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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Surprisingly Cool Never-Before-Seen Stretch ARMSTRONG Movie Storyboards by Collin Grant: UPDATED

Armstrong (2011) by Collin Grant.

Check out storyboards for the canceled Armstrong movie by Collin Grant.

Update: Animatics artist Rothwell confirmed these are animated from the Imagine/Universal/Hasbro version of Armstrong that Rob Letterman was going to direct.

If you're not familiar with it, "Stretch Armstrong" was a large stretchy action figure introduced in 1976 by Kenner. I had one and it was hours of fun. A few years ago Hasbro was planning a live-action film based on the kid's toy. Most people (including myself) figured it was a pretty dumb idea. But storyboards by Collin Grant, animated by James Rothwell, make it look pretty amazing.

Collin Grant is a professional storyboard artist who's worked on films like The Matrix (1999), X2 (2003) and I Am Legend (2007). James Rothwell is an entertainment artist who's worked on films like Iron Man (2008), Thor (2011), Spider-Man 2 (2004).

Check out the rest of the video after the jump and see Armstrong shrug off bullets and run super-fast.

Universal bought the rights to Stretch Armstrong in 2008 and had big plans for it. Producer Brian Grazer said "Stretch Armstrong is a character I have wanted to see on screen for a long time ... It’s a story about a guy stretching ... the limits of what is possible to become all that he can be." Calling the film Armstrong, they cast Twilight actor Taylor Lautner as Lucas "Stretch" Armstrong and set a release date of April 2011. It was supposed to be a big action film in 3D.

Then, the bottom fell out. Lautner's film Abduction (2011) bombed and Hasbro's other big game-to-film movie Battleship (2012) tanked in theaters. The rights were picked up by Relativity Media for a 2014 release but that project fell through as well. What I find amazing about the storyboards is it wasn't just Armstrong with powers, but a whole group of superpowered people.

We'll never know if the movie would have been any good, but these storyboards look awesome. On a sidenote, James Rothwell's animatics are the most amazing I've ever seen including sound effects, music and special effects.

See more of James Rothwell's work at http://jimrothwell.blogspot.com/ and Collin Grant's work at (the currently expired domain) http://www.uke5.com.

Click the links to see more of James Rothwell's animatics, Collin Grant's storyboards and the Armstrong movie on my blog.

What do you think of the storyboards? Could Armstrong have been good?

Official Armstrong Info
Stretch Armstrong is based on the iconic action figure made popular around the world beginning in the 1970s and re-launched in the 1990s. Academy Award®-winning producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, 8 Mile, American Gangster) will team with Hasbro to bring Stretch Armstrong to life. Steve Oedekerk (Bruce Almighty) has written the screenplay, and Hasbro’s Goldner and Schneir also produce.
Directed by Rob Letterman
Starring Taylor Lautner
Planned Release Date: May 25, 20112
© Copyright 2011 Hasbro, Universal. All rights reserved
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Jet Li Defies Nature In Stunning 'The One' Concept Art

O is for The One
The sci-fi martial arts film The One (2001) follows Gabe Law, a police officer who discovers there are many other versions of himself in other universes.

When Gabriel Yulaw, a former Multiverse Agent and alternate of Gabe, discovers killing other versions of himself makes him stronger he goes on a power-hungry killing spree. He kills 122 other versions and is hunting down Gabe as the last one.

The film has some jaw-dropping special effects and fight scenes as actor Jet Li has to literally fight himself.

Collin Grant (X-Men 2, X-Men 3: X-Men United, The Fifth Element) worked on the film and here are some key concept paintings that explore the special effects of The One.

You can see more of Collin Grant's portfolio and work at uke5.com

What do you think of the designs? Have you seen the movie?

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Chase Leelo With 'The Fifth Element' Storyboards

The Fifth Element (1997) has some amazing visuals. Looking at the storyboards by Collin Grant, who also worked on Superman Returns (2006) The Matrix (1999) X-Men 2 (2003), we can see quite a few differences between the storyboards and the film. For one thing, Leeloo is wearing clothes instead of bandages. On the other hand, the dizzying highs and emotional range is all there. You really feel the fear of standing on a ledge hundreds of miles in the sky.

Synopsis: With a deadly race of aliens ready to destroy Earth, a second race, allied with the humans, send a young girl, Leeloo (Milla Jovovich), who is the fifth element, or supreme being. Her goal is to retrieve four stones and activate them in a temple in Egypt to save Earth from destruction.

Unfortunately things don't go smoothly and she requires the help of a number of humans, namely a priest (Holm) and a cab driver / ex-military expert, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis). Others, such as Mr. Zorg (Gary Oldman) and an army of alien shape-shifting mercenaries are also interested in the stones and the race to find them begins.