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10-24-2003, 10:52 AM
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Man-thing
this thread is for next years MAN-THING.
heres the poster  and heres some info Quote:
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10-24-2003, 10:55 AM
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I think it will be VERY low-budget, but that's not always a bad thing (look at Texas Chainsaw Massacre, $9.5M budget, $28.1M opening weekend). Guess we'll see once we get some footage.
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10-24-2003, 10:56 AM
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10-24-2003, 11:04 AM
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The original plans were for this to be a straight to video project guess they wised up.
The Poster sucks btw. Not one Hint at Man-Thing's look. But I guess that's the point. The budget was 5 Million but that could have changed. |
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10-24-2003, 11:06 AM
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This one will probably suck real hard....
Hope it would be better than the TV-serie...
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10-24-2003, 11:08 AM
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There was no TV Series for this .
That was DC'S Swamp Thing. This is a totally Different character. Ted Sallis is Man-Thing. Alec Holland Is Swamp Thing. Swamp Thing was a 1982 Film Directed by Wes Craven. It also had a horrible sequel in 1989 and a TV series on USA Network in the early '90's. While being almost the same as Swamp Thing, Marvel's Man-Thing actually preceded DC's Swamp Thing by a month in the comics. Not a copy just a coincedence. One difference is when turned to a creature Man-Thing lost all his smarts , while Swamp Thing Kept his brains. Man-Thing's touch can burn anything that fears him. He was based , as was Swamp thing on the 1940's character, THE HEAP (Which Todd McFarlane has optioned as a film as well.) Last edited by sniktawt; 10-24-2003 at 11:20 AM. |
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10-24-2003, 11:11 AM
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You are right, I mixed them up.
But it still will suck.
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10-24-2003, 11:16 AM
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i'm gonna wait for the trailer
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10-24-2003, 11:16 AM
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I'm a huge fan of Man-thing and I have hopes for this , as long as Man-Thing looks good.
The first Comic I ever had was a Man-Thing way back in 1974. He holds special memories to me so I will give this a huge chance. I still don't like the poster though.But that's just a Publicity teaser anyways. |
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10-24-2003, 11:18 AM
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10-24-2003, 11:18 AM
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10-24-2003, 11:23 AM
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I think they want to go the Blade route on this because Like Blade back in 1998, he wasn't well known so they have to lessen the budget because it is a risk when the character isn't presold.
But like coming soon stated, sometimes a low budget means a better movie. Blade was certainly a sleeper hit and was the beginning of Marvel's movie onslaught. |
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10-24-2003, 11:25 AM
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10-24-2003, 11:29 AM
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If the budget is only 5 million, this movie will make lots of money. Just putting the Marvel name on it is going to get some people in the theatres. Even if they only have an opening weekend of 10 million, they doubled their costs (excluding marketing) This is a guarranteed money maker.
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10-24-2003, 11:31 AM
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Very true MARVEL movies will sell easly now that there populer. plus if the movie dosn't look low buget people won't even relize it.
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10-24-2003, 11:40 AM
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Just becuse the Marvel name is on it does not mean it will make money.
The Character and the film itself has to look good. DC comics is going to have it's name on Catwoman (Why I don't know,it's not their character) and that is going to flop. Plus it was originally a made for video project.The first I read it wasn't was when Cg posted this thread so They may have upped the budget. Last edited by sniktawt; 10-24-2003 at 11:42 AM. |
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10-24-2003, 11:51 AM
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There are far too many comic book based movies around IMO... need some brake!
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10-24-2003, 12:28 PM
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10-24-2003, 03:17 PM
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If they do this project the right way, it could be pretty good. I just wonder if any of the movie posters will have the line that was always used in the Man-Thing comic books:
"Whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch". It's as associated with Man-Thing as "with great power comes great responsibility" is with Spiderman.
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10-26-2003, 06:11 PM
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Yeah that line should be used.
Here's a pic for those unfamiliar with What or Who Man-Thing is. 
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10-26-2003, 06:40 PM
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10-26-2003, 06:44 PM
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Man this could be one of those cult classic films like an Evil Dead. That is if they do it right and put effort into it. Man Thing is popular enough to get a decent gross
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10-26-2003, 11:17 PM
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Man Thing sounds pretty dark. What's his story and what's his purpose?
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10-26-2003, 11:30 PM
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Here's his comic bio from the cool comics web ring.
For years, it stayed in the swamp outside the town of Citrusville, existing as little more than a local myth, but, after a vision of a black tomorrow, the creature emerges. Meanwhile, Ellen Brandt, a woman haunted by her past, wanders to Citrusville for reasons unknown to even her. But who is this woman, and who was Man-Thing before he was the Man-Thing? Once, he was a chemist named Ted Sallis, working on the elusive super-soldier serum, the stuff that dreams are made of, the thing that turned Steve Rogers, a pathetic weakling, into the mighty Captain America. His wife was a young student named Ellen, put into neglect by Ted's constant experiments and research. Soon Ellen wandered astray, betraying her husband to Advanced Idea Mechanics, who sought the super-soldier serum for their own purposes. Knowing that he and the serum were in danger, Ted fled into the swamp taking the sole, untested vial of the serum with him. Fate had it's way, and Ted decided it would be better to destroy the serum than have it fall into the hands of A.I.M., so... he injested the serum. Instead of turning Ted Sallis into a super soldier, the serum mixed was affected by the ever-present primordial ooze of the swamp. As every cell in Ted Sallis' body changed, he became increasingly more plant-like. He turned into a swamp monster. He turned into the Man-Thing. Soon, in the swamp, the Man-Thing and Ellen crossed paths. She was consunmed with fear, and it... well, the Man-Thing was simply reacting to it's environment. As the Man-Thing placed his hand on the left side of Ellen's face, her fear of what she had done to her husband reacted with the Man-Thing, and she ignited... Now, the Man-Thing serves as the Guardian of the Nexus of All Realities, the gateway between all worlds and existances, and he is now beginning a journey, a journey he will partake in with his wife, with whom he has recently been reunited, a journey to save Earth from its own future. |
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10-26-2003, 11:42 PM
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Cool. I hope this film works, even with a low budget.
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