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The Rock is Race Bannon and Zac Efron is Jonny Quest?!
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The world of Jonny Quest was never typical -- How many young tykes go on hair-raising adventures unless they're The Venture Brothers? -- but the casting for this sucker sure is.Word of a Jonny Quest movie first hit back in August of 2007, and in his post, Erik said: "will Zac Efron dye his hair blonde and play Jonny?!" Then Peter Segal was talking up the project, and musing that The Rock should place Race Bannon. Now, Moviehole reports that Dwayne Johnson is definitely Bannon, and Efron is in line to play Jonny, although he's not a lock due to Efron's advanced, 17-year-old age. While I can see the allure, that's a big change to add into the mix.
Then again, I'm sure there are a lot of changes to be made. I mean, they can't talk about the productive perks of hallucinogenic drugs these days, and it wouldn't be very PC to keep Hadji as the turbaned magic kid. This all just leads me to the same conclusion: The Rock might be a good choice for Bannon, but they might as well go for a newer project, one that takes the ideas of Quest and morphs it for a modern audience. Oh right, that's already been done.
Who's Directing 'Jonny Quest'?
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I'm still itching for big-screen Venture Brothers, but for now I'll have to settle for one of the main influences for that show -- Jonny Quest. Young kids, scientist dad, super-tough agent of protection, Quest had all that, plus one of the brothers was an adopted Indian boy, and they had a bulldog named Bandit. Erik posted that the story would head to the big screen last year, with Dan Mazeau (Land of Lost Things) penning the script.Now IESB has a big Warner Brothers post up, and in it they might have stumbled upon the director of the film. They talked with Peter Segal, director of 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard and Get Smart recently, and he seems to know an awful lot about this production for someone who isn't attached. It seems that he was once set to direct the adaptation, and even now, he's read the most recent draft of the script, talked about how good it was, and has ideas about who should play who (he thinks Bannon should be played by The Rock).
Again, this is all just a rumor right now, but there's some pretty solid reasoning behind it. Either that, or Segal is just obsessed with all things Jonny Quest for some odd reason. Are you happy with this news? Or should Jonny Quest stay on the small screen?
First 'Speed Racer,' Now Here Comes 'Jonny Quest'
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As odd as it may sound, I've never watched an episode of Jonny Quest. While I'm fully aware of the show, there was something about the adopted Indian kid, and a dog, and a weird scientist -- not to mention the little blonde kid who looked way too cute and innocent to be going on all these adventures. But that's not stopping Hollywood (who've been itching to resurrect old, vintage cartoons as of late) from turning the 1960s animated series into a new live-action extravaganza. Like they're doing with next summer's Speed Racer, Warner Bros. has decided it's time for Jonny to take off on another quest, and Variety reports Hitman producers Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter have signed on to produce the flick based on the cartoon created by the great Hanna-Barbera. Dan Mazeau (Land of Lost Things) will pen the script.
There's no word on a director or a cast yet (will Zac Efron dye his hair blonde and play Jonny?!); all we know is that the film will feature young Jonny, his scientist father, his adopted Indian brother, Bandit the bulldog and a government agent assigned to protect them while out investigating scientific mysteries. I know the cartoon has tons of fans (so much so that Cartoon Network revived the show and DC came out with a Quest-related comic), but live action? In what world would the government be keen on two kids, a dog and some scientist dude running around (on the government's dime?), trying to solve mysteries? I guess the same could be said for a lot of movies, but this one has definitely piqued my curiosity. Not surprisingly, Warners is also looking to turn this into a family-friendly franchise should the first film be successful. Are you a big Jonny Quest fan? What do you think about a live-action flick?
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