[url]http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/charles-schulzs-peanuts-in-feature-deal-with-fox-animation-and-blue-sky-studios/[/url]
[quote]20th Century Fox Animation and Ice Age makers Blue Sky Studios will turn Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock and the whole Peanuts gang into an animated feature film franchise. Fox has closed a deal for rights to turn the strip by the late Charles Schulz into a film that has already been set for release on November 25, 2015. That date commemorates the 65th anniversary of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Fox Animation has set director Steve Martino, who co-directed the Fox/Blue Sky hit Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! and Fox Animation’s latest blockbuster, Ice Age: Continental Drift. The screenplay is by Craig Schulz and the writing team of Bryan Schulz & Cornelius Uliano. Craig Schulz and Bryan Schulz, who are Schulz’s son and grandson, will produce with Uliano.
Deal came after two years of rights negotiations with the Schulz family, culminating in a agreement announced by Fox Animation president Vanessa Morrison. So much of the family film game is built around branded properties, and few family brands are as well known globally as Peanuts.
The Schulz strip was read daily by 355 million people in 75 countries and spawned such Emmy-winning specials as It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
Also playing a key role in the deal was Neil Cole, CEO and president of Iconix Brand Group which, in a joint venture with Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, formed Peanuts Worldwide in 2010, the home to the global Peanuts property. Fox Animation director of development Ralph Millero worked closely with Morrison and with the Schulz estate in securing the rights to the property.
Said Fox Animation’s Morrison: “We are thrilled to partner with the Schulz family and Iconix and honored to bring the Peanuts characters to the big screen. This all started with our love and respect for the work of Charles Schulz. We thank the Schulz family and Iconix for letting Fox and Blue Sky bring his vision to new generations of film goers.”
Craig Schulz, President, Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, said, “We have been working on this project for years. We finally felt the time was right and the technology is where we need it to be to create this film. I am thrilled we will be partnering with Blue Sky/Fox to create a Peanuts movie that is true to the strip and will continue the legacy in honor of my father.”
Said Iconix Brand Group CEO Cole: “This is a momentous step for the Peanuts brand. The beloved characters, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the whole gang resonate with multiple generations all over the world. This film will give us a new medium in which to engage consumers globally and showcase the power of the Peanuts brand.[/quote]
Starring Rhianna
Why
To all directors, animators, and writers out there in hollywood who want to ruin nostalgia:
Fuck Off.
It had better not turn out to be an absolute trainwreck.
Are you fucking kidding me, this is just kicking old fashioned animation and comics in the face...
originality is dead
It'll probably lose all its charm, just like The Lorax.
[quote]Said Iconix Brand Group CEO Cole: “This is a momentous step for the Peanuts brand. The beloved characters, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the whole gang resonate with multiple generations all over the world. This film will give us a new medium in which to engage consumers globally and showcase the power of the Peanuts brand.[/quote]
ahahaha. if anything it cheapens the brand beyond what it already is.
Weren't the thirty or so specials and films from the 70s & 80s enough to spread the message of Peanuts?
Granted, since I don't see A Boy Named Charlie Brown or Snoopy Come Home on T, maybe people don't seem to care about the old films.
Which is a little sad, I liked Snoopy Come Home and Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown as a kid (though apparently the former is generally seen as more of a Tear Jerker than i remember it being).
[QUOTE=Drewsko;37976513]Weren't the thirty or so specials and films from the 70s & 80s enough to spread the message of Peanuts?
Granted, since I don't see A Boy Named Charlie Brown or Snoopy Come Home on T, maybe people don't seem to care about the old films.
Which is a little sad, I liked Snoopy Come Home and Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown as a kid (though apparently the former is generally seen as more of a Tear Jerker than i remember it being).[/QUOTE]
I have a DVD set of all the older cartoons and they're excellent.
and also modernized so all the kids communicate via iphones and facebook never leaving their houses
no
[B]NUH UH[/B]
hollywood is ruining [I]fucking [B]peanuts[/B][/I]
you can't do that
smurfs and chipmunks are one thing but this is the most famous newspaper comic of[I] all time[/I]
next thing you know they'll be making a cgi remake of the brave little toaster
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This is why, as much as it pains me to say it, I'm glad that Bill Watterson didn't allow any merchandising of Calvin & Hobbes.
I don't think they could ruin peanuts for me, they're so delicious and crunchy
a smurfs 2 is in the works too
I just hope they know how to handle this but I doubt it
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Go fuck yourselves, Hollywood. This is how I want to remember Charlie Brown. I don't want to remember it as some piss-poor excuse for a movie that you made to generate a few bucks off of someone else's talent and legacy.
I have no problem with this.
If the Garfield or Alvin and the Chipmunks movies are anything to go by, then this is gonna blow some serious chunks. CG just isn't appropriate for this.
the whole industry is built off of remakes and sequels hence the 10 million american pie and scary movie shits hardly anything original is made anymore
FUCK
[I]EVERYTHING[/I]
CGI would ruin the theme of Peanuts, it's a small time cartoon that showcased everyday things, it isn't meant to be on a grand scale, if you know what I'm trying to say.
No
I'm going to go watch the old Peanuts movies now
and cry softly
Isn't this against Charles Schulz will?
[QUOTE=LaughingStock;37976493]It'll probably lose all its charm, just like The Lorax.
ahahaha. if anything it cheapens the brand beyond what it already is.[/QUOTE]
At least they're honest. They want to make it so they can make money.
Why the fuck would the family sign off on this?
"Good Grief!"
"You Blockheads!"
[QUOTE=Fangz;37977210]Isn't this against Charles Schulz will?[/QUOTE]
I can't find an actual copy of his will online; all I found were references to him wanting the characters to remain authentic being a part of it. Whoever gave the studio permission probably will just argue semantics about it if anyone tries to use it to stop it.
EDIT: And I don't think that a conditional statement in a will can have that power. He could require them to agree to something before having the rights to it, but he could only give advice for after they own it.
[editline]9th October 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Kinversulath;37977316]Why the fuck would the family sign off on this?[/QUOTE]
United Features owns the strip now, so I'm not sure how much power his family has over things.
[QUOTE=Fangz;37977210]Isn't this against Charles Schulz will?[/QUOTE]
What is the word of a creator to a corporation? They take and leech off of him and use his creations how they see fit.
Why the fuck is everyone getting their panties in a bunch
did you get this pissed off when they announced a tv adaptation in the 1980s?
If it ends up being terrible that's another animal all together but don't yell sacrilege until it's out, or at the very least wait until a trailer is out
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