Thunder... Thunder... Thundercats... Hooooo!

[niky]

Thundercats trailer...

Spoiler

Yeah, yeah... it's fake... but don't tell me you didn't feel a pang of nostalgia (and just a bit of boyish glee) watching it...

 

[McLaren]

Man, for some reason, I thought this could have actually been really epic or really bad if made.

 

[Mark T]

I don't like the look of it. Did anyone else think that Snarf looked a bit cartoony, a bit like Garfield?

 

[niky]

Nope. It's prefectly understandable for Brad Pitt, dressed up as Achilles... errh... Lion-O, to be looking vaguely in the direction of a Garfield-shaped Snarf. Loved the bits from Spy Kids... couldn't figure them out until about half-way through.

 

[Mark T]

Nope. It's prefectly understandable for Brad Pitt, dressed up as Achilles... errh... Lion-O, to be looking vaguely in the direction of a Garfield-shaped Snarf. Loved the bits from Spy Kids... couldn't figure them out until about half-way through.

It's a well made video, must have taken quite a while to create.

 

[Omnis]

I don't like the look of it. Did anyone else think that Snarf looked a bit cartoony, a bit like Garfield?

Nonsense! If you though Snarf was Garfield you probably thought Panthro was Xander Cage too!

 

[Sniffs]

*chuckle* yeah, the guys who created the fake trailer used the Garfield Live Action CG for Snarf. this is a well put together fake, and the creator should be working in hollywood doing this stuff legitimately.

you KNOW who'd end up directing the Live Version...Michael Bay!

 

[FoolKiller]

you KNOW who'd end up directing the Live Version...Michael Bay!

Shush! You'll give him ideas. He already ruined Transformers, lets let it end there.

 

[TB]

Shush! You'll give him ideas. He already ruined Transformers, lets let it end there.

It could be worse...

 

[FoolKiller]

It could be worse...

He only does video game movies. My childhood memories are safe, unless he attempts a Pac-Man film.

 

[kjb]

That's nice fake preview. My hats off the guys who put it together.

 

[niky]

As long as Vin Diesel is Panthro, I don't care if Michael Bay directs it...

My brother was all excited about this... he showed it to me, bubbling with joy... until we got about halfway through and we started saying... whu?

 

[Sniffs]

somebody screamed "TRUKK NOT MUNKEE" did they?

who cares about Bey...they got Cullen! besides, everyone has their own version of events, characters, etc.

actually, if they could talk Samuel L Jackson into Panthro...
although I think I'd groan for a week if they pulled up Hayden Christiansen for Lion-o

hmm...speculation over appropriate celebrity cast would be a fun way to kill time.

 

[niky]

Gods no on Hayden... and if it's Shia LeBeouf... I'll spit up laughing...

Samuel L. Jackson would make a great Panthro... but in the TV series, Panthro is so obviously "black" that a Vin Diesel version would be a nice change.

Interesting, when you think about it. Most of the characters seem to be thirty-something (at least, from their voices and the like) on TV... which would mean that Angelina Jolie would qualify as Cheetara. Can't think of a current actor who could do Tigra, though.

 

[FoolKiller]

Gods no on Hayden... and if it's Shia LeBeouf... I'll spit up laughing...

Samuel L. Jackson would make a great Panthro... but in the TV series, Panthro is so obviously "black" that a Vin Diesel version would be a nice change.

Interesting, when you think about it. Most of the characters seem to be thirty-something (at least, from their voices and the like) on TV... which would mean that Angelina Jolie would qualify as Cheetara. Can't think of a current actor who could do Tigra, though.

You all are trying too hard. Cats was shut down on broadway some years back and I guarantee every single one of those actors would be perfect for these roles. They already know how to wear the makeup.

 

[livemusic]

I want a Thundercats movie!

Nice trailer though, well done. 👍

 

[Sting]

Chalk me down as another who would like to see a Thundercats movie, along with Mumm-Ra, Slithe, Monkian and other one I forget his name.

and THE THUNDERTANK!

 

[Sniffs]

I said Jackson to prevent the kind of screaming in agony that came the minute they changed the format of the Transformers to sell a new toyline. Panthro is an African American character, and if that is changed, people will start screaming "Ruined FOREVER"

if Brock Peters was still alive, I'd plug him, too...he even LOOKS like a big cat.

just NO hugh Jackman as Tigra...that's like putting Van Damme in a movie...INSTA FLOP!

Vultureman.

 

[FoolKiller]

just NO hugh Jackman as Tigra...that's like putting Van Damme in a movie...INSTA FLOP!

Huh?
<checks IMDB>
What flop?

Or are you interchanging flop with bad quality? I just want to clarify because I had this same discussion with a friend who called a fairly succesful game a flop only to discover he meant it wasn't a good game.

Even then I would say it is half and half with Jackman. I think he does fun movies (X-Men, Van Helsing) and then does the pay day, get him on People's Sexiest Man Alive movies (every single romantic comedy he has done). Along the way he picks a number of crap films to do, but his performance in A Boy from Oz tells me it is not his acting that ruins any movie.


All that said, he has no place in a Thundercats film. It does amaze me how well the Wolverine look can be made to look like Tigra though.

 

[niky]

Whether or not he's a bad actor (I'm 50:50 on it).... Jackman doesn't suit the role, anyway.

 

[Sniffs]

speculation ahoy...

should we move any speculation to another thread?

couple of my thoughts
fenagle an Asian actor for tigra...for some reason, I'm thinking Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia
the Mutants should have half decent actors as them, and not get demoted all the way down to the cutting room floor (like some people will do)
Mumm-Ra should be someone recognisable for playing an occasional villian...or who would LIKE to play a villian
don't let it suffer from Batman and Robin syndrome.

 

[TheCracker]

From what i understand, the Thundercats film, set to be released in 2010, is due do be CGI and not live action.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Who's idea was it to put Vin Diesel in this mock-trailer?

 

[FoolKiller]

Who's idea was it to put Vin Diesel in this mock-trailer?

For their purposes he best fit the look.

 

[Pako]

Awesome!

 

[niky]

speculation ahoy...

should we move any speculation to another thread?

couple of my thoughts
fenagle an Asian actor for tigra...for some reason, I'm thinking Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia
the Mutants should have half decent actors as them, and not get demoted all the way down to the cutting room floor (like some people will do)
Mumm-Ra should be someone recognisable for playing an occasional villian...or who would LIKE to play a villian
don't let it suffer from Batman and Robin syndrome.

John Malkovich?

From what i understand, the Thundercats film, set to be released in 2010, is due do be CGI and not live action.

That'd be a bummer... but it'll depend on the style of animation. Problem is, CGI doesn't do too well yet when used for realistic human expressions... it might bomb.

 

[FoolKiller]

That'd be a bummer... but it'll depend on the style of animation. Problem is, CGI doesn't do too well yet when used for realistic human expressions... it might bomb.

Actually I think CGI is the better way to go with this. I feel live action leaves way to much room for it to come off looking like The Island of Dr. Moreau.

It depends on what kind of CGI. I mean, we could be talking Pixar style animation, or mo-capped CGI like Beowulf. But if they go in the middle and go with Polar Express or Final Fantasy type stuff, then I agree that it would not do well, because those eyes just looks so glassy and emotionless.

And then there is always improvements in CGI and they could have something newer and better.