Everquest finally coming to a theater near you? - Page 4

kudos · 10-10-2007, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Venijk

With any luck they'll really capture the feel of the game. Getting kicked by snakes please?

In reality though, I didn't really love the 300 script, some of the dialog was pretty damn awkward.. and Avi Arad, I don't know how I feel about the guy. He definitely throws up a lot of movies.

His last movie was Bratz! I mean nothing else says cinematic genius like BRATZ!

Narale · 10-10-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by kudos

His last movie was Bratz! I mean nothing else says cinematic genius like BRATZ!

Oh yikes. That is bad news.

Believe · 10-10-2007, 03:35 PM

Wow. looking at his IMDB:

Avi Arad

1. "Iron Man" (2008) TV Series (in production) (executive producer) (2007)
2. Captain America (2009) (announced) (executive producer)
3. The Hands of Shang-Chi (2009) (announced) (producer)
4. Spider-Man 4 (2009) (announced) (producer)
5. Luke Cage (2009) (announced) (executive producer)
6. Magneto (2009) (announced) (producer)
7. The Avengers (2009) (announced) (executive producer)
8. Silver Surfer (2009) (announced) (producer)
9. Ant-Man (2008) (announced) (executive producer)
10. Deathlok (2008) (announced) (producer)
11. Iron Fist (2008) (announced) (executive producer)
12. Nick Fury (2008) (announced) (producer)
13. Wolverine (2009) (pre-production) (executive producer)
14. Thor (2009) (pre-production) (producer)

Guess he is singlehandedly trying to kill superhero movies.

NargorothRiP · 10-10-2007, 05:20 PM

um hes only on all those movies because hes the head of Marvels department for movie tv and mass media licensing for the heroes.

Millie · 10-10-2007, 06:01 PM

Avi Arad has nothing to do with actually making these movies. He runs Marvel. Originally he was a toymaker who started a company called ToyBiz, which later acquired a majority interest in Marvel Comics. He no longer owns the majority share in Marvel, but he still runs their licensing and business development. He's been doing a stellar job at that, too. He's the one who finally decided to license Marvel properties like X-Men and Spiderman for the big screen, and he is largely the reason you saw the X-Men movies and the Spiderman movies come to life in the first place. Marvel had been hesitant to license its big names for live-action features for decades, and Arad finally brokered the truce between Marvel and the studios.

That said, he doesn't actually produce the movies. He signs off on budgets and actors and whatnot in a real capacity, but he's not actually out there making them, any more than anyone else who's an Executive Producer is out there making the movies he/she Executive Produces. Executive Producer is a misleading title in the movie business; it's the Producer who does the hands-on work. The opposite is the case in TV, wherein the Executive Producer is the one calling the shots.

It's worth noting that Arad is a brilliant businessman, and he's the one who turned Marvel around from the brink of bankruptcy in the mid-1980s and turned it into the world's largest comic book publisher by market share.

NargorothRiP · 10-10-2007, 06:37 PM

Yeah it sure wasm't due to the actions of editor in chief joe quesada, that dude is a first rate tool. marvel only sells about $500k in actualy comic books per years. its all toy, movie, direct to dvd and licensing making the company so successful.

Astrocreep · 10-10-2007, 07:41 PM

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1. "Iron Man" (2008) TV Series (in production) (executive producer) (2007)
2. Captain America (2009) (announced) (executive producer)
3. The Hands of Shang-Chi (2009) (announced) (producer)
4. Spider-Man 4 (2009) (announced) (producer)
5. Luke Cage (2009) (announced) (executive producer)
6. Magneto (2009) (announced) (producer)
7. The Avengers (2009) (announced) (executive producer)
8. Silver Surfer (2009) (announced) (producer)
9. Ant-Man (2008) (announced) (executive producer)
10. Deathlok (2008) (announced) (producer)
11. Iron Fist (2008) (announced) (executive producer)
12. Nick Fury (2008) (announced) (producer)
13. Wolverine (2009) (pre-production) (executive producer)
14. Thor (2009) (pre-production) (producer)

Please tell me all these movies arent going to come out in the next 2 years?
looks like 3 xmen based movies in one year. at some point hollywood needs to chill the fuck out and not flood the market with a movie of every comic book ever writen

Twobit Whore · 10-10-2007, 07:44 PM

Some of those could be animated movies that go straight to DVD.

Millie · 10-11-2007, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Astrocreep

Please tell me all these movies arent going to come out in the next 2 years?

Doubtful. IMDB is rarely accurate about movies in pre-production, development, or even mid-production. Especially when it comes to release dates. Just because something says "2008" or "2009" on IMDB doesn't mean it's going to be released around then.

darksensei · 10-11-2007, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by NargorothRiP

Yeah it sure wasm't due to the actions of editor in chief joe quesada, that dude is a first rate tool. marvel only sells about $500k in actualy comic books per years. its all toy, movie, direct to dvd and licensing making the company so successful.

Not to derail, but I always hear that guys name pop up in rants from my friends who like comics. He really has to be hurting that company.

TheOkapi · 10-11-2007, 06:45 AM

nm. I can't read.

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10-10-2007, 03:35 PM	#48 (permalink)
Believe Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,122 -5 Internets	Wow. looking at his IMDB: Avi Arad 1. "Iron Man" (2008) TV Series (in production) (executive producer) (2007) 2. Captain America (2009) (announced) (executive producer) 3. The Hands of Shang-Chi (2009) (announced) (producer) 4. Spider-Man 4 (2009) (announced) (producer) 5. Luke Cage (2009) (announced) (executive producer) 6. Magneto (2009) (announced) (producer) 7. The Avengers (2009) (announced) (executive producer) 8. Silver Surfer (2009) (announced) (producer) 9. Ant-Man (2008) (announced) (executive producer) 10. Deathlok (2008) (announced) (producer) 11. Iron Fist (2008) (announced) (executive producer) 12. Nick Fury (2008) (announced) (producer) 13. Wolverine (2009) (pre-production) (executive producer) 14. Thor (2009) (pre-production) (producer) Guess he is singlehandedly trying to kill superhero movies.

10-10-2007, 05:20 PM	#49 (permalink)
NargorothRiP Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 361	um hes only on all those movies because hes the head of Marvels department for movie tv and mass media licensing for the heroes.

10-10-2007, 06:01 PM	#50 (permalink)
Millie A Relic Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,872	Avi Arad has nothing to do with actually making these movies. He runs Marvel. Originally he was a toymaker who started a company called ToyBiz, which later acquired a majority interest in Marvel Comics. He no longer owns the majority share in Marvel, but he still runs their licensing and business development. He's been doing a stellar job at that, too. He's the one who finally decided to license Marvel properties like X-Men and Spiderman for the big screen, and he is largely the reason you saw the X-Men movies and the Spiderman movies come to life in the first place. Marvel had been hesitant to license its big names for live-action features for decades, and Arad finally brokered the truce between Marvel and the studios. That said, he doesn't actually produce the movies. He signs off on budgets and actors and whatnot in a real capacity, but he's not actually out there making them, any more than anyone else who's an Executive Producer is out there making the movies he/she Executive Produces. Executive Producer is a misleading title in the movie business; it's the Producer who does the hands-on work. The opposite is the case in TV, wherein the Executive Producer is the one calling the shots. It's worth noting that Arad is a brilliant businessman, and he's the one who turned Marvel around from the brink of bankruptcy in the mid-1980s and turned it into the world's largest comic book publisher by market share.

10-10-2007, 06:37 PM	#51 (permalink)
NargorothRiP Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 361	Yeah it sure wasm't due to the actions of editor in chief joe quesada, that dude is a first rate tool. marvel only sells about $500k in actualy comic books per years. its all toy, movie, direct to dvd and licensing making the company so successful.