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Monday
21Dec2009

Harrowing Updates on the Marvin the Martian Movie

DateMonday, December 21, 2009 at 9:06AM
As much as I love Marvin the Martian, I'm not sure he's worth a feature film. In much the same way SNL sketches don't transfer to the big screen because the characters are designed to work for five minutes at a time, not 90. So a secondary cartoon character, one whose glory days are about 50 years old, may not be able to carry film, or open one, for that matter, which might be more important to Warner Bros.

The Los Angeles Times - a popular daily newspaper in southern California, if I'm not mistaken - says that the film has writers, Paul Kaplan and Mark Torgove, who are also handling the script for a CHiPs movie, sure to have an Erik Estrada cameo. But the remake insanity doesn't end its connection to Marvin the Martian there. Hong Kong Phooey update director Alex Zamm has taken the reins on this film, too, and if you've heard of that guy, you're one up on me.

Oh, I see that he's also directing Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2. Perfect.

And as if we needed another reason to feel like this is a waste of time, The Times says producers have contacted Mike Myers to voice Marvin. OK, now I just want to have my flesh ripped off little by little. That sounds like much more fun. Because you know Myers will get to improv some of his dialogue, and that has had disastrous results for over a decade now.

The studio hopes to have the film ready by the holiday season of 2011, which if nothing else, gives us time to brace for the absolute worst.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment3 Comments |

Reader Comments (3)

i agree. I mean sometimes im like theres no way they could make that movie work. But with this one i can kind of see a story in my head but its blurry, and i think this could be good if they get it right (i know if they get it right could be said for so many films) but i like marvin the martin, a lot because i do a good impression of him. and i just love the character, maybe make him a little bit more badass, throw in a little 300 Spartan in him with his helmet and you just might have something there

Monday, December 21, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterChad

Oh we're just one Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator away from a Roland Emmerich mashup of a film I'd say.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAsana

Uh hello? Mike Myers? I'd rather get run over by a car than hear that creep play one of my favourite cartoon characters ever's voice. Marvin deserves much better than that, and, oh my gosh, they better keep the old Looney Tune spirit in there and save me the pain!!!!!!!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJessica

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