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"Film studio" Paramount team up Hasbro for a cinematic universe (GI Joe, MASK etc)
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SpaceHorror
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Did I miss something? What does this have to do with what my post? No offense, just a tad confused.
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
Rom and Micronauts... wrong cinematic universe.
Ugh, with the ways Paramount has been strangling all their franchises, no thanks.
I mean, Transformers, TMNT, GI Joe and the Star Trek reboots are severely dumbed down destruction porn movies aimed at people with the lowest IQs.
Studio bosses at Paramount even thought that Orci's script for Star Trek Beyond was "too Star Trek-y", so they asked Pegg and some other guy to rewrite the script. What will we get? A movie that is so generic and stupid-looking that barely resembles anything remotely Star Trek.1
I'm all for bringing old-school nostalgia-laden tv shows to the modern day and age, but at least try and bring some form of intelligence to the table.
I mean, Transformers, TMNT, GI Joe and the Star Trek reboots are severely dumbed down destruction porn movies aimed at people with the lowest IQs.
Studio bosses at Paramount even thought that Orci's script for Star Trek Beyond was "too Star Trek-y", so they asked Pegg and some other guy to rewrite the script. What will we get? A movie that is so generic and stupid-looking that barely resembles anything remotely Star Trek.1
I'm all for bringing old-school nostalgia-laden tv shows to the modern day and age, but at least try and bring some form of intelligence to the table.
ViewtifulJC
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so many of these mothafuckas end up on the roof of your house, never to be seen again
They changed the game when everyone wasn't looking
And they try to relaunch the girl versions every few years.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
They don't really understand why people get excited about Marvel and DC, do they?
I've never understood why they didn't just combine G.I. Joe and Transformers at some point early on. Seems to make the most sense with the heavy military presence in the Transformers films. This just reeks of stupidity.
And props to the Dragon Flyz reference. I used to get up early every Saturday morning to watch that show.
And props to the Dragon Flyz reference. I used to get up early every Saturday morning to watch that show.
Father_Brain
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WB actually has the IP to possibly pull it off. But this and the Universal Monsters shared universe... yeah, no.
Cipher Peon
Banned
I'm so down for another cinematic universe. I want soooooo many more!!
But man, they picked some lame things for this one. I don't care about anything there!
But man, they picked some lame things for this one. I don't care about anything there!
TangoAlphaLima
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This makes no sense at all. Transformers is an A-List Hasbro brand, but everything else listed there is B-Tier or C-Tier at best. No one cares about those properties.
G.I. Joe vs. Transformers is the only Hasbro crossover that makes any sense, and it isn't even mentioned.
G.I. Joe vs. Transformers is the only Hasbro crossover that makes any sense, and it isn't even mentioned.
Yup. Never mind the depth of their studio owned IP such as DC, Harry Potter and the Hanna Barbera catalouge to name a few they even own former 80's franchise heavyweights like Thundercats.
Warners also have licensed stuff like Minecraft which if, and I do mean IF, handled right could be a huge franchise for them.
I'm still baffled that Universal would try and launch a cinematic universe based on a group of public domain characters.
Not really. It all depends on the execution. The real issue is all of these different studios simply chasing after the success of Marvel. Forcing concepts into this relatively new paradigm that don't work or are just simply....dumb.
Killer Queen
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.The only thing that could justify Bayformers
Just what I was thinking.
A minecraft movie done as witty and enjoyable as the Lego movie and in 3D would be a license to print money. But as you said if they were handling it right.
Triggerhappytel
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Dragon Flyz gotta be right around the corner
Why is the purple guy's face soooo tiny?!
And the LEGO Movie, which apparently they only stumbled into because of Traveller's Tale is another potential goldmine
... but I'll take it! With the rights so complicated (for Marvel at least), I wondered if it was possible to do Micronauts in the MCU. Bug moved on to Guardians of the Galaxy in the comics, and I'd hoped he'd be introduced eventually. Ant Man already introduce the Microverse. But its so crowed already in the MCU, I would not mind at all to see this version of Micronauts.
Too bad the Marvel side of it will be axed if these guys do their own film series. Does that mean no Bug, Devil, or Mari? If so, phpptttttt. But it could still be a lot more fun than Transformers and GI Joe flicks.
Marvel is responsible for the defining factor in super sentai.
Vanillalite
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Who did Centurions?
Kenner did the toys and Hasbro bought them, so they presumably own the rights like they do for other Kenner properties (suc has Stretch Armstrong).
(Warner owns the rights to the cartoon, tho)
Fox Mulder
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Well marvel was able to make lower tier stuff like thor, guardians of the galaxy, and iron man huge without xmen or spiderman.
It was way more fun than the first and the Rock was a great addition.
Megadragon15
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Its awful that both the Micronauts and Rom will not be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
EightBitNate
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Why is "film studio" in quotes
Plasticine
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SigmasonicX
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This reminds of how this thread about Transformers Prime claims that the original plan for that series was to eventually lead to an Avengers-style team.
Anyway, I could see a Transformers vs. G.I. Joe movie working, since they crossover all the time in the comics, and they are the only franchises out of the ones listed that have any amount of pop culture relevance.
People are joking about getting My Little Pony involved, but ironically, it is actually the Hasbro franchise best set up for a crossover like this, since it already has dimensional travel established.
Anyway, I could see a Transformers vs. G.I. Joe movie working, since they crossover all the time in the comics, and they are the only franchises out of the ones listed that have any amount of pop culture relevance.
People are joking about getting My Little Pony involved, but ironically, it is actually the Hasbro franchise best set up for a crossover like this, since it already has dimensional travel established.
TangoAlphaLima
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Only for the mainstream public were characters like Thor and Iron Man "lower tier", they were both major players for comic fans since Marvel's inception. GotG was a bit niche, though, even for the comic audience.
These Hasbro properties referenced haven't even been sold at retail in decades, nor has there been any media produced on them. It's bizarre for Hasbro to think the properties actually mean anything.
modernmalady
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We'll probably get GI Joe and Transformers team up movie first. It won't even be that difficult to justify since these film GI Joes are just weird military people with tech.
Equestria Girls Live Action Movie and subsequent integration into hasbro verse incoming!
Seriously, it wouldn't even be hard to pick up from where friendship games left off with Non-Pony verse Twilight learning how to be a maigcal girl and stuff. Shit writes itself, really.
In general, it's kinda super weird that Hasbro ahs this Magical Girl series waiting to happen and they're not exploiting it, it has all the elements to make bank, specially with a massive toy buying fanbase already there.
Paramount release the fewest number of films out of all the big studios and the vast majority of the stuff they produce and release themselves is utter fucking garbage.
They are a far, far cry from the studio that made Godfather and Chinatown. At least Sony still has Sony Pictures Classics.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Lately yes pretty terrible, but Viacom's CEO did mention recently that they wanted to improve Paramount's position and slate moving forward though we'll only be able to see the results of that in two years time.
And I agree about the buyout of Viacom by FOX once Sumner dies
BattleMonkey
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Why they aren't combining GI Joe and Transformers makes no sense. Can only imagine cause Transformers makes a ton of money on it's own, that they rather try to build up the other properties by combining them together?
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