| From: | "Mike Mulvihill (FASA)" <FASAMike@***.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | FASA and Hollywood |
| Date: | Wed, 11 Dec 1996 21:03:05 -0500 |
>What I want to know
>is when is FASA-I going to produce a BTech movie??? I have a copy of
>the test art tape for the cartoon and the first part is right on up
>there with Babylon5 for quality...This was not a ploy to restart the
>"Who would be good in a Btech movie" thread...
Trust me we would like nothing more than to have a FASA film (either SR or
BT) produced into a movie. The problem is not us...really, it's Hollywood. BT
stuff has been floating around Hollywood for years, pitches have been made,
lunches done, hands shaken and still no real activity. Right now most of
Hollywood is scared to put out any Sci-Fi because Lucas and the Star Wars
machine is really going to take home the big nuyen over most of 1997 even
though the films are re-releases. No one wants to compete directly with them
(supposedly that's why Fist Contact was pushed to be a winter release and not
a Spring one) and no one knows what kind of "legs" they will have -- exactly
how long they will be in theatres. Plus with the second trilogy (or is it
considered to be the first) being worked on, most studios want super big
names to be in production...look for sequels, remakes, and "classic" Sci-Fi
fiction to be made into films -- while cool concepts and worlds like SR and
BT to be long shots. On the other hand a big increase in science fiction
exposure always looks good. Meanwhile, FASA will continue to press Hollywood
for our worlds, hopefully someday we'll be plunking down our cash to see a
FASA film.
Have Fun!
Play Games!
Mike Mulvihill
Shadowrun Line Developer
FASA
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