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s3rila t1_j9rlkcs wrote

Can't he do an animated mountain of madness?

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[deleted] t1_j9sxolj wrote

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AlanMorlock t1_j9twyke wrote

His at the mountains of madness script was pretty terrible and is one of the biggest dodged bullets of all time.

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TravelinDan88 t1_j9uemh6 wrote

Everyone wants his Mountains Of Madness but I don't think many people have actually read that story. Absolutely nothing happens. Nothing. Just some dudes surrounded by snow, then they come across an eldritch horror briefly and run away. The only way to turn that into a decent movie is by adding a whole lot of nonsense which would detract from Lovecraft's original work in a huge way.

The story is great as words on a page. It gets into your head and makes you think on it. Putting it on film wouldn't work.

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Newtype316 t1_j9tcfz0 wrote

Not the best Lovecraft though. One part frozen landscape and The Thing, then a jaunt through a frozen city. While both could be beautifully animated, there isn’t much happening. Or to happen.

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Voidbearer2kn17 t1_j9to71s wrote

That is honestly the news I hope to read whenever I see his name. No director is more perfect for that style of movie, though I think a mini-series might be better for the length and world-building for that style.

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kdlt t1_j9uuywv wrote

Seriously, can he just get on with it already please?

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