10 Cartoon Strips That Should Be Films
If Marmaduke can be a movie, why not this lot?
By James WhiteNov 10th 2009
Dan Dare
The Original: Frank Hampson dreamt up the pilot of the future in 1950, and published his adventures in Eagle magazine. Described as "Biggles in space", with the characters talking like war film characters despite inhabiting the "futuristic" 1990s.
He's been turned into radio dramas and, more recently a CG cartoon series but has - shockingly - never a movie.
Our Director Pick: Duncan Jones. The Moon man has proved he can handle space scenes with aplomb and if he's looking for a calling card that'll help get him the money he needs to gear up his planned future noir Mute, what better than an iconic sci-fi character ripe for a refresh? Or he can jump to Dare once Source Code and Mute are both complete.
The Pitch: Have Jones team up with Doctor Who scriptwriter Paul Cornell, who has written recent issues of Marvel's Dare-alike character Captain Britain.
Together, they can dream up a blend of square-jawed heroism and subtle modern-day war-on-terror satire that should see a franchise launched.
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minorityreport
Nov 10th 2009, 9:54
Charley's War would make a great film, or a series of them, even.
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Mroobalooba
Nov 10th 2009, 10:50
Wha....no Calvin and Hobbes!!! And the bash street kids have appeared in two cartoons from the Beano videos although it would make a pretty mental film.
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cleanbreak
Nov 10th 2009, 11:07
I would have to say the uk's Dennis the menace. He could square off against the American version, the fight wouldn't last long I fear...
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Aberskene
Nov 10th 2009, 15:47
George and Lynne.....no?!
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CUrraNT
Nov 10th 2009, 17:12
What about Nemi out of the metro? The film: Finding Nemi The plot: She's looking for a good joke... unlike this one!
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CUrraNT
Nov 10th 2009, 17:14
What about Nemi out of The Metro? The Film: Finding Nemi The plot: She's looking for a funny joke... unlike this one!
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CUrraNT
Nov 10th 2009, 17:14
What about Nemi out of The Metro? The Film: Finding Nemi The plot: She's looking for a funny joke... unlike this one!
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CUrraNT
Nov 10th 2009, 17:15
What about Nemi out of The Metro? The Film: Finding Nemi The plot: She's looking for a funny joke... unlike this one!
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Lingdada
Nov 11th 2009, 12:51
The glorious Dan Dare was my Number One hero during the sixties,when I was but 10yrs old and like all kids of that decade,heavily into the SciFi fantasy world of glossy colour comics!! Bring back ths Mekon to a theatre near you!!
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mattburgess
Nov 11th 2009, 18:20
CALVIN. AND. HOBBES.
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