie--or that supposed Pepe Le Pew live action movie I heard about.
There was also a CGI/live-action Bugs Bunny movie announced about a year or so ago, around the same time as the Yogi Bear movie came out, as well as an ACME Corporation movie. I haven't seen, heard or read anything about any of these movies since they were first announced; perhaps they were all scrapped in favor of this project.
One thing strikes me as curious: I wonder what WB means by 'reboot'. The Looney Tunes franchise doesn't need rebooting since it's never gone away, unless by 'reboot' WB means they want to purge everyone's memories of Looney Tunes: Back in Action's under-performing at the box office (though I personally didn't find LT: BiA to be all that bad. Not a great film, but not as terrible as people say).
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I remember the Bugs Bunny idea too.
I agree with you, Looney Tunes Back in Action wasn't a total bomb--it was definately better than Space Jam. (Which sadly, I actually enjoyed as a child, not knowing any better.)
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LooneyTunian will be happy.
Think again. I am really not enthusiastic about this at all. First off, I'm mostly not a fan of modern SNL and I never found her really funny--especially when she dropped the F-bomb so that was stupid. Second, it will(again) be a CG-animated film from what I read? Look, I know you guys think Looney Tunes in CG is okay, but I don't since I believe Looney Tunes is funnier in 2D because of their expressions they made in the originals. CG characters in my opinion don't have that many funny expressions with some exceptions(Woody in Toy Story when he turned his head when Buzz was "choking" but then again that was a movement). And thirdly, a "reboot"? Last time the Looney Tunes did a reboot(The Looney Tunes Show), it didn't turn out so well! So all in all, I'm not that excited for this film and it's pushing me to continue on my screenplays in order to make a story reminiscent of the originals.
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Last time the Looney Tunes did a reboot(The Looney Tunes Show), it didn't turn out so well!
1. The Looney Tunes Show isn't a reboot. Again, the characters haven't gone anywhere, so they don't need rebooting.
2. "Didn't turn out so well"? Whatchu talkin' bout, Willis? The show is a hit with its' audience and a 2nd season is ready to air next month. I'd say it's doing quite well.
-BTW, when I said that you'd be "happy" about this, I was being sarcastic. You reacted just like I thought you would.
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I am really not enthusiastic about this at all. First off, I'm mostly not a fan of modern SNL
Neither am I. In fact, I haven't watched SNL in years and have never even heard of Jenny Slate before i read the article, but just because someone is working on the current SNL, that doesn't automatically mean that the new Looney Tunes project wil be bad. Admittedly, LT hasn't had a great track record movie wise, but I'm amazed at how much pessimism this news has received before we've seen the script or even know what the story is. What happened to giving something the benefit of the doubt?
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Second, it will(again) be a CG-animated film from what I read? Look, I know you guys think Looney Tunes in CG is okay, but I don't since I believe Looney Tunes is funnier in 2D because of their expressions they made in the originals. CG characters in my opinion don't have that many funny expressions with some exceptions.
First, it's not 2D vs 3D. Not all CG animation is in 3D, and 3D has existed long before CGI. 3D is visual perspective, not an animation style. What you mean to say is "Hand drawn animation vs CGI". Second, no offense, but you just have a bias against CGI, which is something else I don't understand. Yes, CGI is overdone in American cinema, but that's only because the last hand drawn animated films didn't perform very well at the box office, while CGI animated films continue to put butts in seats. If people want there to be more traditionally hand drawn animated movies, then they need to start supporting the ones that already exist. It's perfectly understandable if you happen to prefer hand drawn animation to CGI, but what I don't understand is people hating on CGI just because it's CGI. That I don't undserstand at all because I've seen both good and bad examples of each, and even if I do prefer hand drawn animation to CGI, I'm not going to turn my nose up at a new project solely because it isn't hand drawn.
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And thirdly, a "reboot"? Last time the Looney Tunes did a reboot(The Looney Tunes Show), it didn't turn out so well!
The Looney Tunes Show isn't a reboot, and it did well enough to get a 2nd season. Again, people need to stop stating their personal opinions as facts. I'll admit that TLTS (so far) hasn't been perfect, but the show has it's fans. The fans in Cartoon Network's target demographic enjoy TLTS, as do I. TLTS isn't a failure just because you personally don't care for it. Just because you feel a certain way about something, that doesn't mean that everyone else has to share your view. However, I agree that "reeboot" wasn't the best choice of words. I'm open to the idea of new Looney Tunes projects, but LT doesn't need to be rebooted.
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So all in all, I'm not that excited for this film and it's pushing me to continue on my screenplays in order to make a story reminiscent of the originals.
Continue? When did you start? I kid, but seriously, have you finished a single one of your "screenplays" yet? Or even began the actual writing for one? I only ask because you seemed to have abandoned all of the projects that you wrote about here, and none of them were complete.
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I do kind of see where LooneyTunian is coming from, to a point: I don't hate CGI (I honestly don't care how something is animated as long as it's good) nor do I hate The Looney Tunes Show. I liked the 1st season of TLTS, as I liked Back in Action; the problem is I didn't love either project. I liked them, but I didn't love them. I'd like to love a Looney Tunes project again.
It's wishful thinking, but I'd like for this movie to do for the Looney Tunes what Joss Whedon's The Avengers did for superhero movies. The Avengers was awesome. It was well-done, impeccably handled from Iron Man all the way up to the big team-up film at the end, the cast and crew worked their collective asses off to make that film work, and it paid off. That's what I'd like to see happen in the next Looney Tunes project. I'm not saying that this Jenny Slate is the one who can deliver the goods, but hopefully there will be enough people behind the scenes who actually care about the characters and aren't just interested in making a quick buck.
Regarding the "evils" of CG: CG can't do expressions properly, CG doesn't look genuine, etc., I have 2 counterpoints to that argument: 1 of them is the Hulk in The Avengers. (Yeah, I guess you can tell I enjoyed The Avengers.) As far as live-action goes, Hulk was made for CGI. There's no way that the filmmakers could've accomplished half of what they did with Hulk if they had just sprayed some dude with green makeup. You need only look at how lame the Thing came off in the Fantastic Four films to see how the producers of those movies should've stuck with their first choice and made Thing a CGI effect. If The Avengers' producers can do what they did with a 'realistic' comic book character, then I don't see how doing the same thing with 'funny cartoon' characters would be too much of a stretch.
The other counterpoint I'd like to cite is Disney's Wreck-It Ralph. The trailers for that movie look amazing. The marriage between the various art styles looks incredible. So CG can do great things if handled professionally by people who care about the product.
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I actually have sort of heard of Jenny Slate before--just didn't know her name. I would recommend the "Marcel the Shell" shorts. Those are rather cute.
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That would indeed be cool, but I don't think that people would want to pay $7.50 to see something that they can watch at home for free.
Well, I was thinking more like a classic short being shown before the main feature. And not just any short, but the ones from the 40's and early 50's. Not the ones CN keep re-showing over and over. I think that would be good for those who don't own any LT DVDs. Also, just for the record, if a theater were to show a bunch of LT shorts I would be happy to pay the money to see it all on the big screen.
As for the movie, I never heard of Jenny Slate either, so I don't know what to expect. I'll wait until more info comes out.
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Every time I come across such news I ask myself a question: did WB's creativity with Looney Tunes end up on making combined live-action movies?
I only hope they will use some more classic models and not those from The Looney Tunes Show (which are terrible for me, though 2nd season looks a little better). I'd also like to see some now-almost-forgotten characters like Petunia Pig (not to mention Cicero Pig), Honey Bunny, Melissa Duck, Clyde Rabbit, etc. I know it seems rather crazy to use any of these characters, however, because at least two of them still sometimes appear (Petunia in comics and Honey Bunny in collectibles - rarely, but she does), I assume Warner Bros. still hold them in their 'character database'.
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Continue? When did you start? I kid, but seriously, have you finished a single one of your "screenplays" yet? Or even began the actual writing for one? I only ask because you seemed to have abandoned all of the projects that you wrote about here, and none of them were complete.
Hey, sorry this reply is a little late, but to let you guys know I'm actually still working on them. Write now I've gone back to working on Looney Tunes:Back in Business and currently collaborating on it with "TC" from the IAD forums to try to make it less like The Muppets, and I want it to have more of a "timeless" feel to it! Still have yet to hear back from him but so far I'm still brainstorming my own ideas--but that would be saved for another thread...if it wasn't closed!
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Continue? When did you start? I kid, but seriously, have you finished a single one of your "screenplays" yet? Or even began the actual writing for one? I only ask because you seemed to have abandoned all of the projects that you wrote about here, and none of them were complete.
Hey, sorry this reply is a little late, but to let you guys know I'm actually still working on them. Write now I've gone back to working on Looney Tunes:Back in Business and currently collaborating on it with "TC" from the IAD forums to try to make it less like The Muppets, and I want it to have more of a "timeless" feel to it! Still have yet to hear back from him but so far I'm still brainstorming my own ideas--but that would be saved for another thread...if it wasn't closed!
I'd STILL like to see a few of your ideas...maybe I can throw a thing or two in it!
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I kid, but seriously, have you finished a single one of your "screenplays" yet? Or even began the actual writing for one? I only ask because you seemed to have abandoned all of the projects that you wrote about here, and none of them were complete. 
Still have yet to hear back from him but so far I'm still brainstorming my own ideas--but that would be saved for another thread...if it wasn't closed! 
