Yellow Submarine will not move forward at Disney
Robert Zemeckis served as a producer of Mars Needs Moms, and now the filmmaker must seek another studio home for his remake of the classic movie starring The Beatles.
The director had already assembled a cast for Yellow Submarine back in January of 2010, with Cary Elwes, Peter Serafinowicz, Adam Campbell, and Dean Lennox Kelly slated to star. There have been virtually no updates on the project since that news broke, although Yellow Submarine had been plagued with problems with the budget and a December start date was scrapped and never rescheduled.
The plan was said to use motion-capture technology which Robert Zemeckis used in Beowulf, Disney's a Christmas Carol, and Mars Needs Moms. 16 songs from The Beatles were to be used in the movie.
Now Robert Zemeckis is free to take the project to another studio.
Yellow Submarine is in development and stars Cary Elwes, Peter Serafinowicz, Adam Campbell, Dean Lennox Kelly. The film is directed by Robert Zemeckis.
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Draktyr
@masta-chiefed Quite often, thanks for asking. :)
1 year agoby @draktyrFlag
RojoDiablo
Seeing how great all of his other movies were, I think it's crazy to see Disney hating on Zemeckis with just one failure. I thought Beowulf & A Christmas Carol were simply awesome, not to mention all the other money makers he's made over the years! Another studio might actually be a good thing for him though.
1 year agoby @rojodiabloFlag
Courtney O.
wow! well good for disney, seeings how they rip us all off at their theme parks
1 year agoby @chickflickFlag
thedude-abides
Not to mention the fact that 3D would be as amazing in this as it would in a first-person shooter version of Doom.
1 year agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
thedude-abides
I'm somewhat surprised at the backlash Zemckis is getting both from Disney and in this thread. So Mars Needs Moms sucked. Who didn't realize that after watching the trailer? Surely to folks at Disney must've known as well, which is why I'm surprised at their apparent surprise.
Two things: If anybody is entitled to a flop here and there, it's a guy like Zemeckis who has, I think, afforded himself that luxury based on his previous success. The other thing - and I agree w/ @stiles on this - The Beatles is a brand that sells itself. Zemeckis could have a million flops; A movie about the Beatles would sell, regardless.
1 year agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
CUPID
LMAO.
1 year agoby @cupidFlag
Furankisan
Thank God! Love The Beatles and Yellow Submarine is a time capsule classic. No need to do it again.
Zemeckis been at this mo-cap for the longest. All films done by him sucked. Polar,Beo, etc. then Cameron blew the roof off the technology. He should go back to real film. Mars Moms creepy, how about just plain dark. Who's idea with a dark blue color scheme thru the whole picture anyways? Seth Green has final laugh. Good,..
1 year agoby @furankisanFlag
Jimthar
thats because mars needs moms looked f*ckin stupid. so stupid that kids didnt even want to see it. and the world doesn't need another 'we love the beatles' project anyway. this is and was totally unnecessary. this would bomb at the box office too.
1 year agoby @jimtharFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Oh well
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
slysnide
They didn't need to remake this anyway.
1 year agoby @slysnideFlag
ejk1
@Monkey-iron instead of passing judgment, you should research Yellow Submarine first.
As far as this story goes, I'm somewhat impressed by the stand Disney is making, but I do wonder if they will do the same to Marvel. Disney paid a lot of money for the comic giant, but if, for example, The Avengers, performs below expectations and does not make a profit, then will they pull the plug on future movies? Interesting stuff.
1 year agoby @ejk1Flag
gandoff2169
Some times a person gets stuck on something becouse they either find it a safe place, or interesting. But this epic failure shows Zemeckis that he should not stay in one line of movie making just due to his personal intrest, couse it might not translate to the paying public. I personaly liked the christmas carol film, and Beowulf was good, but not great. But if he wants to do motion capture, he should act like milton bradly and get a Clue, and go for the Avatar type look and feel.
1 year agoby @gandoff2169Flag
JaysonB190
JUSTICE! SWEET, GLORIOUS, BEAUTIFUL, JUSTICE!
I could just cry....tears of joy.
1 year agoby @jaysonb190Flag
Josh
Thank God. The power of the almighty dollar, lol.
1 year agoby @shuabertFlag
Monkeyiron 2.0
i dont know what the yellow submarine is about it sounds stupid so agree that disney stop it
1 year agoby @Monkey-ironFlag
Diaigma
@Zemeckis - Disney is sending you a clear message. You better read it :P
1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag
Stiles
Damn, this was about the first film i thought might actually be enhanced by 3D. Denied.
The Beatles as a brand would obviously fare match better than a crappy, americanised title Like Mars Needs Moms. The studio should grow a pair and push this forward.
1 year agoby @stilesFlag
skywise
@dan1 This road he has chosen has always baffled me. Its one thing to be intruiged with a new way of filmmaking.
But you know what? Cameron did it better...with Avatar so move on. Another ghost movie or something simple to get you back in the game Robert then give us one more genius piece of film making before you die.
1 year agoby @skywiseFlag
Daveactor7
@draktyr lol im with u there. They are indeed creepy.
@dan1 agreed Zemeckis should just go back to live action and also this film has Cary Elwes attached to it! Nice to see him as a real person sometime on the big screen
1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag
Masta_Chiefed
@draktyr Creepy? Really? Do you get out much?
1 year agoby @masta-chiefedFlag
Draktyr
Man, these Digital Movers movies are creepy to look at and unsettling. I took my kids to see Mars Needs Moms this last weekend and felt very uncomfortable thru the entire thing. Sorry, Zemeckis, I agree with the others here...please go back to your more successful medium and abandon this uncanny crap. :(
1 year agoby @draktyrFlag
Dark enV
@dan1 EXACTLY!!! How do you go from doing the Back to the Future films, Forrest Gump and Cast Away to doing nothing but this motion capture crap?
1 year agoby @dark-envFlag
The Boondock Saint
This news= (:
1 year agoby @combatmadness360Flag
Spongebob_Boxofficepants
why!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 year agoby @spongebob-boxofficepantsFlag
Dan
Goddamnit, just go back to live action, Zemeckis. You do so much better in that medium. Leave the motion capture alone already.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag