TOM HANKS NOW IN THE TOY-MOVIE GAME
03.25.09Back in the day, half the reason companies financed movies was so they could sell a bunch of toys based on the movies. Today’s latest stupid trend is taking a toy and then trying to make a movie out of it. And now Tom Hanks is getting into the game! Yay, hooray for shameless whoring!
Universal will develop “Major Matt Mason,” a live-action feature based on the vintage Mattel action figure. Pic will be developed as a star vehicle for Tom Hanks, and Graham Yost will write the script. The toy line originated in 1966; Mason led an astronaut team that worked on the moon and lived in a space station. The toy was a hit in the buildup to the first manned moon mission. Mattel retired the line in the 1970s. [Variety]
Oh, Tom Hanks. Remember when his talent and everyman charm made him America’s sweetheart? I think maybe the creepy Nic Cage hairline has seeped into his brain and affected his thinking like Dr. Octopus’ robot arms in Spider-Man 2. ‘Cause when you dance with Nic Cage hair, Nic Cage hair don’t change, Nic Cage hair changes you.
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Meh, the economy hits us all hard. Tom is probably upside-down on his mortgage.
I would have been more excited if Scarlett Johansson was going to star in the “Chatty Cathy” doll-movie adaptation.
I guess this makes my recent e-bay purchase of a vintage Major Matt Mason Junior Astronaut Urine Catheter and Rectal Thermometer Playset™ more of a sound investment and less of a desperate cry for help.
Not mentioned, Mattel’s other toys who will be in this movie: Colonel Craig Caldwell, General Gary Glitter, Captain Charley Christian, Lieutenant Lefty Leftkowitz, Sergeant Sam Slaughter, Corporal Christine Coppola, Private Petey Prewitt, and special guest star, Gary Burghoff as “Radar” O’Reilly!
This just in: Michael J. Lewis has requested $25 million to make a movie about the Love ‘N Licks Puppy.
Rumor has it that Clint Eastwood’s making a live-action Crash Test Dummies movie with an all asian cast. Who said toy-movies don’t have to be awesome?
… starring Michelle Owen.
not to be confused with the Charles Manson action figure who recruits all your other action figures into a cult then stabs you while you sleep.
I find these news items somewhat sad, remembering that before he passed Christopher Reeve was pegged for a Slinky movie.
Word is Fox is trying to work on a My Buddy and Kid Sister script. When asked if the movie would include incestuous dialogue, a representative responded, “Come on, we’re Fox.”
Does Major Matt Mason’s head detach and get lost in the little boy’s ass in the movie version ?
Pretty sure that’s why Mattel retired the line in the 70′s.
I tried to get my wife into the toy/movie game. She told me she had a headache, rolled over and went to sleep.
Burnsy, nice.
Hanks actually wanted to get Mattel to make ‘Bosom Buddies’ action figures, but Mattel refused, because they don’t make toys for the Gays
but Mattel refused, because they don’t make toys for the Gays
And then Mattel went on to make Earring Magic Ken dolls.
Well, at least one similarity between Hanks and Major Matt Mason will be the plastic hair they’re sure to give him.
how about a hanks Philadelphia doll that wastes away over the course of the year then dies?
Hanks is obsessed with space, so this makes sense. It’s only a matter of time before Oprah makes a Pound Puppies movie.