Joshi Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 Of course it was not true. If somehow a LucasArts adventure game is EVER going up to the big screen it would have to be (for logical reasons) a LucasFilm movie. And LucasFilm has never made a computer animated feature. And I can't certainly imagine Tim Burton working with LucasFilm. I agree that a Grim Fandango movie would be cool, but even with Tim Burton directing it, I wouldn't like a movie without Tim Schafer participation. I rather NOT have it, than have one done poorly. Well now that's no entirely true. Judging by the link posted by Isaac and what Thrik said, we can pretty much agree that this news is comlpetely false, but that's not to say that if GF were made into a movie it'd be made by LucasFilms. Intellectualy Property can be put up to sale and if that were to happen there'd be no stopping someone grabbing it up and making something out of it. That anc LucasFilms haven't made many features in the recent past save for Star Wars and anything Star Wars related, but they've done enough with computer animation to know what they're doing when it comes to CGI films (look at Jar Jar Binks... and try not to vomit, no really, it's a challenge). But yes, I do agree that a lot of the charm in GF did come from Tim Schafer and it would be hard to replicate that (especially with Tim Burton, but then one would hope someone else were doing the script).
Thrik Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 I mean, come on! WAKE UP!!! We are talking about a LucasArts adventure game...taken to the big screen?? Of course it was not true. If somehow a LucasArts adventure game is EVER going up to the big screen it would have to be (for logical reasons) a LucasFilm movie. And LucasFilm has never made a computer animated feature. And I can't certainly imagine Tim Burton working with LucasFilm. You do realise that a Monkey Island movie was once in pre-production but cancelled (link), right? I mean this Grim Fandango movie business was obviously nonsense from the outset, but it's not like LucasArts/LucasFilm taking a title from game to movie status is absolutely out of the question as a general rule like you're implying.
Valkian Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 Wow, everybody loves to quote me. I'm not saying that is IMPOSSIBLE. I'm just saying it's UNLIKELY. And I know that ILM and LucasFilm Animation is more than capable of doing a full animated feature film. For some reason MI movie never started full production, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't a matter of budget. I wish things were different and we could have all this wonderful movies, and have people starting to say "wow, did this came from a game? I thought games were just about killling people". But I'm just being realistic.
Joshi Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 "wow, did this came from a game? I thought games were just about killling people". But I'm just being realistic. You mean they're not? Because right at the beginning of The Secret of Monkey Island I knew the whole aim was to kill LeChuck.
Valkian Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 I thought it was about learning the subtleties on how to sell a ship in the middle of the night.
DeadKyle Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 Man, you guys got it all wrong, Lucasarts would never actually make a Grim Fandango movie. They'd start making it, cancel it and then make a Jedi Outcast movie.
Gabez Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 Actually, a Jedi Outcast movie would be pretty cool! Just throwing that out there.
Joshi Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 Would be cool, but probably won't happen, Lucas promised us that there won't be any more Star Wars movie beyond Jedi, and George Lucas is real good at keeping promises, remember how he said he'd never release the original Star Wars movies without the CGI work done on them. Yep, I think it's safe to say we'll never have a Jedi Outcast Movie.
The Tingler Posted July 18, 2006 Author Posted July 18, 2006 And LucasFilm has never made a computer animated feature. They're working on the new Clone Wars animated series quite closely with the team behind the original animations, and you realise they created Pixar, right?
itchythesamurai Posted July 19, 2006 Posted July 19, 2006 Hm, I'm debating whether Burton or Pixar would handle Grim Fandango better. Pixar has a better track record, in my opinion, and they probably wouldn't make it nearly as dark as Burton would. Talking toys, talking bugs, talking cars, talking...skeletons?
elTee Posted July 19, 2006 Posted July 19, 2006 Pixar and Burton would both royally mess up Grim Fandango.
Valkian Posted July 19, 2006 Posted July 19, 2006 And who WOULDN'T?? George Lucas? Spielberg?? Ang Lee? Mel Gibson??!!??? Come on... And regarding the other issue.... it's just a matter of time before this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_Outcast:_The_Movie appears... Anyone ready for the first try?
itchythesamurai Posted July 19, 2006 Posted July 19, 2006 Hey, maybe someone should tell Uwe Boll about Grim Fandango! He could get it done!
Gabez Posted July 19, 2006 Posted July 19, 2006 To be fair, I think the Star Wars TV series will basically be Jedi Outcast the movie. I also heard a rumour about a movie prequel featuring a Yoda in training. Like, that wouldn't ruin anything.
elTee Posted July 19, 2006 Posted July 19, 2006 I always thought the TV series would be really cool as like a typical buddy/cop show, like Miami Vice or even something like Midsomer Murders, but with... Jedis.
itchythesamurai Posted July 19, 2006 Posted July 19, 2006 Two incompatible Jedis on the run from the Empire embark on an epic journey of self-discovery and friendship! Will they be able to reconcile the differences between the Unifying and Living Force? Will they escape Vader's clutches? Will they be able to make rent next month? Tune in and see, only on the WB!
Valkian Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 Oh, lovely! just one tiny detail.....shouldn't it be on Fox?
Joshi Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 They're working on the new Clone Wars animated series quite closely with the team behind the original animations, and you realise they created Pixar, right? Yeah, but before Lucas sold it on to pay for his divorce it wasn't anything near the incarnation it is now. It was mainly looking at 3D backgrounds as apposed to character animation, and maybe special effects help for ILM (3D animation and CGI being widely different). If Lucas had kept hold of it, then chances are it would still have evolved into character animation anyway (although I doubt John Lasseter would have worked there and the worlds first computer animated feature film would probably have something to do with ewoks) but as it was back then, it would be pretty hard to say LucasFilms "invented" Pixar when Pixar today is widely different to the computer graphics company Lucas set up way back when.
Valkian Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 I agree. Pixar got to where they are today, all by themselves. It's not like THX that Lucas sold while it was already known and working. And working "quite closely" with an animation factory the size of Cartoon Network, doesn't actually qualify as MAKING a full-animated feature.
Valkian Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 That's easy, they were three or four animators that no longer work at LucasArts.
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