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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:12 am

That makes it sound like a Transformers movie. :-P
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:20 am

Or a Star Trek movie :iamapony:


"The Movies" are a time-honored piece of Hasbro cheese.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:29 pm

Well yeah, no one calls them "The Motion Picture" anymore. :v:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:37 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if it gets some sort of more specific title, in much the same way that the first ever MLP TV special was later called Rescue at Midnight Castle (though it was also called Firefly's Adventure in some cases, so there's precedent for naming confusion...).
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:43 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if it gets some sort of more specific title, in much the same way that the first ever MLP TV special was later called Rescue at Midnight Castle (though it was also called Firefly's Adventure in some cases, so there's precedent for naming confusion...).


It's also 2 years away, they're barely starting it. Transformers films have taken about 2 years to develop, and those are huge budget films.

I'm sure it'll get a much more specific name later.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 4:55 pm

Is it bad that my first thought when it comes to "The Movie" is "Tom and Jerry: The Movie"? :v:
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Postby Homeswirl (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 5:15 pm

MLP: The Video Game: The Movie: The Video Game

(Street Fighter actually did this)
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 5:55 pm

Bakertoons wrote:Is it bad that my first thought when it comes to "The Movie" is "Tom and Jerry: The Movie"? :v:


Yes. Yes it is. :-I
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Postby Ruflux (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 6:15 pm

So, here's something that's probably pretty obvious and it might've actually been confirmed already, but one of those leaked emails linked in the spoilers forum confirms this is being animated by "a small studio in Vancouver" aka DHX Media. It's not really a spoiler or a surprise so I figured it's better to post it here than there, though I'm not going to link it here since IIRC there might be some actual spoilers in the email. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 6:34 pm

Ruflux wrote:So, here's something that's probably pretty obvious and it might've actually been confirmed already, but one of those leaked emails linked in the spoilers forum confirms this is being animated by "a small studio in Vancouver" aka DHX Media. It's not really a spoiler or a surprise so I figured it's better to post it here than there, though I'm not going to link it here since IIRC there might be some actual spoilers in the email. :pinkieshrug:


I wonder if the reason why some movies based off of Hasbro products like Ouija or Jem & the Holograms have small budgets and smaller production crews, as well as maybe MLP the movie given that the animation is being done by a small studio, is because of Battleship. That box office bomb that tried to be like Transformers. Maybe because that movie with its big budget sank hard enough that any non-Transformers Hasbro movie is going to be cheaper to make.

Ouija was made very cheaply and made more than enough money back. Granted, we don't know if Jem will be successful or not and the MLP movie might have a bigger budget or another studio to help.
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Postby Ruflux (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 7:03 pm

The MLP movie is almost certainly being handled completely internally at Allspark Pictures. That leaked email I was talking about specifically pointed out Hasbro will be handling the funding and production themselves.

Plus Hasbro's talks with Sony didn't really result in anything but a possible distribution deal which may have been a dodged bullet moment for this movie. I namely got the idea from the emails that the original intention was indeed to use Sony for animation and such as well (likely meaning 3D CGI) so this could've well turned out pretty badly on that front.

It seems Sony's reluctance and somewhat poorly thought-out criticisms of the overall concept seemed to result in Hasbro going "nah" and handling this alone. Which is by far the best option for the movie, but does limit how much money they can spend on the whole project overall.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:32 pm

Yeah, from the leaked emails that I saw, I really do get the feeling that Sony's potential meddling (one email from a Sony exec literally had her pushing the soulless and asstacular "let's take [group of established cartoon characters] and put them on Earth" concept so as to make ponies more instantly understandable by audiences) was a direct factor in Hasbro creating Allspark Pictures.
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Postby Bremen (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:32 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Yeah, from the leaked emails that I saw, I really do get the feeling that Sony's potential meddling (one email from a Sony exec literally had her pushing the soulless and asstacular "let's take [group of established cartoon characters] and put them on Earth" concept so as to make ponies more instantly understandable by audiences)


Boy, I'm so glad Hasbro dodged that bullet! :v:

(Sorry, I know what you meant, but I just couldn't resist.)
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Postby Ruflux (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:44 pm

Would've been one hell of a sight to witness late last year tho. Hasbro announcing a co-production with Sony, My Little Pony! Except it's CGI, featuring wacky pony adventures in the real world! With score by famed Hollywood composer, original songs written by famous songwriter and performed by popular artists x and y, featuring a script from some random B-tier comedy scriptwriters, directed by some dude who's never seen an episode of the series in his life.

Of course, all the roles would be recast for star power, except due to budgetary concerns, we're talking B-tier celebs. But not to worry, Hasbro's team of executives is here to make sure this stays true-to-show! Wait, no, true-to-tie-in-toyline. Important distinction. But hey! Ponies! On the big screen! With an RT rating somewhere deep in the "rotten" territory!

I'd pay money to see the reactions to this kind of announcement. :gotcha:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:46 pm

AppleCobbler44 wrote:So this popped up
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Nothing major but surely they wont stick to that title right? MLP The Movie?

... how bout: My Little Pony: The First Movie :amazing: And then the sequel: My Little Pony: 2000 :amazing: :amazing:


:ponder: Technically shouldn't it say "The Magic Continues"?

:twonk: WE'RE BEING REBOOTED!
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:55 pm

Ruflux wrote:Would've been one hell of a sight to witness late last year tho. Hasbro announcing a co-production with Sony, My Little Pony! Except it's CGI, featuring wacky pony adventures in the real world! With score by famed Hollywood composer, original songs written by famous songwriter and performed by popular artists x and y, featuring a script from some random B-tier comedy scriptwriters, directed by some dude who's never seen an episode of the series in his life.

Of course, all the roles would be recast for star power, except due to budgetary concerns, we're talking B-tier celebs. But not to worry, Hasbro's team of executives is here to make sure this stays true-to-show! Wait, no, true-to-tie-in-toyline. Important distinction. But hey! Ponies! On the big screen! With an RT rating somewhere deep in the "rotten" territory!

I'd pay money to see the reactions to this kind of announcement. :gotcha:

Just imagine if Heir-of-Rick's nightmare scenario were to come true:
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See, it's funny because it's actually something that happens to other animated properties. And by funny I mean it's also terrifying. :ohgawd:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:02 pm

I hope we get to see Ponies eating poop :-I
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:11 pm

They can do like Spaceballs and have all kinds of merchandising gags. :v:

My Little Pony: The Microwave Popcorn. :amazing:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Thu Jun 11, 2015 2:25 am

The Doctor wrote:
:ponder: Technically shouldn't it say "The Magic Continues"?

:twonk: WE'RE BEING REBOOTED!


:anticipation: Oh god please yes.
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Postby Homeswirl (?) » Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:38 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:Image

"Tirek" :-/

(unless that's part of the joke?)
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Postby Bremen (?) » Thu Jun 11, 2015 4:44 am

Homeswirl wrote:"Tirek" :-/

(unless that's part of the joke?)


I'm pretty sure it was. Also "20% coolness" :gonkity:
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:21 am

Homeswirl wrote:MLP: The Video Game: The Movie: The Video Game



Read the exciting Junior Novelization from Scholastic!

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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:24 pm

That comic is inaccurate. MLP the movie would be awesome with Nicholas Cage.

Also, that teaser poster seems really cool. I guess we'll slowly be getting more information as time goes on.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:43 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:That comic is inaccurate. MLP the movie would be awesome with Nicholas Cage.

Sorry, but there's just no way he could cancel out Adam Sandler. :rainbert:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:46 pm

Oh no, definitely remove Sandler. Just keep Cage in the movie and it'll be golden.
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Postby Ruflux (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:43 pm

So I posted this in PPPP a while back cos I thought it was funny I came across it totally randomly, but it's more relevant here.

A job listing on DHX Media Vancouver's site for a feature storyboard artist, posted on the 6th of Jan this year:

DHX Media (Vancouver) Ltd. is hiring Storyboard Artists for a new animated feature film – an epic, character-driven fantasy that will be animated in Toon Boom! It has comedy, action, and a huge existing fan base. What else can we tell you before you sign an NDA?

And like I said in PPPP, there's no fucking way this is not describing the MLP movie. It'd fit the overall production schedule too, since the script should've been well underway if not close to done by that point and DHX would probably start hiring storyboarders for the movie well ahead of time.

Of course, the really interesting bit is "animated in Toon Boom." The careers page lists a position for a "pipeline technical director," specifically for the implementation and maintenance of a Toon Boom Harmony animation pipeline, so it's most likely Harmony they were referring to there.

Other positions for a 2D animated feature are also there, for various design positions for locations, characters and props. One of these describes the position opening in May, so I guess they're well underway on that by now.

Now obviously, even if the description for the storyboard position is spot-on, I suppose this still could be unrelated. I sincerely doubt it though, largely because DHX Media Vancouver really only works on TV animation. We know that Hasbro will be using them for an upcoming feature, and that the scriptwriting is most definitely complete by now, so the scheduling fits too.

I think considering that stuff, it's a pretty safe bet to say that the movie is going to be animated in Harmony, not Flash. Which is pretty huge news. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:51 pm

The entire movie will be one big Element of Harmony. :allears:
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:51 pm

Yeah, I'm willing to bet that it's related to the MLP movie in some way.

Switch to Harmony isn't bad. It's a much better software than Flash, and could actually improve FiM animation.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:53 pm

Is Harmony that much different?
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:12 pm

Hopefully converting the existing assets over won't be too much work. Something I appreciate about FiM is how, since it's been able to reuse much of its basic animations and character designs, in seasons after S1 the animators have been able to add increasingly more variety in the show's art. Even though they wouldn't exactly be starting from scratch as they were when S1 was being made, if the movie lost much of that visual depth due to being made in a different system, I'd be a bit sad.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:16 pm

I'd like to think that the movie would have a similar look to the current show as well. If they lose that visual impact, you lose a little something that makes FiM so great.
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Postby Ruflux (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:23 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Is Harmony that much different?

Harmony's biggest asset from my limited knowledge is that it was built from the ground up as a professional animation software solution, completely unlike Flash. That's why it's far better at what it does than Flash. There's other stuff too, but as far as I understand, that's the biggest difference.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:44 pm

Yeah. People don't remember that Flash was meant for web design and not really for animation.

How many shows these days even use Flash? I always had the feeling that Ponies were among the last. It wouldn't surprise me if the show eventually does switch to Harmony full-time in season 6 or so.
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Postby Marimo (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:17 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:That seems like a completely reasonable title to me. Most likely they left out the "Friendship is Magic" part since otherwise the title would've been a mouthful.

More like you don't want to link it too much to a show or else it could scare off people who don't watch it.

See the difference in performance between Duck Tales the Movie and A Goofy Movie (which is a sequel to the cartoon Goof Troop). The latter made almost twice as much as the former, even though Duck Tales has shown to have been more popular, with more people remembering it even 20 years after the shows have ended, having more episodes than Goof Troop, and is even getting rebooted.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:29 pm

Bakertoons wrote:It wouldn't surprise me if the show eventually does switch to Harmony full-time in season 6 or so.

Assuming S6 ends up being the last season, I doubt DHX will switch to Harmony just for the last season. G5's cartoon will almost certainly be animated in it, though.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:38 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Assuming S6 ends up being the last season, I doubt DHX will switch to Harmony just for the last season.

Eh, it's likely, to be honest. Because the studio does other shows, too, and it'd be easier if they change the system studio-wide for convenience, even if it's to work on the final season of whatever shows they're doing. Also, it's a good way to experiment, since it won't matter much if there are issues on the show that's going to end anyway. Lastly, since they're doing the movie in Harmony likely, they can test it out on the show first as a way to get the groove on.

Also, I'm reminded that King of the Hill switched to HD in the middle of the last season.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:45 pm

I don't know, I always thought FiM would get 7 seasons. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Ruflux (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:40 pm

Bakertoons wrote:Eh, it's likely, to be honest. Because the studio does other shows, too, and it'd be easier if they change the system studio-wide for convenience, even if it's to work on the final season of whatever shows they're doing. Also, it's a good way to experiment, since it won't matter much if there are issues on the show that's going to end anyway. Lastly, since they're doing the movie in Harmony likely, they can test it out on the show first as a way to get the groove on.

Also, I'm reminded that King of the Hill switched to HD in the middle of the last season.

IIRC, some of the job listings were for a Harmony show but they're working on a bunch of shows (some already in Harmony) so that's not an indication of anything necessarily. Plus I think all of them were for a "new Harmony show" anyway.

Some other positions were for Flash shows starting storyboards/layout & design in I think May, June and July. Again, considering the timeframes, I'm pretty sure one of those would be season 6 of FiM. So a switch for the possibly final season seems unlikely. Plus I'd expect Hasbro not to be okay with the increase in budget moving to Harmony mid-show would bring.

One thing I'm still left wondering about is Top Draw's position in this. DHX likes using them to outsource animation and they're capable and trained for working with Harmony too. Are they going to animate the movie too or will DHX do all the animation in-house, seeing that it's a theatrical release feature?
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:45 pm

Fair 'nuff, although from my experience there really shouldn't be that big of an increase in budget switching software. :ponder:
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Postby Ruflux (?) » Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:51 pm

Bakertoons wrote:Fair 'nuff, although from my experience there really shouldn't be that big of an increase in budget switching software. :ponder:

Well I mean that'd depend on how much already existing stuff they could port over. I'd figure it'd be a quite a fair increase if they'd have to literally remake all the puppets from scratch or even worse, redo the otherwise infinitely reusable BG assets.
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