Another Live Action Popeye film in the works

[Pennywise]

Still wish Genndy Tartakovsky’s version had happened.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Surprised they’re going live-action?

Glen Powell for Popeye?

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

If Ryan Gosling isn't Popeye, I don't want it.

 

[Pennywise]

Vin Diesel for Popeye!

 

[Spider-Fan83]

I'm calling it now... Chris Diamantopoulos

 

[Pennywise]

Just found this article from a few years ago where Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers expressed interest.

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea wants to play Popeye in a live-action movie

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has expressed his desire to play Popeye in a live-action movie if another one ever gets made

www.nme.com

 

[Sawyer]

I feel like there are certain animated properties that just shouldn’t be attempted outside that medium and, despite being almost entirely human characters and not that high concept, Popeye is one of them.

 

[whoknows]

I saw the Altman one when i was little and was very disapointed that he only ate his spinach at the very end of the movie, wtf was that all about, that's some Madame web s***, only getting to use his superpowers for a short scene at the end of the movie.
Robin Williams was good as Popeye though, I caught a bit of it on tv a few years ago, but couldn't bring myself to watch it all.

more spinach punch ups this time please.

 

[whoknows]

I feel like there are certain animated properties that just shouldn’t be attempted outside that medium and, despite being almost entirely human characters and not that high concept, Popeye is one of them.

you might have a point there, those Asterix movies all looked terrible, i only watched the 1st one and it was bad, and the books are amazing.
i dunno though, i think they might be able to pull off a live action popeye if they get a good script on the go, and do some inventive punch ups like in the Mask. but that could end up like son of the mask lol asterix movies is all im thinking now, this could be like them.

 

[Enriquespy]

I'm calling it now... Chris Diamantopoulos
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His vibes are apt, I'm not gonna lie.

 

[Drizzle]

If Hollywood is going to make a live action adaptation of a cartoon, why go with one that's already been done of a character whose popularity peaked well over 60 years ago? It's just an odd move when studios are seemingly becoming more conscious of what they greenlight these days. I can think of at least a dozen cartoons that they could make into live action films that would probably be more viable at the box office than Popeye.

 

[DarkKnight88]

If Hollywood is going to make a live action adaptation of a cartoon, why go with one that's already been done of a character whose popularity peaked well over 60 years ago? It's just an odd move when studios are seemingly becoming more conscious of what they greenlight these days. I can think of at least a dozen cartoons that they could make into live action films that would probably be more viable at the box office than Popeye.

You say that now, but when they announce that this is actually Christopher Nolan’s next film you’ll be changing your tune pretty soon.

 

[GreenKToo]

It doesn't need to be a musical like the last one, but a couple of songs are fine.
More than likely it will be an origin.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Someone said Bautista should be Bluto and now I can’t unsee it.

 

[Lily Adler]

Someone said Bautista should be Bluto and now I can’t unsee it.

I mean it'll either be him or Momoa.

 

[Frodo]

If Hollywood is going to make a live action adaptation of a cartoon, why go with one that's already been done of a character whose popularity peaked well over 60 years ago? It's just an odd move when studios are seemingly becoming more conscious of what they greenlight these days. I can think of at least a dozen cartoons that they could make into live action films that would probably be more viable at the box office than Popeye.

I grew up enjoying The Popeye film and the old cartoons back in the 1980s.

But at that point, I was 50 years removed from when the character was created.

The question I have, is whether or not genZers even know who Popeye is nearly 100 years after his creation.

I mean, they know the Chicken restaurant, but i'd be shocked if children today had ever heard of Popeye The Sailor.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I grew up enjoying The Popeye film and the old cartoons back in the 1980s.

But at that point, I was 50 years removed from when the character was created.

The question I have, is whether or not genZers even know who Popeye is nearly 100 years after his creation.

I mean, they know the Chicken restaurant, but i'd be shocked if children today had ever heard of Popeye The Sailor.

You know I always wondered if Popeyes Chicken was meant to be connected to the cartoon?

 

[Drizzle]

I grew up enjoying The Popeye film and the old cartoons back in the 1980s.

But at that point, I was 50 years removed from when the character was created.

The question I have, is whether or not genZers even know who Popeye is nearly 100 years after his creation.

I mean, they know the Chicken restaurant, but i'd be shocked if children today had ever heard of Popeye The Sailor.

I can promise you that if you asked a bunch of under-25 year olds most of them would think you're talking about the fast food chain.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I can promise you that if you asked a bunch of under-25 year olds most of them would think you're talking about the fast food chain.

Seriously, the children have no Cartoon Network like the one we grew up on to get schooled.

I blame Zaslav.

 

[Lily Adler]

Seriously, the children have no Cartoon Network like the one we grew up on to get schooled.

I blame Zaslav.

They called it Boomerang.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

They called it Boomerang.

And for a time, it was good.

Then they got rid of everything but Tom & Jerry and now it sucks.

 

[Lily Adler]

And for a time, it was good.

Then they got rid of everything but Tom & Jerry and now it sucks.

It's now Cartoon Network circa 2006.

 

[Silvermoth]

Kristen Ritter would be a great Olive