WHY????

[patgund]

Magic 8 Ball: The Movie?

"I wish this was a cruel joke, but apparently it's not. In a recent Hollywood Reporter article that talks about toy companies and the various film and TV deals they have in the works, they mention that Mattel is "in talks with Hollywood partners to turn Magic 8 Ball into a theatrical release ..." Yes, the round black ball you ask questions to, while shaking and waiting for a little plastic thing to tell you the answer. They want to somehow make that into a movie. A real movie. About a Magic 8 Ball. Is it just me, or has Mattel handed over all their properties to some guy sprinkled with idiot dust? Mattel, who are obviously foaming at the mouth after watching Hasbro's Transformers take the world by storm, are now actively pursuing a number of different avenues.

Apart from the aforementioned (and brilliant) Magic 8 Ball idea, they're still looking to push Barbie and Hot Wheels onto the big screen even though the option with Sony Pictures expired this year. Mattel is also looking to do something with He-Man and the Masters of the Universe; a project that was recently rescued by Warner Bros. and supposedly has Joel Silver attached as producer. As we previously told you, Hasbro is also exploring their options on future big or small screen projects revolving around such brands as Candy Land, Trivial Pursuit (good TV show), Ouija Board, Monopoly and Clue (which was already turned into a movie). Let's not forget Paramount's plans to do something with G.I. Joe as well. Oh, and the article also mentions a Bratz sequel. Yay! Are there any other toys or games you'd like to see up on the big screen? "

Comments

[cahwyguy.livejournal.com]

Well, if we're going to do board games, I could well imagine "Ticket to Ride", "Vegas Showdown", or "Murder in the Abbey" as good movies, if only from their titles.

[duckflambe.livejournal.com]

Or TransAmerica

Oh, yeah... ;)

[cahwyguy.livejournal.com]

Heh! I'm on BGG as well.

[duckflambe.livejournal.com]

Given that 20th Century Fox is making a live-action film version of "The Sims", I'm not surprised.

"Magic 8-ball. Will this film bomb in the box-office but make most of its money back in DVD sales to stoner kids?"

[nolly.livejournal.com]

It can't be worse than the Rubik's Cube cartoon from the 80s. If nothing else, it's only one movie, probably no more than 90 minutes long, whereas that had more than 3 half-hour episodes, so the total badness was greater.

[loli-cat.livejournal.com]

There's been a rumor for well over a year that Hasbro is playing with the idea of a Jem and the Holograms movie to kick-start their reintroduction of the doll line...

[duckflambe.livejournal.com]

That's "Truly outrageous".

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

Damn you; you beat me to it.

Movie Suggestions:

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

Weebles. In a world where shit happens, they wobble, but they don't fall down.
The Etch-A-Sketch Movie. By Ohio Art.
The Fisher-Price Talking Telephone Movie! Hello! Hello! This is a great idea for a movie! Hello! Hello!
Slime. And the Sequels: "With Worms II", "With Eyeballs III"

[electorprince.livejournal.com]

If not for Tron, I'd blame Jumanji for starting the trend.

[duckflambe.livejournal.com]

The Tron game came out after the movie.

However, I'm not sure if the debug command "tron" (for "trace on") came out before or after the movie. :)

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Before the movie. I remember using it as a debug tool on the TRS-80 model 1, level 2 I had.........

[letter-d.livejournal.com]

I continue to be astonished that the universe has thus far been spared a Mr. Potato Head movie... Given production trends of the last decade, it seems so horribly inevitable.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Well, he DID have a role in "Toy Story" 1 and 2.......