Hollywood needs a smack upside the head

[dragonimp]

Hollywood has always been a very trend-following and unimaginative place, but lately it seems like the movie studios aren't even trying. It's just been "Hey, Harry Potter did well! Let's see what other popular children's/YA book we can turn into movie!" These don't really bug me - it's just blatantly obvious that that's what they're doing. But now we also have: "Hey, Speed Racer did well! Let's see what other beloved anime franchise we can rape and dismember turn into a live action movie!"

Okay, I haven't seen it, but from everything I've heard, Speed Racer was a pretty good movie. The same cannot be said for the upcoming Dragonball or - gods - Cowboy Bebop movies. The Dragonball movie seems to have completely missed the point of the series. Cowboy Bebop - just, no, you can't do that story in a single movie. And the casting - I have nothing against Keanu Reeves, but he shouldn't be Spike. No.

I feel like guarding my fandoms with a bowie knife.

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[laragoth.livejournal.com]

See, this is why I am glad that the person who is behind my favorite fandom is probably going to be a big part in making the movie for my book series, should it be made

...because he is a blinking film producer, and something tells me that he has JUST enough clout to be able to put himself in control of his own stuff :) It doesn't guarantee that a movie would not be epically failed, but it surely cuts down the chances a little.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

I've heard that movie houses usually don't like the creator to be involved - but there needs to be SOMEONE who really understands the material!