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The Peanuts Heading To The Big Screen
Has it really been forty years since the last Peanuts feature film? Good grief! Well fear not, fans, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang are about to head back to the big screen in a major way. Fox has secured the rights to the Charles Schultz's comic strip and is planning to create a whole new franchise via Fox Animation and Blue Sky (the company behind the 'Ice Age' films). The first film already has a release date set for November 25th, 2015; in time for the 65th anniversary of the comic strip. The first film will be directed by Steve Martino ('Horton Hears a Who,' 'Ice Age: Continental Drift') and written by Charles Schultz's son and grandson, Craig and Bryan Schultz, as well as Cornelius Uliano. Said Craig Schultz...
"We have been working on this project for years. We finally felt the time was right and the technology is where we need it to be to create this film. I am thrilled we will be partnering with Blue Sky/Fox to create a Peanuts movie that is true to the strip and will continue the legacy in honor of my father.”
Normally this is where I would reiterate that Hollywood has become laughably obsessed with branding and will make movies out of anything with a recognizable name. But dammit, I love the Peanuts and they are long overdue for a new cinematic adventure. Also, the fact that the Schultz family, is behind his project is at least somewhat encouraging. Craig Schultz is not just some uninvolved relative, but the head of the Peanuts' company so his endorsement and agreement to this deal is important. My only real concern now is that we're going to get lame, CGI versions of the lovable Peanuts characters. I know there is something to be said for updating characters this old for a younger generation, but so much of the charm of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang is the loving style by which they were drawn. My hope is we don't get something like that latest 'Looney Tunes Show' on Cartoon Network where the characters all look like half-assed screen saver versions of themselves.
What do you guys think? Could a new Peanuts movie work? Would you be interested in seeing it if it were computer animated?
Source: Deadline
Views: 1783
Tags: Charles, Fox, Schultz, The Peanuts, adaptation, animated, franchise, movie, new, rights
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Comment by Jon Riddle on October 11, 2012 at 2:02pm -
What makes me suspicious is the following quote: "We finally felt the time was right and the technology is where we need it to be to create this film." Just how much goddamn technology do you need to adapt Peanuts into a movie? Look at the original comic strips -- Schulz never even drew backgrounds! Charlie Brown's pitching mound was a simple cuved line. Occasionally you'd get the side of a tree or a mailbox maybe even the occasional cactus in the background, but that was it. Peanuts was loved for it's simplicity.
Just what the fuck are they planning to make? I don't like this new prospect. Not one bit.
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Comment by Boatloads1017 on October 10, 2012 at 11:44am -
Between this and the Guardian's article, I'm less apprehensive towards this movie. Okay, Fox and Blue Sky, find a way to fuck that up. Aaaaaaannnnnndd GO!!!
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Comment by Robert Wild on October 10, 2012 at 11:17am -
Like I said, the only reason why alot of people are so nervous about the possible CGI is BECAUSE it's never been tried before with the Peanuts. Sure, they could skrew up with the Peanuts VERY easily, but, if they get it right, it could work. I don't know how I would feel about 3D though.
Anyway, whether it's 2D or 3D, can't wait to see Charlie Brown and the gang on the big screen again! :D
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Comment by Amia on October 10, 2012 at 10:24am -
As long as its not in that 3D CGI shit, we're good.
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Comment by Luke Hero on October 10, 2012 at 9:50am -
It could work a cute child comedy, sure why not?
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Comment by Matthew A. Sawtell on October 10, 2012 at 4:31am -
Hm... Peanuts in 3D? Been done before, claymation style back in the late 1970's/1980's with old View Master Toy Line. If it is that level, then it should be 'okay'. Now if the folks at Blue Sky take a page out of Matt Stone's/Trey Parker's handbook, and use their tech for a 'retro style' 2D that looks cleaner and much more animated, then better. As for the plotline... if the Schultz family is involved, the main theme should stay the same, but with some nods/gags towards newer items.
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Comment by PoisonPirate on October 9, 2012 at 11:44pm -
The son of Charles Schultz writing has me excited, the director of Ice age 4 does not.
Still, I'm interested enough that I'll probably end up seeing it.
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Comment by Mencken Powell Graham on October 9, 2012 at 9:39pm -
Technology? It's been avaliable for 50 goddamn years! What the fuck does that even mean? And fuck that director.
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Comment by Javier on October 9, 2012 at 8:50pm -
I'm worried on what they'll do to the Peanuts, on what extent they will go to modernize them.
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Comment by Eric Turpel on October 9, 2012 at 8:47pm -
I'm fine with a "Peanuts" movie...but do it with traditional animation. I have nothing against Blue Sky studios, it's just that I wouldn't find it appealing for Charlie Brown to be 3D.
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