The Rocketeer Sequel/Requel

[C. Lee]

I love the original movie (wish they could have kept the original comic book idea that the rocketpack was created by Doc Savage) and always loved movies with rocketpacks (Commando Cody serials)....so seeing someone zooming around in one again is fine with me. I just wonder if this would do better as a TV series.

 

[Octoberist]

It's wacky how I didn't know the Rocketeer was a throwback character created in comics. i always thought it was an original Disney property.

 

[Loki882]

C. Lee Perhaps. And it wouldn't cost that much to make, so a TV show could work.

 

[Octoberist]

So ideally Brad Bird would be perfect, if he can get his live-action stuff together.

 

[Loki882]

He's made one not great live-action film, it happens to the best of them sometimes. I think that he'll be fine.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Doctor Jones isn't wrong though, to be fair. Though I remember Doctor Jones a lot more optimistic and wide-eyed. Did the world wear you out, dude?? JK

Doctor Jones's movie soul from 2008 - 2016.

 

[MadVillainy]

Jesus

 

[Octoberist]

OLD Man!

 

[C. Lee]

It costs a lot to make period pieces....so it would seem that spending that money to make a 20 episode series would be more cost effective than one 2 hour movie.

Over the years, I have seen lots of different people cosplaying as the Rocketeer and lots of fan art about him....so there is the "fan" interest.....just not sure if there is enough for a theatrical release....so Disney can put their publicity machine behind a series.....especially if they plan on a young African American girl in the suit. They specialize in TV series starring young women.

 

[Octoberist]

At this point, I think the investment would be smaller too. It's hard to come up with tentpoles these days, and it almost seems like a waste of money. You got Game of Thrones, wholes designs rival The Hobbit with a smaller budget.

If they got someone smart, you shouldn't spend anything over 100-120 million for this.

 

[MadVillainy]

Even 100 mill would be high for this

But studios don't know how to reign in their budgets

 

[Doctor Jones]

Jesus

Jesus has nothing to do with it.

I'm really at a point where I'm just fed up with the state of movies. I wanted great comic book movies, but I didn't ask for every movie to be like one.

OLD Man!

Spoiler

 

[Frodo]

It costs a lot to make period pieces....so it would seem that spending that money to make a 20 episode series would be more cost effective than one 2 hour movie.

Over the years, I have seen lots of different people cosplaying as the Rocketeer and lots of fan art about him....so there is the "fan" interest.....just not sure if there is enough for a theatrical release....so Disney can put their publicity machine behind a series.....especially if they plan on a young African American girl in the suit. They specialize in TV series starring young women.

I think a TV reboot would be a better idea as well. I loved the Rocketeer as a kid but it didn't exactly burn up the box office and isn't one of those films like Ghostbusters which has brand recognition.

Not very many older viewers, let alone millennials remember or know the Rocketeer film, so to promote a sequel/reboot in the theaters to a 20 odd year old film which wasn't a hit to begin with would be a pretty expensive gamble imo.

 

[p4poetic]

That early into the Cold War, it would take a pretty ridiculous suspension of disbelief regarding an African-American female pilot. The only scenario I can fathom off the top of my head would be the daughter of a Tuskegee airman or something. An African-American male or a Caucasian female I think I could buy, but I feel like Disney's reaching by doubling up the demographics with the lead. More so given the recent shakeup in their Marvel brand with Iron Man. I'm not against it, but it reads like a pretty hard sell to me.

Director-wise, who you guys pegging for this? I wouldn't mind seeing Johnston return, seeing as he has such a solid handle on period pulp. I'd love to see what he could do with Cold War subterfuge and intrigue.

Seriously dude

 

[Rocketman]

Hoping they figure this out, because if it isn't Marvel, Pixar, or Star Wars, that always spells doom for Disney.

Prince of Persia
John Carter
Tomorrowland
Lone Ranger
Sorcerer's Apprentice
BFG

 

[Lencho01]

Hmm... maybe most people will think she's some White dude.

 

[cronosred]

This could be fun but the plot sounds a little to similar to the first movie.

 

[TheCommissioner]

Im down - 6 years after the first, which was late 1938 so 1945-47ish?

its not the Cold War yet but we sure as hell don't like the Russians at that time

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Im down - 6 years after the first, which was late 1938 so 1945-47ish?

its not the Cold War yet but we sure as hell don't like the Russians at that time

A sci-fi pulpy version of the Manchurian Candidate would be awesome.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Director-wise, who you guys pegging for this? I wouldn't mind seeing Johnston return, seeing as he has such a solid handle on period pulp. I'd love to see what he could do with Cold War subterfuge and intrigue.

Simply on period detail? Matthew Weiner from Mad Men would be awesome.

Action-wise? I don't know.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Booooooooring.

Christ, you're scraping the bottom of the barrel here. The Rocketeer was a flop when it came out and it's just about a cult film now at best. Where's the brand recognition? If not, it's just another reboot but this just doesn't make much sense to reboot because usually reboots have box office potential. This has none.
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When Hollywood reboots popular stuff, people complain about original ideas or redoing stuff that didn't become popular.

Wasn't the original Battlestar Galactica a crappy sci-fi show few people cared about?

 

[Alien Anal]

Yes yes yes! I love the Rocketeer and have been wanting a sequel for ever.

 

[Doctor Jones]

When Hollywood reboots popular stuff, people complain about original ideas or redoing stuff that didn't become popular.

Wasn't the original Battlestar Galactica a crappy sci-fi show few people cared about?

The Rocketeer is actually a pretty damn good movie if you don't factor in the box office. It's been done. Apparently we didn't get enough of our Rocketeer fill so we gotta get another one.

 

[regnak]

When Hollywood reboots popular stuff, people complain about original ideas or redoing stuff that didn't become popular.

Wasn't the original Battlestar Galactica a crappy sci-fi show few people cared about?

How about no. I attended more than a few Battlestar Galactica revival panels at Dragoncon for years before the SF version. Things that came out were that it was pulling in over 20 million viewers and got canceled mainly because of budget.

The SF channel did the name only adaptation for a reason, namely the original show had lots of viewers.



As for the topic at hand, Disney did one great Rocketeer movie and it was DOA. Pair that with Disney's recent track record for stuff not made by a sub studio and I would be shocked if it isn't DOA.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

The Rocketeer is actually a pretty damn good movie if you don't factor in the box office. It's been done. Apparently we didn't get enough of our Rocketeer fill so we gotta get another one.

I love it. But nothing about it really makes me go, "wow, this can't be touched."

The Wizard of Oz is untouchable to me, but I have no problem with the Wiz or Wicked putting their own spin on a story and getting acclaim for their own spin on the characters/mythos. And yeah, there are more terrible versions than good ones.