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Re: MLP Movie - 2017, Hasbro Allspark, Joe Ballarini Writing

Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:34 pm

I guess at this point, it's too early to guess how it'll all go down...except to trust that they'll do it up right. :-I

:vogue: A "Trotanic" movie would be fine, starring myself of course.

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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:36 pm

I want to be excited, but who is Ballarini... *reads thread*
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:38 pm

Wayoshi wrote:I want to be excited, but who is Ballarini... *reads thread*


Yeah, nothing really of note :v:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1298090/

EDIT: Also... he was uncredited for Ice Age :pcstare:

Edit 2: But apparently he won some awards though.
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Postby Sobana (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:42 pm

No worries guys, I just informed /mlp. They should be here momentarily. :v:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:43 pm

Uncredited!?


So he's a.... GHOST WRITER!? :iiam:
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..... I'll let myself out. :v:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:47 pm

The first Ice Age movie was pretty good though. Had some really powerful moments that the sequels cheapened.
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Postby Wylie (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:47 pm

Well this is The Best News. We (and more importantly, the writers) don't have to worry about each upcoming season possibly being the last due to surprise cancellation, which opens up the possibilities for each season's arc. And having that movie to look forward to means that they don't have to try to one-up the Tirek fight every session finale.

Basically, if they want, they can start building up to the movie in this upcoming season if they like. I can't wait to see how this goes.
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Postby Marimo (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:48 pm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667889/ful ... wr#writers

The story and screen play were credited to other people, so perhaps he just had a bit part in writing it. Sometimes studio heads have other writers go through scripts to make changes or punch up dialogue or something.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:51 pm

ilcane87 wrote:“We have a lot of experience working on this particular brand,” and when it comes to producing the animation, technology has brought down costs to a level where it doesn’t need to spend $100 million or more to make the film. Hasbro declined to disclose the budget on the “Pony” pic.

Even that might be too early to call. Here's a 3D CG movie from this year with a budget of $42 million and a bunch of celebrity voices.

Hopefully, "this brand" means FiM, which means 2D, but they could just as easily mean that going 3D isn't prohibitively expensive anymore. Lord knows Flash hasn't always been seen as a $100 million investment proposition.
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Postby drunkill (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:56 pm

I hope they don't go the celeb route with this, other than Patrick Stewart and Brian Blessed that is.
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:58 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:Even that might be too early to call. Here's a 3D CG movie from this year with a budget of $42 million and a bunch of celebrity voices.

Hopefully, "this brand" means FiM, which means 2D, but they could just as easily mean that going 3D isn't prohibitively expensive anymore. Lord knows Flash hasn't always been seen as a $100 million investment proposition.

I can't see what else "this brand" could refer to, so if they were going for 3D, I don't think they would've claimed they have a lot of experience, because they don't as far as MLP is concerned.

But of course, I'm just trying to read between the few lines we were given, so it's far from a guarantee, but it's a good sign nonetheless.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:58 pm

drunkill wrote:I hope they don't go the celeb route with this, other than Patrick Stewart and Brian Blessed that is.


Don't forget George Takei! :v:
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Postby TheNegaverser (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:59 pm

Wylie wrote:Well this is The Best News. We (and more importantly, the writers) don't have to worry about each upcoming season possibly being the last due to surprise cancellation, which opens up the possibilities for each season's arc. And having that movie to look forward to means that they don't have to try to one-up the Tirek fight every session finale.

Basically, if they want, they can start building up to the movie in this upcoming season if they like. I can't wait to see how this goes.

And that's what I'm most excited for. If this is a planned show-finisher, then it could mean a lot. Because regardless of if the movie itself is good (and I don't see any reason why not), having it planned out will let the DHX guys steer the show with a bit more confidence.
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Postby drunkill (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:09 pm

My Little Pony - The Movie:
Two hours of live action footage of six horses in a field, voiced by celebrities.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:10 pm

Hey! Don't forget the komodo dragon! :rainbert:
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:11 pm

Guess we have three years to panic about the writing, the animation style, and who's voicing the ponies.

:v: just what we've always wanted.
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Postby Wylie (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:13 pm

Pretty sure this is going to be in Flash, as well-they've had two successful experiments so far in using that style in theaters, so they know it can work. (That also explains why they actually released EQG and EQG2 in theaters-to see if the format and style looked good enough on the silver screen.)

Anyone who's seen SFM movies knows how hard ponies are to animate in 3d-why reinvent that particular wheel? And never mind the fact that all Pony is technically already CGI in the first place, unless they're running Flash on abacuses at DHX.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:21 pm

I really don't see why they'd find new actresses for the Mane Six and others. After all, I do not think Hasbro will need star power to promote this film, short of a celebrity possibly doing a part for a character who's introduced here. If this is going after the same audience that's watching the show then there isn't any point in needlessly changing things that the aforementioned audience likes, just for the sake of any adults who would recognize the names of celebrities.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:22 pm

You say that now until we get Cameron Diaz voicing Fluttershy
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Postby Sobana (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:27 pm

Three more years of pony. This ride never ends. :awesomedash:
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:30 pm

Color me excited. :allears: This definitely doesn't look like another Equestria Girls to me, so that alone makes it deserving of a chance to me. No idea what exactly this means for the future of the franchise, but even if this is the grand finale of Friendship is Magic, I think having this new label work on the movie is a positive sign.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:33 pm

And even if it is the finale, we still get 3 more awesome years of material. :allears:
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Postby gluestick (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:42 pm

The fact that Hasbro is aiming for a wide release makes me think that this movie will stand alone, like Bayformers and the TMNT movies. I doubt this will be the TV show's sendoff or be in-series since MLP:FIM doesn't have the widespread recognition that, say, South Park or The Simpsons have.
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:52 pm

Yeah, agreed.

This is gonna be a stand alone movie like Bayformers.
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:58 pm

Regarding who is going to handle the production of the movie, the wording in that article is kinda confusing:
Hasbro Studios has given the greenlight to a “My Little Pony” movie, with plans to release the animated film in 2017.
The film will join “Jem and the Holograms” as the first to be produced through Allspark Pictures, a new label through which the company will self-finance or pair up with other companies to co-finance a slate of film projects.
Hasbro Studios will take the reins of “My Little Pony,” producing and financing it in-house.
So what exactly is Allspark Pictures, and what's its relationship with Hasbro Studios? :rariwhat:
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Postby Ransom (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:02 pm

ilcane87 wrote:Regarding who is going to handle the production of the movie, the wording in that article is kinda confusing:
So what exactly is Allspark Pictures, and what's its relationship with Hasbro Studios? :rariwhat:

I'm guessing it's just a division of Hasbro, given that "Allspark" is a Transformers reference.
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Postby Wylie (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:03 pm

I think the words you're looking for are "wholly-owned subsidiary."

And sure, the movie will have a self-contained plot, but it's still set in Equestria. If the first 10 words of the movie aren't "Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria," I'll be surprised.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:04 pm

gluestick wrote:The fact that Hasbro is aiming for a wide release makes me think that this movie will stand alone, like Bayformers and the TMNT movies. I doubt this will be the TV show's sendoff or be in-series since MLP:FIM doesn't have the widespread recognition that, say, South Park or The Simpsons have.

It doesn't necessarily need Simpsons-level cultural acceptance. Again, consider how SpongeBob SquarePants got a big movie. As far as cartoons go it was pretty popular among kids and some adults, but it definitely wasn't a cornerstone of the culture back then (or now). I feel like FiM is at least at that level.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:06 pm

Allspark is their in house production company, sort of like Spielberg's Amblin Studios. :pinkieshrug:

Also, yeah, I still feel the movie will be FiM based.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:11 pm

drunkill wrote:My Little Pony - The Movie:
Two hours of live action footage of six horses in a field, voiced by celebrities.

If they don't actually speak but whinny and snort, I say fund it.
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:20 pm

Aaaaww yyyeaahhh.


Must be an exciting time to be Meghan McCarthy. This is a huge vindication of her work.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:26 pm

I'm super excited for an actual FiM movie, and it means at least 2 more seasons are coming. :awesomedash:

But I don't want the show to end! :gonkity:
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Postby Discord (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:34 pm



Best news ever :awesomedash:

So this will more or less confirm season 6 then, and likely season 7 though I think that one will be more variable.

Now the question is exactly how much of the show staff will be in on it. I'm hoping more of the writing staff gets input, and we get the same storyboard and animation team. Though I'm sure it'll work out alright with McCarthy at least somewhat at the helm.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:36 pm

Octavia wrote:I'm super excited for an actual FiM movie, and it means at least 2 more seasons are coming. :awesomedash:

But I don't want the show to end! :gonkity:


Would you perfer it to go the Spongebob route? :v:
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Postby gluestick (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:37 pm

That just makes me think Hasbro will retain the same character blueprint and names throughout MLP's movies and next generations, just like Transformers and TMNT (again). It'd be stupidly risky if they didn't since they already know the Mane 6 is a winning formula.
Fizzbuzz wrote:It doesn't necessarily need Simpsons-level cultural acceptance. Again, consider how SpongeBob SquarePants got a big movie. As far as cartoons go it was pretty popular among kids and some adults, but it definitely wasn't a cornerstone of the culture back then (or now). I feel like FiM is at least at that level.
I'm not so sure about that. SpongeBob is on one of the top two kids' channels, not a tiny niche premium channel like MLP (Unless I'm underestimating Netflix and YouTube's influence on kids today :granny: ).
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Postby TheNegaverser (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:41 pm

Headless Horse wrote:Aaaaww yyyeaahhh.


Must be an exciting time to be Meghan McCarthy. This is a huge vindication of her work.

I have a lot of respect for McCarthy. Ever since becoming the de-facto "showrunner," she's kept things moving along smoothly. I personally think she deserves a great deal of credit for holding things together in the post-Faust/Renzetti era.

And I don't care what anyone else says, I'm a huge fan of her episodes, two-parters and all!
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:48 pm

Please don't be a FiM movie. I hope it'd be a relaunch.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:50 pm

ShieldedDiamond wrote:Please don't be a FiM movie. I hope it'd be a relaunch.

You're the only one here who thinks FiM has run its course. :granny:
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:55 pm

Wayoshi wrote:You're the only one here who thinks FiM has run its course. :granny:


nope, i agree with her as well, FiM is pretty much out of steam, S4 proved that
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