Panther Studios - A Hollywood Mogul Dynasty

[Neon_Chaos]

Oh me, oh my. What to do, what to do?

Introducing... Panther Studios. A renegade movie company owned by... me. I have in my bank-account, an unlimited amount of cash, and big brass balls the size of Newark. It's time to get dirty in the land of silicone and stars... Hollywood!

House Rules (to be edited as I see fit):

Each two months (Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov) I will be making a movie based from "My Own Idea". This is so that we always have a fresh wheel of movies being released each year.

I will only release one movie per month.

Feel free to leave suggestions for movies and such!

[Neon_Chaos]

:Jan 2005:

Scripts Started:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King - Action Adventure/Comedy
Robotech - Science Fiction

Notes:
We start working on two projects. The return of the Army Of Darkness series with 'Hail To The King'. And the live-action version of the old US Cartoon Series based on the Japanese Cartoon Macross, Robotech.

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:Feb 2005:

Notes:

N/A

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:Mar 2005:

Scripts Started:
Toy Soldiers - Drama
Guns of Honor - Western

Notes:
This month, two scripts are on the way. Toy Soldiers, a drama about a family whose sons are sent into the Vietnam war... and Guns Of Honor, a traditional western.

[Neon_Chaos]

:Apr 2005:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - first draft screenplay on-going
Robotech (Science Fiction) - first draft screenplay on-going
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - first draft screenplay on-going
Guns Of Honor (Western) - first draft screenplay on-going

Notes:

N/A

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:May 2005:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - rewriting
Robotech (Science Fiction) - rewriting
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - first draft screenplay on-going
Guns Of Honor (Western) - first draft screenplay on-going
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - script started
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - script started

Notes:

AoD:HttK and Robotech come in, and are lackluster. We send them back out for some heavy rewriting. We put two Suspense Thrillers in the works, Shadow Dancer and Eighteen Candles.

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:Jun 2005:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - rewriting on-going
Robotech (Science Fiction) - rewriting on-going
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - first draft screenplay on-going
Guns Of Honor (Western) - first draft screenplay on-going
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - first draft screenplay on-going
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thruller) - first draft screenplay on-going

Notes:

N/A

[Neon_Chaos]

:Jul 2005:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - rewriting on-going
Robotech (Science Fiction) - rewriting on-going
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - rewriting on-going
Guns Of Honor (Western) - rewriting on-going
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - first draft screenplay on-going
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thruller) - first draft screenplay on-going
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - script started
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - script started


Notes:

No satisfactory movies coming in yet. We're sending most of them up for rewriting. Seems like we won't be able to release a movie anytime this year. We put up the usual two scripts, The Last Bastion, a war story based set in WW2, and Cold Summer Nights, a love story.

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:Aug 2005:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - rewriting on-going
Robotech (Science Fiction) - rewriting on-going
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - rewriting on-going
Guns Of Honor (Western) - rewriting on-going
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - first draft screenplay on-going
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thruller) - first draft screenplay on-going
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - first draft screenplay on-going
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - first draft screenplay on-going

Notes:
N/A

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:Sep 2005:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - rewriting on-going
Robotech (Science Fiction) - rewriting on-going
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - rewriting on-going
Guns Of Honor (Western) - rewriting on-going
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thruller) - rewriting on-going
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - first draft screenplay on-going
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - first draft screenplay on-going
Kal El (Action Adventure) - script started
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - script started

Notes:

Six movie scripts come in. AoDHttK and Robotech look better and are only a couple of rewrites away from being produced. The other four are still so-so, and will undergo changes. We put in two DC-Comic based movies, Kal El (our Superman redux) and a modern screen version of Wonder Woman.

[Neon_Chaos]

:Oct 2005:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - rewriting on-going
Robotech (Science Fiction) - rewriting on-going
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - rewriting on-going
Guns Of Honor (Western) - rewriting on-going
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - first draft screenplay on-going
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - first draft screenplay on-going
Kal El (Action Adventure) - first draft screenplay on-going
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - first draft screenplay on-going

Notes:

N/A

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:Nov 2005:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - rewriting on-going
Robotech (Science Fiction) - script polishing on-going
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - rewriting on-going
Guns Of Honor (Western) - script polishing on-going
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - rewriting on-going
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going
Kal El (Action Adventure) - first draft screenplay on-going
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - first draft screenplay on-going
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - script started
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - script started

Notes:

Army Of Darkness looks good, but isn't there yet. Robotech and Guns of Honor need a bit more polishing before being able to be produced. Everything else goes back to rewriting. We also put in two comedies, Tiddly Wink and Tropical Depression.

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: Dec 2005:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - rewriting on-going
Robotech (Science Fiction) - script polishing on-going
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - rewriting on-going
Guns Of Honor (Western) - script polishing on-going
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - rewriting on-going
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going
Kal El (Action Adventure) - first draft screenplay on-going
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - first draft screenplay on-going
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - first draft screenplay on-going
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - first draft screenplay on-going

Notes:

Robotech and Guns of Honor are almost there. We send them back for more polishing.

[Neon_Chaos]

(I added the number of stars for each script (* being the lowest and ***** the highest), to give you an idea where they are in terms of quality)

:Jan 2006:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - script polishing on-going ****
Robotech (Science Fiction) - script polishing on-going ****
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - script polishing on-going ***
Guns Of Honor (Western) - script polishing on-going ****
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going ***
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going ****
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - rewriting on-going *
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going *
Kal El (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going **
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going *
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - first draft screenplay on-going
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - first draft screenplay on-going
Atomica (Action Adventure) - script started
Holmes (Mystery) - script started

Notes:

The Oscar Committee gives us the cold shoulder, and don't even send out an invitation to me since I didn't even make a movie this year. Bastards.
Jennifer Lopez pitches me a movie. A Science Fiction novel about aliens from the sun. I politely decline and ask her to leave.
AoD, Robotech, Toy Soldiers and Guns of Honor are a couple of months away from being produced.
We put in Atomica, an action adventure set in the near future, and Holmes, a modern day adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes character.

Notable Events:

Producer Lawrence Gordon Retires.

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:Feb 2006:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - script polishing on-going ****
Robotech (Science Fiction) - script polishing on-going ****
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - script polishing on-going ****
Guns Of Honor (Western) - script polishing on-going ****
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going ***
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going ****
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - rewriting on-going *
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going *
Kal El (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going **
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going *
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - first draft screenplay on-going
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - first draft screenplay on-going
Atomica (Action Adventure) - first draft screenplay on-going
Holmes (Mystery) - first draft screenplay on-going

Notes:

AoD, Robotech, Toy Soldiers and Guns of Honor come back, without major differences and go out again.

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:Mar 2006:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - script polishing on-going ****
Robotech (Science Fiction) - script polishing on-going ****
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - script polishing on-going ****
Guns Of Honor (Western) - script polishing on-going ****
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going ***
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going ****
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - rewriting on-going **
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going ***
Kal El (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going ***
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going **
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - rewriting on-going **
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - rewriting on-going *
Atomica (Action Adventure) - first draft screenplay on-going
Holmes (Mystery) - first draft screenplay on-going

Notes:

AoD, Robotech, Toy Soldiers and Guns of Honor come back, without major differences and go out again.
I will be holding off on making any more scripts until I can produce and cast one of these movies, the backlog is now heavy, and I'll need to get a couple of movies out before I bring in more.

[Neon_Chaos]

:Apr 2006:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - script polishing on-going ****
Robotech (Science Fiction) - script polishing on-going ****
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - script polishing on-going ****
Guns Of Honor (Western) - script polishing on-going ****
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going ***
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going ****
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - rewriting on-going **
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going ***
Kal El (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going ***
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going **
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - rewriting on-going **
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - rewriting on-going *
Atomica (Action Adventure) - first draft screenplay on-going
Holmes (Mystery) - first draft screenplay on-going

Notes:

All four movies (AoD, Robotech, Toy Soldiers and Guns of Honor) need a month or two more before they're ready to be filmed.

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:May 2006:

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - script polishing on-going ****
Robotech (Science Fiction) - script polishing on-going ****
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - script polishing on-going ****
Guns Of Honor (Western) - script polishing on-going ****
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going ****
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - script polishing on-going ****
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - rewriting on-going ****
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going ***
Kal El (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going ***
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going **
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - rewriting on-going ***
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - rewriting on-going **
Atomica (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going *
Holmes (Mystery) - rewriting on-going ***

Notes:

We can't seem to get over the humps on the scripts to get them to *****. This looks bad, we might not be able to release a film for 2006 either.

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:Jun 2006:

Casting Sheets:

ROBOTECH
Science Fiction

Producer: Steven Spielberg (Minority Report)
Director: Steven Spielberg (Minority Report)

STARRING-Actor: Tom Welling (Smallville)
STARRING-Actress: Kiera Knightley (Pirates of the Carribean)
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SUPPORTING-Actor: Thomas Jane (The Punisher)
SUPPORTING-Actor: Kip Pardue (Driven)
SUPPORTING-Actress: Lindsay Lohan (Freaky Friday)
SUPPORTING-Actress: Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager)
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CAMEO-Actor: Kevin Spacey (The Negotiator)
CAMEO-Actor: Dustin Hoffman (Hook)

Movie Premise: Set in 2062, Rick Hunter (Welling) joins the Robotech Defense Force in the urging of his cousin, Roy Fokker(Jane). A series of events unfold that lead him into the middle of a full-scale war between Earth and gigantic aliens led by a maniacal tyrant (Spacey) in a dispute over a spaceship, the SDF-1 captained by an old, but capable admiral (Hoffman). Rick and close friend, Max (Pardue) are now trapped between their duties to defend earth, Max's relationship with the enemy's best warrior Myria (Ryan), and Rick's budding romance between SDF-1 dispatch Lisa (Knightley) and former childhood sweetheart, now mega-popstar Lynn (Lohan).

Notes: There's only one director for this movie: It's Spielberg. I stuck with the cast I used in my previous diary, just so that I don't have to sweat hard re-casting. I always reject gross points for anyone involved in my movie, instead beefing up their salaries by 3 or 4 million. Spielberg got $10 Mil, his usual salary is about $8 mil. He's got Final Cut and Producer's rights as well. Spacey and Hoffman will have brief appearances as the respective leaders of their factions (the aliens and the SDF-1)

GUNS OF HONOR
Western

Producer: Avi Arad (X-Men)
Director: Quentin Tarentino (Kill Bill)

STARRING-Actor: Hugh Jackman (X-Men)
STARRING-Actor: Johnny Depp (Once Upon A Time In Mexico)
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SUPPORTING-Actress: Jennifer Garner (Daredevil)
SUPPORTING-Actress: Eva Mendes (Once Upon A Time In Mexico)
SUPPORTING-Actor: Christopher Walken (The Rundown)
SUPPORTING-Actor: Donald Sutherland (Instinct)

Movie Premise: Two death-row criminals (Jackman, Depp) are pardoned separately by the Governor (Walken) given that they assasinate the Mayor (Sutherland) of a small town. They find themselves entangled in a deep conspiracy that claims the lives of their loved ones (Garner, Mendes), and are soon pitted against each other before going after the man who started it all.

Notes: Quentin Tarentino gets to direct this over-the-top, insanely budgeted Western. He also gets Final Cut and Casting Approval, to make sure he can steer the movie to whatever he wants. Morgan Freeman was rejected by Tarentino, who chose Sutherland to play the Mayor.

EIGHTEEN CANDLES
Suspense Thriller

Producer: Samuel R. Bottoms
Director: Christopher Nolan (Memento)

STARRING-Actress: Jessica Alba (Sin City)
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SUPPORTING-Actor: Ray Liotta (Goodfellas)
SUPPORTING-Actress: Scarlett Johansson (Lost In Translation)

Movie Premise: Lisa (Alba) plans to celebrate her 18th birthday in New York with best friend Jane (Johansson), unbeknownst to her, she's the next target of an obsessed serial killer (Liotta)

Notes: Liotta makes the perfect psycho-killer, doesn't he?

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - script polishing on-going ****
Robotech (Science Fiction) - Casting *****
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - script polishing on-going ****
Guns Of Honor (Western) - Casting *****
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - rewriting on-going ****
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - Casting *****
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - rewriting on-going ****
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going ***
Kal El (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going ***
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going **
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - rewriting on-going ***
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - rewriting on-going **
Atomica (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going *
Holmes (Mystery) - rewriting on-going ***

Notes:
With the three movies casted, I'll be writing up new scripts next month.

[Neon_Chaos]

:Jul 2006:

Casting Sheets:

TOY SOLDIERS
Drama

Producer: Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind)
Director: Ridley Scott (Gladiator)

STARRING-Actor: Russell Crowe (Gladiator)
STARRING-Actress: Michelle Pfeiffer (I Am Sam)
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SUPPORTING-Actor: Ewan McGregor (Star Wars)
SUPPORTING-Actor: Brian Cox (X2)
SUPPORTING-Actress: Kate Hudson (How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days)
SUPPORTING-Actress: Leelee Sobieski (Glass House)

Movie Premise: During the Vietnam War, a ranking officer in the Army (Crowe) is sent into a mission that would not see him return alive. We see flashbacks of his memories, of his father (Cox), his wife (Pfeiffer), his daughter (Sobieski), his friend (McGregor), and his mistress (Hudson). He contemplates on everything he has left behind for the sake of a war he did not want.

Notes: It's a massive reunion between Russell Crowe and his director from Gladiator, Ridley Scott, and his producer from A Beautiful Mind, Brian Grazer. Michael Bay and John Carpenter expressed interest in directing the movie as well. Dicaprio, Diesel and McGregor all wanted the lead part in this one.

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - script polishing on-going ****
Robotech (Science Fiction) - pre-production *****
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - casting *****
Guns Of Honor (Western) - pre-production *****
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - script polishing on-going ****
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - pre-production *****
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - rewriting on-going ****
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going ***
Kal El (Action Adventure) - script polishing on-going ****
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going ***
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - rewriting on-going ****
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - rewriting on-going ***
Atomica (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going **
Holmes (Mystery) - rewriting on-going ***
Omerta (Drama) - script started

Notes:
Toy Soldiers goes up for casting and pre-production. AoD is a bitch to rewrite. We added a new script, Omerta, not based on the novel by Mario Puzo, but a completely different mobster story.

[Neon_Chaos]

:Aug 2006:

Casting Sheets:

ARMY OF DARKNESS: HAIL TO THE KING
Action Adventure Comedy

Producer: Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Spiderman)
Director: Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Spiderman)

STARRING-Actor: Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, Army Of Darkness)
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SUPPORTING-Actor: Alan Rickman (Dogma)
SUPPORTING-Actress: Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie)

Movie Premise: The movie picks up where Army of Darkness ended. Ash (Campbell) has just come back from the other dimension after vanquishing the Undead Hoarde, only to realize that he had not actually beaten them, but that they had followed him straight into this world. He must now face with the true leader and conjurer of the undead (Rickman), while trying to save another damsel in distress (Elizabeth).

Notes: Big reunion for Raimi and Campbell (afterall, Bruce had a distinct cameo appearance in Spiderman.)

Script Status:
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - Casting *****
Robotech (Science Fiction) - pre-production *****
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - pre-production *****
Guns Of Honor (Western) - pre-production *****
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - script polishing on-going ****
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - pre-production *****
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - rewriting on-going ****
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going ****
Kal El (Action Adventure) - script polishing on-going ****
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going ***
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - rewriting on-going ****
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - rewriting on-going ***
Atomica (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going ***
Holmes (Mystery) - rewriting on-going ***
Omerta (Drama) - script started

Notes:
Army of Darkness is ready! READY! Hooha.

[Neon_Chaos]

:Sep 2006:

Casting Sheets:

THE LAST BASTION
Historical Epic

Producer: Bruce Berman (The Matrix Trilogy)
Director: James Cameron (Titanic)

STARRING-Actor: Collin Farrell (Alexander)
STARRING-Actress: Jennifer Connelly (Elektra)
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SUPPORTING-Actor: James Franco (Spiderman)
SUPPORTING-Actor: Ryan Phillipe (Cruel Intentions)
SUPPORTING-Actress: Anna Paquin (X-Men)
SUPPORTING-Actress: Lexa Doig (Jason X)
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CAMEO-Actor: Tommy Lee Jones (Men In Black)

Movie Premise: The story of three young men, who join the army at the brink of World War 2. They soon find themselves among those mix of American and Filipino soldiers in Corregidor Island, the last standing Allied fortress in the Philippines in the wake of the Japanese assault of Asia. The movie emphasizes on the 27 days that Corregidor stood, and the bravery of every man who took that last stand.

Notes: Jones plays as the head of the Army Base in which Farrell, Franco and Phillipe train in the early part of the movie.

Movie Progress:

Robotech goes into Production
Guns of Honor goes into Production
Eighteen Roses goes into Production

Script Status:
Robotech (Science Fiction) - production *****
Guns Of Honor (Western) - production *****
Eighteen Candles (Suspense Thriller) - production *****
Army Of Darkness: Hail To The King (Action Adventure/Comedy) - pre-production *****
Toy Soldiers (Drama) - pre-production *****
The Last Bastion (Historical Epic) - casting *****
Shadow Dancer (Suspense Thriller) - script polishing on-going ****
Cold Summer Nights (Love Story) - rewriting on-going ****
Kal El (Action Adventure) - script polishing on-going ****
Wonder Woman (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going ***
Tiddly Wink (Comedy) - rewriting on-going ****
Tropical Depression (Comedy) - rewriting on-going ****
Atomica (Action Adventure) - rewriting on-going ***
Holmes (Mystery) - rewriting on-going ****
Omerta (Drama) - script started

Notes:
The Last Bastion was cast. Several scripts come in, and go back. Three movies went into production.

[Izulde]

Toy Soldiers looks like a really good movie. I'd go see that. Not to mention it was a great song too, as Martika sings it.

Nice job so far. I'm tempted to dust off my copy of HM now.

[Neon_Chaos]

Crap. Had to reformat the PC, the OS got corrupted. Sorry, won't be continuing this dynasty.

[hoopsguy]

I'm very depressed that Robotech, with three babes, will never be released. What a cruel tease.