https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/tim-johnson-underneath-the-umbrella-wizard-of-id-259802.html
>>153086426I can't wait to say I read the (very boring and unfunny) comic strip before the movie adaptation.
Great. More 3D CGI slop.
>>153086426>Hollywood's finally giving Johnny Hart's other comic an animated adaptation years after BC got multiple specials and a commercial.>It's 90 minutes of CGI slop in which The King dabs, The Wizard raps about magic, and Sir Rodney hitting the gritty.>All directed by the same guy as Dreamworks' Home.Why can't it be like The Peanuts Movie where they made a more accurate movie of the comics and animated specials rather than being hip with today's kids?
>>153086426...really?
>>153086426>THE KING IS A FINKhttps://youtu.be/6aIBWM24ZCQ?si=8lDGejop8CTuQEwy
>>153086426Who asked for this? Also what about that haggar cartoon?
Now we can only hope *that* fancast comes true
>>153086426going all in on "quietly cancelled mid-production and buried"
>>153086695My reflex is imagining a dipshit investor in Dubai like the Garfieldeats guy.
>>153086565You'd think with these comicmstrips groeing evermore niche they would just focus on appealing to oldfag fans, instead we keep getting the smurf treatment.
>>153086426Huh. It’s a passion project so that’s cool. >Goodman Pictures has teamed with director Tim Johnson to launch Underneath the Umbrella Productions and develop film and television projects. The venture launches with a trio of notable literary acquisitions: Johnny Hart’s long-running comic strips B.C. and Wizard of Id, as well as The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin Jr.>This is a dream project. As a young boy, I learned to draw by tracing the original Johnny Hart and Brant Parker comic strip. I grew up on the timeless humor of Wizard of Id. Similar to my experience directing Over the Hedge, I believe the rich characters and sharp wit of Wizard offer incredible potential to create a family film that appeals to many generations and cultures. Teaming up with Tom Astle on this new film project is a real joy.>All three initial Underneath the Umbrella Productions projects are rare finds – unicorns! They have strong four-quadrant, family-audience appeal. They work internationally. They are based on high quality, award-winning IPs. They have humor and heart, and a natural fit for animation.If it does well it could be promising for this sort of adaptation in the future.
>>153090482>I grew up on the timeless humor of Wizard of Id.I can't believe any human would say this. Did a wooden mannequin come to life?
>>153086426sounds interesting, anyway here's a Jim Henson test pilot from 1969:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDeAuq44XKQ
>>153091138Early Wizard of Id (and BC and Croc) are kinda funny. Very sarcastic and deadpan.
>>153086426Exciting!
>>153091371It's not funny but the cartooning from back in the day is really quite lovely.
>>153086580Yes, really. Click on the link to see for yourself
Speaking of comic strip adaptations, was there any reason why Pearls Before Swine never became a show?
>>153093914It did get a bunch of official shorts way back when: https://youtu.be/YO5mZUbA6mE
>>153092517Sensible chuckle
>>153093928I know, but those are just the comics in animated form.I meant a proper original cartoon.
My only hope to cod is that the movie doesnt rely on memes like 67 and tik tok dances.
>>153093943Majority of comics aren't popular enough to be adapted into one.
>>153086426idk could be cool
>>153094047Pearls was popular though. I think it just missed the window where comic strips got animated adaptions. The last two major ones where The Boondocks and Over the Hedge in 05/06.
