MLP Movie - airing October 6, 2017

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Re: MLP Movie - airing October 6, 2017

Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:46 pm

DerFurShur wrote:http://www.mylittlepony.movie/home

So the movie's website got a facelift, most of it is stuff we already know, but I personally liked the expanded map

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Postby Auxiliatrix (?) » Tue Aug 15, 2017 8:46 pm

Mr. Big wrote:The movie's rating is out. It's PG for "mild action"

Granted, PG doesn't mean much anymore, but who could've guessed we were going to a PG-rated My Little Pony movie? :v:


Maybe it's PG for "Pony Guidance". :-P

I'm trying to avoid most things about the movie, so this might be my last post in this thread until it comes out and I see it. :gotcha:
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:35 am

:speakest: The fun has been doubled!
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:43 am

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:59 am

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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:20 am

Horsie skull and crossbones is pretty cute :-I

Movie ponies seem to have more of a rounded, filly look, like we're seeing them when they're kids. I guess if you're marketing to kids that makes sense.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:25 am

So someone got a hold of the art book early from Barnes and Noble so pages from it are floating around the internet, so be careful of spoilers.

An interesting tidbit relating to the Storm King is that originally Scorpan was scripted in an early storyboard, with the Storm King stealing the staff from him w/ Tempest Shadow’s help, but this was dropped in the final script. Apparently the staff was originally supposed to have been a piece of the Tree of Harmony

Another early draft had the Storm King conquering the Arimaspi kingdom for the opener, but they dropped that so they could open the movie in Equestria instead.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:45 am

Wow. Cosmos looked far more interesting than Tempest or Storm King.

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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Aug 26, 2017 3:01 am

That's... uh... that's even more edgy OC than the Darkshade Nightflare we got. Quite an accomplishment.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat Aug 26, 2017 3:27 am

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So Klugetown was... something
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Postby Applepie (?) » Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:03 pm

DerFurShur wrote:So someone got a hold of the art book early from Barnes and Noble so pages from it are floating around the internet, so be careful of spoilers.

An interesting tidbit relating to the Storm King is that originally Scorpan was scripted in an early storyboard, with the Storm King stealing the staff from him w/ Tempest Shadow’s help, but this was dropped in the final script. Apparently the staff was originally supposed to have been a piece of the Tree of Harmony

Another early draft had the Storm King conquering the Arimaspi kingdom for the opener, but they dropped that so they could open the movie in Equestria instead.

That sounds awesome.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:28 am

This is starting to sound like a sterilized final product that could have been significantly better than what we'll get. :ponder:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:47 am

Curious what other stuff from the Sony-era version of the film made it's way into the art book.

I has assumed that Cosmos was an Alicorn, given the indication from those old leaked emails that Celestia had a bigger role.

Edit: Just reread the old spoiler thread and apparently Cosmos used to be a male villain.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun Aug 27, 2017 2:22 am

Wayoshi wrote:This is starting to sound like a sterilized final product that could have been significantly better than what we'll get. :ponder:

While it's possible, I'm not sure these art book ideas are really... "pony." Cosmos, the dead dragon, the "tavern creatures"... they're either really edgy or feel more at home in a different, more serious world.

Granted, it looks like we're getting a fair amount of edge in this one, so who knows whether that's an improvement or not.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sun Aug 27, 2017 4:16 am

SlateSlabrock wrote:While it's possible, I'm not sure these art book ideas are really... "pony." Cosmos, the dead dragon, the "tavern creatures"... they're either really edgy or feel more at home in a different, more serious world.

Granted, it looks like we're getting a fair amount of edge in this one, so who knows whether that's an improvement or not.

That might have been concept art that was scrapped at the start. This wasn't the first time the show has done edgy concept art that was later abandoned. There was concept art of Spike with a bunch of swords stabbing him to death back when they were writing the show's bible. I think of it as a way to flex your creative mind as an artist.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sun Aug 27, 2017 4:54 am

Soft Snow wrote:There was concept art of Spike with a bunch of swords stabbing him to death back when they were writing the show's bible.

...link? :starity:
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Postby Durandal (?) » Mon Aug 28, 2017 2:57 am

DerFurShur wrote:Image

So Klugetown was... something
Soft Snow wrote:There was concept art of Spike with a bunch of swords stabbing him to death back when they were writing the show's bible.

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Postby Kronos (?) » Tue Aug 29, 2017 3:21 am

Mr. Big wrote:...link? :starity:


Yeah I wanna know more about this, too.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:22 am

Heads up that today is the day all the movie books come out. This includes the art book, the junior novel, The Great Princess Caper, and the tradeback for the prequel comic (before the rest of the issues are out).

So spoilers will probably start flooding, proceed with caution.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Aug 29, 2017 6:11 pm

If anyone looks up these movie spoilers and is majorly driven to discuss them, there's this thread in the spoiler forum.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:07 pm

Kronos wrote:
Yeah I wanna know more about this, too.

I don't have the book nor a source available to me at this time, I just remember seeing it in an art book before. Like someone scanned the book itself.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:19 am

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Postby Aramek (?) » Fri Sep 01, 2017 12:44 pm

They so pretty.
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Postby AmericanErrorist (?) » Fri Sep 01, 2017 12:50 pm

Is this a place where people who have read ahead can give non-spoilery impressions of the narrative? I hear bad things from EqD commenters.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:39 pm

We have a spoiler forum and it's probably better to discuss it there, given I know what things you are prolly referring to
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Sep 02, 2017 12:33 am

PonyHag714 wrote:More screenshots:

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I really like the bird pirate designs, and the seaponies.

Capper still looks like something from an entirely different film.
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Postby Dal (?) » Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:59 am

Capper would look better if he wasn't a furry and more like a mythical cat. Don't tell me Cheshire cats don't exist in Equestria.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Sep 02, 2017 12:54 pm

This might be something more for the spoiler thread, but I wonder if the art books or any other source of official commentary actually mentioned Catrina (the G1 villain) as a deliberate inspiration when drawing him.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sun Sep 03, 2017 3:56 pm

Not that I recall, no, though there is something of a resemblance
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Postby Applepie (?) » Sun Sep 03, 2017 8:17 pm

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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sun Sep 03, 2017 10:14 pm

Applepie wrote:
Say what?
Fizzbuzz wrote:This might be something more for the spoiler thread, but I wonder if the art books or any other source of official commentary actually mentioned Catrina (the G1 villain) as a deliberate inspiration when drawing him.

C'mon, what are the chance FiM will reference a G1 villain?
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:24 am

The interesting thing about early concept art is that it is mostly exercise for the artist to trying a range of activities and designs. Since the artist really isn't bound to any defined standards they tend to make a lot of doodles. Some of which are controversial or even inappropriate in nature. Which is fine because it's not a reflection of the finished project and is used for practice that will ultimately be scrapped and disposed.

Most of the behind the scene activities of the staff is hidden from the general public to give the illusion that everything works perfectly. But if you take a moment to step back you realize everyone is immature to some degree and there isn't a workplace without some set of drama going on that the outside world is aware of.

You only see brief glimpses of the inside and some times what you see is artists being bored and making designs of the characters that would probably get them in trouble if they ever got out. Most of the concept art released that we see as fans are things that was approved by a committee.
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Postby Windforce00 (?) » Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:41 pm

PonyHag714 wrote:More screenshots:

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I'm already in love with the art style. More detail, not saying the show's art style isn't detailed, but this is very nice.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:54 pm

Nice indeed :starity:
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:26 am

I don't know if anyone kept up with the movie comics, but it strains my disbelief that people don't know about Equestria when it takes up more land mass then Russia on the world map.
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Also, the feeling you get when you know the characters in the movie won't be as developed as they are in the comic.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:05 am

Soft Snow wrote:I don't know if anyone kept up with the movie comics, but it strains my disbelief that people don't know about Equestria when it takes up more land mass then Russia on the world map.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sat Sep 09, 2017 3:50 am

What is the average wait time after a comic is released for it to be alright to talk about spoilers?
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There is a lot to break down in this issue.
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Postby AmericanErrorist (?) » Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:00 am

Auxiliatrix wrote:
Maybe it's PG for "Pony Guidance". :-P

I'm trying to avoid most things about the movie, so this might be my last post in this thread until it comes out and I see it. :gotcha:


It's the old Hasbro strategy of making parents aware of what toys to buy. That is why Spike Witwitcky swore in the G1 Transformers movie.
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Postby Windforce00 (?) » Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:36 pm

Soft Snow wrote:What is the average wait time after a comic is released for it to be alright to talk about spoilers?
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There is a lot to break down in this issue.
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A couple weeks, perhaps? I wouldn't be the best judge of that.
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Sun Sep 10, 2017 2:31 am

There is always the spoiler subforum, too.
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