MLP Movie Greenlit

[Al1701]

Well, we're finally getting a full length animated My Little Pony feature and...I'm not all that excited about this. I'm excited about the idea, but not the early decisions so far.

First, if Meghan McCarthy's tweet is to be believed, this is will be a Friendship is Magic movie starring the Mane 6. This raises red flags for me from both a business and story perspective.

From the business perspective, the Transformers Movies have always been a boon to the toys as they feature new characters Hasbro is putting out. If this movie is about the Mane 6, then it plays right into the main weakness of the G4 line which is a lack of variety.

From the story perspective, this movie is planned for a 2017 release. That's three years which is an eternity in show business to bank on characters still being relevant. Even after just four years these characters are starting show their age (especially Pinkie Pie) and it's a gamble for minimum gain to tie the movie to them. We also have to assume they and their world can make the big leap to cinema. This can't just be a longer episode with a bigger budget.

My other concern is choice of writer (because it's not me ). Joe Ballarini has been tapped to pen the script and his resume of cinematic writing is Dance of the Dead, Father vs. Son, and ghostwriting on Ice Age: Continental Drift. Nice, Allspark. You couldn't get Linda Woolverton and someone else with more fantasy experience. I could probably write better than this guy, but I'm an unknown stuck in Michigan.

So, happy we're getting a movie, not happy with the early decisions.

[sunstar]

I do agree, the Mane six are getting tired. I am excited about the news that there is going to be a movie. I would love to see some new characters. TF Prime did it right on keeping the core cast small. I am pretty sure Smokescreen was an afterthought. He never really needed to be there in the first place. the Key could easily be found on earth instead of inside Smokescreen. A far more interesting idea would have been a young feme is found that kind of resembles Optimus, who feels he should know her. When she awakes, she introduces herself as Altima Prime, and reveals the mark of the Prime Dynasty on her shoulder. It is revealed that she is from the future, and later, one of the Omega Keys lives inside of her. TF Prime didn't dump new characters on you. they brought them in one at a time.

A great idea for this movie would be to place it in the future, far past the time of the mane six. Have the elements as an ancient myth. Replace Celestia and Luna with descendants, Solaria and Lunar Dawn. introduce Lunar Eclipse, twin sister of Lunar Dawn, and Captain of the royal forces. Introduce a new mane six, six young fillies at around the age of the CMC who don't have their cutie marks yet. Change up the world. Canterlot lays buried under 100s of feet of mud from a lahar. You technically don't need a volcano for a lahar. Just a ton of ice, dirt, and a heat source. Put a rift valley between Canterlot and Ponyville, which is now the capital of Equestria. A shield surrounds the city, courtesy of Lunar Eclipse. Add in an ancient cataclysm that left the land the way it is. Add in an old pony to be revealed later as Discord, who is very aged. He is also the father of Solaria, who believes him to be dead. Pegasi no longer control the weather, believing it to be a myth. Change it all up!

Sadly the writer is not me ether.

[Al1701]

The worst part is the waiting. All of 2015, all of 2016, and probably almost all of 2017.

I so wish I was known by Hasbro. I could do right by them. I know I could.

[sunstar]

Probably. I wish Hasbro would trust me already. I turned the mess they called Sick Mind into the gem it is today. We don't talk about the original version.