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Bone movie "well into production" 23 Dec, 2009 / Comments: 6

By The Tingler


So, why did Telltale make the first two chapters of Jeff Smith's Bone but never continued then? Here's a possible explanation: the movie is well under way. The producer of the new Sherlock Holmes movie, Dan Lin, was talking to Collider about his future projects - of which Bone is one, well into production at Happy Feet creators Animalogic.

It's a (CGI presumably) animated movie, Jeff Smith is closely involved, they're meeting with directors now and hope to have one announced in January, and it (HOORAY!) won't be one movie. So, bought the books yet?

(Tingler's Side Note: although excited frankly I'm terrified about Lin and Animalogic's other project, a Tom & Jerry origin movie, which sounds like a terrible idea. Oh well, let's hope for good things)

Source: Collider

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  • jp-30 on 24 Dec, 2009, 06:49…
    I would place good money (except I only have New Zeland Dollars) on A2M (or similar) making some generic 3D action video game from the movie, akin to the Shrek or Happy Feet game adaptations.
  • Melancholick on 23 Dec, 2009, 21:53…
    Hopefully, they honor the Nolan trend and go "darker and more realistic" with this Tom and Jerry origin pic.

    I feel that the overall dramatic weight of their duality was always undermined by things like Tom surviving a salami-slicer or being bludgeoned with a monkey wrench.
  • jp-30 on 24 Dec, 2009, 06:47…
    Never say "monkey wrench" on mixnmojo.
  • Ascovel on 23 Dec, 2009, 14:08…
    I liked the Bone graphic novel, but it was enough of Bone for me.
  • Udvarnoky on 23 Dec, 2009, 12:51…
    I don't know how excited I can get at this stage about the fact that it's being split into multiple movie. That means that the completion of the adaptation is held hostage to the ticket sales of the first release. Sounds a little like what happened to the Bone games, if you ask me.
  • The Tingler on 24 Dec, 2009, 06:52…
    True, but I'd rather them do that than cram the entire thing into one film. It just wouldn't work, or would be far too long for an animated film.