David fincher turns to kickstarter to sell animated comic. Goon taps hollywoods proofofconcept trend carefully crafted to lure us to the cineplex, trailers represent hollywood hype distilled to its purest form. The goon is the defender and local hero of lonely street. A release date has not yet been specified, nor has a. Given finchers importance to the production, is it a possibility that he will not only be producing goon, but directing it as well. Eric powell breaks out the goons occasion of revenge. If you like goon you might like similar movies the goods. Oct 12, 2012 david fincher turns to kickstarter to fund comic book adaptation the goon. Jan 05, 2012 goon b rutal, bloody and presided over by a portrait of her majesty the queen, the canadian ice hockey in this movie is a cross between rollerball and a prison riot. The goon is an upcoming american 3d computeranimated crime horror film. Goon is a crude slapstick comedy with wellformed characters and a surprising amount of heart. Last of the enforcers is a 2017 sports comedy film directed by jay baruchel in his directorial debut and written by baruchel and jesse chabot. The goon kickstarter video with david fincher oct 12, 2012.
David finchers adaptation of the goon could finally be. David fincher to produce cg animated comic book film the goon. Im aware of the depressing stories lately about an epidemic of brain injuries in football, hockey, boxing and so on, but in goon, we have to accept that its about a different era in hockey, or the world. As was the case with goon, last of the enforcers revels in a hockey culture that baruchel knows intimately, exhibited in the. Powell didnt confirm or deny finchers role, but he did say that, davids going to be heavily involved.
Based on the dark horse comics series by eric powell. Clancy brown voices the goon and paul giamatti voices his small. Behind the live action halo 4 trailer, a david finchertim. If you start thinking too much about concussions, it will spoil the movie for you. Live hard, sell hard, the campaign, seven psychopaths, everything must go, our idiot brother. The eric powells comic will be adapted into a cgi animated movie by dark horse entertainment, david fincher and animation house. David fincher eric powell but todays news that hes agreed to produce a cg animated film of eric powells comic book, the goon, should serve as definitive proof of his lighter side. Eric powell had nothing to say about his upcoming movie deal, so he made with the jokes instead with a little help from his friends, comedians brian posehn, ben garant, and tom lennon. David fincher is taking dark horse comic the goon to the movies. Almost eight years ago director david fincher optioned the movie rights to eric powells dark horse comic book series the goon, which started back in 1999. Has david finchers goon project been permanently shelved. The goons slapstick tone, dialogue and look in a lush cgi setting. The goon animated movie headed back into development.
Nov 25, 2009 given fincher s importance to the production, is it a possibility that he will not only be producing goon, but directing it as well. Jul 26, 2010 trailer of the upcoming movie from david fincher. Last of the enforcers is the rare great sports movie sequel. A film was first entered into development in the summer of 2008, with blur and fincher announced as producers on the powellpenned project. The man who knows the answer of who will play salander is david fincher, who showed up at the con yesterday with star paul giamatti to promote the intheworks cgi. Burton doing cgi alice in wonderland and fincher doing cgi goon. First up weve got a small teaser of the goon, the david fincher produced cgi flick heading our way. This movies characters are thinly drawn, and many of them arent all that likable. The series mixes both a comical and violent atmosphere with a supernatural slant, which pit the titular character against undead creatureszombies, ghosts, ghouls, mutants, skunkapes with an unnatural hunger for pies, giant squids, mobgang leaders, extra.
Eric powell gives update on the goon movie superherohype. Goon b rutal, bloody and presided over by a portrait of her majesty the queen, the canadian ice hockey in this movie is a cross between rollerball and a. Jul 19, 2010 one comic book adaptation weve been following for years is the goon. David finchers adaptation of the goon could finally be happening. Blur studios, the animation house also working on david finchers heavy metal, has. Kick ass teaser for blur studios animated the goon. Before miller achieved fame as director of deadpool, he owned the blur animation and vfx studio, and worked as finchers guy for opening title sequences. According to, film fave, david fincher, has optioned movie rights for the goon. Last of the enforcers, cinemablend recently asked seann william scott whether or not we will get a third entry in this beloved sports franchise. Clancy brown will voice the goon and paul giamatti will be franky, as their characters find themselves in comedic paranormal adventures intruded by ghosts, ghouls, skunkapes, and mad scientists.
The filmmaker is reaching out for fans to help fund a story reel they can pitch to studios, featuring the voices of clancy brown and. On behalf of eric powell, david fincher, blur studio, and dark horse. Clancy brown will voice the goon and paul giamatti will be franky. Includes a special message from producer david fincher and an explanation from eric on why he chose the issue. Definitely not one for the kiddies, the goon is an adult cgi animated film adapted from eric powells 1999 cult comic following a muscle ripped mob enforcer and his smart mouthed, egg eyed pal. This is early rough test animation for the david fincher blur studios dark horse entertainment produced film the goon. The longawaited production of the goon movie just got a frest start. A sequel to goon 2011, the film stars seann william scott, baruchel, liev schreiber, alison pill, elisha cuthbert, wyatt russell, marcandre grondin and kim coates. A release date has not yet been specified, nor has a plot. Deadpools tim miller says the goon movie will happen.
Basically it sounds like theres been some movement going on recently. Say hello to the goon kickstarter comic book exclusive. Last of the enforcers repeats its predecessors violent and profane. Tim miller talks the goon movie, leaving deadpool 2, and goes comic book shopping. Producer david fincher and blur teamed up to do a test for the goon, the dark. Eric powell breaks out the goons occasion of revenge eric powell explains how his wacky horror comic the goon returns to a regular schedule with a series of minis starting with the tragic occasion of revenge.
Powell didnt confirm or deny fincher s role, but he did say that, davids going to be heavily involved. The two even tried to get an animated adaptation of eric powells the goon off the ground 10 years ago. Recently, mtv splash page caught up with eric powell, the comic creator behind the dark horsepublished comic book the goon, which is being developed. Produced by david fincher, seven, the game, zodiac, this animated cgi movie deals with eric powells graphic novel character the goon. Just as a reminder, the film will be cg animated, and even though theres no official synopsis for it yet, the story for the original 1999 comic is as follows. The goon is a comic book series written and drawn by eric powell with colors often by dave stewart, eric or erics brother, robin. Sep 30, 2014 indeed, there are so many such projects that to help you guide your way through finchers whatifs, weve compiled an az list of all the maybes, wishtheyhads, and stillmights of the. The goon put on hold for david fincher screen rant. Ive worked with him and blur quite a bit to get the screenplay together, and its been a great experience. One comic book adaptation weve been following for years is the goon. This time, it comes from dark horse comic book known as the goon. Jul 03, 2008 david fincher eric powell but todays news that hes agreed to produce a cg animated film of eric powells comic book, the goon, should serve as definitive proof of his lighter side. Almost eight years ago director david fincher optioned the movie rights to eric powells dark horse comic book series the goon, which started.
The goon is a comic book series written and drawn by eric powell the series. Jul 03, 2008 this time, it comes from dark horse comic book known as the goon. Accompanied by long time partner in crime franky, the two misfit characters find themselves in all sorts of bother with supernatural beings, zombies, ghouls, hobos and giant monsters. The issue is thats its been hard to find funding for an rrated animated movie based on a independent comic book character. Quite some time ago acclaimed director david finche r optioned the rights to the comic book. Its clear that fincher knows brow beats fans of movie trailers and. Goon is a 2011 canadian sports comedy film directed by michael dowse, written by jay baruchel and evan goldberg, and starring seann william scott, jay baruchel, liev schreiber, alison pill, marcandre grondin, kim coates and eugene levy. In june, 2008 it was announced on the goon official site that a cg animated film of the goon was to be produced by the awardwinning blur studio and david fincher and written by eric powell. The goon movie in development through disneys fox and chernin. Check out this great proof of concept trailer called the goon based on a. One of the great things about the goon movie is the fact it was written buy the guy behind success of the comic eric powell. Blur studios, the animation house also working on david fincher s heavy metal, has been developing this animated feature for. The goon has been one of dark horses biggest titles over the last decade and with the success dc and marvel have had with movies recently its not surprising dark horse wanted a piece of the comic book movie pie. Alongside his best friend, franky, he protects his home from mobsters, zombies, vampires, and a.
I follow eric powells creator of the goon facebook page and this was posted just a few weeks ago. But then at the 2010 comic con, producer david fincher director of the. Famously adept at crafting tightly wound creepouts in se7en, zodiac and fight club, fincher will team with blur studios to make. A look at david finchers animated film the goon screen rant. Seann william scott remains as watchable as ever in the title role, but goon. This is a onetime only dark horse print edition of eric powells favorite the goon issue with an exclusive kickstarter cover. The goon a comic book series that deadpool director tim miller describes as army of darkness meets goodfellas is still on track for the animated movie treatment, miller said during a recent. Movies soul delay souls delay means there wont be another pixar movie out until fall. A film adaptation of the robert powell comic book the goon was announced in the summer of last year, along with the fact that david fincher would be producing. This is the true story of doug smith, the real life inspiration behind the recent blockbuster hockey film goon.
The goon movie eric powell zombies blur studio dark. Mar 16, 2009 a film adaptation of the robert powell comic book the goon was announced in the summer of last year, along with the fact that david fincher would be producing. This isnt the first time fincher has teamed up with tim miller. Behind the live action halo 4 trailer, a david finchertim miller collaboration. In a new episode of comic book shopping, were joined by deadpool director and blur studios cofounder tim miller to talk comics, his career, leaving deadpool 2, an encouraging update on the goon movie, and his next project. Jun 10, 2019 this isnt the first time fincher has teamed up with tim miller. Indeed, there are so many such projects that to help you guide your way through finchers whatifs, weve compiled an az list of all the maybes, wishtheyhads, and stillmights of the. David fincher will produce a cganimated film adaptation of dark horse comic the goon, says the hollywood reporter created by eric powell in 1999, the goon focuses on a man who claims to be a. Doug isnt a particularly bright guy as even he admits in several scenes but hes smart enough to realize that being a goon might be a decent career for a man with few other skills.
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