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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Fri Dec 26, 2014 6:46 am

I wonder how they're planning to market this. I mean, if they make a big budget movie with a cinema release like this instead of keeping it as a direct to DVD deal that means they're aiming for widespread acceptance like the Transformer series, it's meant as a signal boost for the franchise and all that. It has a different target audience of course, but it still has to get out there and compete with the likes of Disney and Pixar movies, marketing itself to an audience that may not care about ponies that much. I'm left wondering just how that's going to happen :ponder:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:46 am

Hmmm....well, they'll probably advertise it lik the show but maybe with a more inclusive feel to it...like the trailer setting up the world of Equestria.
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Postby Sobana (?) » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:00 am

I imagine with billboards. It worked great for Chrysalis. :evil:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:13 am

Yeah, that'd probably be there too as well as trailers...wonder when the trailers will start playing? Probably sometime in 2016... :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:24 am

I suspect they'll more or less try to do something similar to most trailers for animated films (i.e. EPIC NARRATOR VOICE :twonk: )


Start with a little background info on Twilight, mention her friends, show how Equestria is all sunshine and rainbows, but then reveal the big bad of the film, show Equestria in ruin, then show our characters being all frowny and sad , but then utter something like "The Power of Friendship... is the Strongest Magic of All", then the film's most iconic songs plays and so we see happy confident ponies, and finally voila:

The Title for the movie.
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Postby fenster (?) » Fri Dec 26, 2014 4:10 pm

AppleCobbler44 wrote: then the film's most iconic songs plays


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Postby Wylie (?) » Fri Dec 26, 2014 5:13 pm

Winter Wrap-Up II: Electric Scootaloo
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:27 am

I think some are worried that there might be to much competition in the blockbuster summer for the pony movie.


Like Toy Story 4.

I imagine with billboards


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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:25 pm

Hasbro knows better than to release the MLP film next toy Toy Story. Toy Story would mop the floor with MLP's film, it doesn't stand a chance against that brand. It will be the first choice any parent takes a child to see. On top of that, it would be the equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot, as if MLP gets hurt by Toy Story, as will toy sales of MLP suffer. As Hasbro would probably be making Toy Story toys at the same time as a result of the Disney contract, it's unlikely they'd do something to accidentally have competition between two lines of theirs.

The most logical option would be some point in December. With the only other animated film in December 2017 for the time being is Croods 2, MLP could do much better against that. So there isn't much competition there. On top of that, release it early December, and you sell toys in time for Christmas.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:28 pm

Yeah, at this point, I'd go with December as well. Seems like a good time to promote toys and Croods 2 sounds like it might not go anywhere, so it sounds like it'd work.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:40 pm

If it is December then James Cameron taught Hasbro well :smirk:
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Postby Sobana (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:01 pm

I would say at least a month before December that way you hit a wider audience before toy season starts.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:31 pm

AppleCobbler44 wrote:If it is December then James Cameron taught Hasbro well :smirk:


James Cameron confirmed for MLP movie director.

:dwi: "James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because he is... James Cameron."
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:34 pm

Bulk Biceps will be voiced by Arnold and have a robot exoskeleton underneath his fur. :v:
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Postby fenster (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 7:42 pm

Sobana wrote:I would say at least a month before December that way you hit a wider audience before toy season starts.


I was gonna try and make a point against this, but Frozen too released in late November, so huh, I guess that really might be the best option.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:26 pm

fenster wrote:
I was gonna try and make a point against this, but Frozen too released in late November, so huh, I guess that really might be the best option.


Late November, early December, same thing. All that matters is it's towards the end, especially close to a time where kids are off school (Like Thanksgiving weekend). Putting it somewhere like in September would be a horrible choice, as there is little competition, but everyone's back to school.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:20 pm

Plus, I don't think that animated movies have been released in that month anyway.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:09 pm

Sobana wrote:I would say at least a month before December that way you hit a wider audience before toy season starts.

This would be a good idea. Disney released Big Hero 6 in the middle of November, after all.
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Postby Marioland1 (?) » Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:56 pm

And it was brilliant at that. I'd hate waiting so far into the year though. I just want it now! :sweet:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:31 am

I think the main factor in its release will depend on when, or if, FiM airs at all in 2017. Since S5 looks set to start and finish this year, if S6 takes up all of 2016 and there is a seventh season that similarly airs in all of 2017, then the movie will likely see a release around Christmas, after the season ends. However, if there is another huge hiatus after S5, then if S6 airs starting in November 2016 or thereabouts, then by the time S6 ends in spring 2017, the movie would likely get a good reception in May or June.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri Jan 09, 2015 7:01 am

It also depends on the competition it has. Putting it up against, say, Toy Story 4 would all but doom it at the box office.
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Postby Sobana (?) » Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:16 am

It might pull a lot of weight from the bronies. EGQ2 sold out in it's limited viewing. Might be a good sign.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:03 am

Yeah, that's always a possibility but I think Hasbro would do well to keep it away from any major releases that might steal their thunder, like the aforementioned Toy Story 4.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:48 pm

Sobana wrote:It might pull a lot of weight from the bronies. EGQ2 sold out in it's limited viewing. Might be a good sign.

It "sold out" how? Movies that have any more than the least bit of appeal will sell out at least once in any of their showings during their opening weekend. A better measure to look at would be how much Rainbow Rocks grossed in its opening weekend or its entire theatrical run.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri Jan 09, 2015 2:07 pm

Depends on the box office total. After all, EqG2 was a limited release, this is going to be a major release in international theatres.
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Postby Sobana (?) » Sat Jan 10, 2015 12:09 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:It "sold out" how? Movies that have any more than the least bit of appeal will sell out at least once in any of their showings during their opening weekend. A better measure to look at would be how much Rainbow Rocks grossed in its opening weekend or its entire theatrical run.

That would be easy because Rainbow Rocks only aired for one weekends. :-P

Out of all the movies I ever seen only one has ever been sold out during it's opening weekend excluding Rainbow Rocks. So from my own personal experience, it's kinda a big deal.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sat Jan 10, 2015 12:57 am

Sobana wrote:It might pull a lot of weight from the bronies. EGQ2 sold out in it's limited viewing. Might be a good sign.


Where are you getting sold out from? The theatre wasn't even half full where I was, and it was the only theatre in the state who was showing it. On top of that, out of the 30ish people there, I'd really say only 5 or so were bronies, the rest appeared to be families.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:35 am

Like I said earlier, the reason that might have happened is that the movie was a limited release.
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Postby Sobana (?) » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:11 am

ShieldedDiamond wrote:
Where are you getting sold out from? The theatre wasn't even half full where I was, and it was the only theatre in the state who was showing it. On top of that, out of the 30ish people there, I'd really say only 5 or so were bronies, the rest appeared to be families.

The movie theater I saw it at, which was one of several in my state, sold out completely. There were five or more bronies who couldn't buy tickets waiting out in the lobby when I went out to use the bathroom. I feel sorry for them. My entire experience was recorded in the Rainbow Rocks thread already. It is not unheard of that our own personal experiences vary. I can only say what I know.

I can only assume those same people will return when an actual movies comes out.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:23 am

What were the dates of the movie again, was it a Friday and a Wednesday, or a Monday and a Wednesday? I know one had to be a Wednesday because that's when I saw it.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:31 pm

Remember when I posted those Equestria-Prevails art pieces to show how awesome the movie could look if they matched their art style?

Well, I just now found the artist I was originally looking for before I decided to go with EqP.

All that lighting, shadows, colors, environments, detail :-D

But yeaaaaah... unfortunately I doubt this is possible unless you have Disney or Allspark spend 2-3 or more (particularly for the latter since we have yet to see what they're capable of) years animating something that would look like this :sweetiefrown:

Oh well, at least we could always hope Miyazaki comes out of retirement for the inevitable Pony Anime movie where we'll get REAL handdrawn :ponydrugs:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:07 pm

Dude, that GIF got voted down to -16 and deleted from the booru for a reason. :nngh:
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:27 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Dude, that GIF got voted down to -16 and deleted from the booru for a reason. :nngh:


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Sorry, couldn't resist an opportunity like that!

AppleCobbler44 wrote:All that lighting, shadows, colors, environments, detail :-D

But yeaaaaah... unfortunately I doubt this is possible unless you have Disney or Allspark spend 2-3 or more (particularly for the latter since we have yet to see what they're capable of) years animating something that would look like this :sweetiefrown:


Well, I wouldn't see more detailed backdrops like those as being out of reach. I've no idea just how cheap Allspark/Hasbro are planning to go with the film, but I'd say there's a fair possibility we'll see some really nice static elements, even if the characters themselves remain pretty much the same as on TV.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:51 pm

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I always liked the Outsiders' visuals. It would be nice if the Pony movie did something similar, with the Friendship Castle, Cantlerlot, AJ's farm, etc.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Jan 11, 2015 3:24 am

I don't think the visuals will be much different from the show if it's 2D, in that case it'd probably be more detailing like shading. My money is on that it'll be CGI though.
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Postby Sobana (?) » Sun Jan 11, 2015 6:43 am

ShieldedDiamond wrote:What were the dates of the movie again, was it a Friday and a Wednesday, or a Monday and a Wednesday? I know one had to be a Wednesday because that's when I saw it.

EQG1 had an entire week, EQG2 had but two showings on the weekend.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:44 am

Sobana wrote:EQG1 had an entire week, EQG2 had but two showings on the weekend.

In that case it seems like Hasbro figured out just the right amount of showings necessary. Considering its budget, its running time, and its other ways of generating revenue (DVD and toy sales), there's no point in showing it more than necessary for all the people in a given market.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:43 pm

Sobana wrote:EQG1 had an entire week, EQG2 had but two showings on the weekend.


Then that is weird. My theatre certainly had no showings on the weekend. Maybe it varied by theatre.
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Postby Sobana (?) » Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:37 pm

Maybe they were testing to see what days sold better for their up coming movie(s). :pinkieshrug:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:39 pm

No, because I do recall there was one date in September that I missed on a weekend, another one I couldn't go to because of school so that had to have been a midday, and then I finally saw it on a Wednesday in October, the 3rd and final date it had it.
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