Sony Imageworks has announced their dance card for the next chunk of time. YOu can look forward to seeing their special effects in a number of films.
• Action thriller EAGLE EYE for DreamWorks Pictures
• Mystery adventure WATCHMEN for Warner Bros. Pictures
• Dramatic thriller UNTITLED RIDLEY SCOTT FILM for Warner Bros. Pictures
• Family adventure G-FORCE, a Jerry Bruckheimer Production for Walt Disney Pictures
• Suspense thriller VALKYRIE for United Artists
• Animated comedy CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS for Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures
Now the one film on that list that gave me a geek-gasm. G-FORCE! News of Gatchaman as a feature film is the best nostalgia news ever. John had his fascination with Starblazers, but for me it was Battle of the Planets (and we just called it GForce). I knew they were working on one, but to hear that its going to be live action and 3D? That’s enough to wet my pants.
Then I had a little cry while wringing out my boxers to find out that the GForce they are talking about is A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world. Yeah, because THAT story just needed to be told.
Gatchaman (the original Japanese Title for Battle of the Planets/G-Force) is still slated for a 2009 release and will be animated. However that seems to be in limbo as it still only is in the writing stage.
