Finally
EC Segar’s true vision will be brought to life, as Sony has embarked on
a quest to make a CGI Popeye movie, and in 3D no less.
Popeye
has been in character jail for decades now; aside from a couple of
half-assed cartoons, the last time the general population really got an
eyeful of the Sailor Man was in 1980, when Robin Williams was coked to
the gills on the set of Robert Altman’s bizarrely great film version.
Avi
Arad, who used to run Marvel Studios, is the producer on this new
cartoon. He promises that all the usual suspects – Olive Oyl, Bluto,
Swee’pea – will be in it. And get his vision for the movie:
Arad
says the new version will cover the themes of friendship, love, greed
and life, and focus on human strengths and human frailties.
I
love it. It’s a fucking cartoon! Back off the thematic weight and have
Popeye punch Bluto into orbit.
Mike Jones is writing the script. I
don’t know who that is in Hollywood, so I’m hoping it’s the rapper who
put his phone number in one of his songs. I like that guy.
via Variety
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"… themes of friendship, love, greed and life, and focus on human strengths and human frailties." Yes, sounds deep. I'm glad to see that they've resurrected George C. Scott for the roll.
Popeye has been in character jail because of the still birth film that altman and cokehead williams delivered to an unwilling public. Its not bizarrely great its bizarrely awful.
Whoa. That image is Popeyelicious.
If they bring back the wonderfully muttery Popeye form the early cartoons then it could be great. But they won't. So it won't be.
"It's a fucking cartoon!" So is UP.
Oh Avi…there's a reason Marvel kicked you to the curb. Could you please continue on about how awesomely deep the Man-Thing movie is.
I never liked Popeye in any iteration…
That picture is of a Zbrush sculpt done by Rick Baker himself. It's not any movie production art, though; Baker is a bit of a Zbrush hobbyist, and posts in their forums occasionally. He also did beautiful sculpts of the cyclops from Seventh Voyage of Sinbad and Lon Chaney in London After Midnight, among others. I would LOVE to see a CG Popeye movie that used that as the character model. Best rendering of the character I've ever seen, by far!
No Poop Deck Pappy, No Sale.
Did Devin Faraci lose all credibility on March 23, 2010 when he said, "Robert Altman's bizarrely great film version," in reference to the film, Popeye?
oh man i forgot all bout that Williams movie, i saw it when i was like on tv. I should rent it again. Honestly didnt know he was a cokehead but it makes sense.
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