Hardbopjazz Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) Why ruin a great '60's moment in time? But I most likely would go see this if it remained true to the original movie. Yellow Submarine First, director Robert Zemeckis took the "The Polar Express" to the North Pole. Now he's making plans to visit Pepperland in The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine." According to Variety, the filmmaker and Walt Disney Pictures are currently negotiating to produce a remake of the 1968 psychedelic animated movie with songs by The Beatles. Zemeckis will reportedly make the movie with the 3D digital performance capture technology he pioneered in "Polar Express," "Beowulf" and the upcoming version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The deal will hinge upon securing the rights to songs from The Beatles' catalog for inclusion in the movie and also a potential stage version. That might be easier than it would have been in the past, since the group's remaining members have recently allowed their songs to be used in projects like Cirque du Soleil's "Love" and next month's videogame "The Beatles: Rock Band." There's no word as to whether or not Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will have a hand in the remake, but the band was barely involved in making the original. The Beatles only agreed to the movie to fulfill their movie contract, though they enjoyed the finished product so much they agreed to appear in a cameo at the end. Zemeckis reportedly hopes to have his new "Yellow Submarine" set sail just in time for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. story Edited August 27, 2009 by Hardbopjazz Quote
JSngry Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 Gee, I sure hope Robert Stigwood gets involved! Quote
BruceH Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 *Yawn* I can't even work up much outrage, since the original was such a non-event which the Beatles themselves had very little to do with. Quote
Use3D Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 Man I really hate remakes. Fuck off Zemeckis. Quote
mikeweil Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 Hope this vessel gets torpedoes before it takes off. There is only one Yellow Submarine. Quote
Alexander Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 *Yawn* I can't even work up much outrage, since the original was such a non-event which the Beatles themselves had very little to do with. I like the bit in the Beatles "Anthology" documentary where George is talking about the "Yellow Submarine" movie and he says that he can't for the life of him remember WHY the Beatles didn't do their own voices. "I don't think we were too busy to do it. And I don't remember not WANTING to do it. Maybe they just assumed we wouldn't want to, so they hired actors, which is where those horrible Liverpool accents come from." Quote
Big Al Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 Gee, I sure hope Robert Stigwood gets involved! Don't forget Dee Anthony. Too bad George Burns is no longer around, but maybe Zemeckis will digitally include him. It's like Sylvester the Cat once said, "Why didn't I think of this before? Anything is possible in a cartoon." Quote
catesta Posted August 28, 2009 Report Posted August 28, 2009 *Yawn* I can't even work up much outrage, since the original was such a non-event which the Beatles themselves had very little to do with. I agree. A complete waste of time. Quote
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