Scarlet Spider
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Just rewatched the '87 film. It's such a guilty pleasure.
It has some charm, yes, but I'm still disappointed the basic characters were left out:Just rewatched the '87 film. It's such a guilty pleasure.
I wonder the same. How much ended up at the cutting room floor? Can it be restored?I sometimes wonder what small tweaks could be applied to make the '87 film, y'know, better. Not closer to the cartoon or include more toys or whatever, just better plotting, storytelling, character development, the conventional metrics to help this wonderful mess actually achieve liftoff.
Oh, I want to see all the cut scenes.I recall Gary Goddard saying he had a ton of behind-the-scenes footage and extra material available for special features for a DVD/Blu-ray release of the film, but WB opted not to use it. Not sure there is much in the way of extra footage because they ran out of money and almost didn't finish the film.
Oh, I want to see all the cut scenes.
The budget was a problem. I find to hard to accept the studio greenlighted the production They didn't have the money to do the property justice. Why even make the film then?
Already with the change of locations from Eternia to Earth showed the problem.
Their goal was to make it low-budget and earn as much money as possible.
Then what's the deal with the new henchmen?
"Hey, we should NOT adapt any actual MOTU characters that have potential to look cool in live action!! Let's invent some new cool ones instead!"
It's clear the studio didn't have respect for the property. They probably didn't know much about it either, except for He-man, Skeletor and Castle Greyskull.
It's a miracle we got Man-At-Ams, Teela, Evil-Lyn, Beastman and Sorceress. Maybe Mattel pushed for them? If not, the studio might have left these characters out too.
Cannon Films also screwed over the original property as well as the audience.So Cannon Films, which was the film's producer at the time, was in a financial spiral and like close to bankruptcy at the time. They basically screwed over Mattel and the cast and crew over. The other problem was that the MOTU brand itself was in its decline and the franchise had basically peaked at that point. So the movie came out after the franchise had already cooled off considerably in popularity.
Case in point, basically every reboot of the franchise since the mid-1980s has basically ended in failure, lol.
You just argued against yourselfWhile I think Alan Ritchson might work as He-Man, his chances are not big. The age speaks against him here.
If the studio ever go with somebody around that age, which would be surprising, I have a feeling that Alexander Skarsgård is more likely to happen. And he's even older than Ritchson :suprise:
No I didn't.You just argued against yourself
I was only fancastingI'm so confused. Wasn't a new He-Man cast a few months back. Did he already drop out?
I'm so confused. Wasn't a new He-Man cast a few months back. Did he already drop out?
I don't think the budget would allow it.I was thinking about possible actors for Man-At-Arms.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau?? Not sure if he's right
Then I got it: Jude Law should play him. God, that would be incredible
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How much money does he ask for?I don't think the budget would allow it.
I'm not his manager, I have no idea.How much money does he ask for?
Marvel Studios could afford to have him in Captain Marvel.
Then I'm curious to why you think they can't afford himI'm not his manager, I have no idea.