From moviesonline, “Throwback to the old Godzilla films” is becoming the new catchphrase for making movies. J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves used it when talking about Cloverfield. It’s how the producers have described the upcoming Monsters vs. Aliens (although, to be fair, they’re throwing back to B-movies, not specifically Godzilla). Now Calling All Robots joins the others as Michael Dougherty joins forces with Walt Disney Pictures and Robert Zemeckis’s ImageMovers to create a new animated tale.
Specific story details haven’t been released other than it being a throwback to Godzilla. Dougherty told Variety that the movie is not a story that could be told in live action or traditional animation, so the production will use the motion capture technology used to create Beowulf and The Polar Express. Disney will distribute the film, much like the upcoming Christmas Carol which was created by ImageMovers but being distributed by Disney.
For those unfamailiar with Dougherty, he’s one of the writers behind Bryan Singer’s X-Men 2 and Superman Returns. His own stint as a director hasn’t been seen though due to the delays in his directorial debut, Trick ‘r Treat. He will write and direct Calling All Robots.
3 comments:
Love the title but I'm still meh on this kind of animation. Did anyone see Beowulf?
I couldn't bring myself to watch it, the commercials bored me to tears.
You should give it a shot, I actually found it pretty fun to watch. It only takes about 10 to 15 minutes to really get used to it.
I think what really helped was how big Grendel was, easily three times taller than a person. And unlike Lord of the Rings, when he's fighting humans all the players exist on the same level of reality (as opposed to obviously live actors fighting obviously CG monstas).
I'm not saying it was better than LOTR, because it wasn't, but give it a shot.
Meanwhile, back in '98 I predicted that the new Godzilla flick would result in a trend of giant monster movies and that would rule. Of course that movie sucked and the trend got pushed back 10 years. Go, giant robots, go!
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