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Brian Damage · 04-17-2010, 04:20 PM

Alvin and the Chipmunks aren't the only Boomer-era animated rodents getting a big-screen facelift these days. The recent cineplex successes of the singing squeakers have apparently inspired Paramount to press on with its efforts to make a 'Mighty Mouse' movie.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Paramount and sister outlet Nickelodeon Movies are in the market for a new writer and director for the long-gestating project. The new scripter would be following in the footsteps of Brian and Mark Gunn ('Bring It On Again'), the last prominent screenwriters Paramount hired to try to build a better 'Mouse'-trap.

It's not clear yet whether the movie would be all-CGI or part-CGI/part live-action, like the 'Chipmunk' movies. Paramount, which has raked in cash distributing DreamWorks Animation features (including the current 'How to Train Your Dragon') had a noteworthy success with its own 'toon, the Paramount/Nick 'SpongeBob SquarePants Movie' six years ago, but it's not expected to emulate that movie's mostly hand-drawn style for 'Mighty Mouse.'

It's also not clear whether 'Mighty Mouse' has enough kid recognition to become a successful film franchise. The tiny Terrytoons superhero, who first hit the movie screen in the 1940s, was a staple of Saturday morning TV from the 1950s to the 1980s. Viewers old enough to remember Andy Kaufman on 'Saturday Night Live' in the 1970s may recall the comic's strange but wonderful bit in which he lip-synched the operatic-voiced rodent's refrain ("Here I come to save the day") from the 'Mighty Mouse' theme song, while remaining silent for all the other lyrics. (Guess you had to be there.)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movi...paramount.html

MrCleveland · 04-18-2010, 01:35 PM

No doubt that Woody Woodpecker will get a movie soon....

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angiefan · 04-18-2010, 07:59 PM

I would love to go see it.

catlover79 · 04-19-2010, 12:41 PM

Good grief!! I imagine it will be in CGI.

Torgo · 05-04-2010, 02:41 PM

They've just casted the role of Mighty Mouse:

MickeyMac · 05-04-2010, 05:33 PM

I will be sure to miss this.

waichingliu81 · 05-04-2010, 09:48 PM

mighty mouse seems to lack the cult status of many cartoons and cartoon characters to warrant a movie. which is why it could bomb.

04-17-2010, 04:20 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	"Here He Comes to Save the Day!" Mighty Mouse The Movie is on the Way! Alvin and the Chipmunks aren't the only Boomer-era animated rodents getting a big-screen facelift these days. The recent cineplex successes of the singing squeakers have apparently inspired Paramount to press on with its efforts to make a 'Mighty Mouse' movie. According to the Los Angeles Times, Paramount and sister outlet Nickelodeon Movies are in the market for a new writer and director for the long-gestating project. The new scripter would be following in the footsteps of Brian and Mark Gunn ('Bring It On Again'), the last prominent screenwriters Paramount hired to try to build a better 'Mouse'-trap. It's not clear yet whether the movie would be all-CGI or part-CGI/part live-action, like the 'Chipmunk' movies. Paramount, which has raked in cash distributing DreamWorks Animation features (including the current 'How to Train Your Dragon') had a noteworthy success with its own 'toon, the Paramount/Nick 'SpongeBob SquarePants Movie' six years ago, but it's not expected to emulate that movie's mostly hand-drawn style for 'Mighty Mouse.' It's also not clear whether 'Mighty Mouse' has enough kid recognition to become a successful film franchise. The tiny Terrytoons superhero, who first hit the movie screen in the 1940s, was a staple of Saturday morning TV from the 1950s to the 1980s. Viewers old enough to remember Andy Kaufman on 'Saturday Night Live' in the 1970s may recall the comic's strange but wonderful bit in which he lip-synched the operatic-voiced rodent's refrain ("Here I come to save the day") from the 'Mighty Mouse' theme song, while remaining silent for all the other lyrics. (Guess you had to be there.) http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movi...paramount.html Attached Images
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04-18-2010, 01:35 PM	#2
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04-18-2010, 07:59 PM	#3
angiefan happy labor day! Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 15, 2006 Location: grand blanc,michigan Posts: 618	Mighty Mouse the movie is the way I would love to go see it.

04-19-2010, 12:41 PM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Good grief!! I imagine it will be in CGI.
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05-04-2010, 02:41 PM	#5
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,033	They've just casted the role of Mighty Mouse: Attached Images
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05-04-2010, 05:33 PM	#6
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	I will be sure to miss this.

05-04-2010, 09:48 PM	#7
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	mighty mouse seems to lack the cult status of many cartoons and cartoon characters to warrant a movie. which is why it could bomb.