Glorificus skrev:*ASG*
"...vår programavdelning som har bra koll..."
*skakar på huvudet*
Jösses.
Ja, vad ska man säga? Dags att börja spara ihop pengar till Englands-resa då, kanske.
Glorificus skrev:*ASG*
"...vår programavdelning som har bra koll..."
The recent delay of Joss Whedon’s Serenity isn’t the only intrigue taking place behind the scenes. Word is going around that Universal wanted to do a Serenity animated feature film direct to DVD, in the vein of The Animatrix or The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. And apparently, they were serious enough to commission a script. The writer chosen for this project was Brett Matthews, who wrote an episode of Firefly and also provided the script for Dark Fury. Matthews and Whedon came up with a story for the Serenity animated feature and Matthews was set to tackle the script.
However, for reasons that aren’t entirely clear, the Serenity animated feature isn’t happening. But that doesn’t mean this story won’t see the light of day. Dark Horse is rumored to be very interested in using the story Matthews and Whedon came up with as the basis for their first Serenity miniseries. If it happens, look for the miniseries to be written by Matthews, who already has a few comic scripts under his belt, including the Marvel Knights Spider-Man/Wolverine miniseries that came out last year.
gaspode skrev:Att SF skulle ha noll koll är väl inte så oväntat, det är en liten SciFi-film som inte kommer förrän om ett år.
Sparvid skrev:http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/index1.htmThe recent delay of Joss Whedon’s Serenity isn’t the only intrigue taking place behind the scenes. Word is going around that Universal wanted to do a Serenity animated feature film direct to DVD, in the vein of The Animatrix or The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. And apparently, they were serious enough to commission a script. The writer chosen for this project was Brett Matthews, who wrote an episode of Firefly and also provided the script for Dark Fury. Matthews and Whedon came up with a story for the Serenity animated feature and Matthews was set to tackle the script.
However, for reasons that aren’t entirely clear, the Serenity animated feature isn’t happening. But that doesn’t mean this story won’t see the light of day. Dark Horse is rumored to be very interested in using the story Matthews and Whedon came up with as the basis for their first Serenity miniseries. If it happens, look for the miniseries to be written by Matthews, who already has a few comic scripts under his belt, including the Marvel Knights Spider-Man/Wolverine miniseries that came out last year.
I know I just wrote not too long ago, but I have some news.
I just saw Serenity.
What to say about this without giving too much away? I was moved. I was proud. I was excited and breathless and open-mouthed and tearful. I still can't believe we were able to do this, to make this movie and to work with each other again. We got another shot, and I think we made the most of it. It's just the right amount of shocking and just the right amount of "Firefly" goodness... but it does stand on its own.
I have faith in this thing. I cannot wait until the rest of you get to see it. I can't wait to see your reactions and hear what you have to say. I hope you love it as much as we do.
We had a chance to have dinner with Nathan (who put us up in his home while we were in town... since we live in Vancouver-- for the moment) and the rest of the cast, and Joss afterwards. It was so nice to see everyone, and to share my first "screening" with the rest of the troops. I felt unbelievably proud of everyone.
Anyway, I just had to share. The wait, I hope, will be worth it. If you liked Firefly, you'll love this! And not just 'cause it's, like, three times the size and two hours long!!
Love, Jewel
Will there be a "Serenity" sequel?
Oh, we’re hoping for it. We have a deal worked out, depending on how the first one does. Hopefully we’ll end up doing two or three.
December 14, 2004
Test screenings for Serenity start tomrrow!
Rumor has it, test screenings start in LA tomorrow for Serenity.
This movie rocked
Whedon has created such incredible characters and dialogue in this movie
But the best character (and I think she was new to the troupe) was a waifish girl, Fiona Apple look-alike, named River
The new film is smart, romantic, moving, fast-paced, action-packed and, most crucially, almost certainly one of the funniest films you’ll see next year.
Horrabin skrev:Ganska skoj att läsa, en kommentar är av en Firefly-diggare och en är av en Firefly-rookie. Båda verkar gilla den skarp. Är lite skeptiskt till att det sägs vara så bra fight-scener i den, jag har inte sett så många tecken på att Joss gör riktigt bra fighter. Men han kan ju ha piffat upp sin talang även på det här området.
CheeseGuy skrev:Här finns ett par kommentarer om filmen, spoilerfritt och med spoilers.
Nu kan jag inte mycket om film/TV, men är det inte helt annorlunda att göra stridsscener på film?
adolvsson skrev:Horrabin skrev:Ganska skoj att läsa, en kommentar är av en Firefly-diggare och en är av en Firefly-rookie. Båda verkar gilla den skarp. Är lite skeptiskt till att det sägs vara så bra fight-scener i den, jag har inte sett så många tecken på att Joss gör riktigt bra fighter. Men han kan ju ha piffat upp sin talang även på det här området.
Eller hyrt in en duktigare slagsmålskoreograf än han hade råd och möjlighet med i TV, kanske?
Mönsterstudenten Thomas skrev:Spoilers Serenity:
Och de två skeppsromanser som beskrivs, det mest naturliga vore väl om det är Wash/Zoe + Simon/Kaylee, men det kan ju även vara Wash/Zoe + Mal/Inara. Det känns som att Wash/Zoe är given, frågan är vilken som är nummer två...
Mönsterstudenten Thomas skrev:Jag hade inte dragit slutsatsen att River var modifierad av The Alliance till att bli yrkesmördare. När hon sköt killarna på Niskas station utgick jag från att det var ett naturligt drag hos henne; eftersom hon är översmart och bäst på allting är det naturligt att hon har bra ögon-handkordination också. Kan bli mycket intressant det här...
Glorificus skrev:Hm... ska man behöva vänta tills september nu, efter att ha läst allt det där prisandet på aintitcool..? :(
caffeineaddict skrev:Bara de inte var "Vi hatar Buffy S6!"-Whedon-fans.
I can’t and won’t say that Serenity was better than Star Wars, because they are way too different for me to compare them. But let me put it this way: All my life I’ve envied most adults for having had the experience of watching Star Wars in the theater before it was big. To have had that moment of “Oh my god, this is f**king amazing. Oh my god, this is gonna be huge!” Well, frankly I was jealous - until now. I now feel like I’ve had that kind of experience, and I’ll be able to tell my children that I was at the first public screening (after which they will shoot me confused expressions and whisper “daddy’s a geek” to each other).
I read the reviews of Serenity that you posted, and even though one of them spoke of how non-viewers of Firefly would react, he was a viewer himself. So I thought you might be interested in my point of view.
When I saw Serenity at Winnetka on Tuesday I had not seen Firefly, Buffy, or Angel (in other words knew nothing of Whedon). So here it goes (keep in mind I originally wrote this review for a message board, so it has references to that site in it):
Until last night I most definitely could not have called myself a Firefly fan, a browncoat, or a flan (see how fast I’ve caught on? hehe); mainly because I had never seen the show (a very good reason I might add). I had many reasons for not watching the show at the time of airing, the main reason being that the commercials plain out sucked. They made it look like a stupid Star Trek knock-off and completely misrepresented it (as I’ve now learned). Another reason for not watching it was that I simply have had no interest in television in a long time. The only thing that has kept my attention for the past few years has been The West Wing, and even that has gone to garbage now that Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme have left. It was during these years of CTV (Crap Television) that I started to put my Dvd player to great use to start exploring the world of movies. I have since become so obsessed with movies that I have chosen to make them my life and become a filmmaker. Granted, I’m still in high school; but I’ve got my goals pretty squared out.
So - and this is where I will make my point - although I did not walk into the movie theatre last night as a Firefly fan, I most definitely walked in as a MOVIE fan (especially of good ones).
As a movie fan I had read much hype online about Serenity from Aintitcool.com and Comingsoon.net and other movie news sites; so I was definitely excited to see what all the hype was about. While waiting in line I didn’t know what to think. Witnessing such a fan following boosted confidence in my upcoming movie experience, but earlier during the drive to the theater DamnitGirlie had said that Firefly was better than Star Wars, and that is one heck of a high standard for me (I believe in the force - if that is any indication of my dedication to Star Wars).
So to be honest; I was skeptical. I would not believe for one second that a movie could actually be on par with, or be better than, Star Wars. I was WRONG.
I can’t and won’t say that Serenity was better than Star Wars, because they are way too different for me to compare them. But let me put it this way: All my life I’ve envied most adults for having had the experience of watching Star Wars in the theater before it was big. To have had that moment of “Oh my god, this is f**king amazing. Oh my god, this is gonna be huge!” Well, frankly I was jealous - until now. I now feel like I’ve had that kind of experience, and I’ll be able to tell my children that I was at the first public screening (after which they will shoot me confused expressions and whisper “daddy’s a geek” to each other).
Now what did I find so amazing about it? I think the winning factor for me was that it was character driven. Instead of an action packed movie with people, it was a movie about people and how the action affects them. I loved all the characters, and the actors who played the - wait a minute - forget that, I didn’t even remember they were actors till it was brought to my attention afterwards. These characters were so real to me that I genuinely feared for their lives when danger came about. When the reavers came a’knockin I squeezed my girlfriend’s arm tightly.
My one complaint about the characters would be that Mal was too much like Han Solo. Although I think it could be argued that he’s more of an affectionate nod to Han Solo than stealing the whole idea of the character. But for god sakes he had the same gun holster, and he even “pulled a greedo” (for anyone familiar with the Special Edition crap in Star Wars). That’s not to say that I didn’t like the character, I LOVED Mal.
I can’t say much about River without spoiling so I won’t. I will simply say that she is by far my favorite character from the film, [MINISPOILER!]and when you see the “money shot” near the end of the film (you’ll know what I mean when you see it) you’ll piss your pants (or something of the equivalent in shaking or gasping motions). I think the true proof that this movie’s characters can hold their own is that I loved this movie with barely any special effects done.
Oh yes, which brings me to a side note. Before the movies started, a focus group woman made a disclaimer speech to the audience about how many effects weren’t done, etc. She actually used the words “When the movie actually comes out, it will be effects driven.” She couldn’t have been more wrong. I don’t think she even knew what “effects driven” means. “Effects driven” would be something like The Matrix Revolutions where there is a 45 minute battle between all CG machines. Serenity is very much the opposite. Yes there are fights. Yes there is a space battle (and quite a fantastic one at that - even though we had to use our imagination for most of it because of unfinished effects). But the effects and action don’t drive the movie; the characters do. I think that is Serenity’s greatest triumph.
Back on the subject of characters; let’s talk about the villain. I absolutely LOVED the villain. I won’t talk much about him because, like most things involving this movie, if I talk about it too much I will spoil. The one aspect that made me absolutely love this villain is that there was an actual explanation for why he did evil things. Most villains are just plain evil and do things for the heck of it. This villain had real motivation and I loved every word that came out of his mouth.
I don’t think I can say much more, my fingers are getting tired and I fear that if I delve any deeper into the movie that spoilers will come about. I would like to mention that as much as I loved this film, there are still a few minor plot problems. I was also part of the focus group, however, and it looks to me like everyone was unanimous on most of the important problems - so they should be fixed by the time you see it. But overall: you will be dazzled, you will be frightened, you will be excited, and you will be out of breath. I sure was.
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