[David The Lurker]

will chuck yeager be involved

[Molotok]

trakker, on 17 June 2014 - 12:39 PM, said:

I'll never understand this obsession with putting cartoon/game character in our world. They could create a fantastic imaginative and exciting world, but instead they think it's better to put them in this boring crap hole of a planet lol

It's gonna be live action Sonic X ep1-26, before all their homeworld stuff started leaking through. minus Sam Speed =P

Because it's easy as crap, comparatively speaking, to make a film like that instead of actually creating a world different than our own?

It's like Danger Mouse at the North Pole, but that could at least be excused by budget constraints compared to a frickin' film.

[JoeyJojoJr]

Mecha Sally, on 12 June 2014 - 06:23 PM, said:

I don't think he was saying Penders was a master of writing; just that he knew the Sonic universe(s) well.

A Knothole Resident, on 13 June 2014 - 01:42 AM, said:

I agree, but at least he has knowledge of the franchise and thats at least "something" to contribute. In all honesty, as much I despise the guy, hes more credible to be involved in a Sonic film cause he, unlike this Neil hack has an understanding of the mythology.

lolwut? No he didn't. He made up his own lore that had nothing to do with Sonic (and was mostly ripped off from things like Star Wars and World of Krypton anyway), and basically tied it in by saying "oh yeah and Sonic is their friend/Knuckles is related to them." The dude was practically proud that he didn't like or care about Sonic or its lore, all he liked was trying to be an even crazier, but far less talented, version of John Byrne.

A Knothole Resident, on 14 June 2014 - 09:37 PM, said:

you know what? Forget what I said about Penders. https://twitter.com/KenPenders />/>/>/>

Oh, okay then. Nevermind. Glad we agree. (Yeah, we mostly agreed the whole time, but I wanted to join you in bashing Penders.)

Candescence, on 15 June 2014 - 01:22 AM, said:

Yeah, Ken's gone completely fucking nutbar lately. He thinks he's the only reason Sonic was ever popular. Pfft.

Lately? If you count the last 20+ years as lately, I suppose. Biggest difference between now and then is that back then he didn't have the internet to share his views, and we had to rely on his "art" to see into his twisted mind.

These writers we do have seem like they may very well know their stuff, which is nice. It may very well be moot, though, if the movie is anything like the recent games, which don't really care about continuity anymore. We'll see once we get more info on the film, I suppose. Personally, I'm hoping for a Death Egg Saga thing, expanded with the extra backstory we got in Adventure (since that was basically just expanding on the backstory from the Japanese manuals for Sonic 2 and 3&K anyway). Not that I expect it to happen. I'm more expecting something along the lines of X, which I didn't care for at all. But I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

As for the live action/animated bit, I'm actually not too worried about it. Of all the things in the film that could make or break it, I think that's one of the less important factors.

[Fantastic]

Sorry that this is late, I am a new member to Retro.

About a month ago over on the SonicTheHedgehog subreddit, the writer for the upcoming Sonic film made a post about his new Facebook page. He was also answering a few questions in the comments. (Nothing too special, but some of it is interesting.)

It's been a while since I've last read it, so I don't remember much. I only skimmed through it, but I thought you guys would find it interesting. After reading it I have slightly higher hopes for the film though I won't say anything until we get at least one trailer.

Here's a link: http://www.reddit.co...ok_page_i_know/

Edit: Various grammar edits and such.

This post has been edited by Fantastic: 02 September 2014 - 05:20 PM

[TheKazeblade]

The candidness of his answers are lulling me into a sense of security. I hope it's not a false one.

Still, the fact he has shown how much of a fan he is has gone a long way towards relieving my doubt. That is, provided the studio doesn't force his script too far away from his vision.

[Fantastic]

TheKazeblade, on 02 September 2014 - 07:49 PM, said:

The candidness of his answers are lulling me into a sense of security. I hope it's not a false one.

Still, the fact he has shown how much of a fan he is has gone a long way towards relieving my doubt. That is, provided the studio doesn't force his script too far away from his vision.

I liked the reply of "Like Alvin and the Chipmunks only less Alvin and more awesome."

I have hopes, but like you said, the studio could possibly butcher the development...

..which isn't really way past cool.

[Lanzer]

Oh its Van! yeah we have been talking to him on SSMB for awhile now, guess hes making the rounds. cool for him hes really trying to dis-spell some of the stigma and I hope that everything he wants from this movie can be worked out.

[TimmiT]

So I guess lots of stuff is gonna get cut when inevitably execs want them to make it PG.

EDIT: Actually I just realized that this does give this rumor posted in the thread earlier some credibility: http://www.tracking-...iter-shortlist/

This post has been edited by TimmiT: 19 November 2014 - 06:07 PM

[Captain L]

Eh...last time someone tried to make Sonic with a higher age rating, we got...

[TheKazeblade]

I imagine it's less an attempt at Shadow, more of an attempt at capturing that Avengers-going audience as well as trick that subset of the fandom that thinks Sonic is a more mature and dark franchise than it really is into buying tickets.

This post has been edited by TheKazeblade: 19 November 2014 - 09:39 PM

[Molotok]

TimmiT, on 19 November 2014 - 04:49 PM, said:

So I guess lots of stuff is gonna get cut when inevitably execs want them to make it PG. />/>

EDIT: Actually I just realized that this does give this rumor posted in the thread earlier some credibility: http://www.tracking-...iter-shortlist/

What is this obsession about higher ratings? I mean, what are the expectations for a Sonic film? Blood, gore, guts, and mediocre-to-abyssmal standings on Rotten Tomatoes like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Doom, or Postal? What exactly is the boundary between PG and PG-13 anyway? Profanity and suggestive dialogue (Guardians of the Galaxy say "Hi" from atop their big pile o' money)? Are we getting an ass-shot?

I know that they're trying to update him and his 'tude, but I don't think a PG-13 rating is really necessary. You can have a 'suitably' dark film with a lower rating, given the character and his respective universe in question. I mean, not every G and PG* movie is sunshine and lollipops, right? ... Right?

* This was especially the case for films initially rated PG before PG-13 was introduced in the mid-'80s.

EDIT:

Actually, now that I think of it, what would SatAM get these days? I mean since it predated the TV rating system by a few years.

This post has been edited by Molotok: 19 November 2014 - 09:44 PM

[W.A.C.]

Movie ratings are weird. PG-13 can get away with a lot, yet it doesn't take a lot for a film to get a PG-13 rating. It's become the most marketable rating for films. Dark enough to appeal to the general audience, while clean enough to not turn off a lot of people. Not sure if PG-13 is the best route for a Sonic film though.

This post has been edited by W.A.C.: 19 November 2014 - 09:48 PM

[Lanzer]

I think everybody both here and SSMB are just blowing this PG-13 thing out of hand, I'm sure its not gonna be more then a G-rated movie content wise but PG-13 just gives them more freedoms then a G-rated movie would.

[W.A.C.]

Yeah... Like I said, "it doesn't take a lot for a film to get a PG-13 rating". Overtime, it kind of became the new PG and PG became the new G. Almost nothing is rated G anymore that has any sense of darkness at all.

[Lobotomy]

Holy shit, why is nobody talking about the fact that Marza is animating it? Knowing that Sony/Columbia/Whoever aren't doing the animation makes my hopes for this MUCH greater. Marza know what they're doing, and the fact that it's in-house will make the whole shebang a lot closer to the source material.

If you people haven't seen Harlock yet, get on Netflix right fucking now. It's one of the highest rated animated films on the site.

This post has been edited by Lobotomy: 19 November 2014 - 11:34 PM