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Warner Bros. Drops Out of Calvin & Hobbs Movie

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Except I wouldn't let anyone under the age of (being very generous) 15 (when teenagers' minds are collectively in the gutter anyway) near Ted. I see no major reason why a kid friendly movie with a similar concept wouldn't work, vs the hundreds of poorly remade live action versions of cartoon shows and talking dog movies. The ones that all have the same butt sniffing humor.

The weird thing is, Ted perfectly satirized what that concept could be, and it felt like Seth's usual 1980's nostalgia appeal because it ruthlessly mocked all the childhood friend movies from the 80's. Just the concept of having him keep that friend the older you get. Why, that's Mac and Bloo in 15-20 years.

Though, whatever the heck is up with Kevin Clash, it's not like it's unheard of to just make a movie without the involvement of the original production team. Happens all the time. Dreamwork's upcoming Croods movie had an entirely different writing staff that left when Aardman and Dreamworks split after the 2 movies they made (Wallace and Grommit and Flushed Away). Just take his name off the script, get someone else to write and rewrite the script, and the film could happen no problem. It's a rotten thing to do, but it's Hollywood and that stuff tends to happen... a LOT.
 
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