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J.J. Abrams in Talks to Produce Micronauts Movie

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By GustavoLeao / 14:01, 5 November 2009 / General Genre/SciFi

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Star Trek director J.J. Abrams is in talks to produce a movie about the Japanese interchangeable toys Micronauts, which Hasbro just acquired.

First released in Japan in 1974 (under the name Microman), the toys were imported to the U.S. by the Mego Corporation in 1976. The line consisted of 3.75-inch tall toys which used a universal, five millimeter inter-connective design. Mego cancelled the Micronauts line in 1980. In 2002, Palisades Toys bought the rights to reproduce Micronauts.

The Micronauts comic books were published by Marvel Comics, Image Comics, and Devil's Due Publishing. Their first comic appearance was in "Micronauts #1" (Marvel, Jan. 1979) with characterizations created by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden.

Abrams tells the newspaper that those who doubt whether a board game or science-fiction toy should be accorded star status will be proved wrong.

"Sometimes, when someone is not a celebrity and you are casting them in a role, everyone who is in a seat of authority voices questions about that actor's talent, sex appeal, looks, ability -- their everything," he says. "But then they get the role, and suddenly they are on the cover of every magazine, and nobody questions those things again. In retrospect, everyone says, 'Of course that person is a star.'"

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Not Hasbro AGAIN... | Report this post to moderator
By: JamesT (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:57:00 on Nov 07, 2009

Every movie they get their filthy corporate mitts into turns out awful - TF2 was tedious and GI Joe was like one long toy advert, which I suppose is essentially all they care about.

I hope Abrams has the good sense to stop the Hasbro execs ruining what could be a decent film.

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By: Capricorn Two (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:15:13 on Nov 05, 2009 | Edit History (1)

...JJ Abrams would go after this property with time travelling characters and access to alternative realities.

He can see if Bill Shatner is up for Baron Karza.


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    By: captainkoloth (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 10:58:37 on Nov 06, 2009

    haha. Well, I think this is pretty cool. My older brother will have a hard-on for days over this one. lol

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By: PatBorg (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:44:39 on Nov 05, 2009

Enough with the toy movies! How far away is a big screen version of Barbie?


...although when (Jackson) Butch Guice took over the art chores of the comic the book got really cool looking!


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  • RE: Is it officially out of control? | Report this post to moderator
    By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:31:53 on Nov 06, 2009

    I dunno, i'd kinda like to see Voltron on the big screen. CGI would make those lions turning into a robot pretty cool, heh.

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    By: Capricorn Two (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:06:34 on Nov 05, 2009

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    Enough with the toy movies!

    It's one of the few things you can adapt and be readily understood by international audiences because various toy products are universal through years of imports/exports.


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