He is a much loved and very odd character in the WB library, but Marvin the Martian is something to be made into a tattoo instead of a feature film, but it is apparently coming… and has a director! Alex Zamm!
the Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Blog reported that director Alex Zamm is attached to helm a live-action Marvin the Martian film. Although Zamm hasn’t directed many films (the direct-to-video Inspector Gadget 2 stands out as the highlight of his career thus far), he is also currently attached to a film version of Hong Kong Phooey.
Now I like the quirky Martian as much as anyone else, but I just don’t know where they would go with a feature film based on the character.
Apparently the plot revolves around Marvin coming to Earth to destroy Christmas, but gets sidetracked when he gets trapped in a present. So yeah, we can expect Marvin to attempt to invade the pantheon of Christmas films.
While usually I like to see the potential in most things, this one has me puzzled. And my faith isn’t bolstered with Zamm being attached despite everyone and their dog trusting their franchises to him. Zamm is currently attached to Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, and adapting 70s cop show CHiPS as well as the above mentioned adaptation of Hong Kong Phooey.
Would you see a movie based on Marvin the Martian?
