Pretty Cool:
The Rocketeer 20th anniversary on Vimeo
The Rocketeer 20th anniversary on Vimeo
Neat animated Rocketeer Short
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rocketeer25
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing!! :thumbsup
Larry Young
Master Member
I don't really dig on animation, but I loved that. Come ON, Disney.
The Rock-a-who
Well-Known Member
I don't know about movie rights, but comic rights are with IDW right now. They're doing a 4-part series called "Rocketeer Adventures" which are a bunch of short story collections done by other writers and artists, as a tribute to Dave Stevens. I have #1 and it's pretty good so far.
The Rock-a-who
Well-Known Member
I saw it more as animation a la Team Fortress 2 style.
rocketeer25
Sr Member
I thought the boy at the beginning was right out of Pixar's "Up". I love it for what it is... a tribute to Dave Stevens and the Rocketeer. The only complaint I have is the music. If he had incorporated the original theme, it'd be golden!
AJLoCascio
Sr Member
That was super okay - sure it takes a lot of work to make something like this - but was it worth it ?
Capn_Jack_Savvy
Sr Member
There currently is discussion of bringing back the franchise as they did with Tron. Rocketeer 2!
As for what future film projects Joe Johnston would like to be involved with, he said:
“I’d love to make a sequel to The Rocketeer. The film didn’t do as well at the box office as we all hoped, but it has endured and generated a following. It was great fun and I’d love to re-explore Cliff Secord ’s world. If there are other comic-book heroes who have as human a story as Steve Rogers, I’d be interested. Too many comic-book movies rely on spectacle when the story is weak. With Captain America, we got the story firing on all cylinders first so the spectacle was fully justified. More than anything, I want everyone in the audience to sink into the alternate reality of the 1940s, enjoy the ride and come out of the theatre humming the Captain America theme. The movie is a hell of a lot of fun.”
As for what future film projects Joe Johnston would like to be involved with, he said:
“I’d love to make a sequel to The Rocketeer. The film didn’t do as well at the box office as we all hoped, but it has endured and generated a following. It was great fun and I’d love to re-explore Cliff Secord ’s world. If there are other comic-book heroes who have as human a story as Steve Rogers, I’d be interested. Too many comic-book movies rely on spectacle when the story is weak. With Captain America, we got the story firing on all cylinders first so the spectacle was fully justified. More than anything, I want everyone in the audience to sink into the alternate reality of the 1940s, enjoy the ride and come out of the theatre humming the Captain America theme. The movie is a hell of a lot of fun.”
Capn_Jack_Savvy
Sr Member
Also now that Disney owns Marvel I see some major franchising in Marvel releasing a comic book series or graphic novel on Rocketeer! Major franchising can be done with this one.
The Rock-a-who
Well-Known Member
IDW Publishing owns the Rocketeer comics franchise.
I really hope Marvel doesn't get the rights to this.
ShadowRiderZero
New Member
For a tribute, this was pretty fun! I think an animated series could do wonders to drum up interest, though perhaps a different style and tone from this short would be best.
timelordjedi777
Sr Member
If this was a series I would watch it and buy lots of merchandise.
BAK55
Well-Known Member
Sometime back in the '90's, when Batman, the animated series was the hot action / adventure program on afternoon television, I had attempted a letter writing campaign for Disney to hop aboard with a Rocketeer animated series to compete with Warner Bros. It fizzled quickly when Disney's Gargoyles came on the air.
If Disney were to do an animated series like that today, it would most likely be aimed at a much younger audience (Kiddified) than the more mature college student type audience these earlier series had been made for.
If Disney were to do an animated series like that today, it would most likely be aimed at a much younger audience (Kiddified) than the more mature college student type audience these earlier series had been made for.
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