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Icon-Cat posted:My dream cast, in rather poorly-Photoshopped visual form. Who's the red head in the middle? I can't remember what I've seen her in.
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# ? Oct 16, 2014 19:32 |
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NarkyBark posted:Make it a sequel. Have Sigourney Weaver back but this time she's a grizzled veteran ghostbuster who takes no poo poo. Warden Andrews: Let me see if I have this correct, Lieutenant - it's an 8-foot creature of some kind with acid for blood, and it arrived on your spaceship. It kills on sight, and is generally unpleasant. And of course, you expect me accept all this on your word.
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# ? Oct 16, 2014 20:05 |
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Ghostnuke posted:Who's the red head in the middle? I can't remember what I've seen her in. In the back? That's Lake Bell, who you've probably seen on Children's Hospital.
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# ? Oct 16, 2014 21:22 |
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Crappy Jack posted:In the back? That's Lake Bell, who you've probably seen on Children's Hospital. Correctamundo. She wrote, directed and starred in a great indie movie called "In a World…"—it's the sharpness of her comic mind that makes me think of her as the best choice for a female GB in the Bill Murray mold, more than necessarily one performance or another. The only other thing I saw her in was Ivan Reitman's fairly bad "No Strings Attached", where she plays a 'sexy girl ex machina' (if you will) romantic temptation for Ashton Kutcher, but dang if she doesn't give it her all so that you almost believe the character.
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# ? Oct 16, 2014 21:50 |
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cams posted:I hope it has as little to do with the original as possible and its only connection is that there are ghosts who get busted. It becomes a stirring systemic critique of the ghost prison-industrial complex, as the Ghostbusters bust innocent ghosts who have been dimensionally-profiled. "Light's green, trap is clean," becomes an indictment of the callousness of a profit-driven ghost industry, as it fails to serve justice to the ghost community. MrJacobs posted:Venkman was a con-man who used his degrees as a front for his goals Pretty much. He isn't just an rear end in a top hat who trolls people, he's a satire of 80's business culture. I've gone into it before in this thread, but the best way I can think to translate the satirical aspect of Ghostbusters is to reference Bay-area tech startups. A Venkman-esque conman today would probably be some "tech entrepreneur" who's myopically obsessed with profit and doesn't give a poo poo about the real function of the service. It'd be like that Arrested Development plot from the Netflix season, where Maeby sells the poo poo out of George Michael's fake app concept and tons of people fall for it. Alia Shawkat's performance is even kind of like a young, female Bill Murray, thinking about it... "It's Ghostbusters but they're ladies," just sounds weaker the more I hear it, though. That's not a concept; it's set dressing. An all-female or mostly-female cast could be amazing, but what's the actual concept? Why make this movie vs. literally any other movie starring women?
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:15 |
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Xealot posted:"It's Ghostbusters but they're ladies," just sounds weaker the more I hear it, though. That's not a concept; it's set dressing. An all-female or mostly-female cast could be amazing, but what's the actual concept? Why make this movie vs. literally any other movie starring women? With the way they're pitching it, I'm just worried it's going to be some kind of overly-sexy softcore thing where they hunt ghosts in low-cut spandex suits and heeled leather boots.
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 02:19 |
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Xealot posted:"It's Ghostbusters but they're ladies," just sounds weaker the more I hear it, though. That's not a concept; it's set dressing. An all-female or mostly-female cast could be amazing, but what's the actual concept? Why make this movie vs. literally any other movie starring women? Well, Sony / Columbia has been trying to make the movie since 1992. Aykroyd has had a script that no one liked since 1999, the Year One guys apparently crashed and burned, and I'm guessing Etan Cohen's script was no great shakes, either. One of the principals is dead and another wants nothing to do with the franchise (and make no mistake, Sony desperately wants this to be a franchise now that Spider-Man is comatose). At that point, you essentially have two options: A "soft" reboot with Aykroyd and Hudson passing the baton, so to speak (and Aykroyd would still have creative control over any project he was involved with), cheaply cashing in on nostalgia, or a hard restart. If you're going to do a hard restart with four dudes, all it's going to get is harsh comparisons to the original -- "oh, so-and-so didn't come close to Ramis' brilliance," etc. If you take a step back, look at the thing holistically, and say, "Eh, what the hell, what about a cast of women," as it seems Feig and Dippold are doing, then I think there's at least a chance of them doing something pretty cool with the idea. Ghostbusters 3 was never going to be good or satisfying. Aykroyd's lost the plot, Ramis didn't give a poo poo anymore due to his health (and who can blame him), Murray has washed his hands of the thing and Ernie Hudson just wants his paycheck. The great thing about Ghostbusters is that it wasn't a franchise -- it was a one-off happy accident of a film that miraculously came together thanks to a confluence of writing, acting, direction and effects. Sony was never going to make one last adventure with the original gang, it wanted something that was easily repeatable and sequelized. So if you're going to go into a reboot, why not go whole hog and go crazy? You're already in the Dark Lord's terrain, just go crazy. There's no reason to get coy.
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 02:30 |
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Timby posted:If you're going to do a hard restart with four dudes, all it's going to get is harsh comparisons to the original -- "oh, so-and-so didn't come close to Ramis' brilliance," etc. If you take a step back, look at the thing holistically, and say, "Eh, what the hell, what about a cast of women," as it seems Feig and Dippold are doing, then I think there's at least a chance of them doing something pretty cool with the idea. Though, even if they cast women, if they attempt a 1:1 correspondence with the characters, it'll create comparisons. The only thing I think they need is a Venkman type to achieve a similar tone (of detachment and cynicism), but beyond that...yeah, just go off-book. Also, I don't know why people are concerned Feig will make them "sexy." That's not really his thing; he does broad comedies, but that's not where he goes with them.
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 02:46 |
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Anyway, I'd love to see Amy Poehler in this somewhere. And if Sony can convince Bill Murray to come back, like they seem to need, it'd be pretty funny if he were the Walter Peck-type character. I don't really care about the movie either way, but I hope it's good. Maybe we'll get another good cartoon adaptation of the franchise. Do they still do cartoon adaptations of live-action movies? I have no idea.
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 03:13 |
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 03:13 |
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I remember loving the absolute christ out of the "Extreme Ghostbusters" cartoon when I was in junior high. Like I never missed an episode and just about wanted to cry when the thing got canceled. I think there's definite room for a Ghostbusters TV series similar to that, or maybe even a live-action remake. Or maybe you guys will tell me the cartoon actually sucked and I'm just blinded by nostalgia, I dunno.
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Timby posted:Aykroyd's lost the plot, Ramis didn't give a poo poo anymore due to his health (and who can blame him), Murray has washed his hands of the thing and Ernie Hudson just wants his paycheck. But enough about the characters they play.
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 04:17 |
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They should tie this to Freaks and Geeks, and have Joe Flaherty at every bust, giving Linda Cardellini poo poo. Dad: "Know what happened to that jogger ghost you just busted? HE DIED." Linda: "Yeah, I know, dad, but I've got to do this, he's annoying other people." Dad: "Oh, well then go ahead and incarcerate him for being an annoyance, and just disregard the fact that you're upsetting the concept of an afterlife. IT'S JUST THE BUILDING BLOCK OF MOST CULTURES!"
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 08:23 |
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:They should tie this to Freaks and Geeks, and have Joe Flaherty at every bust, giving Linda Cardellini poo poo. She did end the series trying to catch the Dead.
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 14:39 |
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Is there concrete evidence that this is even happening now or is the hype just spinning this story?
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 15:26 |
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Drunkboxer posted:Is there concrete evidence that this is even happening now or is the hype just spinning this story? Feig has officially signed to direct the reboot.
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 16:58 |
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Timby posted:Feig has officially signed to direct the reboot. I'll believe it when I'm streaming it on netflix for the third time.
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# ? Oct 17, 2014 17:07 |
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Murray talked about it on Letterman a few days ago, and not in hypothetical terms.
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 02:47 |
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Timby posted:If you take a step back, look at the thing holistically, and say, "Eh, what the hell, what about a cast of women," as it seems Feig and Dippold are doing, then I think there's at least a chance of them doing something pretty cool with the idea. This kinda got me thinking. We recently got failed "reboots" of Caddyshack and Airplane. So the real question is: What is worse? An-all female Ghostbusters or a black-centric Ghostbusters?
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 06:51 |
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CaptainHollywood posted:This kinda got me thinking. We recently got failed "reboots" of Caddyshack and Airplane. So the real question is: Worse in what way? You'd probably piss off more nerds with an all-female Ghostbusters but an all black one would be a tad unrealistic (by this time there should be at least one or two Hispanic dudes too).
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 15:45 |
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Nothing makes nerd madder than black actors invading their fantasies. Have they ever been cool with a black person being cast in something that comes out of an existing property?
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 17:29 |
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Jack Gladney posted:Nothing makes nerd madder than black actors invading their fantasies. Have they ever been cool with a black person being cast in something that comes out of an existing property? Michael Duncan Clarke as Kingpin and Idris Elba in Thor spring to mind.
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 17:33 |
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roffels posted:Michael Duncan Clarke as Kingpin and Idris Elba in Thor spring to mind. There was a huge amount of nerd resistance to both until after the movies came out. Daredevil didn't do so hot and was quickly forgotten, while Thor came out and people realized Idris Elba is too awesome to resist.
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 18:15 |
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Neo Rasa posted:There was a huge amount of nerd resistance to both until after the movies came out. Daredevil didn't do so hot and was quickly forgotten, while Thor came out and people realized Idris Elba is too awesome to resist. To be fair, while most people poo poo on Affleck and Garner, they still give a lot of credit to Michael Clarke Duncan. If there's one thing you can enjoy in that movie, it's his performance. Well, that and Bullseye chewing on all the scenery he can find.
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 18:36 |
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Jack Gladney posted:Nothing makes nerd madder than black actors invading their fantasies. Have they ever been cool with a black person being cast in something that comes out of an existing property?
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 18:38 |
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Weren't people mad the Green Lantern wasn't black.
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 18:47 |
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Lets! Get! Weird! posted:Weren't people mad the Green Lantern wasn't black. That was mainly because they preferred the John Stewart GL to Hal Jordan.
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 19:13 |
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Kyle Raynor was the best Green Lantern* *the opinion formed by youth
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# ? Oct 18, 2014 19:16 |
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I could see this legitimately working if Gillian Anderson is involved. She really wants to be; do the right thing, Feig.
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# ? Oct 19, 2014 02:56 |
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:I could see this legitimately working if Gillian Anderson is involved. She really wants to be; do the right thing, Feig. Have her come in as the government bureaucrat Wilma Peck who is trying shut down the group. CaptainHollywood posted:This kinda got me thinking. We recently got failed "reboots" of Caddyshack and Airplane. So the real question is: All Blacks Ghostbusters. It's about a New Zealand Rugby team that must fight ghosts that Peter Jackson has released into their homeland as the ultimate special effect for his 3 picture LOTR spin-off about the ghost army.
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# ? Oct 19, 2014 06:54 |
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Jack Gladney posted:Nothing makes nerd madder than black actors invading their fantasies. Have they ever been cool with a black person being cast in something that comes out of an existing property? Nick Fury seems like the only major example I can think of.
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# ? Oct 20, 2014 00:34 |
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Paul Feig just made it official. https://twitter.com/paulfeig/status/519939618264088576
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# ? Oct 20, 2014 14:03 |
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Crappy Jack posted:Paul Feig just made it official. Melissa McCarthy is now a lock to be in the movie. I guess she could play Slimer.
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# ? Oct 20, 2014 14:57 |
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Crappy Jack posted:Paul Feig just made it official. Old news, man. Also, Gillian Anderson should play the Egon role, if there is one.
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# ? Oct 20, 2014 15:06 |
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I think the reboot concept is kinda lame when they could do the franchise angle. But then again I'm still reasonably sure that this isn't going to exist.
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# ? Oct 20, 2014 18:05 |
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I'm thinking Beetlejuice/Ghostbusters crossover. Four wise-cracking women of the Facebook era match wits with the Ghost With The Most.
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# ? Oct 20, 2014 23:11 |
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Also, Gillian Anderson should play the Egon role, if there is one. They really only need two "types" to make it work: an aloof cynic like Venkman and an earnest believer like Ray. Which is pretty loose criteria...an rear end in a top hat and a straight man for them to play off of. Egon and Winston aren't really necessary to make the humor work. (I mean, they're awesome, but directly correlating to them is a god awful idea.)
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# ? Oct 20, 2014 23:14 |
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Senor Tron posted:I don't have much interest in a reboot of Ghostbusters, but Amy Poehler would be perfect for playing Ray. Eh, they'd prolly mix it with Twister anyways. They'd have rivals they're constantly trying to out show till the big one where their rivals are killed and they go on to save the day. That's about as far as imagination goes in Hollywood Kevyn posted:80's era Ford Country Squire. Something with wood paneling. I can see them doing something stupid like a couple PT Cruisers SocketWrench fucked around with this message at 18:24 on Oct 21, 2014 |
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JediTalentAgent posted:Have her come in as the government bureaucrat Wilma Peck who is trying shut down the group. That's perfect! Gillian Anderson has no dick! As far as I know.
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# ? Oct 21, 2014 18:42 |
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Gotta be someone flat chested "It's true, your honor......this woman has no tits". Jesus, that sounds like an Al Bundy insult for Marcy
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