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 Aug 29 2003, 12:55 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 4-December 02 From: Québec, Bounty Hunter Region Member No.: 3,677  |
Someone have the link ? i've looked throughout their website and didn't find it !
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Aug 29 2003, 01:04 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Unless I've been living under a rock, no such thing has been announced.
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Aug 29 2003, 01:09 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488 |
There's a BattleTech movie in the works, but no Shadowrun one. I'm sure WizKids is pimping the idea pretty hard with the burgeoning neo-cyberpunk and fantasy movements in film (spurred on by The Matrix and Lord of the Rings respectively), but no one's greenlit a Shadowrun movie yet.
The Abstruse One |
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Aug 29 2003, 01:10 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 4-December 02 From: Québec, Bounty Hunter Region Member No.: 3,677 |
They was searching for a producer, that was on the old forum ! I'm not crazy... no I'm not ! Maybe... yes but... no ! :wobble:
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Aug 29 2003, 01:17 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 474 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 90 |
If Palladium can broker a Rifts movie with Jerry Bruckheimer Productions, then getting a Shadowrun movie should be feasible.
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Aug 29 2003, 01:24 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 22-August 03 From: Central New York Member No.: 5,531 |
isn't that Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney?
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Aug 29 2003, 02:09 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 348 Joined: 20-June 03 Member No.: 4,782 |
I'll look forward to watching WizKid movies as long as they dont do what Wizards of the Coast did. "This is no game!" Sad sad sad.
Needless to say, the advertising tactics that they used for Dungeons and Dragons was enough for me to decide never to watch that movie. |
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Aug 29 2003, 02:09 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
I think they need a script. Think we could get Kevin Smith to do it and Ridley Scott to direct?
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Aug 29 2003, 02:11 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 348 Joined: 20-June 03 Member No.: 4,782 |
I say take a good shadowrun novel and turn it into a movie.
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Aug 29 2003, 06:46 AM
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the Coke in the Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 128 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Cascadia Member No.: 46 |
/me pukes |
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Aug 29 2003, 12:01 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Ah, c'mon. His dialogue's great. We can keep the author nearby to beat him on the head with a bat if he tries to put in any dick and fart jokes.
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Aug 29 2003, 12:42 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 699 |
Sure. Any suggestions? :oops: |
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Aug 29 2003, 12:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Food Fight: The Movie!
Directed by Kevin Smith Starring - Dante as the dwarven manager ("I wasn't supposed to be here today!") Chasing Amy as the hot elven checkout girl Randal as the annoying kid in the arcade Jay and Silent Bob as the loud-mouthed mother and son The Skaters from Hell as the gangers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as themselves (If you don't know any Kevin Smith films, don't worry. It wouldn't make this post funny, either :)) |
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Aug 29 2003, 02:05 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
How about turning Sam Verner's first novel into a movie? It can be easily adapted (IMHO, at least compared to other novels) and would serve as a primer to the SR universe (sequels! sequels!).
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Aug 29 2003, 02:10 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 92 Joined: 26-February 02 From: COS Member No.: 548 |
Why do I think that animated movie would make more money than a live action movie? The special effects needed for a Shadowrun movie would be cost prohibitive considering the market audience. I think that something more along the lines of Animatrix would be a more feasible option.
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Aug 29 2003, 02:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Animation ain't exactly cheap, either. And American movie-goers tend to think of animated films as kiddie flicks, so there goes your mainstream appeal. Without that, the big production houses won't touch it, for fear of losing their shirts (like Squaresoft did with Final Fantasy: The Movie).
Interesting sidenote: Did the figures in the Animatrix episode "Last Flight fo the Osiris" look familiar to anyone? They should. To cut costs and speed up production, the producers decided to re-use the character models they'd already built for the Final Fantasy movie. Now, if someone got the bright idea to re-re-use those models for a SR movie, or if SR suddenly became big in Japan, we might have something.... |
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Aug 29 2003, 03:37 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Speaking of which: what the status of SR in Japan? I heard there was a Japanese edition of the BBB, and I always thought that this particular combination of hi-tech and fantasy would make it a big hit there.
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Aug 29 2003, 03:42 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
I thjink he was talking about a traditional animated movie, rather than computer generated graphics.
I'd love a Shadowrun Anime (please? pretty please?) :facelick: |
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Aug 29 2003, 04:22 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
I believe Shadowrun is out of print in Japan; I think only a translation of 2nd Edition was released.
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Aug 29 2003, 04:50 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
What about a new SR3 japanese release? Not for me, obviously, but I'd bet there is a market, especially if FanPro releases Shadows of Asia.
Just as a somewhat related example: I remember Alex Shvartsman (well known Magic: the Gathering Pro-Tour player and card dealer) told us over a dinner in Curitiba (that's in Brazil, near Sao Paulo and Florianopolis) that Japan was THE MtG market, and then went on and on about that. Another big dealer (José something) told us the same in Buenos Aires. Maybe there is a Shadowrun market waiting for it. |
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Aug 29 2003, 04:57 PM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill. Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006 |
The D&D movie would have been good if they had spent some time on the script. what they should have done from the begining is had Bob Salvatore pen a story about Drizz't, and turn that into a movie.
I think Wizkids should do the same for SR. I think Headhunters would be the best choice since it offers a diverse cast, an excellent sampling of the SR universe, as well as being well written. |
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Aug 29 2003, 05:29 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 488 Joined: 4-August 03 From: Amidst the ruins of Silicon Valley. Member No.: 5,242 |
I find myself thinking more along the lines of Lisa Smedman's Tails You Lose novel. Of course, since I'd just seen something recently that dealt with the main plot "twist", I guessed at what the major revelation was going to be fairly early on.
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Aug 29 2003, 05:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Same story, different medium. If you want decent artwork (like, say, Cowboy Bebop:The Movie, or Ghost in the Shell) then be prepared to pay dearly for all those hand-drawn cells. If you go for broadcast-quality (such as Cowboy Bebop:The Series, or >gag< Dragonball Z), you can knock a few more bucks off. Either way, you'll still wind up in the kids section at Blockbuster, right next to The Little Mermaid 6: Ariel does Atlantis. Of course, there's also the new middleground between comic books and movies: web comics. Get a half-way decent artist, a web developer with some Flash experience under their belt, and all their friends for voice-over work, and you could have a pretty decent 'movie' at a very attractive price. |
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Aug 29 2003, 07:09 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 488 Joined: 4-August 03 From: Amidst the ruins of Silicon Valley. Member No.: 5,242 |
Hmmm... you know, that gives me a nice idea. I think I know what I'll put on my "wants" list for my birthday this year... Flash MX 2004! :D
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Aug 29 2003, 08:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 459 |
Roleplaying in general is not as "big" in Japan as it is in the States and Europe. Many of the games are very narrative or based on licensed products (World of Darkness, GURPS). The fact that Shadowrun Japan is a fascist hellhole probably doesn't do a whole lot to whip up the hometown crowd either ;)
Hmm... there was that Shadowrun manga though. |
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