As I mentioned before, a live-action
movie based on the beloved children's cartoon Underdog is currently in development. At the time they didn't
have a voice for Underdog, who will be played on screen by an actually dog. Dane Cook was apparently being
considered, but it looks like it will actually be Jason Lee of My Name is Earl providing vocals for the
crime-fighting, rhyming canine. Besides being live-action, the movie will also differ from the original series in other
ways. Instead of Underdog existing as a self-sustaining hero, he'll be adopted by a young boy. As much as I loved the
original Underdog, nothing I've heard about this movie so far is making me want to rush out and see it. I'll
reserve judgment until it comes out, but I'm pretty sure I won't be proved wrong.Jason Lee is Underdog
As I mentioned before, a live-action
movie based on the beloved children's cartoon Underdog is currently in development. At the time they didn't
have a voice for Underdog, who will be played on screen by an actually dog. Dane Cook was apparently being
considered, but it looks like it will actually be Jason Lee of My Name is Earl providing vocals for the
crime-fighting, rhyming canine. Besides being live-action, the movie will also differ from the original series in other
ways. Instead of Underdog existing as a self-sustaining hero, he'll be adopted by a young boy. As much as I loved the
original Underdog, nothing I've heard about this movie so far is making me want to rush out and see it. I'll
reserve judgment until it comes out, but I'm pretty sure I won't be proved wrong.
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4-26-2006 @ 9:14PM
mike said...
Remember Bullwinkle and Rocky? Deja vue all over again.
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4-26-2006 @ 9:26PM
Walt said...
This will either sound counter intuitive and brilliant or really dumb:
If they write Underdog for like a Saturday matinee movie for kids, they'll struggle to make $30 million at the North American box office. If they sharpen it up and include some really witty adult oriented material, I would expect at least double that or more.
Marketing the movie to the adults who grew up on the original Underdog is a mixed blessing. The oldsters are going to want to see it close to the original, the youngsters are going to want to see their own take, and the kids don't care about Underdog if the thing hasn't been in constant rotation on the tube the week before they start whining to Mom about going.
I don't give it as much of a chance as I did Garfield.
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