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Legendary Pictures Developing an Edgy ‘Hot Wheels’ Movie

Legendary Pictures is attempting to emulate the success of ‘Fast Five’ by developing an ‘edgier’ film based on Mattel’s popular ‘Hot Wheels’ toy line.

This certainly isn’t going to ease concerns that Hollywood is running out of ideas. Studios have always preferred building their franchises around established brands rather than developing original material, so it’s no surprise that we’ve witnessed an exponential growth in the number of films based on preexisting material over the last several decades. Forgotten action figures, classic board games, old chewing gum wrappers… if it has name recognition, it’s a pretty safe bet that a producer has optioned it.

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alycakes4548d ago

What will they think of next?

Quagmire4548d ago

This has the potential to be awesome if its made similar to Speed Racer, loved that film!

alycakes4548d ago

I guess you're right but the key words would be "potential if made right by the right people"

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Sam Bahadur Review: Story is All Over the Place in Meghna Gulzar's Film | Leisurebyte

Sam Bahadur Review: Vicky Kaushal starrer struggles to offer a solid narrative to keep us interested till the end.

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Animal Review: 3+ Hours of Ranbir Kapoor Hungering For His Father's Attention | Leisurebyte

Animal Review: Ranbir Kapoor gives a bold performance in a movie that struggles to offer us a solid story.

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“The Witcher” Creator’s Recent Comments Explains Why Film/TV Adaptations Rarely Work

Shaz from FL: “Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski made comments in a recent interview about Netflix’ series that highlights the issues with Hollywood adaptations.”

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