I would image so.
Both from a market standpoint and "trust" when it comes to leaks etc.
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Leaked emails reveal Nintendo has struck secret deal with Sony for Mario movie
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Both from a market standpoint and "trust" when it comes to leaks etc.
Foxy Fox 39
Banned
It should have been a DISNEY movie. They are on fire right now. I do like the idea of the Samurai Jack dude.
Wreck it Ralph shows that they know how to do a video game movie. And Bowser was even in it.
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Wreck it Ralph shows that they know how to do a video game movie. And Bowser was even in it.
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They should really just do it together. A long time has passed. They could both benefit, and be better off for the partnership.
Cyborg
Member
Next move is a Mario game on PS4!
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
New animated Mario Movie is fine... but from Sony? Sony Pictures animated movies are all terrible in Story and Design and way behind the competition in all aspects. Please let Pixar do this...
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
I agree that this should've been a Disney movie.
Also doesn't this reduce or nullify any chance that Mario or any character from that universe gets an appearance in the next Wreck-It Ralph movie?
Also doesn't this reduce or nullify any chance that Mario or any character from that universe gets an appearance in the next Wreck-It Ralph movie?
SatoAilDarko
Member
For the people who keep suggesting Pixar and Disney.
Why would they ever do a licensed film? In fact I can't think of a licensed Pixar movie ever and at the moment can't recall a Disney one (although I'm sure there is one).
Why would they ever do a licensed film? In fact I can't think of a licensed Pixar movie ever and at the moment can't recall a Disney one (although I'm sure there is one).
We don't know if there is a deal with Disney for another movie. We don't know if there are Nintendo-Disney mails! (and it's for the best if we never know)
Mysterious
Banned
Or like how Samsung's semiconductor business made the components for the pre-iPhone 6 phones. Or like how Sony's camera business make the camera components for iPhone.
Or like how Microsoft has Office on Mac.
Seriously. Dreamworks might be swayed though.
If Disney were to get involved, it'd be for some live action and probably released through one of their other studios I think.
BodiesWithoutOrgans
Member
Is this really happening ! ? Omg
Lupin the Third
Member
Huh? No they don't. DHX Media does. They got it when they bought out Cookie Jar Entertainment, which had previously bought out DiC and its catalog.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHX_Media
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DHX_Media_programs
SenorArdilla
Member
What are the chances of Sandler getting involved in this?
You sir... Just won my heart, and this thread.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Don't get too excited:
And as already said, even if the deal closed there would be a LOT more to go through before actual production. It's still a bit of a longshot. Depends on just how committed both parties are, and how well Sony can work with Nintendo's demands. It's either going to be perfect in Nintendo's eyes, or outright won't happen.
And as already said, even if the deal closed there would be a LOT more to go through before actual production. It's still a bit of a longshot. Depends on just how committed both parties are, and how well Sony can work with Nintendo's demands. It's either going to be perfect in Nintendo's eyes, or outright won't happen.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Pixar would be great, but they'd never do it. The closest they'll ever get to a licensed project is Barbie and Potato Head being in Toy Story. Disney Animation Studios on the other hand seems totally possible though, and have been putting out some great material. Plus, they already worked with Nintendo on Wreck-It-Ralph, and are planned to be involved with the sequel.
SenorArdilla
Member
That sounds reasonable. Nintendo was really picky about how their characters where portrayed in Wreck It Ralph.
The only way that could work is if disney gets the non-videogames rights to all non existing nintendo characters it creates for the movie.
deltatheta
Member
I don't really see the leak affecting anything. The companies will just say "we have nothing to announce" when asked about it until they would have been ready to announce it anyway, which will be years from now, considering how slow Hollywood is.
Dick Tracy back in 1990 was done by Touchstone Pictures, Disney's film branch for older audiences. The movie is visually stunning and enveloped in its own unique comic book world but the story is not really there.
Dunno what other licensing stuff Disney has done since then though.
Sony music once had a promotion where you could win an Xbox with Brute Force. Xperia and PlayStation seem like the only units that operate with a shred of cohesion and logic.
Chmpocalypse
Blizzard
Why? It might actually have an interesting story with him involved.
Given Miyamoto's disinterest in narrative, I hope his involvement is as limited as possible (without allowing for a repeat of the... baffling experiment that was the last SMB film).
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
The fuck?
Get Genndy and Miyamoto in the same room to talk about Popeye, they both love Popeye.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1lzJuwJD9k
I'm sure the two of them would hit off easily .
It's funny how Sony Pictures is at the same time one of the best and one of the worst candidates for a Mario film. If Tartakovsky is in, we could end up having a "quality" [sic] Mario movie franchise for years to come. If he's not -- and coupled with Sony Pictures's terrible handing of their franchises -- the future could be anywhere between uncertain and ugly.
Terrible_Majesty
Member
why didnt they just go with disney pixar?
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Only if it has Captain Lou Albano as Mario and Danny Wells as Luigi...
Oh wait. Okay, then get Bob Hoskins as Mario...
Shit.
Well I guess it's a loss. There's no one else left to play Mario.
Absolutely no one at all.
Oh wait. Okay, then get Bob Hoskins as Mario...
Shit.
Well I guess it's a loss. There's no one else left to play Mario.
Absolutely no one at all.
Shadow Ranger
Member
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was Sony, yes? It could turn out decent, just saying.
I'm hoping it's based on this.
Why Super Mario Comics Don't Suck
I didn't even know there was a Mario comic till I saw that Nostalgia Critic review.
Why Super Mario Comics Don't Suck
I didn't even know there was a Mario comic till I saw that Nostalgia Critic review.
Mushroomer25
Member
That's sort of like asking why every blockbuster doesn't just go get Steven Spielberg. Disney and Pixar each put out about one film a year, max. Neither seem interested in doing any licenced work.
Plus, the animation studio doesn't mean a ton. Sony's done Cloudy, they've also done Hotel Transylvania. What's important is the creative talent they court to write/direct.
But really, this is all pointless. We're seeing a snapshot of one possible deal that Sony was in the process of making. They've probably made similar agreements for countless other films that never get off the ground. Deals like this (especially gaming properties) get much farther along, and still never get off the ground. There's still supposed to be a Metal Gear Solid movie. A Mass Effect movie. A God of War movie. Those got far enough to get actual press releases - and I'd gamble none of them happen in their current form.
Could it happen? Sure. But it's hugely unlikely.
Good then Nintendo can buy ghibli and do it themselves.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
The bigger picture here is that Sonys movie game plan going forward has been exposed. It's pretty bad for their long term outlook if their competition knows all their future moves.
It's going to Hurt for a while
It's going to Hurt for a while
😹 Nailed it.
Nintendo goes 3rd party just about as smoothly as they adopted and refined online networking standards.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
They'll do something really stupid like get Will Smith to voice Bowser
Smith always plays the lead role.
Hardly IMO. Hotel Transylvania is a good movie that some people just ended up hating right around the 3rd act came along.
