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No, really, a *Micronauts* movie? Hollywood is officially out of ideas. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125737028160428961.html 12 days ago |
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http://bit.ly/1c1TYL Creativity is official dead in hollywood; it probably has been for years, but here's the final sign. 13 days ago |
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Latest hot stars in Hollywood films are toys such as: Barbie, Transformers and GI Joe. http://bit.ly/1c1TYL 14 days ago |
J.J. Abrams to Produce Micronauts Film?
Latest News - MovieWeb.com —
... director could add another project to his growing plate. Towards the end of a Wall Street Journal story on the impact of toys and board games in Hollywood, it was revealed that J.J. Abrams is in talks to produce a film based on the toy line Micronauts . The toy line was first released in Japan by the toy company Takara in 1974 and then brought to the United States in 1976 by the Mego Corporation, when they took on the name Micronauts . There were also comic book series based on the toy line by Marvel and Devil's Due Publishing. The toy line was recently acquired by ...
Etch A Sketch Movie Now a Distinct Possibility
Film Junk —
... to the board game Risk, the latest in a long line of questionable movie deals involving branded playthings. The Wall Street Journal followed up with an article on the phenomenon today, addressing the “herd mentality” in Hollywood and the fact that somehow this is all a direct result of the success of Transformers . Go figure. The article also goes on to reveal a handful of other interesting tidbits including:“The Ohio Art Co., which owns Etch A Sketch, says it has received numerous calls from producers interested in acquiring the rights to make a stand-alone film based on ...
Now That J.J. Has Successfully Relaunched Some Of Our Favorite Astornauts, Maybe He'll Do The Same For MICRONAUTS!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
... here... In an article relating to all the toy/game-to-movie madness we've been experiencing lately, The Wall Street Journal says J.J. Abrams is "in talks" to lord over a movie based on MICRONAUTS toys. If J.J.'s there, can Bob & Alex be far behind? J.J. Abrams, who created the TV show "Lost" and directed this summer's "Star Trek" film, is in discussions to produce a movie about Japanese toy line Micronauts, which Hasbro just acquired. ...says WSJ HERE , in an article which also includes the following TRANSFORMERS 3-related quote from Mr. Bay: "I didn't want to do it," says ...
J.J. Abrams May Produce a Movie Based on Short-Lived 70s Toy Line, MICRONAUTS
Collider —
... In an Wall Street Journal article today about the lucrative business of toy-based movies, there was a brief mention about Abrams being in talks to produce a film based on “Micronauts”, which Hasbro has just acquired. Oddly enough, “Micronauts”, unlike other properties, does not have its own narrative. They’re just tiny toys based on the sci-fi/action genre. Although the toy line ended in 1980, a Marvel Comics began a series about “Micronauts” in a 1979. There’s a whole article about the comic and its characters ...
J.J. Abrams might be taking on the MICRONAUTS
gordonandthewhale.com —
... These days, when there is news on J.J. Abrams, the geek-world listens. After the critical and financial successes of STAR TREK, can you blame us for wanting to know everything about the guy? This latest bit of news comes a Wall Street Journal article discussing Hollywood’s current obsession with toys. ...
JJ Abrams Considering Micronauts Movie
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[image] According to The Wall Street Journal JJ (Star Trek, Lost, Alias) Abrams is in talks to produce a movie about the Japanese interchangeable toys Micronauts, to which Hasbro just acquired the rights. First released in Japan in 1974 (under the name Microman), the toys were imported to the States by the Mego Corporation in 1976. They also became the stars of a Marvel comic which debuted in 1979 created by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden. In this storyline the Micronauts are beings from the Microverse who, when they come to Earth, are the size of toys. Abrams has also been ...
J.J. Abrams To Produce 'Micronauts'?
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... In the midst of a rather depressing Wall Street Journal article about Hollywood's latest gold rush idea of agents at top agencies acquiring rights to toy brands instead of actors, came an interesting nugget. It appears that J.J. Abrams is circling a film adaptation of the ...
J.J. Abrams Producing "Micronauts"
Dark Horizons - News —
... J.J. Abrams ("Star Trek," TV's "Lost") is in talks to produce "Micronauts", a film version of the Japanese Microman toy line reports The Wall Street Journal. ...
J.J. Abrams in talks to Produce MICRONAUTS movie
GeekTyrant —
... There’s an article that just ran in TheWallStreetJournal that pretty much broke down every film or television show being developed that is based off a toy or board game. From Ridley Scott directing Monopoly, to James Lassiter producing a TV show based on the Big Wheel, and proven blockbusters like Transformers and G.I Joe, toys have become the biggest stars in Hollywood. ...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/6/09
THE BEAT —
... out in the larger field? Just for the novelty? Are you giving your comic away for free, then? If so, what’s your business model?
We’re not sure why bland, meaningless press releases about one channel are any more ridiculous then bland, meaningless press releases about another, but agree on the bland and meaninglessness.
§ Cartoonist acquires new cat.
§ The Wall Street Journal investigates Hollywood’s latest obsession: movies about toys
Toys now are receiving the same A-list treatment that ...
J.J. Abrams In Talks to Produce 'Micronauts' Movie
Get The Big Picture —
... would be involved. The Wall Street Journal says Abrams is in talks to produce a film based on the old Japanese interchangable toys - a precursor to Tranformers, Go-Bots, and Alexis Arquette. ...
JJ Abrams Gets Small For Micronauts Movie? [Micronauts]
io9 —
... this summer's "Star Trek" film, is in discussions to produce a movie about Japanese toy line Micronauts, which Hasbro just acquired. With Abrams producing, that opens the door for some Kurtzman/Orci involvement, if they could be convinced to jump from the Transformers franchise into another toy universe. We're really keeping our fingers crossed for comic artist and Micronaut lover Paul Pope getting involved on the design side, though. The Cry Goes Out in Hollywood: 'Get Me Mr. Potato Head's Agent!' [Wall Street Journal] ...
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Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
... . Either way, it looks like Peter Barsocchini, who wrote the High School Musical films, will be on board, either as writer or producer. * The Wallstreet Journal suggests that the trend in toy to movie adaptations might see a J.J. Abrams directed Micronauts * At least on ...
J.J. Abrams To Enter The Microverse?
Movie Moron —
... Certainly no shortage of zany concepts and crazy characters for Abrams to play with, eh? But is the project likely to be a go-er? Well, the news of the Lost head honcho’s involvement with the ’nauts seems to have emerged in unusual fashion, having been mentioned in passing in a more general Wall Street Journal piece about Hollywood’s increasing predilection for basing its blockbuster fare on pre-existing toy lines (this year’s summer season having correspondingly delivered Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen and G. I. Joe unto us, in the manner of a ...
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WTF: Clashing News, Wolves and All
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... • Transformers is all the rage these days. How do you combat a giant robot franchise? How about astronauts from a microscopic universe, or whatever the hell Micronauts are, which according to the Wall Street Journal, J.J. Abrams is in discussion to produce. In any case, it's another Hasbro toy flick. Yawn. ...
