Lucy Lawless as Goldmoon in animated DL

[Nuclear Platypus]

I Love Lucy.

Personally, I couldn't stand Dragonlance, but with Lucy on board, I'm in. She can do ANYTHING. I bet she can fly and shoot lasers from her eyes. No such thing as too much Lucy Lawless.

Barsoom-y! You have some 'splainin' to do!

Not really. I just had an overwhelming urge to say that.

Lucy's already flown in animation before in a Treehouse of Horror episiode where Bart n Lisa gain superpowers (Bart gets strength while Lisa is stretchy) and face the Comic Book Guy, who's collecting all sorts of toys n stuff like a shrinkwrapped Lucy Lawless as Xena.

Speaking of the Simpsons, like most American cartoons, they're outsourced to Korea (I think). And in Korea, doorhandles do not break.

Will the movie break Dragonlance? Doubtful. It wasn't Mask of the Phantasm or even Return of the Joker that broke the Bat-franchise. I'll probably watch it for the sake of nostalgia and to hear Tas driving Flint bananas.

 

[DM-Rocco]

Dragonlance animated movie?

Paramount?

Lucy Lawless as Goldmoon?

Is this old news?

from Gaming Report noting Lucy L's website.

http://www.lucylawlessfanclub.com/

6/22/06

Oh my God NOOOO!!!!!!

I know that Goldmoon is a barbarian Princess, but come on, Zena as Goldmoon, WTF? I suppose they got Arnold to take a break from the role of the govenator to play Caramon. Please tell it is not an all star cast. The best thing they could for a movie is to get a really skilled team of CGI nuts, like from Wingnut studios, who handled the LOTR movies, and get a bunch of completely unknowns to do voice over. I supose they got James Earl Jones for Lord Ariakus too. God, this will blow if they go this route.

I just hope the animation is better than the D&D cartoon.

So much is wrong with this I don't know where to begin.

 

[Nightfall]

I still don't get how people can be against a DL animated movie. I mean at least this way the production costs are lower AND we'll not have a bunch of no-names that cost as much of the movie, but still have a good overhead.

I'm sorry but I'm seeing a lot of positives here. Sue me.

 

[DM-Rocco]

I still don't get how people can be against a DL animated movie. I mean at least this way the production costs are lower AND we'll not have a bunch of no-names that cost as much of the movie, but still have a good overhead.

I'm sorry but I'm seeing a lot of positives here. Sue me.

A Dragonlance movie yes, an animated series or mini series or movie, hell no.

Many people, including myself, fell in love with the rich art of Larry Elmore as he singal handedly brought the world of Krynn to life with his terrific art. Yes the words and books are what made the world what it was, but the art is what has captured the imaginations of millions.

To have an animated cartoon of Dragonlance under the supervision of the man who created Ghostbusters and X-Men Saturday morning cartoons is an insult to the rich world that is Dragonlance. They will not spend the time or the money to make it anything special. I would be surprised if it was a step above G.I. Joe and most likely they will do some stupid Animie like pokemon.

At the least they need to spend some serious money on this project and make a full length CGI digital movie. At beast, they need to do a finely blended live action Dragon Lance movie that could be compared to the time, effort and craftsmanship of the LOTR's movies.

If they sell themself short on this movie, it will take 25 years, at the least, before they even think of making a real movie out of Dragonlance. Making a sub-standard movie now is the worst thing they could do.

Now, if they had Larry Elmore doing all of the drawings and art, then I might change my mind. But it still doesn't excuse a poor budget and a horrible director and an all star cast of b-list stars doing crappy voice overs to get a pay check.

 

[Darthjaye]

They just posted this recently about the movie too:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=36865

After reading this I now know why exactly Lucy Lawless was involved.

 

[DM-Rocco]

See, this is the problem with people like Lucy Lawless doing someone like Goldmoon. Here is her interview:

I just did the voice of an animated cartoon for Paramount, called Dragonlance. Obviously it's a fantasy story, with gods and monsters -- (no lesbian subtext). I never felt I nailed animated performance before, so wanted to get a handle on it.


I played a character called "Goldmoon," a Native American. We played around with accents awhile. I didn't know she was Native A till I got there and so didn't have time to research the accent (not many of those where I come from). More staccato! More commanding! More warm! Less disjointed! . . . Ummm, do you just want me to do Xena? Ahh, yes! That's it, do Xena! The voice is perfect! So warm, so commanding, so . . . yeah, yeah, let's get on with it.


It was actually really fun. At last I have done something my friends can actually watch. My son is gratified that I am not playing a bad guy. He can't stand me going to BSG every day to be mean to humans.


Oh well, it's a living!

L


WTF?

Oh well, it's a living? Do you want me to just do Xena? HELL NO!!!

My God this movie will blow more chunks than a Elder Air Elemental.

 

[Umbran]

Oh well, it's a living? Do you want me to just do Xena? HELL NO!!!

Actually, absent the Xena costume and kiai, the voice itself might do very nicely. "Warm and strong" are an accurate description of the voice, and fitting for Goldmoon.

My God this movie will blow more chunks than a Elder Air Elemental.

YOu realize, of course, that if you say that enough, you'll think it blows even when it doesn't, right? fix your expectations like that a year ahead of time, and for you it will be self-fulfilling prophecy.

 

[Darthjaye]

See, this is the problem with people like Lucy Lawless doing someone like Goldmoon. Here is her interview:

I played a character called "Goldmoon," a Native American. We played around with accents awhile. I didn't know she was Native A till I got there and so didn't have time to research

WTF?

Oh well, it's a living? Do you want me to just do Xena? HELL NO!!!

My God this movie will blow more chunks than a Elder Air Elemental.

Well, as was pointed out, your lowered expectations will be your return from the movie. Her voice is not necessarily indicative of the production values of the movie. My worry lies in how they tell the story, how the animation holds up, and how the other voices fair.

My chief amusement here is her ignorance. She refers to Goldmoon as a Native American. Hmmm, now while she may be a plains type native, the character, I can assure you with all accuracy, is not Native American. It's not like it's a slip of the tongue either, as she eludes to it several times.

 

[DM-Rocco]

Actually, absent the Xena costume and kiai, the voice itself might do very nicely. "Warm and strong" are an accurate description of the voice, and fitting for Goldmoon.

I bet ya ten to one that the first time they do a fight scene they have her do that stupid high pitched Xena yell. While a warm and strong voice is fine, Xena is too well known to be attached to this project. It is like Mel Gibson when he made The Passion. He couldn't play Jesus. Why? Certainly not cause he couldn't handle the task. It was simply cause people would see him dieing on a cross and say, did he already to this in Braveheart, or why doesn't Griggs just shoot them all follow by a karate back flip. The best thing they can do is get a buunch of unknowns with no bagage behind them.

YOu realize, of course, that if you say that enough, you'll think it blows even when it doesn't, right? fix your expectations like that a year ahead of time, and for you it will be self-fulfilling prophecy.

I like to keep an open mind, and if this was the project they were going to make back in 1995, I would have said awesome. However, LOTRs set a standard for fantasy films. Anything short of that will be dropped into the D&D moive Wraith of the Dragon God, simply made cause they could by a bunch of people who care less for the art and splendor of the world than the profit margin and the cause we can attituide.

I just checked out the animation company, they could surprise me, but most of their work is wacky toon animation. Hence the spelling of TOONZ in their name. They have some decent work, but unless the capture Larry Elmores near photorealistic imagery, and get people to handle voice over who care about the project rather than just look at it as a pay check, it will suck.

Suck might be a hard word, I should say that it might be a decent version of the story much like the animated version of the Fellowship of the Ring was back in the 70's, but I doubt it will meet the many expectations of most of the fans.

Unfortunately, too many people have become fans of Dragonlance as a second generation group of fans, meaning they were not around when the original came out. They grew up with bad tv animation and pokemon and other animie, so it will most likely please them. They will probly even cheer in schoolboy delight as Goldmoon wacks a Draconian over the head while doing a Xena battle cry, but the real fans of the work that catapulted it from visonary novel to the status of the epic it is today will cringe and cry foul.

You will get only one chance to make a good movie. If it sucks, or even if it is good but doesn't do well at the box office, it will be a long road to hoe to get another version made. most likely not until another 25 years have passed.

When I watch it, and I will be one of the first in line for it, I will be the first to come back to this forum and say I was wrong and that I loved it, but from what I have seen of the voice over cast, the animation talent and the style of the director, there is nothing yet to give me hope that it will be anything less than subpar.

 

[Arravis]

there is nothing yet to give me hope that it will be anything less than subpar.

Except for the fact that Weis & Hickman have script approval, I have to agree with DM Rocco on this one. Just seems that everyone involved is merely "ok", I don't see anyone exceptional or who seems to put passion into their art.