BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The Return Of "Marvin The Martian"...

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Warner Bros. is developing a "Marvin the Martian" feature at Alcon Entertainment, with principals Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove producing with Steve Crystal, blending live action and CGI.

'Marvin' was created by Chuck Jones and made his first appearance in a Looney Tunes cartoon in 1948. The character was often intent on blowing up the Earth, only to be foiled by 'Bugs Bunny'.

Crystal, a former Warner executive with a first-look deal at Alcon through his Charlie Co. banner, developed the pitch as Marvin coming to Earth to destroy Christmas but being prevented from doing so when he's trapped in a gift box...