tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post6916380560046437298..comments2024-01-06T19:03:20.285-08:00Comments on Blue Sky Disney: Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The Curtain...Honor Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05346050126873050983noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-25656214699055669612010-04-23T21:08:03.512-07:002010-04-23T21:08:03.512-07:00Anonymous said...
“Narnia made 750 million one of...<i>Anonymous said...<br /><br />“Narnia made 750 million one of the top movies of all time. Prince Caspian (Narnia 2) made 420 million. The 3rd Narnia movie comes out this Christmas in 3-D. Disney dropped Narnia not for box office reasons but for outside & inside secularists protests about the Christian messages of the Narnia stories.”</i><br /><br /><br />First, while Narnia made a lot of money, it was NOT anywhere near a “top movie of all time”. It’s initial success was ENTIRELY due to the overhyping of the film by religious organizations. The fact that it’s box office dropped almost 50% for the second one indicated the even the religious realized that the quality of the film was not up to the hype.<br /><br />In strictly quality and content terms, Narnia was only a fair sci-fi/fantasy offering at best. The constant attempts to compare it to the Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter was foolish, and true sci-fi/fantasy fans could see right off that it came nowhere near their level of story or production quality.2.0 and Beyondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-84094485717889975012010-04-22T10:30:35.883-07:002010-04-22T10:30:35.883-07:00"Disney dropped Narnia not for box office rea..."Disney dropped Narnia not for box office reasons but for outside & inside secularists protests about the Christian messages of the Narnia stories."<br /><br />No, they didn't.<br /><br />The rising cost of the production versus the return of investment were the reasons for letting their deal with Walden expire.<br /><br />Money was the reason.Prinze Kaz Pee-Onnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-43217834147527266782010-04-22T09:43:07.129-07:002010-04-22T09:43:07.129-07:00Narnia made 750 million one of the top movies of a...Narnia made 750 million one of the top movies of all time. Prince Caspian (Narnia 2) made 420 million. The 3rd Narnia movie comes out this Christmas in 3-D. Disney dropped Narnia not for box office reasons but for outside & inside secularists protests about the Christian messages of the Narnia stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-68445998850092843832010-04-22T09:03:30.932-07:002010-04-22T09:03:30.932-07:00It would be really, really unwise not to let Sam M...It would be really, really unwise not to let Sam Mendes direct the movie... If someone like him is interested in doing it, you should let him...<br /><br />After all:<br /><br />Sam Mendes: (Oscar winner) American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Jarhead, Revolutionary Road, Away We Go...<br /><br />Adam Shankman: Zac Efron's Pool Party, Bringing Down the House, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Hairspray, Bedtime Stories...<br /><br />I only hope that they don't repeat the NARNIA mistake (letting Andrew Adamson do it...). Well, at least they now know what they'll get: a potential 7 movie franchise stopping at the second one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-27599544291372126312010-04-22T00:33:38.272-07:002010-04-22T00:33:38.272-07:00I think Disney's last venture into Oz was with...I think Disney's last venture into Oz was with the Muppets ?<br /><br />All of Baum's original books are in the public domain at this time, but I don't believe Disney ever had the movie rights to all but the first, but 11 of the 14 total. That's what Return to Oz was based of. In fact, Maguire's Wicked was based purely off of both MGM's film and Disney's Return to Oz.<br /><br />This also isn't Disney's first attempt at a prequel as they had optioned the rights to American McGee's Oz years ago, but that project died (the video game that is).Stitch Kingdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240127175687097606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-64327619430876264112010-04-21T17:24:16.795-07:002010-04-21T17:24:16.795-07:00What is up with all these OZ projects? WB already...What is up with all these OZ projects? WB already has two in development (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/03/wizard-of-oz-remake-new-dorothy.html) and I believe Universal is adapting Wicked.perfectly flawedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00838696447256874341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-48023963436445750022010-04-21T16:22:02.665-07:002010-04-21T16:22:02.665-07:00The oz stories are out of copyright. Anyone can u...The oz stories are out of copyright. Anyone can use them.zapjoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10759347241574135836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-29535342595219985522010-04-21T14:21:24.807-07:002010-04-21T14:21:24.807-07:00Hmmm... This is obviously a response to Wicked'...Hmmm... This is obviously a response to Wicked's success, but is yet another adaption of the Oz stories going to be accepted? Just because people like Wicked (and are desperately waiting for a film version) doesn't mean they will enjoy any Oz film that comes along. Any new film is going to have to fight with the 1939 film's reputation and that's going to be very tough to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com