[Groop] Groo News from ME

[Josh 'Wet Exit' Jones]

Wowza.. awesomeness!

So many questions I have, such as:

Live action or animated?

Rated G or R?

Premiering in 2006 or 2007?

Black and white or color?

josh?

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Chad Riden wrote:

> YEAY!
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> I assume the Groop will all be at the big premier?
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> On Sep 23, 2004, at 3:07 PM, Mark Evanier wrote:
>
>> The following press release will be appearing in VARIETY and HOLLYWOOD
>> REPORTER in the next few days.  I thought the Groop would like to see
>> it first...
>> 
>> IPW ACQUIRES SERGIO ARAGONES' GROO
>> 
>> Marc Toberoff's company, IPW (Intellectual Properties Worldwide) has
>> acquired the motion picture rights to the long-running comic book GROO
>> THE WANDERER.  Created by Sergio Aragones with writer Mark Evanier,
>> GROO was first published in 1983 and generated an immediate outpouring
>> of affection for its unique irreverence. Groo's adventures now number
>> over 170 issues, and Aragones and Evanier will draw from this wealth
>> of material to write a screenplay as part of their deal with IPW.
>> 
>> Best described as Conan the Barbarian meets Shrek, the comic book has
>> attracted many suitors of late.  Toberoff, along with IPW's head of
>> production J. Todd Harris, teamed with Bay Area producer JeffreyJeff
>> Allard, President of Indie Entertainment, LLC and executive producer
>> of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, to take the property off the
>> market.
>> 
>> "I've known Mark Evanier and have been a fan of Sergio for many
>> years," noted IPW Chairman Toberoff.  "For me, GROO is one of the few
>> remaining crown jewels of the comic world.  Imagine crossing Arnold
>> Schwarzenegger and Peter Sellers and voilà -- GROO. Sergio is a visual
>> genius and Mark's witty dialogue and stories are hilarious and
>> family-friendly.  In a couple years, our kids will be saying "GROO,
>> GROO, GROO" like Shrek today."
>> 
>> Able to lay waste to entire armies while saddled with the mental
>> capacity of sand -- Groo roams the land with his swords and his
>> adoring dog Rufferto, encountering dragons, wizards, witches and kings
>> along the way. Villains often attempt to exploit his legendary
>> swordsmanship by playing on his lack of smarts, but Groo's charming
>> blend of naiveté and stubborn literalness has an uncanny way of
>> derailing their schemes.
>> 
>> Aragones is best known for his work for Mad Magazine, to which he's
>> been a regular contributor since 1963.  He has won every known award
>> for cartooning, including the prestigious Reuben Award from the
>> National Cartoonists Society.  Evanier has extensive writing credits
>> in comic books and television (including three Emmy nominations).  His
>> television writing includes Garfield and Friends, Mother Goose and
>> Grimm, and Superman.  Together, Aragones and Evanier have been
>> nominated for fifteen of the comic industry's Eisner Awards since 1992
>> (twelve for GROO) and have won six times.
>> 
>> Marc Toberoff recently founded IPW to focus full-time on acquiring
>> rights to branded properties for exploitation via film, television and
>> merchandising.  The company recently set up My Bodyguard at Dimension
>> Films and has numerous projects in development including The Immortals
>> at Warner Bros. and Fantasy Island at Sony.  Other properties in
>> various stages of development include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Guys
>> and Dolls, Grand Hotel, Rififi, Little Caesar, Asphalt Jungle, Sanford
>> & Son, Hart to Hart, Ironside, Police Woman, and Piranha.
>> 
>> In addition to writing the screenplay, Aragones and Evanier will serve
>> as executive producers. Toberoff and Harris will produce.  Allard will
>> executive produce.
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>> www.newsfromme.com (Mark Evanier's daily weblog)
>> www.POVonline.com (Mark Evanier's not-daily website)
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