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|title=<center>Yellow Submarine (2010, 2012)</center>
|title=<center>Yellow Submarine (2010/2012 CGI remake)</center>
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|imagecaption=Promotional image for the film, shown at the D23 Expo (restored by naturalkatsup).
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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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.<ref>http://variety.com/2009/film/news/disney-zemeckis-board-submarine-1118007485/</ref>
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.<ref>http://variety.com/2009/film/news/disney-zemeckis-board-submarine-1118007485/</ref>


==Crew & Casting==
==Crew and 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.<ref>http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/yellow-submarine-0113.aspx</ref> David Tennant was in talks to play the Chief Blue Meanie.<ref>http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/david-tennant-thinks-zemeckis-yellow-submarine-has-sunk/</ref> If the film had been successful, it would've done a Broadway musical and a Cirque de Soleil show.
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 motion capture would be performed by Beatles tribute band The Fab Four.<ref>http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/yellow-submarine-0113.aspx</ref> David Tennant was in talks to play the Chief Blue Meanie.<ref>http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/david-tennant-thinks-zemeckis-yellow-submarine-has-sunk/</ref> If the film had been successful, it would've done a Broadway musical and a Cirque de Soleil show.


==Cancellation==
==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.<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>  
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: ''"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>
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 ageing 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>
 
==Search==
Motion capture footage for George Harrison would be uploaded to YouTube unlisted in 2011 by ImageMovers employee John Root.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201123182704/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qDz34B5cqc</ref> Test footage of a Blue Meanie and an apple was found sometime after along with concept art and test renders for the film.
 
In April 2021, the search for Yellow Submarine 3D content would pick up after footage of an unrendered test animation was found by Maximo Salazar on the site Vimeo. More test footage would be found by Naturalkatsup<ref>https://twitter.com/endofthet0ur/status/1384305446618472452?s=20&t=PquV-hT9rzd7NwwtnyFpnA</ref> and both would be uploaded in a video by YouTube user Kitsu Beatles<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210421055208/https://youtube.com//watch?v=pKrbnHau80M</ref>, head of The Yellow Submarine 3D Project.
 
This team contacted members of the Fab Four who would provide pictures of a soundtrack CD to the film, confirming what tracks would be in the film. Member Mr. Kite would contact an anonymous ImageMovers employee and they would provide storyboards of the Hey Bulldog, Eleanor Rigby, and intro sequences which were released on April 23rd, 2021.<ref>https://archive.org/details/the-beatles-yellow-submarine-3d-unseen-found-footage</ref>
 
A fully rendered clip of the All Together Now test animation would be found later in June of 2021.


==Surfaced Content==
==Surfaced Content==
Concept art, as well as a few animation tests, have surfaced online, but the finished look dev test has yet to be seen by the public.
Concept art, behind-the-scenes photos, storyboards, and rendered/unrendered test animations have surfaced from the film and are mostly archived on Archive.org.
 
==Gallery==
===Videos===
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  |description3 =Video compilation of behind the scenes photos of mocap sessions.


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   |description1 =Scribbles to Screen's video on the subject.
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   |description2 =DazzReview's video on the subject.
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==Gallery==
 
===Images===
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px>
4headedbulldog.jpg|Four-Headed Bulldog model by Punn Wiantrakoon
4headedbulldog.jpg|Bulldog model by Punn Wiantrakoon.
Jermeyimd.jpg|Jeremy Hilary 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
Snapping Turk.png|Snapping Turtle Turk Model
BM concept 06.jpg|Four-Headed Bulldog leash concept art by Brandon Martynowicz
BM concept 07.jpg|Fish concept art by Brandon Martynowicz.
BM concept 05.jpg|Beatle mansion exterior by Brandon Martynowicz
BM concept 06.jpg|Bulldog leash concept art by Brandon Martynowicz.
BM concept 04.jpg|Beatle mansion interior concept art by Brandon Martynowicz
BM concept 05.jpg|Beatle mansion exterior by Brandon Martynowicz.
BM concept 03.jpg|Meanie-fied tree concept art by Brandon Martynowicz
BM concept 04.jpg|Beatle mansion interior concept art by Brandon Martynowicz.
BM concept 02.jpg|Pepperland concept art by Brandon Martynowicz
BM concept 03.jpg|Meanie-fied tree concept art by Brandon Martynowicz.
Resample(lanczos).jpeg|A butterfly-stomper by Chris Bonura, a concept artist on the film
BM concept 02.jpg|Pepperland concept art by Brandon Martynowicz.
flyingTurk_3q_v001.jpg|"Flying Turk" engine headpiece by Punn Wiatrakoon
Resample(lanczos).jpeg|A butterfly-stomper by Chris Bonura, a concept artist on the film.
suckingmonster.jpg|Sea of Monster's sucking monster model by Punn Wiantrakoon
flyingTurk_3q_v001.jpg|"Flying Turk" engine headpiece by Punn Wiatrakoon.
V011_openMouth_800.jpg|Sucking Monster open mouth art by Punn Wiantrakoon
suckingmonster.jpg|Sea of Monster's sucking monster model by Punn Wiantrakoon.
maxmakingof.jpg|Max model study by Punn Wiantrakoon
V011_openMouth_800.jpg|Vaccum Monster art by Punn Wiantrakoon.
bluemeaniemaking.jpg|Chief Blue Meanie model study by Punn Wiantrakoon
maxmakingof.jpg|Max model study by Punn Wiantrakoon.
beatlesimd.jpg|The Beatles models by Punn Wiantrakoon
bluemeaniemaking.jpg|Chief Blue Meanie model study by Punn Wiantrakoon.
beatlesbandimd.jpg|The Beatles band model by Punn Wiantrakoon, Matt Cioffi, and Landis Fields
beatlesimd.jpg|The Beatles models by Punn Wiantrakoon.
yellowsubmarinewarship.jpg|Flying warship(?) concept art by Jason Merck
beatlesbandimd.jpg|The Beatles band model by Punn Wiantrakoon, Matt Cioffi, and Landis Fields.
beatlemansion2.jpg|Alternative Beatle Mansion concept art by Jason Merck
yellowsubmarinewarship.jpg|Blue Meanies' warship concept art by Jason Merck.
beatlemansion2.jpg|Alternative Beatle Mansion concept art by Jason Merck.
Early art 1.jpg|
pepperland.jpg|Pepperland concept art by Jason Merck.
Pepperland 2.jpg|Pepperland concept art (2/2).
Liverpool 1.jpg|Liverpool concept art (1/4).
Liverpool 2.jpg|Liverpool concept art (2/4).
Liverpool 3.jpg|Liverpool concept art (3/4).
Liverpool 4.jpg|Liverpool concept art (4/4).
Submarine and Paul.jpg|Inside the submarine with Paul.
Submarine Control Deck.jpg|Submarine Control Deck
Submarine 2.jpg|
Submarine_1.jpg|More of the Submarine inside (1/2).
Submarine_insides2.jpg|More of the Submarine inside (2/2).
EleanorRigbyArt1.jpg|Concept art for the Eleanor Rigby scene (1/2).
EleanorRigbyArt2.jpg|Concept art for the Eleanor Rigby scene (2/2).
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See Also==
*[[The Threetles (lost unreleased recordings from Beatles reunion sessions; 1990s)]]
*[[The Long and Winding Road (found workprint of unfinished Beatles documentary; 1970s)]]
*[[Help! (partially found deleted scenes from The Beatles film; 1965)]]
*[[Revolution 1 (Take 20) (found mix of The Beatles song; 1968)]]
*[[Late Night Line-Up (partially found Beatles "Abbey Road" special; 1969)]]
*[[The Beatles Cartoon (partially lost skits/bumpers of animated TV series; 1965-1967)]]
*[[Carnival of Light (lost experimental Beatles song; 1967)]]
*[[Late Night Line-Up (partially found Beatles "Abbey Road" special; 1969)]]
*[[A Hard Day's Day - A Day in the Life of a Beatles Tribute Band (found parody film; 2002)]]
*[[The Beatles - Cavern Club tapes (partially lost recordings of British rock band; early 1960s)]]
*[["Now and Then" (lost overdub session of Beatles song; 1995)]]
==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}


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Revision as of 12:15, 21 May 2022

Submarine and Logo (restored by naturalkatsup).png

Promotional image for the film, shown at the D23 Expo (restored by naturalkatsup).

Status: Partially Lost

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 and 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 motion capture 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 ageing 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]

Search

Motion capture footage for George Harrison would be uploaded to YouTube unlisted in 2011 by ImageMovers employee John Root.[8] Test footage of a Blue Meanie and an apple was found sometime after along with concept art and test renders for the film.

In April 2021, the search for Yellow Submarine 3D content would pick up after footage of an unrendered test animation was found by Maximo Salazar on the site Vimeo. More test footage would be found by Naturalkatsup[9] and both would be uploaded in a video by YouTube user Kitsu Beatles[10], head of The Yellow Submarine 3D Project.

This team contacted members of the Fab Four who would provide pictures of a soundtrack CD to the film, confirming what tracks would be in the film. Member Mr. Kite would contact an anonymous ImageMovers employee and they would provide storyboards of the Hey Bulldog, Eleanor Rigby, and intro sequences which were released on April 23rd, 2021.[11]

A fully rendered clip of the All Together Now test animation would be found later in June of 2021.

Surfaced Content

Concept art, behind-the-scenes photos, storyboards, and rendered/unrendered test animations have surfaced from the film and are mostly archived on Archive.org.

Gallery

Videos

A compilation of various test footage and storyboards for the film.

Sgt. Peppers Intro sequence with dialogue.

Video compilation of behind the scenes photos of mocap sessions.

Scribbles to Screen's video on the subject.

DazzReview's video on the subject.

Images

See Also

References