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Posted by The Other Jason on 21-07-2019 at 16:27:
Battle of the Planets Film News
Hi all,
I thought I'd start a dedicated thread to this topic so any news and updates from anyone can be posted in one place. With that said, I'll start it off with a modified version of my response in the other thread...
I wish I could pass along more information, but there just isn't much more at the moment. The Russo Brothers' AGBO company has a production deal in place and will look to develop Battle of the Planets as a feature film. What kind? Joe Russo has said "If we were to make it, it would be live-action," and "We love this show, I used to race home from school every day just to watch this at 4 o’clock."
The "if" in his statement refers to the fact they're not sure if the two brothers will direct the Battle feature or produce it and hand directing duties off to someone else. Also, no writer has been chosen for the project yet.
This is all very early and the road to a feature film is long and difficult. But if all goes well, we'll all be able to enjoy a fun project within the next couple years! I'm hopeful I will be able to supply more information and details in the future.
More soon!
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Posted by Becky Rock on 22-07-2019 at 00:19:
Years ago, I belonged to a group of Loudoun County (Virginia) writers (fiction and nonfiction) trying to break into the industry. We met monthly, tried to get some things going for local writers and networked. At some of our meetings, we invited local traditionally published authors to talk abut their experiences.
One of them told us about an interesting habit in Hollywood. A group would offer someone (script writer, published author, etc) a contract for the right to make their work into a movie. The contract would be for ten years. The owner of the work would be paid an annual retainer for the movie rights to their work for ten years. The amount could range anywhere from $10,000 to hundreds of thousands each year. If a movie was made, they'd get a set amount (but lose all of their rights and any more payments). If no movie was made by the end of the ten years, the owner got the movie rights back. One author said he was so horrified by the movie version he disavowed himself of it.
I seem to remember Warner Brothers considering it around the same time the Gatchaman disguised as BotP comic came out back in 2000-2001 timeframe.
I hope this wasn't initiated in those veins.
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Posted by Daniella T on 22-07-2019 at 13:18:
Oh boy! I just read the news on Twitter. Don't, don't mess this up, Russo people!
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Posted by The Other Jason on 23-07-2019 at 00:51:
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That's an interesting writing/contract arrangement you described. I haven't heard of anything like that. I really don't know all the circumstances that led people to us at Sandy Frank's, nor their motivations and levels of knowledge for the Battle property. I felt many of them who were interested in television or film projects seemed to come from the standpoints of being sincere fans though.
Yes, Warner Bros. Animation was interested in Battle when Mr. Frank had the rights. They were vying for feature film rights along with a few other high profile studios. For varied reasons, nothing ever came from the interest even though one of the studios was *very* close to being signed.
I have added a page to my site to follow any potential film news, and will keep posting things here of course. Hope for updates soon!
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Posted by The Other Jason on 23-04-2020 at 01:15:
Hi all,
Here is some interesting news about the Battle of the Planets movie from Joe Russo, via collider.com.
Joe Russo, co-director and producer of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame with his brother Anthony, recently shared some updates on a few of the highly-anticipated projects they currently have in development at AGBO. Speaking with Collider’s Steve Weintraub in an exclusive conversation, Russo teased some details about the current status of their live-action adaptation of the 1977 animated series Battle of the Planets.
“It’s not going to be a direct adaptation of the series,” Russo said of Battle of the Planets. “It’s going to be our own story that we tell surrounding a group of genetically altered kids who are involved in a space war… That could take months of gestating, and trying to figure out what the new mythology is. And then we commit that to a bible, and then from that bible we do some artwork as exploration, and once we have artwork that we’re inspired by we then commit that to a script. So we’re in the bible phase for Battle of the Planets at the moment.”
Battle of the Planets was an Americanized version of a Japanese cartoon series titled Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, about a team of young fighters called G-Force tasked with defending Earth from intergalactic enemies. It was not dissimilar from Voltron, in that G-Force flew one giant spaceship that contained several smaller, equally righteous vehicles. It’ll be interesting to see what the Russos’ take on the series ends up being, but blockbuster space battles seem firmly within their wheelhouse.
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Posted by Katblu42 on 23-04-2020 at 07:01:
I just saw this on Facebook too.
I'm feeling pretty disappointed with this news - I'm less excited about the whole project now. It won't stop me seeing the movie when it eventually comes out, though.
I also find the Voltron comparison a bit insulting since both BOTP and Gatchaman came before Voltron (and Beast King Go Lion).
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Posted by KT1972 on 23-04-2020 at 08:17:
Yeah, I was hoping they would stay true to the original BotP as we knew it growing up, but I suppose they have to appeal to a new generation for whom outer space is not totally the big, exciting mystery it was in our time.
I'll certainly try to see it once it's released, but now I'm feeling it'll be more like Gatchaman crowds, than the old favourite we know and love.
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Posted by Becky Rock on 23-04-2020 at 19:05:
I'm guessing when they're using the term 'bible' it's their version of BotP. I'm hoping they don't mean they intend to fully replace what BotP was with what they want it to be.
But then again, as fanfic writers, haven't we been creating our own versions of both BotP and Gatchaman, especially if we've written a series of interconnecting fics?
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Posted by The Other Jason on 24-04-2020 at 04:10:
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I thought that was curious. The author admitted the similarity between the two, but didn't discuss the fact that a good chunk of the creative staff of Voltron came directly from Battle.
It's still very early in the process and I'm curious to see what direction the creative team of the film will follow. Of course, I hope it will reflect what so many of us loved about the original series.
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Posted by Daniella T on 24-04-2020 at 21:06:
Disappointing...
You’d think they would have learnt a lesson from Star Wars, ie that sticking to the original is a good thing...
Just compare the prequels with Episodes 7, 8 and 9.
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Posted by Becky Rock on 24-04-2020 at 22:23:
The problem is, even with those of us who hated the changes after reading a lot of the books that continued the movies (Ben is Luke and Mara's son, not Leia and Han's!!!), they made a bleeping load of money.
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 25-04-2020 at 01:59:
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They left enough plot holes for us to fill in that's for sure. No real ending for the series, and that's only one. I had to go and create my own ending. several times.
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 25-04-2020 at 02:04:
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Sounds like they could be taking a more serious take on the whole series. Wondering if they're trying to appeal to adult fans. Like they have done for other hero's.
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Posted by The Other Jason on 25-04-2020 at 06:11:
Hi Ebonyswanne,
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That's quite possible.
Here is a short YouTube video from Collider talking directly with Joe Russo. He says pretty much the same as the text quote, but with slightly more detail.
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Posted by The Other Jason on 11-03-2021 at 00:29:
Hi all,
Nearly a year after the previous major update about the Battle of the Planets feature, the Russo brothers were interviewed by Eric Francisco about their time growing up in Cleveland, Ohio and how it helped them with their careers. They mentioned the Battle of the Planets feature in one specifc portion, which can be read on inverse.com:
"And there's Battle of the Planets, the childhood favorite of the Russos. Known as Gatchaman in its native Japan, its premise of a five-person superhero squad who defend Earth in bird costumes was the influential template for milennal hits like Voltron and Power Rangers.
'We're working hard on the script, we're hoping to get into our pur pipeline at AGBO soon,' Joe says. 'We're reinventing it for the modern age. We loved the cartoon growing up. We're gonna take what we love and convert it into something new.'"
There is much more information about the Russos' early lives and projects in the article, as well as their recollections of rushing home to watch Battle of the Planets after school.
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Posted by Becky Rock on 14-03-2021 at 03:47:
Interesting. That got me thinking again about some of our fics. If they are going to reinvent it for us adult fans as an adult story, that might not be bad. We have excellent fics that depict the team as adults and in turn have more adult content. I just hope they keep the characters similar to their animated personalities.
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Posted by The Other Jason on 24-06-2021 at 04:31:
Hi all,
Here's a small bit of Battle of the Planets feature film news that appeared today!
Actor, producer, director and writer, Dan Casey has been mentioned as a screenwriter for the project. The news was reported by Adam Graham, in the June 23, 2021 edition of The Detroit News. The relevant information from the article follows:
"Casey is now focusing on screenwriting — he also wrote 2018's sci-fi adventure Kin, with Myles Truitt and Zoë Kravitz — and he has a number of projects in the works, including an adaptation of Battle of the Planets with the Russo Brothers (Avengers: Endgame), an adaptation of the 1963 sci-fi novel Way Station with Cloverfield director Matt Reeves, a superhero project with DC Films that is still TBA, and an original script titled The Pinkerton that he sold to JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Productions."
Casey's current project in theaters on June 25, is F9: The Fast Saga (the ninth The Fast and the Furious film), which was co-written with director Justin Lin . I would link directly to the story, but it is currently behind a subscription wall.
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Posted by The Other Jason on 22-07-2021 at 21:48:
Hi all,
With the San Diego Comic-Con @Home happening this weekend, I was expecting to hear bit more feature film news, and something popped up a little early. Deadline.com is confirming the earlier report that Dan Casey is the writer for the Battle of the Planets feature.
"Casey is working with Joe and Anthony Russo and their AGBO to help construct the foundation for a Battle of the Planets universe. Casey’s feature screenplay will kick off the expansion of this franchise across multiple media. AGBO and Casey will work with Tatsunoko, the creators of the iconic, original anime series, on concepts to explore and expand the IP in-depth."
You can read the much longer story here.
More soon, I'm sure.
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 23-07-2021 at 11:53:
I'm beginning to quiver with anticipation....
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Posted by The Other Jason on 15-10-2021 at 02:27:
Hi all,
Director Joe Russo was at the recent MIA Film and Television market in Rome, Italy on Thursday, October 14. He was interviewed about his company's upcoming projects by Melanie Goodfellow of Screendaily, and had the following to say about the current status of Battle of the Planets:
Goodfellow: "Another project you announced recently is the feature adaptation of the Japanese anime series Battle Of The Planets for which Daniel Casey is writing the script, in his first major screenplay since Fast And Furious 9. Do you have any updates on that?"
Russo: "We’re just off on script on that. We took two years to acquire the rights to it and to settle that all up and the way we work at our company, it usually takes us a year to go to script because we’ll do complementary artwork and investigate the world of the story, write a bible, write bios, so we have a deeper understanding of the story when we actually go to script… usually when we go to script we do it quickly."
Please go to Screendaily to read Mr. Russo's entire interview.
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