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. Its clear that fincher knows brow beats fans of movie trailers and. David fincher is taking dark horse comic the goon to the movies. 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. Goon taps hollywoods proofofconcept trend carefully crafted to lure us to the cineplex, trailers represent hollywood hype distilled to its purest form. A film was first entered into development in the summer of 2008, with blur and fincher announced as producers on the powellpenned project. This movies characters are thinly drawn, and many of them arent all that likable.
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. The goon kickstarter video with david fincher oct 12, 2012. According to, film fave, david fincher, has optioned movie rights for the goon. The goon is a comic book series written and drawn by eric powell with colors often by dave stewart, eric or erics brother, robin. David fincher to produce cg animated comic book film the goon. A release date has not yet been specified, nor has a. 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. 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. The goon animated movie headed back into development. 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. As was the case with goon, last of the enforcers revels in a hockey culture that baruchel knows intimately, exhibited in the. Movies soul delay souls delay means there wont be another pixar movie out until fall.
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. 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. This is early rough test animation for the david fincher blur studios dark horse entertainment produced film the goon. Clancy brown voices the goon and paul giamatti voices his small. Produced by david fincher, seven, the game, zodiac, this animated cgi movie deals with eric powells graphic novel character 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.
Recently, mtv splash page caught up with eric powell, the comic creator behind the dark horsepublished comic book the goon, which is being developed. 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. A release date has not yet been specified, nor has a plot. This is a onetime only dark horse print edition of eric powells favorite the goon issue with an exclusive kickstarter cover. Jul 26, 2010 trailer of the upcoming movie from david fincher. Seann william scott remains as watchable as ever in the title role, but goon. One comic book adaptation weve been following for years is the goon. Deadpools tim miller says the goon movie will happen. Jun 10, 2019 this isnt the first time fincher has teamed up with tim miller.
The goons slapstick tone, dialogue and look in a lush cgi setting. 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. Check out this great proof of concept trailer called the goon based on a. Behind the live action halo 4 trailer, a david finchertim miller collaboration. 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. Powell didnt confirm or deny finchers role, but he did say that, davids going to be heavily involved.
Last of the enforcers repeats its predecessors violent and profane. 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. Ive worked with him and blur quite a bit to get the screenplay together, and its been a great experience. Kick ass teaser for blur studios animated the goon. On behalf of eric powell, david fincher, blur studio, and dark horse. The goon is an upcoming american 3d computeranimated crime horror film. The goon put on hold for david fincher screen rant. Quite some time ago acclaimed director david finche r optioned the rights to the comic book. 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. 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. Live hard, sell hard, the campaign, seven psychopaths, everything must go, our idiot brother. Famously adept at crafting tightly wound creepouts in se7en, zodiac and fight club, fincher will team with blur studios to make.
Jul 19, 2010 one comic book adaptation weve been following for years is the goon. The longawaited production of the goon movie just got a frest start. Has david finchers goon project been permanently shelved. 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. The two even tried to get an animated adaptation of eric powells the goon off the ground 10 years ago. Blur studios, the animation house also working on david finchers heavy metal, has. Goon is a crude slapstick comedy with wellformed characters and a surprising amount of heart. This is the true story of doug smith, the real life inspiration behind the recent blockbuster hockey film goon.
Behind the live action halo 4 trailer, a david finchertim. First up weve got a small teaser of the goon, the david fincher produced cgi flick heading our way. 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. Burton doing cgi alice in wonderland and fincher doing cgi goon. Say hello to the goon kickstarter comic book exclusive. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Last of the enforcers is the rare great sports movie sequel.
The goon is the defender and local hero of lonely street. A look at david finchers animated film the goon screen rant. Alongside his best friend, franky, he protects his home from mobsters, zombies, vampires, and a. If you like goon you might like similar movies the goods. But then at the 2010 comic con, producer david fincher director of the. Oct 12, 2012 david fincher turns to kickstarter to fund comic book adaptation the goon. This isnt the first time fincher has teamed up with tim miller. 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. The eric powells comic will be adapted into a cgi animated movie by dark horse entertainment, david fincher and animation house. The goon movie in development through disneys fox and chernin.
Basically it sounds like theres been some movement going on recently. The issue is thats its been hard to find funding for an rrated animated movie based on a independent comic book character. 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. Tim miller talks the goon movie, leaving deadpool 2, and goes comic book shopping. Jul 03, 2008 this time, it comes from dark horse comic book known as the goon. 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.
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. Includes a special message from producer david fincher and an explanation from eric on why he chose the issue. Clancy brown will voice the goon and paul giamatti will be franky. David finchers adaptation of the goon could finally be happening. I follow eric powells creator of the goon facebook page and this was posted just a few weeks ago. 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. David fincher turns to kickstarter to fund comic book adaptation the goon. Blur studios, the animation house also working on david fincher s heavy metal, has been developing this animated feature for. Eric powell breaks out the goons occasion of revenge. 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. This time, it comes from dark horse comic book known as the goon. Based on the dark horse comics series by eric powell. Producer david fincher and blur teamed up to do a test for the goon, the dark.
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