Equestria Girls 2: RAINBOW ROCKS (shorts + movie, Fall 2014)

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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:38 am

The Doctor wrote:Didn't Celestia say something about it creating a space time paradox if too many people crossed over? :pinkieshrug:



Well if anything goes wrong they can just blame Discord. :v:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:48 am

I think what I'm dreading the most about EqG2 (before going to see it) isn't that the characters from FiM are going to get exploited, or if this is canon, or if Flash Sentry makes Twily his waifu but actually, I'm dreading the announcement of who's writing it. And likely it'd be Meghan McCarthy
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Okay, McCarthy did a great job early on but then Crystal Empire happened and since then I haven't really liked her episodes. Her Mane Six interaction isn't that strong (compared to Polsky, her interpretation comes off flat) especially when she writes Pinkie Pie, her villains albeit Discord are also very flat despite having potential, and all her post-S2 eps except for CE felt like there was an excess of filler/drawn out scenes with little fun things happening.

I think her strengths are in writing Twilight and Spike, songs (Crystal Empire, EqG1), and Discord.

I'm worried that these weaknesses will carry on to EqG2 and while Twilight and Spike will probably take the spotlight, I personally would rather see more focus on the Mane Six. In EqG1, they didn't feel like they did much except activate the EoH. Off the top of my head, I think Rarity did the most if not the only member to do much since she made the dresses for them to get to the party. Kay, the others helped clean the cafeteria but it passed by quickly cuz it was a song.

Regardless, I'm pretty sure she'll write the second movie... maybe she'll do better this time than the last time with EqG1 :pinkieshrug:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:53 am

I actually think Meghan does a decent job overall. And personally I fear this movie will be even weaker then the first. Not because of Meghan or anyone at DHX. But because this one feels even more forced then the first. Outside of some catchy songs & nice animation I don't expect much from this movie. At best IMO it'll be line one of those over the top 80s movies that's bad, but in a way that entertains you in a way that makes it to where you can't look away, if that makes an sense.

As for human Flash, if he does show up I actually expect him to be with the potentially reformed Sunset Shimmer. Since it seems Adaigo & Trixie will most likely be the antagonists in this one.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:54 am

Meghan McCarthy I feel is very up and down, but honestly, I would prefer her to write something rather than Amy Keating Rogers. I feel she has had some great episodes (Best Night Ever, and I'm hoping Pinkie Pride is good...) but she's also written a good chunk of the episodes I haven't liked (Including my all time least liked episodes, Last Roundup and MMMystery on the Friendship Express. Those are 2 of 3 episodes that if they were on TV, would be the only 3 episodes I wouldn't watch. I'll gladly put on any other episode if it's on.)
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:35 am

I love all the writers, they all have their ups & downs, but they all contribute to a show & world I love, can't fault them for that.


Back on topic though. I, in all seriousness would not be surprised if Adaigo Dazzle is somehow related to DJPON3. A sister or cousin perhaps That would explain why she potentially has a role in the movie.

Or perhaps a humanized version of one of the ponytones from the upcoming Filli Vannili ep.

Probably wrong on both counts. But hey, could be interesting.
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Postby Homeswirl (?) » Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:59 am

They should hire Lauren to write a movie, and let her go all action/adventure/worldbuilding on us. :flutterunsmith:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:24 pm

Homeswirl wrote:They should hire Lauren to write a movie, and let her go all action/adventure/worldbuilding on us. :flutterunsmith:



:v:
Y'know, I actually said this off site (don't go followin' me, y'hear? :squintyjack: ) and that's that "I want Lauren AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE from MLP or FiM" :allears:

I feel like FiM to her is more of an emotional baggage that's not really healthy for her to dwell on and she being often pestered about FiM on Twitter probably isn't helping. I mean, she left when the fandom was just becoming popular outside of just a few sites and from her accounts, she didn't enjoy working on the project as much as Foster's (she said she preferred the CN and likely Disney studio system). So yeah, I don't think she'd want to work on FiM since she probably was upset by it all and I personally have another reason to like that she probably won't return:

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But on a more serious note, I'm hoping she keeps whatever ideas she wanted to do with FiM and use it possibly for whatever project she may next on be. I know most people will roll their eyes about Disney ever giving her a show but there's some hope... like apparently the largest demographics on Disney are young girls. It's possible a cartoon aimed at them wont be popular (since live action series take up the most viewership) but at least it's something plus Disney supposedly touting its 'Creator-Driven' campaign so I hope to one day possibly see her unused ideas for FiM in her own toy-corporate-free show rather than see her try to salvage do something with a project she left years ago and no doubt has changed drastically since her time there (some reddit person CLAIMED that she said she would have to retcon everything after ACW which will never happen).

In short, save your ideas for something else, Miss Faust :flutterunsmith: Something fresh off the oven

EDIT: Powerpuff Girls ended with Craig McCracken returning to the throne to direct it and it was amazing :-D But the difference with FiM and PPG is that PPG wasn't very serialized so Craig pretty much didn't have to worry about X's relationship with Y after Episode 63 had the two fighting over the new guy, Z. PPG kept the status quo, FiM has developed more and I wouldn't be surprised if Lauren felt uncomfortable about changing the status quo which... has changed undeniably (alicorn Twi for example)
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Postby Grue (?) » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:15 pm

SoundMonkey44 wrote:So here's a pic of what is supposedly Sunsets Rainbow Rocks Doll. Guess, she's reformed, she looks nicer now.

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Yep calling it now, she won't get any real development, is just magically nice now. :v:


Damn, I was expecting her to be punx as hell, what with her having a leather jacket before. But oh well, I'll take all Sunset Shimmer I can get.
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Postby Homeswirl (?) » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:55 pm

At least the elephant legs are gone for this Electric Dougaloo incarnation.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:26 pm

Homeswirl wrote:At least the elephant legs are gone for this Electric Dougaloo incarnation.

I wonder if the new dolls need something to help them stand up. From what I heard, the entire point of the Mega Man boots was so that they'd be bottom-heavy enough to stand on their own.
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Postby Homeswirl (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 3:14 pm

Also consider Sunset's shoes in the pic above. They look like her heels are supported by basically ice skating blades. Has this ever been a "thing" in Real Life fashion? I was going to say that looks impossible to stand on regardless of whether you're a doll or human, but then remembered that fashion is insane.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 3:21 pm

I don't know about to that extent but curved heel shoes are a thing, more surface area on the ground means it's less likely to snap or slip or the like.
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Postby ponygals (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:03 am

The first Equestria Girls movie trailer was shown around Mother's Day time if I remember correctly - do you think this sequel will release it's trailer around the same time and do a repeat of having a Los Angeles, California premiere at the LA Film Fest this summer 2014?
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Postby ponygals (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:17 am

DJ Pon-3/Vinyl Scratch is NOT Adagio Dazzle.

And here is the book cover to the EG2.

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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:16 am

^ You're a bit late with that. :-P

Anyway, something tells me this movie will be released a lot sooner than many people are expecting.
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:28 am

ilcane87 wrote:Anyway, something tells me this movie will be released a lot sooner than many people are expecting.


Makes me wonder when they started making it. :ponder:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:43 am

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Makes me wonder when they started making it. :ponder:


Perhaps they found the Star Forge and reconverted its uses for something far more sinister :smirk:

"The Star Forge is the glory of the Toy Executives, the apex of their Corporate Empire. It is a machine of invincible might, a tool of unstoppable greed." :pcstare:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:39 pm

Tailspin wrote:
Makes me wonder when they started making it. :ponder:

Or who made it, for that matter. I wonder if Top Draw animated this movie like they did the last one or if it got handed off to another studio entirely.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 3:03 pm

Presenting Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks, animated by GAINAX XD
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:22 pm

Sorry for the double post but according to this, rainbow rocks comes out this summer.
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2014/02/i ... t.html?m=1
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:25 pm

Can I predict the same Sunday in June right now?
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:25 pm

Huh. Yeah, I guess they really are willing to blow the plot of EqG2 out in book form before dropping the movie. Hasbro continues to boggle my mind.
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:52 pm

Wow, they didn't waste any time proving me wrong. :v:

And I just know I won't resist spoiling myself with the book release, sigh.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:53 pm

^^ Is there really much to spoil plot-wise with this cliche of a plot? :-/
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:01 pm

The execution!? :pinkieshrug:

And who Adaigo Dazzle is. :v:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:02 pm

Wayoshi wrote:^^ Is there really much to spoil plot-wise with this cliche of a plot? :-/

All I care about now is whether or not they're actually sending pony Twilight back through the mirror. If not, then that means it won't be connected to FiM story-wise.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:14 pm

SoundMonkey44 wrote:The execution!? :pinkieshrug:

And who Adaigo Dazzle is. :v:

Execution isn't really what the plot is, just how it's paced / done. But yeah, my point was I can pretty much guess everything already.
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:24 pm

^ Well, the first book was basically a word-by-word tracing of the movie, so everything but the song tunes will be spoiled if that's the case again. :deflated:
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:12 pm

SoundMonkey44 wrote:The execution!? :pinkieshrug:


:pcstare:: Off with her head!
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:13 pm

Tailspin wrote:Makes me wonder when they started making it. :ponder:


What if the reason 3 was so short was they weren't just working on the first Equestria Girls, maybe they were also trying to work on this Rainbow Rocks, too. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby ponygals (?) » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:37 am

Who cares if season 3 was short or not big whoop you should be happy the series is continuing on with season 5 and this movie which is coming out this summer or the fall. I am hoping it makes an LA premiere like the first film.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:39 am

Honestly, I'd be surprised if this movie gets any sort of theatrical release at all. The first one got pushed out to theaters in what seemed like a bit of a last-minute move, most likely in response to all the hype and drama surrounding it. Now that the novelty has worn off I doubt Hasbro will bother doing it again.
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Postby drunkill (?) » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:47 am

I don't know, it did have a wide release at cinemas, so I doubt it would have cost too much to screen. If it comes out in a holiday people will see it. Kids just have to drag their parents along to it instead of some other film during those holidays. Thankfully for a lot of the animated movie industry, Pixar don't have a movie to release this year, so dreamworks/disney/sony will be glad to pick up the slack and earn some revenue.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:48 am

ponygals wrote:Who cares if season 3 was short or not big whoop you should be happy the series is continuing on with season 5 and this movie which is coming out this summer or the fall. I am hoping it makes an LA premiere like the first film.


I wasn't saying it was bad that Season 3 was short. All I said was perhaps the reason that was short was in addition to Equestria Girls 1, they had to work on this one too. I mean, they had to have had worked on this movie at some point, the question is when?
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:49 am

A bit of me wants to see the movie bomb in the theaters so the execs'll go: "What went wrong? :deflated: "


Honestly I actually wonder if that'd be true. Would a sequel to something divisive but still raised curiosity prior to its release be as successful theatrically? I mean, I'm now wary of purchasing EqG2 after seeing EqG on physical media
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Will people still be as curious or would they not care?

But I'm speaking from a broad viewpoint of course :pinkieshrug:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:50 am

If there is a theatrical release I hope it plays in my hometown this time. Last one the closest screening was like 4 hours away from where I Lived. :-/ :rainbert:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:52 am

AppleCobbler44 wrote:A bit of me wants to see the movie bomb in the theaters so the execs'll go: "What went wrong? :deflated: "


Honestly I actually wonder if that'd be true. Would a sequel to something divisive but still raised curiosity prior to its release be as successful theatrically? I mean, I'm now wary of purchasing EqG2 after seeing EqG on physical media
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Will people still be as curious or would they not care?

But I'm speaking from a broad viewpoint of course :pinkieshrug:

Kids would still be fairly likely to go watch it. They might not like it, and if it's shit then they'll most likely know it, but children are generally still easily excited by such things.
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Postby Zuzie (?) » Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:22 pm

I'm expecting a direct-to-DVD/Blu-Ray release, since it'll probably turn out to be along the lines of those Barbie movies.
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Postby Venusy (?) » Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:45 pm

I can see it going either way with regards to theatrical or DVD only releases. Hasbro probably isn't going to spend a lot on marketing the DVD instead of the toys, so a theatrical release gives a wider chance for kids to discover the film just through it being on marquees. There is also an incentive for bronies to have a meetup in cinemas instead of just pirating the film (some of them might buy the DVD as well, but not as many just watching it on YouTube or somewhere else*).

On the other hand, then Hasbro would have to spend more on getting into cinemas.

*EDIT: Though there is a question of if this was a trick that only worked once in terms of Equestria Girls. An actual FIM movie would still provide a reason for a meetup though! (Then Hasbro pulls the old bait-and-switch, suddenly changing the movie to EqG3 :spoiler: ).
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Postby Grue (?) » Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:16 pm

Wayoshi wrote:my point was I can pretty much guess everything already.


Let's see it then. This is one of the few times I've seen somebody claim that a show/movie is predictable before it's released instead of after. Which is good, because now we can scientifically test it! Let's see this so-called predictable plot and then compare to the final product. I'll screencap it.
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