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12-06-2022, 06:27 AM
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From Funkotron to HollywoodIn a pretty surprising announcement that I don't think anybody saw coming, Amazon Studios has announced that it has begun pre-production on a new feature film adaptation of the classic Sega Mega Drive adventure ToeJam & Earl ? The new movie was announced yesterday in The Hollywood Reporter. (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/toejam-and-earl-movie-in-the-works-stephen-curry-exclusive-1235275179/)
The new film is being produced by Unanimous Media ? the studio founded by Stephen Curry ? with a screenplay penned by Amos Vernon and Nunzio Randazzo, who have worked on the Hotel Transylvania franchise, as well as the upcoming Disney+ series, Superfudge. The movie will be co-produced by Story Kitchen, headed up by John Wick scribe Derek Kolstad and Sonic the Hedgehog producer Dmitri Johnson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQlK-jTIiwU
ToeJam & Earl, created by Mark Voorsanger and Greg Johnson, hit the 16-bit market in 1991 and concerns the esoteric adventures of two hep-cat space aliens, who become marooned on Earth after their spaceship crashlands on our horrible little planet. From there, the two tripped-out protagonists must gather together the remnants of their ship, while avoiding delightfully satirical characters that symbolize the bizarre nature of human life.
Something of a cult classic, ToeJam & Earl would be followed by two sequels: 1993's Panic of Funkotron and 2002's Mission to Earth. More recently, 2019 saw the release of crowdfunded title Back in the Groove (https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-toejam-earl-back-in-the-groove/), which returned the franchise to its split-screen, 3/4 perspective mechanics. While TJ & E have been a part of gaming for many decades, the franchise is tightly held, with most of the games merely "good" at best. As such it seems an odd choice for a modern movie adaptation. However, the colorful universe and way-out characters and situations should make for some pretty twisted entertainment.
The untitled ToeJam & Earl movie is currently in pre-production at Amazon Studios.
The post ToeJam & Earl movie in the works at Amazon Studios (https://www.destructoid.com/toejam-and-earl-movie-amazon-studios-film-retro-sega-genesis/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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From Funkotron to HollywoodIn a pretty surprising announcement that I don't think anybody saw coming, Amazon Studios has announced that it has begun pre-production on a new feature film adaptation of the classic Sega Mega Drive adventure ToeJam & Earl ? The new movie was announced yesterday in The Hollywood Reporter. (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/toejam-and-earl-movie-in-the-works-stephen-curry-exclusive-1235275179/)
The new film is being produced by Unanimous Media ? the studio founded by Stephen Curry ? with a screenplay penned by Amos Vernon and Nunzio Randazzo, who have worked on the Hotel Transylvania franchise, as well as the upcoming Disney+ series, Superfudge. The movie will be co-produced by Story Kitchen, headed up by John Wick scribe Derek Kolstad and Sonic the Hedgehog producer Dmitri Johnson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQlK-jTIiwU
ToeJam & Earl, created by Mark Voorsanger and Greg Johnson, hit the 16-bit market in 1991 and concerns the esoteric adventures of two hep-cat space aliens, who become marooned on Earth after their spaceship crashlands on our horrible little planet. From there, the two tripped-out protagonists must gather together the remnants of their ship, while avoiding delightfully satirical characters that symbolize the bizarre nature of human life.
Something of a cult classic, ToeJam & Earl would be followed by two sequels: 1993's Panic of Funkotron and 2002's Mission to Earth. More recently, 2019 saw the release of crowdfunded title Back in the Groove (https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-toejam-earl-back-in-the-groove/), which returned the franchise to its split-screen, 3/4 perspective mechanics. While TJ & E have been a part of gaming for many decades, the franchise is tightly held, with most of the games merely "good" at best. As such it seems an odd choice for a modern movie adaptation. However, the colorful universe and way-out characters and situations should make for some pretty twisted entertainment.
The untitled ToeJam & Earl movie is currently in pre-production at Amazon Studios.
The post ToeJam & Earl movie in the works at Amazon Studios (https://www.destructoid.com/toejam-and-earl-movie-amazon-studios-film-retro-sega-genesis/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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