ferox Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Does anybody have a screenshot of that tweet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridesandstuff Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 http://imgur.com/YrIOiXs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero56 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 They would have some idea though. HHN probably contacts AMC and then AMC inevitably has to contact Skybound since some of the producers are some of the creators of the book. Their approval would be needed. I'm pretty sure this means the end of the Walking Dead era. Honestly, I thought it was going to go on for longer, but it was fun while it lasted. Since kirkman is a producer on the show, AMC doesn't need to consult with Skybound at all. AMC (Fox outside the U.S) has distribution rights to the TV property. they might know some details but I don't think they know the whole picture. The biggest "rumor" from the more reputable sources is that it's gone from Orlando's event but will still show up at Hollywood's event to some degree (House or Terror Tram etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aam29290 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Ok I'm happy thats we're going to see less walking dead, I don't like that show, and HHN burned the hell out of it and vise versa. I hope we see all new mazes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Yeah it isn't really a confirmation. It could just be old fashioned corporate confusion. But if it is true, then TWD really went out with a bang last year (loved the maze, sz, and tram) and it is almost certain AHS would come. So. That's cool in theory. Otherwise we get another massive and awesome TWD maze. Which is also cool in theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I'm more looking forward to RESIDENT EVIILLLLLL. I swear, we better get it this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) 1. When Orlando used it, they made it into the goofy comedy house for the year. CITW, which is a horror comedy, was played straight. Resident Evil was made into a joke. It doesn't seem like Universal really respects the franchise. We know that Orlando can make a great IP house if they want to, but didn't with Resident Evil. 2. After two years of the most successful horror franchise of all time, going with another zombie franchise that doesn't have nearly the fan following that TWD does seems like a bad business move. There's still the "Really, more zombies?" factor without the "season premier during the event's run and being the most popular thing to ever be in horror" factor. 3. Nothing to promote this year, but there is a movie to promote next year. Evil Dead got skipped over for the same reason, and that's a franchise Murdy loves. It's not impossible, but don't count on it. EDIT: Looking back on the Orlando threads... Reports of really short lines and it got some rewards for being "improved" by the later part of the run. Edited April 26, 2014 by ferox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Oh wait, I forgot. Gonna wait until there's a CD that loves RE. Yeah... don't do RE. Not yet, Universal! Unless the dedication is OFF THE CHARTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero56 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) 1. When Orlando used it, they made it into the goofy comedy house for the year. CITW, which is a horror comedy, was played straight. Resident Evil was made into a joke. It doesn't seem like Universal really respects the franchise. We know that Orlando can make a great IP house if they want to, but didn't with Resident Evil. I don't think it was joke per say but like Dr. Jimmy said it was a little too faithful to the source material. So if you weren't a hardcore fan then it was a house you weren't going to enjoy. Same problem Murdy had with Silent Hill in 2012. Based it mostly on Silent Hill: Downpour and only the bigger SH fans picked up on that and enjoyed the maze. Unlike the GP who didn't know what was going on. Edited April 26, 2014 by Zero56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Perhaps joke was a bad word, but "campy" or "fun" at least. As Jimmy said it's not meant to be taken seriously. I'm not against that kind of house exactly, but considering how Black Sabbath was chosen because it was more scary (against Murdy's Cooper wishes) it doesn't bode well. Doesn't kill the chances, but I would put it as an underdog. Then again, so was Resident Evil. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 I wouldn't count on RE at all this year. Maybe next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I believe the Resident Evil 7 game comes out next year, as well as the Resident Evil 6 movie. So yeah... next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 One day the time will be right, but I doubt it's this year. And hopefully they don't make it a campy humor house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridesandstuff Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Here's a quote from one of the actresses in Dracula: Untold Its an action film but its also really a fantasy film, Gadon said. Id say its more of a family fantasy film." Eeeeehhhhhhhhh.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Interesting. Maybe advertising it at HHN would be a bad call if they are going for the family fantasy route. So even if they shoehorn "Hey! Guys! Vampires! Vlad the Impaler!" into the HOH it could damage the Dracula Untold brand in a major market. Also wait, a family fantasy movie about one of history's most brutal despots? Alright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Human impalement fun for the whole family! remember kids the pike goes through the turk's butt and out the mouth....don't forget to drink the blood of your enemies! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Interesting. Maybe advertising it at HHN would be a bad call if they are going for the family fantasy route. So even if they shoehorn "Hey! Guys! Vampires! Vlad the Impaler!" into the HOH it could damage the Dracula Untold brand in a major market. Also wait, a family fantasy movie about one of history's most brutal despots? Alright. A horror/action flick like Underworld would make a bit more sense, but a family fantasy movie? While we're at it, let's make a prequel to Chucky which shows Charles Lee Ray's childhood. It'll be a family comedy! This seems like an extremely odd direction to thake that movie. It's like film nowadays is trying everything possible to make vampires un-horrific. I never thought I'd see the day where being into ponies would be "manlier" than vampires. Needless to say, I think we can cross untold off of the list. I really don't know what IP-based theme would fit into house of Horrors except Bram Stoker's Dracula. That movie already has a scene in there. Everything else could very easily be rethemed to fit the ambiance (Save for Franky and Chucky). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yeah it would be bad promotion on both ends. First you have a family fantasy movie being named alongside (insert name of horror IPs used for the event) which would make it not look like a family movie. And then you have a family movie at HHN, which would make casual fans and die hards wonder why a family movie is at the event. And here I was with my hopes up for bodies on stakes. Sigh... Well maybe The Purge will give me some of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Bram Stoker's Dracula (the one from the 90s with Keanu, Anthony Hopkins, etc) isn't owned by Uni. I believe Sony owns that. So... I doubt that would be randomly thrown in there. A modern day twist on Dracula though, I see why not. However, we had years of that with Van Helsing: Fortress Dracula, and also Vampyre. The other biggie done before is the Wolfman and also Chucky. To expand on elements in the HOH for an entire maze that hasn't been done there before, the best bet would be Frankenstein, Psycho (which would be horrible) or zombies (which I suppose is possible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridesandstuff Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 ^I think he's talking about the actual novel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightEdge Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) anyone see Murdys snap chat story? http://www.mediafire.com/view/?d1rkrvlbv2warcb"]http://www.mediafire.com/view/?d1rkrvlbv2warcb Edited April 30, 2014 by StraightEdge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.HHN Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 anyone see Murdys snap chat story?http://www.mediafire.com/view/?d1rkrvlbv2warcb"]http://www.mediafire.com/view/?d1rkrvlbv2warcbWill try to unblur it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridesandstuff Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 not gunna happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridesandstuff Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) "the maze I'm currently working on is Chris and I's ORIGINAL conceptso not assigning it a code name because it would be impossible to guess" "What can I tell you about this original maze? Well, it's not based on a myth...or a legend...or an historic event or character..." "... I can tell you it was inspired by a news report I heard on NPR. One of those crazy little stories that goes unnoticed by mass media..." "... I can also tell you that I'm going to use a prop that we acquired from a movie in this maze... A rather large prop..." Edited April 30, 2014 by Ridesandstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 So we're finally getting a TRUE original concept. This is going to be quite interesting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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