The Man from UNCLE. And because of Armie Hammer it’ll never happen
That was a hell of a Wikipedia read.
Came to post exactly this
Flash Gordon.
Rock N Rolla
I hadn’t heard of this movie before. Seems interesting. added
If you like it you should check out Guy Ritchie’s previous film, 2005’s Revolver. It’s a little more “experimental” I’d say, but some of the film’s choices are really cool, especially how it depicts how some characters remember and interpret events differently than others.
I mean, even though they’re not explicitly connected, Guy Ritchie has made a number of movies with similar tone/vibe and London Crime setting. I’m choosing to believe they’re happening in the same universe
- Lock, Stock and a smoking barrel
- Snatch
- Revolver
- The gentlemen (which was also derived as a decent Netflix show)
There’s also Layer Cake from Matthew Vaughn which scratches the same itch.
Agree with the sentiment but wanting Kill Bill 3 is not the same as getting “another Tarantino movie”.
True, true
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No to Princess Bride. It’s perfect…. Leave it alone.
Jonn Dies at the End
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It did quite well when it came out, and it felt like there was potential for sequels
I’m surprised nobody has done a modern TV version. All five books have been successfully adapted for radio, the scripts are done, it’s already blocked out into well-paced individual episodes. It’s just sitting there waiting to be made. You just need a good cast and a show runner who isn’t going to monkey with the source material. It’s already proven to be popular and long-lived. Seems like a no-brainer.
All five books have been successfully adapted for radio
As far as I’m aware, the first two radio series predate the books. So, in fact, they were successfully adapted into print.
They know they could never top the existing tv series
Which I didn’t like at all, it felt too much like an audiobook to me, reading all the guide bits, not like an adaptation. Looks like you can never satisfy all fans at once.
show runner who isn’t going to monkey with the source material
When’s the last time THAT happened?
Ohh that’s a good one. The other books afterwards were great too.
Would’ve loved a sequel and would honestly not mind them artistically fudging it a bit to pick back up with an older Arthur Dent
The movie wasn’t living up to the book though…
Most don’t but that’s ok :) I still liked it
I believe Adams himself considered each different medium to be “it’s own story” though just as he added and changed things from the radio play for the book, he also added and changed things in the movie screen play… When he was involved in it. I’m not going to pretend it was all his work but it was it’s own thing.
Douglas Adams writing doesn’t translate well to film I think, a bit like Pratchett’s. It can be done (Good Omens was a great adaptation of Pratchett) but it’s probably super hard to do well and keep the original feeling/spirit
The 1981 TV series did a fine job, likely in no small part thanks to having Adams himself around and involved.
I feel like any future HHG adaptation would need to be TV rather than theatrical film. That universe is just too full to condense meaningfully into a 90-minute blockbuster meant to keep the Hollywood lowest common denominator in their seats. You need room for all the multilayered apparently-random stuff interacting with each other in the particularly bizarre ways Adams was so good at pulling off, and it needs to capture the whimsy of the source material without devolving into the unremarkable formulaic stuff the latest attempt to do Dirk Gently on TV turned out to be.
And the book wasn’t living up to the original radio series
Mostly kidding on that
I agree that I like the book better, initially I disliked the movie, but I’ve come around on it, some things from the radio series were changed for the book, and so it just kind of feels right they’d further change things for the movie. Playing a little fast and loose with it feels very in the Douglass Adams spirit to me.
But does it live up to the text adventure?
Yep
Get analgesic.
This guy gets it
(the analgesic)
But you didn’t hang your towel up before pressing the button.
Not really, but it got me to read the books. And it could’ve been so much worse.
I blame Douglas Adams’ extended tax evasion scheme. I think they were already struggling to finish the first one.
District 9
I remember reading that they were trying to get District 10 done?
Yeah, but before the director made several more movies that were all bad. I don’t know how he keeps getting work.
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His stuff at least manages to make money somehow, so that makes some kind of sense from a money worship point of view. I doubt Blomkamp’s movies raked in as much cash though.
I mean, stupid teenage boys will spend what money they have to hang out with their friends… So, it’s a viable audience.
Teenage boys deserve some love and movies!
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Yeah, that’s another that makes no sense to me. People largely dislike all his recent works. “Let’s give him a huge budget for a two part star wars fan fic!”
Snyder has an amazing eye for action. Sucker Punch, 300, and Watchmen were all amazing visual/auditory feasts. Everything else about his movies is just average to below average, though.
Giving him a Star Wars makes perfect sense when you consider what Disney thinks of the Star Wars audience. “Just give them laser sword and space ships and explosions and they’ll be happy.”
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Blokamp is great at effects and story ideas, he’s not a good director. Even District 9 is a bit of a directorial mess but there’s enough interesting story there to overcome that. The rest of his films? Not so much.
I personally wouldn’t put him above Snyder in the visuals category, but I respect your opinion and I don’t think you’re way off or anything. I can see having that preference.
And yet M. Night still makes movies. You can’t explain that!
Bloody prawns!
I might be in the minority but Chappie was a really good movie. It’s a real bummer Die Antword were so horrible to work with that the director kinda gave up on it.
I never understood why they thought it would be a good idea to have them in it. It’s not like they are known well enough to have a huge pull
I actually watched the movie because of them.
Stumbled upon the band on youtube, and I’d never heard anything like it before.Plus, their music videos are fucking sick!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXNPI-IPPM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXlZfc1TrD0I used to love them until the stories of them being fucking horrible people came out. They’ve been accused of rape, human trafficking and slavery.
so, average Cape Town citizens
I saw Chappie for the first time last week and was moderately devastated to find out there isn’t going to be sequels. It had so much style, humor and personality!
I’m not sure that I would want to see it, but I was surprised that True Lies didn’t turn into a franchise.
There were plans, with the daughter joining the family business.
FUBAR on Netflix isn’t terrible since it plays some of the same keys as True Lies, and it got renewed for a second season…but it’s painfully obvious that Arnold is too old for this stuff anymore.
They tried a TV reboot adaptation of True Lies. It was baaad
I once read that they planned on a sequel but then the terrorist attacks on the world trade center happened so they cancelled it.
Something about not wanting to make fun of terrorism anymore.
For a long time, I would have said Unbreakable. I’m glad that he ended up continuing the story, eventually.
It’s referred to as the Eastrail 177 Trilogy now
I like them, too
I never knew it was supposed to be a series until they announced Split
Me neither. Actually, I didn’t realize Split was in the same “universe” until the very end, when David was watching the news on TV. That was an awesome surprise!
Fast and the Furious.
The title for the sequel could be some kind of pun on how the film is faster and/or more furious than what would be reasonable under normal circumstances
Amazing!
Constantine, I’m surprised it’s taken them this long to even talk about a sequel.
One of my favorites, the the series was excellent too. I’m not entirely sure which actor I liked best in the role
I loved the series, the movie not that much
He had some great animated movies. Unlike the movie with the worst casting decision in the history of comic book movies.
Can’t wait for Colbert’s reluctant demon.
Buckaroo Banzai
Big Trouble in Little China
I was so ready to see Buckaroo Banzai take on the World Crime League.
There is a book, but it wasn’t very good. :(
1st book adapts the movie:
Big Trouble in Little China
The problem was the story itself was so self-contained any sequel they tried would have clearly been nothing but a huge cash grab.
But they supposedly are making a sequel, starring The Rock 🫤
If they cast the rock in a Big Trouble sequel, I’m becoming a terrorist. He will ruin any franchise with his ego.
Is this the one where he plays the physically fit, yet somewhat goofy protagonist with corny jokes and facial expressions?
Freaking loved big trouble in little China. Cult classic to the max. I thought the magic was so cool!
The Road to El Dorado was the pilot for an animated series that never got greenlit. Massive missed opportunity, I would love to see “the continuing adventures of three latin rogues and a horse”
“What happens when the party is 2 bards and a rogue.”
At the time animated series didn’t have the same quality they do today, I suspect it’s reputation is so good because there’s no subsequent animated series.
Galaxy Quest.
There was a script for one but Alan Rickman passed away (😭😭😭) and it got shelved. There are always rumors circling about still but nothing concrete.
Aren’t they currently developing a show based on GQ?
Off and on for 15 years.
I’d settle for the original R rated cut.
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
They even teased it man… Pretty sure every kid has an existential crisis when they searched for that sequel in Google and found out it didn’t exist.
Omg! Same! That is my favorite movie that NOBODY seems to have ever heard of!
What???
An I just finding out that there will be no sequel to that? I remember that were planning, and planning, and planning, and it was too come out in 20XX, and then 20XX etc (can’t remember the years)
What happened? Not enough funding, or was bullshit all along?? I feel so… Duped…
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How dare you!
