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Development Hell Robbed Us of a Brad Bird, Ray Bradbury, & Miyazaki film

Brad Bird, Ray Bradbury, and Hayao Miyazaki...all visionaries that whiffed on a popular comic. Why and how? Maybe you've heard the term "development hell" before and never learned what it meant. Essentially, it's when drafts and notes of a script bog it down so much the movie never sees the light of day. But sometimes those movies do get made, and in the case of Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, it wound up missing the boat on three auteurs. Today I want to look at a video essay that addresses this fiasco and talk about a movie we never saw. But first, check out the Little Nemo trailer for the movie we did get. Little Nemo was one of the most popular comics in the world for a little while, and soon the rights were secured in the late 1970's by producer Yutaka Fujioka. His dream was to make this into a profitable movie that bridged the gap between anime and Western culture. He flew to California to approach people like George Lucas and Chuck Jones to join the adaptation. Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 24 June, 2019

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