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oh my god there's a movie based on a penny arcade thing coming out

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  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    A duck! wrote: »
    I wonder how much of this will even feel like a PA thing by the time it's all said and done.

    Like, will they use Gabe's artstyle? I doubt very much that any of the movie advertisements will be like "FROM THE CREATORS OF PENNY ARCADE"

    I mean it's neat they got an idea out there and I hope the movie sees the light of day but I wonder about these things

    who cares?

    People that I like more than you.

    but I mean

    it's not like I'm not gonna go see it if it doesn't have penny arcade plastered all over it

    in fact, pa's contribution is simply a (very good) two sentence movie pitched turned into a (very good) comic

    "A human boy in the future struggles with feelings of alienation, due to his family's constant moving around. Also it takes place in space and there are aliens."

    it'll be interesting to see what they do with that, yeah
    but if they decide to take that idea in a different direction, it's not like I'll be mad at them for 'ignoring' the source or something dumb like that

  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    they totally ruined the character of kid

  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    totally ignoring the old fans

  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    I liked "New Kid" before G&T sold out.

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  • MarthMarth Sad Schaub Registered User regular
    can you say reboot

  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    tried to make the whole thing 'gritty'

  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel Deus Vult! OsloRegistered User regular
    FAQ wrote: »
    they totally ruined the character of kid

    I liked him better when he cavorted with pederasts and killed Injuns.

    Fuck off and die.
  • HullisHullis I'm no more a spy than you are- A doctor.Registered User regular
    when penny arcade does a strip about a penny arcade movie game tie in

    the internet will explode

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  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    If the internet could handle Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game...

    I think it can handle Penny Arcade: The Movie: The Game: The Comic.

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  • TefTef Registered User regular
    couldn't have said it better, stilts

  • HullisHullis I'm no more a spy than you are- A doctor.Registered User regular
    but what happens when THAT comic gets optioned for a movie?

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    Peter Ebel wrote: »
    FAQ wrote: »
    they totally ruined the character of kid

    I liked him better when he cavorted with pederasts and killed Injuns.

    can we make the ending more feel good though

  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    Hullis wrote: »
    but what happens when THAT comic gets optioned for a movie?

    Then we will have a tower of Hanoi within a tower of Hanoi to defeat the Reapers, who themselves, Towers of Hanoi.

  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    Hullis wrote: »
    but what happens when THAT comic gets optioned for a movie?

    Then we will have a tower of Hanoi within a tower of Hanoi to defeat the Reapers, who themselves, Towers of Hanoi.

    Okay.

    That's a great post.

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  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    I really hope this is good.
    Like it will break my heart if it's awful.

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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    You guys remember that Gary Whitta wrote that guest run of Automata, right?

    that was pretty great

    He even showed up on these forums for a bit when that was going on

  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] Registered User regular
    A duck! wrote: »
    I wonder how much of this will even feel like a PA thing by the time it's all said and done.

    Like, will they use Gabe's artstyle? I doubt very much that any of the movie advertisements will be like "FROM THE CREATORS OF PENNY ARCADE"

    I mean it's neat they got an idea out there and I hope the movie sees the light of day but I wonder about these things

    who cares?

    People that I like more than you.

    but I mean

    it's not like I'm not gonna go see it if it doesn't have penny arcade plastered all over it

    in fact, pa's contribution is simply a (very good) two sentence movie pitched turned into a (very good) comic

    "A human boy in the future struggles with feelings of alienation, due to his family's constant moving around. Also it takes place in space and there are aliens."

    it'll be interesting to see what they do with that, yeah
    but if they decide to take that idea in a different direction, it's not like I'll be mad at them for 'ignoring' the source or something dumb like that

    I agree with this.

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    What spring does with the cherry trees.
  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    say whaaaaaaat

  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    Rolo wrote: »
    lookouts still would have been best though

    Fantasy boy scouts as a concept is startlingly good and even imagining where it goes with a robust visual style as a movie is great. But Lookouts the comic also had an edge (may we die in the forest) and it certainly cribs from every fantasy trope out there. I mean didn't they say in the podcast that the scout leader is literally aragorn or something?

    scarab you have mental problems
  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] Registered User regular
    Oh my Lookouts animated by the Secret of Kells people.

    I want to do with you
    What spring does with the cherry trees.
  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    To be honest I'm surprised they acknowledged them for credits at all

    "kid constantly moves and goes to new schools.... IN SPACE" doesn't really seem specific enough to be claimed as IP, unless there's a lot more ideas that they talked with the studio or something

  • XaquinXaquin Registered User regular
    Oh my Lookouts animated by the Secret of Kells people.

    I'd watch the hell out of that

  • The Geebs That Is A PonyThe Geebs That Is A Pony Super Moderator, Moderator mod
    L|ama wrote: »
    To be honest I'm surprised they acknowledged them for credits at all

    "kid constantly moves and goes to new schools.... IN SPACE" doesn't really seem specific enough to be claimed as IP, unless there's a lot more ideas that they talked with the studio or something

    Pretty sure that if you're listed as the creators in the press release, you'll probably be acknowledged in the credits

  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] Registered User regular
    Yeah they'll at least get a "Based on the works of Mike blah & Jerry blah".

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    L|ama wrote: »
    To be honest I'm surprised they acknowledged them for credits at all

    "kid constantly moves and goes to new schools.... IN SPACE" doesn't really seem specific enough to be claimed as IP, unless there's a lot more ideas that they talked with the studio or something

    Pretty sure that if you're listed as the creators in the press release, you'll probably be acknowledged in the credits

    no I mean

    why acknowledge them at all? Why not just take the concept and not say anything?

  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    This is pretty awesome. Rango is a great movie and I liked The New Kid concept so much I voted for it.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    L|ama wrote: »
    L|ama wrote: »
    To be honest I'm surprised they acknowledged them for credits at all

    "kid constantly moves and goes to new schools.... IN SPACE" doesn't really seem specific enough to be claimed as IP, unless there's a lot more ideas that they talked with the studio or something

    Pretty sure that if you're listed as the creators in the press release, you'll probably be acknowledged in the credits

    no I mean

    why acknowledge them at all? Why not just take the concept and not say anything?

    Probably because once Gabe mentioned it possibly becoming a film, Whitta got involved and took it to studios on that basis, rather than the studios plucking it from nowhere.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew Registered User, ClubPA regular
    I think the original strip by itself would translate well to a teaser trailer.

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    L|ama wrote: »
    L|ama wrote: »
    To be honest I'm surprised they acknowledged them for credits at all

    "kid constantly moves and goes to new schools.... IN SPACE" doesn't really seem specific enough to be claimed as IP, unless there's a lot more ideas that they talked with the studio or something

    Pretty sure that if you're listed as the creators in the press release, you'll probably be acknowledged in the credits

    no I mean

    why acknowledge them at all? Why not just take the concept and not say anything?

    And miss out on the massive amount of free publicity that said association will generate?

    Ringo wrote: »
    Well except what see317 said. That guy's always wrong.
  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] Registered User regular
    see317 wrote: »
    L|ama wrote: »
    L|ama wrote: »
    To be honest I'm surprised they acknowledged them for credits at all

    "kid constantly moves and goes to new schools.... IN SPACE" doesn't really seem specific enough to be claimed as IP, unless there's a lot more ideas that they talked with the studio or something

    Pretty sure that if you're listed as the creators in the press release, you'll probably be acknowledged in the credits

    no I mean

    why acknowledge them at all? Why not just take the concept and not say anything?

    And miss out on the massive amount of free publicity that said association will generate?

    It's not free.

    I want to do with you
    What spring does with the cherry trees.
  • Robert KhooRobert Khoo Registered User, Administrator, ClubPA, Penny Arcade Staff, PAX Staff staff
    Glad you guys are as excited for the project as we are. We created the property specifically for this purpose and we think we've fojnd some really great partners in both Gary and paramount. Btw, massive kudos to whitta on all of this. He wrote a fantastic treatment that went along with the comic pitch - he's the man.

    Some guy.
  • ThetherooThetheroo Registered User regular
    Glad you guys are as excited for the project as we are. We created the property specifically for this purpose and we think we've fojnd some really great partners in both Gary and paramount. Btw, massive kudos to whitta on all of this. He wrote a fantastic treatment that went along with the comic pitch - he's the man.

    So you pitched this comic as soon as it was made?

    Interesting.

  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    Will there be a stan leesque Khoomeo
    Spoiler:

  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    I penetrated the post.

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    I wrote it and I struggle to find it's meaning

  • gwhittagwhitta Registered User
    Thanks for all the good wishes guys, it's a great start for this project to see all the positive reaction among the PA fan community! Nothing is certain in the movie business but hopefully there will be lots of cool updates to follow as this project progresses!

    Twitter: @garywhitta

  • RoloRolo Registered User regular
    Glad you guys are as excited for the project as we are. We created the property specifically for this purpose and we think we've fojnd some really great partners in both Gary and paramount. Btw, massive kudos to whitta on all of this. He wrote a fantastic treatment that went along with the comic pitch - he's the man.

    Khoo, please keep us up to date as it develops! This is so exciting!

  • RoloRolo Registered User regular
    gwhitta wrote: »
    Thanks for all the good wishes guys, it's a great start for this project to see all the positive reaction among the PA fan community! Nothing is certain in the movie business but hopefully there will be lots of cool updates to follow as this project progresses!

    Twitter: @garywhitta

    Holy crap, I am nerding the hell out here, I still own all of the old PC Gamer issues back from when you were EIC.

    Congrats on the big news, Mr. Whitta! Hope this turns into something big!

  • risumonrisumon Registered User regular
    This is pretty awesome.

    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] Registered User regular
    Keep your eyes peeled for the fruit fucker cameo!

    I want to do with you
    What spring does with the cherry trees.
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