TITANS GO!!!
by: sidekick 1 year, 4 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 4 hours, 43 minutes ago 2
Email Article Print ArticleLive action Teen Titan movie is a go.
While sneaking across the back, back, waaaayyy back lot I came across this little tid bit o’fun at the Hollywood Reporter.
DC Comics’ superteam Teen Titans is getting the big-screen treatment courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.
The live-action adaptation is being produced by Akiva Goldsman and Kerry Foster through their Weed Road banner, while Mark Verheiden has been brought on board to write the script.
The Teen Titans first appeared in 1964 as a sort of junior Justice League, comprising Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Wonder Girl and Speedy, the respective sidekicks of A-list heroes Batman, Flash, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Green Arrow.
The comic series reached X-Men-style success in the 1980s, when the team was relaunched in a new comic with the characters no longer kids but college-age adults and the stories explored more mature themes. The series also saw the addition of Cyborg, Starfire and Raven, original characters who weren’t sidekicks, while the character of Robin matured into one called Nightwing.
Most recently, the comic was adapted to the television screen with a Cartoon Network series that ran from 2003-06 that used many of the ‘80s comics’ heroes and story lines.
It is not known which heroes will be used, but Nightwing is said to be in the mix.
Goldsman said the tone will be consistent with such recent Warners’ comic book fare as “Batman Begins,” “Superman Returns” and the upcoming “Watchmen."
Have to say that this move really surprises me. I didn’t think we would see a team movie this size in a while. I think it is really a brilliant move on Warner Bros. part since a Teen Titan movie has a more plausible development and marketing than a JLA movie. Remember the problem with the JLA is all the characters exists outside the team, and when ever they are together the writers have to come up with a script that all of them need to tackle and not just Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman etc. The Titans exist within themselves so I think this maybe a good start to see the bigger teams come together. That and its a Sidekick movie! FINALLY!!!
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Oh and did you notice...Nightwing...you all know how I feel about Nightwing...giggle....
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Nightwing, smitewing, once a robin, always a fowl.