Month: December 2012

Canceled Hong Kong Phooey And Marvin The Martian Film Tests

Marvin The Martian live action film

I know fans of these characters will be disappointed that both Hong Kong Phooey And Marvin The Martian will not be making their big screen debuts. After watching the test footage below you’ll quickly understand why neither character alone would be able to pull off their own feature length film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jx0kzjcXlA

But in all seriousness how would you improve these films? Is there a right way to adapt Hong Kong Phooey And Marvin The Martian for the big screen? Let me know in the comments section below!

Hong Kong Phooey live action film

I think it’s always fascinating to see what the studios are testing. You can’t blame them for trying. They have an arsenal of popular characters and franchises that sometimes need to be let back into the limelight. The approach might be wrong, but there’s no reason not to at least try and see what sticks.

Deus Ex Short Film – I Never Asked For This

deusex

Every now and then there’s a video game web short that is done with people who know how to make something that has style with substance. This is one of those videos. Albeit this is just a teaser, but it’s clear that there’s a vision here and it’s going to be very interesting to see if they can live up to that in the final version.