Grayskull: Masters of the Universe - Part 2

[DawnWarrior]

There's actually more to this than a weak prince being the chosen one.

Randor/Skeletor (are they actually brothers?)
The mysteries of Castle Greyskull
Sorceress/Teela/Man-At-Arms
The different races (Stratos, Mer-Man, Sy-Klone etc)
The combination of high tech and magic
And the fact that nearly all of the MOTU characters are "superheroes"/"supervillains".

Don't forget the part about Marlena being an astronaut from earth.

 

[TheVileOne]

One of the few directors I'd be OK with this is probably Matthew Vaughn. Not sure if he has any interest though.

 

[aNarcHy2day]

My dream director is GDT but we all know if he's helming it, it'll probably be consigned to development hell forever. (Not that it isn't already)

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

i just want someone who treats it with respect, yeah yeah people look at motu and say its nothing but a toy ad. maybe so but its a toy ad that has built up a hella of a lore and mythos which is ripe for story telling. i mean the story has went through what 4 or 5 reviews already. the conan style mini comics. the filmation prince additions, the rebellion she-ra story, the space quests, the 200x mixture, the classics toyline bios and the dc comics soup of everything. it can work if done right. taken everything and rework it into a great fantasy yeah everyone bats around lotr but that style of story( im not comparing quality im just saying style) of serious life and death threats with the more light heart fantasy elements it can work

except anything to do with the mighty spector character **** that mary sue crap

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

I used to make fun of He-Man before I saw some episodes of it. It's really a great show, and a lot better than much of the crap they show these days. He-Man and his friends are good role models, and I like that the episodes always ends with moral lessons. I wish I saw the show as a little boy, we only had crappy shows like Batman The Animated Series and stuff like that...


Okay, the line about Batman TAS was a joke, but I meant everything else.

 

[Thundarr]

My dream director is GDT but we all know if he's helming it, it'll probably be consigned to development hell forever. (Not that it isn't already)

I think my dream director would be Peter Jackson. Or maybe Joss Whedon.

If Peter Jackson could do for MOTU what he did for LOTR & The Hobbit? That would be the very definition of a major blockbuster.

And Joss Whedon? The man is a God among men. Give him a camera and a budget (and a movie studio that will stay the hell out of his gorram way) and there's virtually nothing he can't do.

 

[Jordacar]

I'd look to TV directors. After all, that's what the Russo bros. were up to before they were handed Winter Soldier, followed by half Phase 3 of the MCU. For something like MOTU, I'm thinking more along the lines of Neil Marshall or Lexi Alexander. Kevin Tancharoen would be a helluva pick after doing "Mortal Kombat Legacy" and some killer episodes of "Agents of SHIELD".

I was looking at "Into the Badlands" and found half the first season was helmed by David Dobkin (Guy Ferland did the other half). He'd be an interesting pick as well, having also helmed Shanghai Knights and The Judge with RDJ (plus a bunch of Vince Vaughn comedies, but hey did I mention the Russo bros.?)

 

[rogue trooper]

I'd look to TV directors. After all, that's what the Russo bros. were up to before they were handed Winter Soldier, followed by half Phase 3 of the MCU. For something like MOTU, I'm thinking more along the lines of Neil Marshall or Lexi Alexander. Kevin Tancharoen would be a helluva pick after doing "Mortal Kombat Legacy" and some killer episodes of "Agents of SHIELD".

I was looking at "Into the Badlands" and found half the first season was helmed by David Dobkin (Guy Ferland did the other half). He'd be an interesting pick as well, having also helmed Shanghai Knights and The Judge with RDJ (plus a bunch of Vince Vaughn comedies, but hey did I mention the Russo bros.?)

There's also Michael J. Bassett, who apart from directing episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead, The Player, and Da Vinci's Demons, he also directed the well-received heroic fantasy film of Robert E. Howard's character Solomon Kane.

 

[TheVileOne]

I'd take just about anybody other than McG or Justin Chu, who was attached for this too at one point.

 

[aNarcHy2day]

I think my dream director would be Peter Jackson. Or maybe Joss Whedon.

If Peter Jackson could do for MOTU what he did for LOTR & The Hobbit? That would be the very definition of a major blockbuster.

And Joss Whedon? The man is a God among men. Give him a camera and a budget (and a movie studio that will stay the hell out of his gorram way) and there's virtually nothing he can't do.

I do like Whedon as a possible director but my issue with Jackson is that while he'd be great, he's been doing Sword-n-Sorcery fantasy movies for the last decade and I'd love to see him move to something else for a change.

There's also Michael J. Bassett, who apart from directing episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead, The Player, and Da Vinci's Demons, he also directed the well-received heroic fantasy film of Robert E. Howard's character Solomon Kane.

If we are pulling someone from the Evil Dead franchise, why not Sam Raimi himself? He's not booked for any major blockbuster at the moment?

 

[TheVileOne]

I think the problem with Jackson and the Hobbit movies was that he didn't really want to direct them and he did it more or less out of obligation. He didn't prep the films like he wanted and he had to pick up previously established work by Guillermo del Toro et al. Jackson said he always wants to do different stuff, so not sure he'd be on board for something like MOTU.

Whedon and Raimi are guys where if they were signed on, I wouldn't be so nervous about it. While Whedon at least I think he can go overboard with humor and quips, I think he does a good job of embracing the tropes and elements of the material and selling them in a cool, fun mainstream way.

However, I'm not sure he has any interest in doing something like MOTU either.

Edgar Wright would be my other ideal choice. Again, not sure he'd want to do this though after his experience with Ant-Man.

That's what tough about this. I'm not sure what awesome directors would really love to make this movie.

Here are the two other major issues:

1. Sony Pictures overseen by Tom Rothman: Rothman's practices are well documented on these forums. Sony Pictures if they ever give this thing the greenlight are going to play it very tight. There is no way they let a MOTU movie get away with what Spectre did. Spectre is part of an established franchise coming off Skyfall, the biggest Bond movie ever. They got that creative team and director back, of course it's going to be huge and over-budget. If MOTU happens, there is no way it doesn't get micro-managed by Tom Rothman. Any filmmaker who takes the gig has to know what they are getting into. There will be micro-managing and all the executives wanting their say. Quotas will need to be made. Boxes will need to be filled with check marks.

2. Mattel. Mattel will want their say and approval as well. That's something else the filmmakers will have to deal with. I would say part of the hold-up is Mattel having some level approval over all this material. Now granted, on some level, they do seem protective of the property, which is good. IMHO someone has to be. And I'm not sure anyone really wants to protect it at Sony.

 

[Airwings]

Thundarr: My dream director is also Jackson. It would be very interesting to have him do fantasy with sci fi in it.

Anarchy2day: MOTU isn't only sword and sorcery. It's space opera too (even if it's set on one planet).
Your suggestion Sam Raimi could be interesting

 

[Jordacar]

Wes Ball would be another major get. Dude's killing it with the Maze Runner movies directorially, with budgets a lot lower than any of the Hunger Games films.

 

[TheVileOne]

If it's Sam Raimi, what about Kevin Sorbo as King Randor?

 

[Paradox1]

My dream director is Steven Spielberg

 

[TheVileOne]

Spielberg wouldn't direct this film. Plus I'm not sure such material interests him as a director at this point. Not sure he's a good fit in this day and age.

 

[Paradox1]

I said dream right? I wasn't trying to be plausible.

 

[aNarcHy2day]

Well. Why not Stanley Kubrick then?

My point being that plausibility does make these threads more fun. Don't take it any other way. I fully respect your opinion but when even you are admitting that it wouldn't happen it makes the suggestion less fun for the others.

But that's just me. I'm sure there are others who'll disagree.

 

[Rowsdower!]

I'd look to TV directors. After all, that's what the Russo bros. were up to before they were handed Winter Soldier, followed by half Phase 3 of the MCU. For something like MOTU, I'm thinking more along the lines of Neil Marshall or Lexi Alexander. Kevin Tancharoen would be a helluva pick after doing "Mortal Kombat Legacy" and some killer episodes of "Agents of SHIELD".

I was looking at "Into the Badlands" and found half the first season was helmed by David Dobkin (Guy Ferland did the other half). He'd be an interesting pick as well, having also helmed Shanghai Knights and The Judge with RDJ (plus a bunch of Vince Vaughn comedies, but hey did I mention the Russo bros.?)

That's also how you get guys like Alan Taylor though.

However, Neil Marshall might be really good. My only concern there though is that he might go too dark and gritty with it. That's kind of his specialty. But I would love to see Marshall helm a franchise at some point. Centurion and Dog Soldiers are great and his episodes of Black Sails and GOT are among the best.

 

[Airwings]

Anarchy2day: The difference is that Spielberg could happen, while it's litterary impossible for Kubrick to direct MOTU

 

[Pink Ranger]

Anarchy2day: The difference is that Spielberg could happen, while it's litterary impossible for Kubrick to direct MOTU

I've got two words for you: Force. Ghost.

 

[aNarcHy2day]

Anarchy2day: The difference is that Spielberg could happen, while it's litterary impossible for Kubrick to direct MOTU

Well. To give you Paradox's argument, I wasn't trying to be plausible and in this case, possible.t:

 

[HUMANIMAL]

hope christopher yosts script won't be rewritten too much


http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/mast...he-universe-movie-director-may-have-the-power

 

[Thundarr]

I do like Whedon as a possible director but my issue with Jackson is that while he'd be great, he's been doing Sword-n-Sorcery fantasy movies for the last decade and I'd love to see him move to something else for a change.

If we are pulling someone from the Evil Dead franchise, why not Sam Raimi himself? He's not booked for any major blockbuster at the moment?

Sam Raimi? I could see that.

As for Jackson. Not only were his LOTR & Hobbit movies incredibly successful at the box office, they were also incredibly successful merchandising machines. Action figures, computer games, strategy games, board games, the list goes on and on.

Jackson might not have had everything to do with the merchandising, but I doubt it was a coincidence that both trilogies had such successful merchandising campaigns. In any event, having a strong merchandising campaign is just as important to making a movie like MOTU successful as ticket sales, if not more so.

 

[TheVileOne]

hope christopher yosts script won't be rewritten too much


http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/mast...he-universe-movie-director-may-have-the-power

Some of it's in this article looks inaccurate. The Litvak script is like several years old. Yost's script was more recent.