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Mandalorian · 03-04-2015, 10:07 PM

MGM Options Mrs. Frisby & The Rats Of Nimh, Sets Ice Age’s Michael Berg To Hatch Family Franchise

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EXCLUSIVE: MGM has acquired the award winning Robert C. O’Brien children’s book Mrs. Frisby & The Rates Of Nimh, and has set Ice Age 5 scribe Michael Berg to write the script. Daniel Bobker and Ehren Kruger will produce through their Bobker/Kruger label. The film will be done as a live-action/CGI hybrid, and Berg is focusing on an origin story in which an imperiled mouse protagonist befriends a comical crew of lab rats as they turn hyper-intelligent. They escape a secret laboratory and become the great minds of vermin civilization, forced to outwit the humans hot on their tails. The hope is to create a franchise.

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Midnight Rambler · 03-04-2015, 10:14 PM

When it comes to movies about rats, nothing will ever top 'Willard' !

ScarredLungs · 03-04-2015, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mandalorian

MGM Options Mrs. Frisby & The Rats Of Nimh, Sets Ice Age’s Michael Berg To Hatch Family Franchise

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This could be interesting. I loved the animated film.

Mandalorian · 03-04-2015, 10:16 PM

Perhaps now we can get a proper BD of the animated version.

esteban² · 03-04-2015, 10:34 PM

The Secret of NIMH is one of my childhood faves. I've always liked the more darker kid-movies. So far, I don't know what to think about a live action version of this.

Mandalorian · 03-04-2015, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by esteban²

The Secret of NIMH is one of my childhood faves. I've always liked the more darker kid-movies. So far, I don't know what to think about a live action version of this.

From what I've read it's a live action/CG hybrid akin to Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Smurfs from the writer of three Ice Age movies. It's going to be the origin of Brisby and the "comical crew of lab rats" he befriends. Doesn't sound promising at all, compared to the dark original, but I guess judgement should be reserved...

detective392 · 03-04-2015, 10:53 PM

I'm all for these types of movies but this basically sounds like a comedy movie like Alvin but with Rats. I'd rather get a movie closer to the animated film.

Thomas Guycott · 03-04-2015, 10:55 PM

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Ice Age

Yeah, I'm sitting this out.

Monterey Jack · 03-05-2015, 01:43 AM

Mrs. Brisby reacts to the news...

Monterey Jack · 03-05-2015, 01:56 AM

Al_The_Strange · 03-05-2015, 02:00 AM

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Mrs. Brisby reacts to the news...

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I know, it's just sad...

Monterey Jack · 03-05-2015, 02:22 AM

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Perhaps now we can get a proper BD of the animated version.

Good luck with that....Bluth's American Tail was a huge hit back in the day, yet they couldn't even get the original audio track on the BD.

kobol · 03-05-2015, 07:25 AM

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Good luck with that....Bluth's American Tail was a huge hit back in the day, yet they couldn't even get the original audio track on the BD.

What's wrong with the audio track?

Blumacaw · 03-05-2015, 07:29 AM

That was one of my favorites in the 1980's.

Randall Flagg · 03-05-2015, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mandalorian

From what I've read it's a live action/CG hybrid akin to Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Smurfs from the writer of three Ice Age movies. It's going to be the origin of Brisby and the "comical crew of lab rats" he befriends. Doesn't sound promising at all, compared to the dark original, but I guess judgement should be reserved...

Sounds terrible.

Thomas Guycott · 03-05-2015, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by kobol

What's wrong with the audio track?

IIRC, there are some differences compared to the VHS/DVD editions, but it might actually be the original theatrical audio.

toddly6666 · 03-05-2015, 10:59 AM

Me, Im waiting for the live-action version of Watership Down with Nic Cage.

The Great Owl · 03-05-2015, 03:14 PM

I just hope that they don't screw up The Great Owl.

Because... Well, you know...

Mandalorian · 03-05-2015, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I just hope that they don't screw up The Great Owl.

Because... Well, you know...

He's probably going to have a rap solo like the cockatoo in Rio 2.

X400 · 03-05-2015, 03:44 PM

So a ninja turtle movie about Splinter...

Would rather they just bring the secret of nimh to BD

The Last Unicorn, now that I think about it, would probably benefit more with a CGI/live action remake than this

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03-04-2015, 10:14 PM	#2
Midnight Rambler Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2011 Location:OH-IO Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:949 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:13	When it comes to movies about rats, nothing will ever top 'Willard' !

03-04-2015, 10:16 PM	#4
Mandalorian Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:1153 Blu-ray collection:2807 Trading Score:252	Perhaps now we can get a proper BD of the animated version.

03-04-2015, 10:34 PM	#5
esteban² Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:64 Trading Score:3	The Secret of NIMH is one of my childhood faves. I've always liked the more darker kid-movies. So far, I don't know what to think about a live action version of this.

03-04-2015, 10:53 PM	#7
detective392 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Champlin, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:439 DVD collection:293 Blu-ray reviews:21	I'm all for these types of movies but this basically sounds like a comedy movie like Alvin but with Rats. I'd rather get a movie closer to the animated film.

03-05-2015, 01:43 AM	#9
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:710	Mrs. Brisby reacts to the news...

03-05-2015, 01:56 AM	#10
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:710

03-05-2015, 07:29 AM	#14
Blumacaw Banned Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Frozen North Blu-ray collection:8 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2	That was one of my favorites in the 1980's.

03-05-2015, 10:59 AM	#17
toddly6666 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Hong Kong Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1441 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews: 290 Trading Score:61	Me, Im waiting for the live-action version of Watership Down with Nic Cage.

03-05-2015, 03:14 PM	#18
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:927 Blu-ray collection:6035 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	I just hope that they don't screw up The Great Owl. Because... Well, you know...

03-05-2015, 03:44 PM	#20
X400 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Kent Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews:41 Trading Score:23	So a ninja turtle movie about Splinter... Would rather they just bring the secret of nimh to BD The Last Unicorn, now that I think about it, would probably benefit more with a CGI/live action remake than this

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