Transformers電影即將上映，可以肯定必定會大熱！男孩子不論年齡，就算不是 Transformers 的粉絲，但看過Trailer後也會有入場看的衝動。那些畫面實在太精彩了！雖然不知道Michael Bay如何演繹故事，不過Dreamwork已宣佈開拍續集。
Brady has worked over a decade in the animation industry at such studios as Rhythm & Hues, Pixar (lead animator on "Toy Story", co-director on "Toy Story 2") and Industrial Light & Magic ("E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial Special Edition", "The Hulk", "Men In Black 2", "Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events"). Most recently, Brady directed the CG-animated movie "Everyone’s Hero".
Storyline
Set in the 26th century, the story takes place 300 years after a societal collapse caused by a major war. In that society, it's a technological dark age following a pinnacle of achievement far beyond where we are right now. Cyborg technology is a way of life. People are augmented a lot as workers, so being a cyborg is not unusual. The main character is a cyborg. She has an organic human brain, and she looks like she's about fourteen years old. She has a completely artificial body and she's lost her memory. She is found in a wreckage and reconstituted by a cyber-surgeon who becomes her surrogate father. Written by TermlnatriX
Director: James Cameron
Screenplay: Laeta Kalogridis
Original Manga: Yukito Kishiro
Director of Photography: Vince Pace (Second Unit)
Producer: James Cameron
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
Vintage: 2009 (Projected)
Production:Lightstorm Entertainment , Twentieth Century Fox
Official website: Yukitopia: Battle Angel Alita
Old cartoons don’t fade away. They just get an extreme makeover on the big screen. First, there was TMNT, based on the TV series about four genetically-modified, crime-fighting turtles named after Renaissance painters.
Next, Transformers, due to stomp its way to cinemas here on June 28. It’s the latest from wham bang director Michael Bay about a galactic war between robots that have the ability to morph into cars and airplanes.
Word on the grapevine is that there are more productions on the drawing board, all inspired by once-popular action toy figures: Thundercats, about feline-like warriors; He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, about a fantasy hero with superhuman powers; G.I. Joe, the all-American, all-terrain soldier; and Voltron, about another giant tin-can killing machine.
Not to be outdone, Hong Kong-based Imagi Studios, the creative force behind TMNT, will be releasing two manga-based films, Gatchaman and Astro Boy, next year and in 2009 respectively.
Where comic book superheroes and videogame adaptations made the rounds in Hollywood just a few years ago, it’s old cartoon franchises that are calling the shots these days.
Behind this blast from the past: Nostalgia.
“Well, beyond the fact they’re really cool — and cheesy,” TMNT director Kevin Munroe told TODAY during a media visit of Imagi Studios in March.
“I’d say it’s because a lot of people who grew up on these cartoons are now getting into decision-making positions within studios.”
And they’re giving these cartoons a computer-generated spit-and-polish which will not only attract fanboys but also a new generation of movie-goers.
“We’re basically making films for eight to 18-year-olds,” commented Imagi’s co-CEO Doug Glen, noting that there are few feature-length cartoons for those in this age group.
“This is the age when they spend more time playing videogames than watching television. So, we’re making films that look a lot like videogames but are darker than family-friendly stuff like Finding Nemo (2003) and Shrek (2001).
The payoff, as always, is in box office receipts. TMNT, for instance, grossed US$88.5 million ($136 million) worldwide, more than double its production budget.
Going by the buzz on the Internet, Transformers is set to do the same, if not perform better.
Watching the bottom line closely from the sidelines are — no surprises — toymakers like Hasbro and Mattel.
Indeed, Hasbro’s chief operating officer Brian Goldner serves as one of three executive producers on Transformers and reportedly had a hand in the creative development of the story.
It’s obvious that the US$150-million film is as much about merchandising as it is about rebooting an old product for the new millennium.
“We think there’s a tremendous upside in the movie and taking the brand to the next level and exposing the idea behind Transformers to a new generation of adults and kids,” Goldner declared in an online interview.
In practical terms, it means re-launching the Transformers product line all over the world.
But trading on nostalgia alone, Munroe cautioned, isn’t enough. “The whole point is that the movie must be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with other superhero movies.”
Transformers producer Tom DeSanto, agreed. “The key is finding out what the story is and if people still care about the characters,” he told Variety.com.
“If you don’t do them right, you’ll have a giant bonfire of money burning in front of the studio.”
With so much hype and money riding on this fad, these toy stories are certainly no child’s play.
所有superheromovie及comic movie，我都必會看。之前沒機會看的Ghost Rider，終於都看了.....嘩！很爛的片啊！之前也聽朋友"媽聲四起"，果然......除了部分特技之外，真的沒有什麼值得一提。連最Superhero片基本的Action也沒有，絕對無須要看。也慶幸當時沒機會到戲院看.......
