Mad Max has already happened I think. Personally betting on Waterworld.
...I won't spoil anything regarding Waterworld, but I believe that what ending refers to is the other post-apocalyptic Costner film The Postman.Maybe if Zemeckis directed and Costner produced it ITTL.
Potential unfortunate implications for featuring civil war reenactments aside, how would this even work?The Stone Mountain Battlefield, where reenactments of famous battles occurred – not just Revolutionary or Civil War, but World Wars, Medieval battles, and the like – was proving a rather unique attraction and served double-duty as a place to film for Columbia Pictures.
Alien Encounter, but made by Columbia?But Turner and Totally Fun’s Peter Alexander were most proud of the Close Encounter attraction, a big, outdoor attraction with a giant descending UFO and a mockup of Devil’s Tower, based on the climactic scene of the Spielberg-directed Close Encounters of the Third Kind and made in partnership with Amblin (Spielberg by this point was being playfully referred to as a “theme park whore” for his willingness to sponsor competing attractions with any company). While the fifteen-year-old film had largely fallen out of the public eye, the attraction was so well done as to win high praise (and several awards) within the amusement park industry. Guests said it was best after dark when all the lights were at their most impressive.
Ironic 😂Even so, Peach Grove was managing to bring in guests, even after “Palmetto Bugs” opened across the city. The studio tours were popular, as was the tour of the H-B animation studio. And strangely, Peach Grove and Warner Movie World turned out to be mutually beneficial, as tourists would go to the one park on their first day and the other on the second, the crosstown rivalry ironically working well for a long weekend style visit.
So I guess that this will be a major push for Columbia to make more action blockbusters in the future?And yet one of the biggest knock-on effects of Peach Grove was that it spurred a reckoning in Columbia Pictures, with an irate Turner lambasting his studio executives to stop “phoning things in” with forgettable films and give him an Indiana Jones or Star Wars level hit that lent itself well to “park synergy”. Columbia Pictures head Dawn Steel pushed back, not afraid to tangle with Turner. The two had many a knock-down, drag-out fight with bets being placed on how much longer Steel had before Turner replaced her, or she left for greener pastures.
In the end, however, both knew that Columbia Pictures needed a win, and needed one soon, so they set aside their differences and set out to find that Big Film that could be Tuner’s Indiana Jones. Steel approached Kevin Costner with a screenplay that Turner had snagged after a long bidding war with Triad and Warner Brothers. Costner read through the screenplay, falling in love with its post-apocalyptic setting and its potential for sweeping cinematography and action, and signed up on the spot.
more like the 'the postman'I'm guessing this is Mad Max.
Waterworld could have been spectacular, but a lot seemed to go wrong for it.
Peach Grove working out seems like a cool thing indeed, esp if they synergy with the WB place across town.
In terms of IP perhaps it’s time to raid the worlds marketplaces- perhaps a remake of Tripods? Blake’s 7, or coming up with their own Superhero franchise?
Would you believe that the live show in universal studios Hollywood was how I discovered the movie?Surprisingly enough, Waterworld was number nine on the top-grossing films of 1995; it brought in $264,218,220. The problem was that its budget ballooned to $175 million from its initial $65 million, so it wasn't profitable enough by Hollywood accounting.
As a theme park attraction, it works a lot better. Waterworld: a Live Sea War Spectacular is still popular at Universal Studios Hollywood to this day. Popular enough to get versions at their parks in Japan, Singapore, and Beijing.
Not likely see how all three originals came out in the 1980s.I'm guessing this is Mad Max.
My first thought was The Postman myself.Personally betting on Waterworld.
Maybe OTL but not necessarily ITTL.Waterworld is at Universal Studios IIRC, so that makes sense.
I know what you mean.edit: darn mesozoic ninjas
Well maybe the ATL adaptation will here.Trouble is I can't see The Postman giving rise to a major theme park ride, now Waterworld on the other hand.
It's probably an empty field with some props for reenactments. I'm thinking professional actors are probably hired since there's no way hobbyists could do it unless these historical reenactments happen infrequently.Potential unfortunate implications for featuring civil war reenactments aside, how would this even work?
Is it just an empty field most of the time?
I hope Geekhis rewards crazy because I like this new direction from Columbia. A Waterworld/Postman franchise is incredibly fascinating since it would be post-apoc franchises that's refreshingly NOT zombies.So I guess that this will be a major push for Columbia to make more action blockbusters in the future?
I wonder if critics will view this as a sellout?
I'm sadly not familiar enough with Columbia's filmography to say if this constitutes an improvement or not.😅
Also a post apocalyptic movie featuring Kevin Costner is normally a recipe for disaster.
But maybe it's just crazy enough to work.
I think the post explicitly says that Coster forbid them from using "Dances with the Wolves" characters or locations.The real flaw with the park is definitely Columbia's poor selection of IP for the theme park. I mean...Dances with Wolves?? Really?
Maybe The Three Stooges? Or the Columbia Statue herself?Yeah, it's not like they have a lot of options. Men in Black, Air Force One and Fifth Element won't exist for another five years... what've they got, Karate Kid?
Phew, but the fact that Ted Turner was desperate enough to do that was a bit yikes.I think the post explicitly says that Coster forbid them from using "Dances with the Wolves" characters or locations.
So do not worry @Denliner
"Barren Grove Studio" seems pretty fitting but I wouldn't blame some critic to coin some ridiculously funny/offensive term against Ted Turner just like how Spielberg is called a "theme park whore" ITTL.But yeah Columbia Peach Grove Studio, we need a good nickname for this, is definitely starving for good IPs that they can turn into great rides. Their best attraction isn't even based on one of their own IPs!
But that's like 5 years. They need relevant/popular IPs now.Yeah, it's not like they have a lot of options. Men in Black, Air Force One and Fifth Element won't exist for another five years... what've they got, Karate Kid?
That's my point - all Columbia's got at the moment is family comedies and Oscar bait. Unless they can get Spielberg over to do Jurassic Park, they're in for a dry spell.But that's like 5 years. They need relevant/popular IPs now.