[Groop] RE: Groop Digest, Vol 25, Issue 2

[Gary Grossmann]

Great post John!  I agree completely.  -Gary G.


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From: "JOHN CHADWICK" <wolfsong at mpinet.net>
To: <groop at groo.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 7:12 AM
Subject: [Groop] RE: Groop Digest, Vol 25, Issue 2


> While I find your choices interesting, I'd prefer to see an animated Groo
> movie done in Sergio's art style.  I'd rather see a film that celebrates
> the spirit of Mark and Sergio's work.  In the back of one of the tp's Mark
> said that there was once talk of making a Groo film featuring Chris
Farley.
> I think that would have ended up being just another Chris Farley movie to
> be lumped with TOMMY BOY or BLACK SHEEP.  Non-comic fans would have had no
> idea that it was based on a long-running cult comic. And many older
> movie-goers would have dismissed it entirely.   I feel the same would
> happen in this case.  It would be viewed merely as a "Jack Black vehicle"
> and that would overshadow all of the prior work that makes Groo so great
in
> our minds.
>
>
> >
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> > Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 17:29:58 -0500
> > From: GROO91 at aol.com
> > Subject: [Groop] Re: Groop Digest, Vol 24, Issue 15
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> > My Groo movie cast...
> > Okay so I will be finished with NYU film school in May and have been a
> die hard Groo fan since I was very young.  Mark Sergio I am begging you
> please let me Direct this movie!  It has been a dream of mine forever!
> Well here's hoping, anyways here is my dream cast (of living active
actors)
> >
> > Groo: Jack Black
> > Rufferto: Voiced by Kelsey Grammer
> > Sage: Richard Attenborough
> > Taranto: Tommy Lee Jones
> > Arba: Cher
> > Dakarba: Roseanne
> > Arcadio: WWE wrestler Triple H
> > Minstrel: Will Ferrell
> > Grooella: Bette Midler
> > Drumm: Scott L. Schwartz (Played Bruiser in Oceans 11 the   guy that
> pretended to beat up George Clooney)
> > Chakaal:  Although you may strongly disagree I believe with some muscle
> put on... Alicia Silverstone or for the more older look Sharon Stone
> > Pal:  Danny Devito with a beard of course
> >
> > What do you guys think... I'm dying to make this film!
> >
> >
>
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