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In May 2010, Disney shut down ImageMovers Digital after the unsatisfactory results of ''A Christmas Carol'', and cancelled the project in 2011 after ''Mars Needs Moms'' bombed.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/15/us-yellowsubmarine-idUSTRE72E0ED20110315</ref> Disney let Zemeckis bring the film to other studios, which led to ImageMovers Digital final project being a | In May 2010, Disney shut down ImageMovers Digital after the unsatisfactory results of ''A Christmas Carol'', and cancelled the project in 2011 after ''Mars Needs Moms'' bombed.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/15/us-yellowsubmarine-idUSTRE72E0ED20110315</ref> Disney let Zemeckis bring the film to other studios, which led to ImageMovers Digital final project being a look-dev test for the film, also directed by Robert Zemeckis.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/disney-kills-yellow-submarine-remake-20110315</ref><ref>http://www.chadvernon.com/blog/about/</ref> | ||
By 2012, Zemeckis had no interest in remaking the film, saying: | By 2012, Zemeckis had no interest in remaking the film, saying: <blockquote>"That would have been a great one to bring the Beatles back to life. But it’s probably better not to be remade – you’re always behind the 8-ball when you do a remake. It gets harder and harder [to make movies]. With the current state of the industry, it’s difficult to stay passionate about it. The hardest thing for a filmmaker as he’s aging is saying, “How much more of this crap can I take?” It’s tough, I can only do it if I have a script to believe in. Like Flight."<ref>http://www.slashfilm.com/robert-zemeckis-gives-up-on-the-yellow-submarine-remake/</ref></blockquote> | ||
==Surfaced Content== | ==Surfaced Content== | ||
Concept art and a few animation tests have surfaced online, but the finished look dev-test has yet to be seen by the public. | Concept art and a few animation tests have surfaced online, but the finished look dev-test has yet to be seen by the public. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
===Videos=== | |||
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|description1 =A compilation of various test footage and storyboards for the film. | |description1 =A compilation of various test footage and storyboards for the film. | ||
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== | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=150px> | ||
4headedbulldog.jpg|Four-Headed Bulldog model by Punn Wiantrakoon | 4headedbulldog.jpg|Four-Headed Bulldog model by Punn Wiantrakoon. | ||
Jermeyimd.jpg|Jeremy Hillary Boob Ph.D. model by Punn Wiantrakoon | Jermeyimd.jpg|Jeremy Hillary Boob Ph.D. model by Punn Wiantrakoon. | ||
Maximd.jpg|Max model by Punn Wiantrakoon | Maximd.jpg|Max model by Punn Wiantrakoon. | ||
Bluemeanieyimd.jpg|Chief Blue Meanie model by Punn Wiantrakoon | Bluemeanieyimd.jpg|Chief Blue Meanie model by Punn Wiantrakoon. | ||
BM concept 07.jpg|Fish concept art by Brandon Martynowicz | BM concept 07.jpg|Fish concept art by Brandon Martynowicz. | ||
BM concept 06.jpg|Four-Headed Bulldog leash concept art by Brandon Martynowicz | BM concept 06.jpg|Four-Headed Bulldog leash concept art by Brandon Martynowicz. | ||
BM concept 05.jpg|Beatle mansion exterior by Brandon Martynowicz | BM concept 05.jpg|Beatle mansion exterior by Brandon Martynowicz. | ||
BM concept 04.jpg|Beatle mansion interior concept art by Brandon Martynowicz | BM concept 04.jpg|Beatle mansion interior concept art by Brandon Martynowicz. | ||
BM concept 03.jpg|Meanie-fied tree concept art by Brandon Martynowicz | BM concept 03.jpg|Meanie-fied tree concept art by Brandon Martynowicz. | ||
BM concept 02.jpg|Pepperland concept art by Brandon Martynowicz | BM concept 02.jpg|Pepperland concept art by Brandon Martynowicz. | ||
Resample(lanczos).jpeg|A butterfly-stomper by Chris Bonura, a concept artist on the film | Resample(lanczos).jpeg|A butterfly-stomper by Chris Bonura, a concept artist on the film. | ||
flyingTurk_3q_v001.jpg|"Flying Turk" engine headpiece by Punn Wiatrakoon | flyingTurk_3q_v001.jpg|"Flying Turk" engine headpiece by Punn Wiatrakoon. | ||
suckingmonster.jpg|Sea of Monster's sucking monster model by Punn Wiantrakoon | suckingmonster.jpg|Sea of Monster's sucking monster model by Punn Wiantrakoon. | ||
V011_openMouth_800.jpg|Sucking Monster open mouth art by Punn Wiantrakoon | V011_openMouth_800.jpg|Sucking Monster open mouth art by Punn Wiantrakoon. | ||
maxmakingof.jpg|Max model study by Punn Wiantrakoon | maxmakingof.jpg|Max model study by Punn Wiantrakoon. | ||
bluemeaniemaking.jpg|Chief Blue Meanie model study by Punn Wiantrakoon | bluemeaniemaking.jpg|Chief Blue Meanie model study by Punn Wiantrakoon. | ||
beatlesimd.jpg|The Beatles models by Punn Wiantrakoon | beatlesimd.jpg|The Beatles models by Punn Wiantrakoon. | ||
beatlesbandimd.jpg|The Beatles band model by Punn Wiantrakoon, Matt Cioffi, and Landis Fields | beatlesbandimd.jpg|The Beatles band model by Punn Wiantrakoon, Matt Cioffi, and Landis Fields. | ||
yellowsubmarinewarship.jpg|Flying warship(?) concept art by Jason Merck | yellowsubmarinewarship.jpg|Flying warship(?) concept art by Jason Merck. | ||
beatlemansion2.jpg|Alternative Beatle Mansion concept art by Jason Merck | beatlemansion2.jpg|Alternative Beatle Mansion concept art by Jason Merck. | ||
pepperland.jpg|Pepperland concept art by Jason Merck | pepperland.jpg|Pepperland concept art by Jason Merck. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 24 April 2021
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Image from Yellow Submarine.
Status: Partially Found
In 2009, Disney, Apple Corps, and ImageMovers Digital announced a motion-captured remake of the 1968 Beatles film Yellow Submarine at the D23 Expo. The film was slated to be released in the Summer of 2012, in time for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.[1]
Crew & Casting
The film would have been written and directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film would feature the voices of Peter Serafinowicz (as Paul McCartney) Dean Lennox Kelly (as John Lennon) Cary Elwes (as George Harrison) and Adam Campbell (as Ringo Starr), and the music would be performed by Beatles tribute band The Fab Four.[2] David Tennant was in talks to play the Chief Blue Meanie.[3] If the film had been successful, it would've done a Broadway musical and a Cirque de Soleil show.
Cancellation
In May 2010, Disney shut down ImageMovers Digital after the unsatisfactory results of A Christmas Carol, and cancelled the project in 2011 after Mars Needs Moms bombed.[4] Disney let Zemeckis bring the film to other studios, which led to ImageMovers Digital final project being a look-dev test for the film, also directed by Robert Zemeckis.[5][6]
By 2012, Zemeckis had no interest in remaking the film, saying:
"That would have been a great one to bring the Beatles back to life. But it’s probably better not to be remade – you’re always behind the 8-ball when you do a remake. It gets harder and harder [to make movies]. With the current state of the industry, it’s difficult to stay passionate about it. The hardest thing for a filmmaker as he’s aging is saying, “How much more of this crap can I take?” It’s tough, I can only do it if I have a script to believe in. Like Flight."[7]
Surfaced Content
Concept art and a few animation tests have surfaced online, but the finished look dev-test has yet to be seen by the public.
Gallery
Videos
Images
Four-Headed Bulldog model by Punn Wiantrakoon.
Jeremy Hillary Boob Ph.D. model by Punn Wiantrakoon.
Max model by Punn Wiantrakoon.
Chief Blue Meanie model by Punn Wiantrakoon.
Fish concept art by Brandon Martynowicz.
Four-Headed Bulldog leash concept art by Brandon Martynowicz.
Beatle mansion exterior by Brandon Martynowicz.
Beatle mansion interior concept art by Brandon Martynowicz.
Meanie-fied tree concept art by Brandon Martynowicz.
Pepperland concept art by Brandon Martynowicz.
A butterfly-stomper by Chris Bonura, a concept artist on the film.
"Flying Turk" engine headpiece by Punn Wiatrakoon.
Sea of Monster's sucking monster model by Punn Wiantrakoon.
Sucking Monster open mouth art by Punn Wiantrakoon.
Max model study by Punn Wiantrakoon.
Chief Blue Meanie model study by Punn Wiantrakoon.
The Beatles models by Punn Wiantrakoon.
The Beatles band model by Punn Wiantrakoon, Matt Cioffi, and Landis Fields.
Flying warship(?) concept art by Jason Merck.
Alternative Beatle Mansion concept art by Jason Merck.
Pepperland concept art by Jason Merck.
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References
- ↑ http://variety.com/2009/film/news/disney-zemeckis-board-submarine-1118007485/
- ↑ http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/yellow-submarine-0113.aspx
- ↑ http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/david-tennant-thinks-zemeckis-yellow-submarine-has-sunk/
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/15/us-yellowsubmarine-idUSTRE72E0ED20110315
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/disney-kills-yellow-submarine-remake-20110315
- ↑ http://www.chadvernon.com/blog/about/
- ↑ http://www.slashfilm.com/robert-zemeckis-gives-up-on-the-yellow-submarine-remake/