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Message no. 1
From: "St. Jean, Ricky" <stjeanr@*******.CANADOREC.ON.CA>
Subject: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 96 19:27:00 PST
I really think that a TV series or half decent movie really would
not be that hard to do. Other than the acting the special
effects could be done pretty easily. I remember a tv series
a few years ago when one of the characters had cyberware.
I cannot remember the name of this series. This would be
easy for the costume department. As for the special
effects they are really easy to do. Well they take time but you
can use the same animations in hundreds of really creative
ways. All you have to do is set up the original scenes and
wait for them to render. Do you think that disney doesn't
use the same stills in their cartoons? The only thing that
will hold back such a movie would be lack of an audience
and the ratings. Look at mortal kombat the effects could be
put to better use but heck it can be done.

my 2 cents.

Ricky
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Message no. 2
From: tkerby@***.net (Tim Kerby)
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 96 22:59:51 EST
All this talk of a Shadowrun movie has got me thinking. Let's say we are
going to make the definitive Shadowrun movie. First, of all, let us all
vote on which novels/adventures would make the best source material,
and then let's talk about casting choices.
I say the Secrets of Power trilogy would be the best source to date for a
movie. The three books combined give a lot of material to work with.
As for casting, here are my choices:

Dodger - Christian Slater (got that elven 'tude)
Sally Tsung - ?
Sam Verner - ?
Any ideas people?
This could be fun :)



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Message no. 3
From: mike.diamond@********.org
Subject: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 00:55:00 EST -0400
TK³
TK³ All this talk of a Shadowrun movie has got me thinking. Let's say we are
TK³ going to make the definitive Shadowrun movie. First, of all, let us all
TK³ vote on which novels/adventures would make the best source material,
TK³ and then let's talk about casting choices.
2XS all the way!!:
Dirk<1>: Tommy Lee Jones <Esp. if the leave all the side narrations in...>
Dirk<2>: Bruce Willis
Jocasta: Ericka Elianak <sp> <Gal From Under Siege 1>
Jaques Barnard: Shawn Connery
Buddy: Estelle Getty <Old lady from Golden Girls et al.>
Argent: Arnold
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Message no. 4
From: mike.diamond@********.org
Subject: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 06:41:00 EST -0400
Duhhh...
The Book/movie in question is 2XS. <Sorry, Brain Fart>
MD³
MD³ Dirk<1>: Tommy Lee Jones <Esp. if the leave all the side narrations
in..
MD³ Dirk<2>: Bruce Willis
MD³ Jocasta: Ericka Elianak <sp> <Gal From Under Siege 1>
MD³ Jaques Barnard: Shawn Connery
MD³ Buddy: Estelle Getty <Old lady from Golden Girls et al.>
MD³ Argent: Arnold

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Message no. 5
From: Pedro Miguel Valerio Vranckx Ramos <fahnuir@**.fc.ul.pt>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 14:12:35 +0100 (LISBOA)
On Fri, 15 Mar 1996 mike.diamond@********.org wrote:

> Duhhh...
> The Book/movie in question is 2XS. <Sorry, Brain Fart>

Sorry... I haven't been reading this list with very attention (exams...)
:(
What is this of 2XS beeing turned into a movie ? Is this real or just
the list members driffting their thought in "I wished that..."land ?


Thanx for any answers :))

Pedro
Message no. 6
From: "Lucifer" <MFISHER@*****.vinu.edu>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 12:13:14 -5
Tim Kirby wrote:

> All this talk of a Shadowrun movie has got me thinking. Let's say we
are
> going to make the definitive Shadowrun movie. First, of all, let us all
> vote on which novels/adventures would make the best source
material,
> and then let's talk about casting choices.
> I say the Secrets of Power trilogy would be the best source to date
for a
> movie. The three books combined give a lot of material to work with.
> As for casting, here are my choices:
>
> Dodger - Christian Slater (got that elven 'tude)
> Sally Tsung - ?
> Sam Verner - ?
> Any ideas people?
> This could be fun :)
>
I see Val Kilmer as Dodger...
Sally Tsung- Sharon Stone(please, no booing)
Sam Verner-Mark Hamill
Ghost-Lou Diamond Phillips
Hart-Faye Grant
Lucifer
Prince of Darkness, Eater of Souls

"To the living one owes respect, to the Dead one owes
only Truth."-Voltaire
Message no. 7
From: Craig S Dohmen <dohmen@*******.cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 12:30:09 -0500
On Fri, 15 Mar 1996 tkerby@***.net (Tim Kerby) wrote:

> Dodger - Christian Slater (got that elven 'tude)

God help us, no.

--Craig
Message no. 8
From: Michael Yagupsky <myagup@*******.bgu.ac.il>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 01:15:43 +0300 (IDT)
On Thu, 14 Mar 1996, Tim Kerby wrote:

> All this talk of a Shadowrun movie has got me thinking. Let's say we are
> going to make the definitive Shadowrun movie. First, of all, let us all
> vote on which novels/adventures would make the best source material,
> and then let's talk about casting choices.
> I say the Secrets of Power trilogy would be the best source to date for a
> movie. The three books combined give a lot of material to work with.
> As for casting, here are my choices:
>
> Dodger - Christian Slater (got that elven 'tude)
> Sally Tsung - ?
> Sam Verner - ?
> Any ideas people?
> This could be fun :)

Well, I've got my own actors that I'd put in to make a Shadowrun movie.
To start up, lets put in a few stars. Christian Slater could well play an
elf's part. For that cool all around runner's look, I'd take Val Kilmer,
probably as a decker in order to break stereotypes.
I like te idea!

Mike Yagupsky
Message no. 9
From: TopCat <topcat@******.net>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 17:30:15 -0600
>All this talk of a Shadowrun movie has got me thinking. Let's say we are
>going to make the definitive Shadowrun movie. First, of all, let us all
>vote on which novels/adventures would make the best source material,
>and then let's talk about casting choices.

Burning Bright would be my first choice, second would probably be Into the
Shadows (done sorta like Pulp Fiction, lot of connecting short stories).

>I say the Secrets of Power trilogy would be the best source to date for a
>movie. The three books combined give a lot of material to work with.

Blech! Ugh! Not The Secrets of Power... anything but that!

Besides, the biggest problem that movies have is paring down books to a
1:30-3:00 screenplay and three books (bad ones too) would never make it as a
movie. Another vote for Into the Shadows there (maybe that should be my
first choice, but DAMN do love Burning Bright).

Actors? Whoever fits the roles, I don't care if its a no-name as long as
the actor fits the character. Even the best actors come off bad when they
get put into a role that just doesn't fit.


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Message no. 10
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 11:01:40 +0100
Pedro Miguel Valerio Vranckx said on 15 Mar 96...

> > The Book/movie in question is 2XS. <Sorry, Brain Fart>
>
> Sorry... I haven't been reading this list with very attention (exams...)
> :(
> What is this of 2XS beeing turned into a movie ? Is this real or just
> the list members driffting their thought in "I wished that..."land ?

More like "I wished not..."land :) AFAIK there's no plans for making an SR
movie -- this whole thread is just a "what if" thing.

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will happen again.
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Message no. 11
From: "John Stoneham" <kismet@********.infi.net>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 15:57:01 +0000
[Picking source material for SR movie]
> Burning Bright would be my first choice, second would probably be Into the
> Shadows (done sorta like Pulp Fiction, lot of connecting short stories).

Harlequin :)

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Message no. 12
From: TopCat <topcat@******.net>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 17:30:30 -0600
>Harlequin :)

*choke* NOOOOO!!!!!

[snipped page after page of senseless babble and pleas for mercy with
occasional bursts of "anything but that!"]

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* Golden Tiger Association -- Submission Fighting Team *
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Message no. 13
From: "A Halliwell" <u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 17:06:55 +0000 (GMT)
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|All this talk of a Shadowrun movie has got me thinking. Let's say we are
|going to make the definitive Shadowrun movie. First, of all, let us all
|vote on which novels/adventures would make the best source material,
|and then let's talk about casting choices.
|I say the Secrets of Power trilogy would be the best source to date for a
|movie. The three books combined give a lot of material to work with.
|As for casting, here are my choices:
|
|Dodger - Christian Slater (got that elven 'tude)
|Sally Tsung - ?
|Sam Verner - ?
|Any ideas people?
|This could be fun :)
Ghost: The guy who plays Col. Iron Horse in War of the Worlds

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Message no. 14
From: Lady Jestyr <s421539@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 20:49:11 +1000 (EST)
> Well, I've got my own actors that I'd put in to make a Shadowrun movie.
> To start up, lets put in a few stars. Christian Slater could well play an
> elf's part. For that cool all around runner's look, I'd take Val Kilmer,
> probably as a decker in order to break stereotypes.
> I like te idea!

Anyone other than me think that Val Kilmer would have been far better
than Keanu-the-deadhead in Johnny Mnemonic?

Lady Jestyr

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Message no. 15
From: Mike Yagupsky <myagup@*******.bgu.ac.il>
Subject: Re: Shadowrun the movie
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 19:20:07 +0300 (IDT)
On Tue, 19 Mar 1996, Lady Jestyr wrote:

>
> > Well, I've got my own actors that I'd put in to make a Shadowrun movie.
> > To start up, lets put in a few stars. Christian Slater could well play an
> > elf's part. For that cool all around runner's look, I'd take Val Kilmer,
> > probably as a decker in order to break stereotypes.
> > I like te idea!
>
> Anyone other than me think that Val Kilmer would have been far better
> than Keanu-the-deadhead in Johnny Mnemonic?
>
> Lady Jestyr
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
> -----------------------------------------------------

I second that. I definetly think that anyone (especially Val Kilmer)
could replace that lifeless actor! He just takes up space and air!
I HAVE LAWN FURNITURE THAT ACTS BETTER THAN HE DOES!


Mike

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