Scorpicus Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 You know, if I had pick of the directors I would choose the coen brothers to direct it. Millers crossing and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Hm...I still doubt that the wiki article is genuine. I mean sure it's possible, but as Naomi said: "anyone can create wikipedia articles." But it would be splendid if there was a movie, so I hope it is true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchythesamurai Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Would Burton have to buy the rights for Grim Fandango off LucasArts or how would that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smon Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 He might, but LA could also see this as a business investment and just let him have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestyn Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I really hope this is true. I saw the same story on gamespot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smon Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Sounds much more credible, link plz? Â Edit: I checked it out here, sadly they're also using The Movie Center as a source. Â Double Edit: This site has his address, it may be outdated but it's worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchythesamurai Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 No way, Denzel Washington as Master Chief?! Well, Burton's agent and LucasArts can't stay silent forever. (God have mercy on us if they can.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.T. Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Oh come on, i think this is just another rumor if burton does this movie i bet it will suck!!! think about it most comics that go movies usually are severly changed (spiderman 1 the green goblin wasnt suppose to die he just had this huge accident or sumthin and got minor amnesia) plus if they are going to do it, it better be computer animated becuz if they did live action it wud be a big upset! well if its computer animated they shud get the original vocal cast (Tony planna and such) but u never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpicus Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Actually, I wouldn't mind if it was live action. But I think plastacine would be the best way to go. And Burtons movies definately do not suck! You seen sleepy hollow, edward scissor hands and batman? All excellent movies! And thats the thing about taking games and comic books and making them into a movie. You have to ADAPT them. Â Look at the first Harry Potter movie. That was practically identical to the book down to the last detail. The result? It was an alright film, nothing special. The fourth movie, however, was changed ALOT from the book. And the result? A damn good film! Â And those comic book films (apart from the incredible Hulk which does suck). Yes, they have all been heavily adapted from the original material but the results were brilliant! And tonnes of new fans! And a new lease of life for the comic *coughs* or Grim Fandango *cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohein Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I hope, if this rumour is true, they'll keep all the voice actors from the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Isaac Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I hope, if this rumour is true, they'll keep all the voice actors from the game. Â Good point. It would never be the same Manny without Tony Plana's voice! (Unless they're using completely different characters, then it won't really matter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireNaomi Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Velasco's voice actor is dead, so they'd have to replace at least him. Or they could take a few lines from the game because I doubt they'd give that character much attention in the film. There's just not enough time to go to such depth in a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smon Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Oh come on, i think this is just another rumor if burton does this movie i bet it will suck!!! think about it most comics that go movies usually are severly changed (spiderman 1 the green goblin wasnt suppose to die he just had this huge accident or sumthin and got minor amnesia) plus if they are going to do it, it better be computer animated becuz if they did live action it wud be a big upset! well if its computer animated they shud get the original vocal cast (Tony planna and such) but u never know Actually Burton sticks pretty heavily to the source material. Just look at the Batman movies, the only times they ever ****ed it up was the nipple suit and that Harvey Dent was played by a black man in one of the movies and a white man in Batman Forever. But other than that they stick to the story/continuity pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Isaac Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I just realised something! You may remember, back in February at the Department of Death we recieved an email about a Grim Fandango 2 project. Here is the first part again if you've not seen it before:  A good friend and computer animation colleague of mine who recently began working for the LucasArts studio in Singapore informs me that they're involved in a Grim Fandango sequel project, albeit in the development phase. Tim Schafer is apparently developing a story, and a team is putting together the project for a 'pitch' of sorts to LucasArts management. The only downside is apparently this pitch will be up against another project and only one will be put into production. Let's cross our fingers for GF2!! This inside info is of course unofficial and best kept anonymous, but my own personal enthusiasm for the game encouraged me to share my excitement for a sequel with your GF community!  When it happened everyone was pretty skeptical about it so I asked Jake about it and he told me this:  Jake says: i have no clue if its true  Jake says: i really doubt it  Jake says: unless its an animation project not a games project  Jake says: lucasfilm has attempted animated films before, like the monkey island movie that was in production at ILM before they shut down their feature film animation department in the late 90s  Jake says: the concept art for it has slowly been leaking out of that one artists site  Jake says: i know there was also some preproduction done on an animated sam and max film but it got canned at the same time as the MI movie  Jake says: neither of those got past concept art  ...Could this mean that the team I was informed about were infact working on a Grim Fandango pitch to send to Tim Burton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Rumor mills are so much fun...so much to talk about with so little credible information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.T. Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 well then again the movie center did have a few typo's so maybe they just took what he said out of contex If there will be a movie it wud probably be realeased in 2008 or somthin but dont count on it. Its probably just a publicity stunt or just a rumor maybe lucas arts wanted to raise sales or sumthin. but if the movie was a success they would re-launch GF or make a sequel but it would be based on the movie and be different from the actual game. They might even make it a platform game which wud destroy the franchise. There will never be another GF just like there probably will never be another MI. Â 1 GF 4 MI 1 FT 1 S&M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchythesamurai Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Man, where's our guy on the inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireNaomi Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Actually Burton sticks pretty heavily to the source material. Just look at the Batman movies, the only times they ever ****ed it up was the nipple suit and that Harvey Dent was played by a black man in one of the movies and a white man in Batman Forever. But other than that they stick to the story/continuity pretty well. Â He also made The Joker to be the one who killed the Waynes while it was Joe Chill in the comics. Some people I've talked with can't stop bitching about that. Also, don't we have Joel Schumacher to blame for the mistakes you mentioned? Â There have to be some changes about the story and characters if it's going to work as a movie. For example, they can't possibly add stuff about all four years without making it too long, or only scratching the surface. I haven't thought about it a lot, but I don't think it would be such a bad idea to skip most of Year 3, maybe even replace it with a scene in Puerto Zapato (so that Manny can find Meche). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Just to throw this out there, Tim of the Schafer variety knew nothing about this when asked on July 12th. Â I'm really not sure why anybody's buying into it at all considering the story originated from some free blog that was created a month ago with four posts on it. I could create a Wordpress.com blog right now and throw up a similar rumour and it'd hold as much weight as this one. :/ Â While a Grim Fandango film would be truly awesome, I think it's important that we keep ourselves composed and don't get too excited about what will almost certainly turn out to just be another guy attempting to drive traffic to his blog by putting out a rumour that everyone'd love to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.T. Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Tim Schafer didnt know wtf! Its not happenin its just another rumor. LA is way too busy with their Starwars games(even though they rock) Nowdays thats all LA is focused on besides they'd have to sell the rights to burton or sumthin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireNaomi Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I don't think anybody is really believing it. The rumour just got everyone speculating again about what they think of the idea of a movie. There being a rumour spiced it up a little and made it more exciting than the previous movie threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Hee I don't mean you guys so much, but all the game sites out there that're reporting it like crazy. :~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smon Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Well with all the buzz it has attracted maybe, if it turns out to be fake, LucasArts will start looking into it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireNaomi Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I'm not too surprised that it caused such a buzz. Considering the lack of any GF related news in years, it's easy to get excited when something new comes up. I know my heart skipped a beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Yea, it's sad that there is so little news about GF...but think about it...not too many other games still have this much news after about 8 years of this released...well considering that GF didn't do amazing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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