Finally, what we've all been waiting for: McG's Dollhouse.
io9 gives a humorous look at what would happen if some creators took over new franchises. J.J. Abrams gets Terminator, Christopher Nolan gets G.I. Joe, and McG gets Dollhouse.
Of course, given recent events, there seems to be a more appropriate potential candidate for the Terminator franchise, but whatcha gonna do?
November 10 2009
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RayHill | November 10, 16:26 CET
JAYROCK | November 10, 16:28 CET
Why dollhouse and not firefly? F'fly is on 3 different mediums (film, tv, comic) and therefore seems more of the appropriate fit.
allthattwiggery | November 10, 16:29 CET
Joseph McGinty Nichol
allthattwiggery | November 10, 16:29 CET
i was kinda bummed about their remarks about orci and kurtzman's work, even though i know it's true... it's just that they were so good on alias...
and yes, i'd love to see jj abrams' terminator >.>
kefka | November 10, 16:44 CET
sumogrip | November 10, 16:46 CET
marymary | November 10, 16:50 CET
sumogrip | November 10, 16:53 CET
Also, I kinda like how out of place Dollhouse was on this article.
Jaymii | November 10, 16:54 CET
zombiecow | November 10, 17:31 CET
Good thing you haven't. Orci & Kurtzman's scripts for Bay's "Transformers" movies are uniformly awful, while under Abrams' supervision they've done much better work.
That dig about McG's version of "Dollhouse" made me giggle... a bit.
Mcjw_serenity | November 10, 18:16 CET
Like Jobo and zombiecow said, he is a producer. But all things said, it's really Kripke's baby.
With the exception of J.J Abrams on Terminator, all of the other choices terrify me to no end.
deepgirl187 | November 10, 18:34 CET
EDIT: Oh! And Crispin Glover.
[ edited by dispatch on 2009-11-11 04:02 ]
dispatch | November 10, 19:00 CET
madmolly | November 10, 21:37 CET
I too, would love to see an Abram's Terminator.
E-Rawk | November 10, 21:49 CET
But..."Joss Whedon presents: Terminator" has a nice ring to it.
ShadowQuest | November 10, 23:09 CET
I just can't help wishing McG had ditched Bale and instead employed Lucy Lui, Eliza Dushku and Amy Acker as bionic women fighting Terminators - kinda Charlie's Angels meets Manga. That would have been fun.
viewingfigures | November 11, 04:25 CET
McG taking over Dollhouse... no comment. Charlie's Angels was an overly glossy film that had some fun moments, but was ultimately forgettable, whilst Terminator Salvation was watchable but mediocre. I don't see any reason why he should be considered for Dollhouse, even as a joke. Just seems like a strange one to pick, out of all the possibilities.
As for the rest of the article, I don't get the snide comments at Christopher Nolan. It seems they resent him being in favour with the critics. His Batman films have been fantastically good and Memento is another excellent film. I also enjoyed The Prestige. I know the article shouldn't be taken seriously, but the only "Pro" being it getting critical praise, whilst also including a long list of "Cons" seemed a little uncalled for.
Lastly, I see they included a dig at Superman Returns. I know everyone dislikes this film, but I thought it was a brave attempt to do something new. The overblown Christian symbolism might have been heavy-handed, but I liked that this was combined with images of the father and the abandoned child. It had problems, being overly long and some fairly pointless action sequences (the early plane/space shuttle accident being particularly noticeable), but for all its faults I think it deserves some respect for trying to be different. For once, I would like to see some positive comments towards it, rather than the usual derogatory comments.
Vandelay | November 11, 09:24 CET
I reckon the intent of the io9 authors was to ridicule Nolan being wasted on G.I.Joe. As if to say the things that made the Batman movies great would be too highbrow for the other movie.
Superman Returns ; I thought Brandon Routh did a great job as Clerk Kent and his flying alter ego, it was good to see Eve Marie Saint as Mrs Kent, I liked Parker Posey as Jennifer Jolie(sic), and his cape looks great when he flys. See all positive things. :-)
viewingfigures | November 11, 10:15 CET