the little creature is a gabbit... but the huge construction looks a bit like a Clakkerz even if I don't think it is one.

Interesting... 'twill be good when he gets the forums up and we can ask him questions.

I know the little creature is a Gabbit, its the big creature/statue Im wondering about.

For some reason i'm just not excited about the chance that there might be a movie.



To every one who only thinks about oddworld and aint open minded about what other things some people might say about oddworld that aint so good (Like cullen) GET A LIFE!!!

Icarus, so what! So what if I love Oddworld more than any of you.
So what if I dont like when people make crummy statements about it.
I love everything about Oddworld that there is to love and you need to respect that.

You live in ODDWORLD, when really you should live in the REAL WORLD, Oddworld is fake Okay, do you understand.

Icarus, let Cullen live in his fantasy world if he want to, some people sometimes need an escape from reality.

And I'm not ashamed to say I'm realy excited about an Oddworld feature film

Yea me too! I'm realy excited to see what they can pull off when they pull out the big guns and get the high tech equipment from the basement :P. Tho... only downside is that we are all getting fussed up about something that won't be here for at least another year :(.

First off we all just need to relax and wait and see what happens in the comming year. I think we are so worked up in Oddworld as in the current that we can't keep an open mind on what OWI is really doing thus we get into the debate on whats what here and start putting other people down ya know?

This is awesome news Xav and long time no see and yes I am back a changed person. I am so excited about this news that this is one of the best gifts this Christmas. I am so releaved to finally know that production on Oddworld still exist and isn't gone. Wether it is Abe, Munch or Stranger etc, an Oddworld movie means fun and exciting and it also means spectacular visuals. Personally I want to see the Oddworld movies begin with Squeek seemingly that he was always ment to be the actual first quintology hero or most important character in the Oddworld quintology. Wasn't there a small article about that awhile back Xav?

Paramiteabe... :fuzblink:

You bring up a very good point there PA. Squeek was meant to be the first one wasn't he? So it would be quite interesting on how he would come about in a movie.

actually he was allways meant to be the 3rd one..
the thing is: he was introducted to sherry by lorne as first representative of oddworld.
So squeek is the first quintology hero sherry knew about.

This is beautiful finally some news I was afraid Oddworld was going to die.
I don't care what the oddworld movie is about I just hope it gets lots of new fans into the Oddworld Universe so Lorne can make new games.

This is certainly the coolest christmas present I've EVER gotten. Thank you, Lorne! Thank you all the OWI members and team! Merry CHristmas to you, too!
Now...who wants to help me with this fruitcake? Anyone?

Glad to see that Oddworld's not dead yet. I'm actually pretty excited to see if Lorne and Sherry can pull it off.

(Damn, that Raymond Swanland is good!)

I really hope it's one of Abe's stories. I personally think it would be a bad business move to jump right into Munch's Oddysee when that game didn't do so hot when they released it, and it's too early to start a Stranger's Wrath film. Abe's stories would be the right idea.

Keep in mind that I'll still root for 'em, reguardless of what game the movie's based on. Way to go, Lorne! You've hit the big time! Cheers, dude.

It's most certainly Abe, they already have a screenplay for him.

Dude, there's a level between just plain liking Oddworld and being obsessed to a point that you find it bad to diss.

Huzzah @ the news, I can't say I surprised though; We all knew it anyway.

I don't think it'll based on any game.
I think it'll be based on the first story in a 5-part Quintology. :p

Eh...possibly. Would be better if it was made in to a game...
Butall of us would just LOVE to see Oddworld go on the big screen. Hell, they planned to make an Abe's Oddysee movie waaaay in the past. ('99 I believe?) But nothing, not even production, has been made. We're all dyin' to see some Oddworld in the movies, ey?

Yeah. Let's just hope that it doesn't turn out to be a big fiasco.
I would hate to see the Oddworld Movie pull a Super Mario Brothers and flop bigtime.
But on the other hand, it doesn't matter. If the Oddworld fans like it, then who cares how it does in theaters?
But on the other if it does good in the theaters, it will end up attracting more fans to Oddworld, and then more games will sell, and everyone wins.

You are correct my friend, though, I dont think it will be a crummy movie to anyone. I think a ton of people will love it.

Supermunch, please just mind your own stuff, quit budging into mine. I dont care what you think, I LOVE ODDWORLD and I dont care if you think that is stupid. Im glad and proud to have an obsession with Oddworld, it gives me a ton of creativity and even spirit. Without it, I would not be as creative and understanding as I am. Please just get of my tail and mind your own life.

It has to be a big succes!!!
big success = big moolah
big moolah = big expansion
big expansion = Oddworld in every home (goal achieved!!!)

Lol. Yea, but they will have to put their butts into serious gear if they want Oddworld to be interesting to people other then the already existing fans.
IMO it can be kind of hard to make the audiance love a little creepy mudokon called Abe, and it will be even harder for the audiance to accept or understand the Oddworld universe. Lorne might get the story line in the movie, we might get it, but if the creators of the movie don't pay close enough attention to the broader audiance, most of them might not get half of it.

It might just be in Oddworld's best interest if they don't start off with the quintoligy and do something a little more appealing to the public. Won't be much fun for us, but thats how Hollywood works baby :P.

Actually, I think the film crowd will be a lot more open to Oddworld than it's gaming crowd. This is a totally different medium. The "mindless shooting" movies don't do so well here. Ingenuity is accepted. I'm optimistic.

Oh. My. Odd. I can't believe I missed this! I'm crossing my fingers that all goes well. This news has been a long time in coming...my only fear is one that I've always had: what if they mess the movie up? I mean, seriously? I hope it works out. Heck, I hope it's a blockbuster for all the right reasons and critically aclaimed, even if that is being tragicly over-optimistic. In honesty, right now I just hope that they don't make a mess of it. I'm confident they won't, but one never knows. We're getting our movie!

As to what the movie will be about (I just said will be! Not might be! Will be! Woo!), my money is on Abe. He has history, he has a screenplay, he was here first.

Simple. If they failed to achieve the fans likeness in the movie, they'll crawl back to games, and say they should'nt of done that. But if it DOES make success, then they'll probably plan on makin' another Oddworld movie, (i.e, Abe's Oddysee and Abe's Exxodus) and continue with that. Other than that...I 'ono...

We know that Oddworld will be a completely CG film. The question I have is how realistic will the CG be?

Hopefully as realistic as Stranger's Wrath's concept films.

CG? I thought they were going to use actors.

I would think that, in being completely CG, they would try to employ at least as much detail as in SW's cutscenes. If it's a movie, I would hope they make it look as good as possible.

Lorne said that the real-time machinima technology used in Stranger's cutscenes is good enough for television but the only way to make a movie is prerendered. I can't beleive anyone would doubt the quality of an Oddworld film, after the amazing FMVs we've seen in the games.

In terms of people accepting Abe, I think it's best they start with him. He's human-shaped, is a sympathetic character and is a lovable clutz. So audiences will fall for him like we did in the game (Over one milliong served!)

:eek: YAAAAY! news update hurray, great find Xav!

Ugh, god... hopefully not. Case in point- the Outlaws in the de-pantsing cutscene looked like in-game graphics, all jagged and unrefined, and the straps on their clothes looked painted on. And in the opening movie, as Stranger ran along the ground before the ribcage, he kept sinking into the ground.

If the company wants to be the first movie to get torn apart by movie reviewers, then yeah, I'd say that the SW graphics would be the place to start. If they really wanted to reach for the stars, then I'd say using movie-quality graphics would be the right choice. Munch's graphics were nearly there, but Stranger has a loooong way to go to look even remotely movie-like.

THAT^
That is it. Munch's Oddysee movies were so nice. Especially the Gabbiar Auction.

I think they need to use Munch's Oddysee graphics for this upcomming movie.

I think it's good that oddworld should introduce the creepy oddworld universe to the theaters, becuase in Hollywood most movies nowadays are remakes, and I think oddworld are ones not just introducing a new oriniginal story and a new taste, but a CG movie. Most CGI movies are basicly kids moives, apart from Final Fantasy: Spirits Within, but that FF had a much different feel to an oridnary Final Fantasy, more of a Sci-fi. In my opinion I think we should see more teen CG movies, or something different like what oddworld does. I'll love to see bizzare strange entertaining movies on the big screens such as oddworld, mabey thats why like oddworld games than most movies.
And if your thinking FF:Advent Chirldren, that was only released on a DVD. Speaking of the oddworld movie, I'm not sure if they'll release on the big screen, but I believe oddworld inhabitant located them selfs near the bay area of some location, where I think Pixar is located near there, so there could be a good chance it would released in cinnemas.

I hope in the movie, (if it's Abe) we'll see Abe's character in more detail. Even if OWI do it in their own way and the audience find it hard to relate with him, I know I'll love it. Oh, and I know I bought up this before, but the movie should be more darker than the games, which is great if they do. I hope it has the same feel oddworld supposed to have.

I hope it's realistic as possible. Keep all the designs and atomosphere the same of course.

I agree, Oddish. I want it to have thay Odd feel to. Everyone does. But I dont think it should be darker. Abe and Dark/evil crap dont go good together.

I disagree, Abe frankly Is dark, but not like dark/evil, more like dark/unusually-funny. And a little bit evil ofcourse.

Oh and I didn't freak out in a post here yet.
Yayz for Raymond! Hooray OWI! *hands out tea bags to everyone* :D

Well I'm not saying the humour to disappear, just have the dark more serous atmosphere. Abe can still be his clumsy self, just not oddworld characters talking and facing the audience and saying things like " Help me rescue the rest of them" or " Orders is orders" and lets not forgot "Nooo!" (or was that from another movie?) Abe's apperance looks funny enought, becuase he's full of character. I do want a twisted dark humour, but not like in MO, which had some childlike humour in some places. I mean in games it's Ok for a game, but a movie is something more serous at this current moment.

I agree on that, but I think Dark Elite ment about SW's intro movie. From what I could tell it looked like the best CG they ever done, so much detail. But yeah, movie like graphics should be something to go for.

I see a good possibilty that the oddworld team can produce the best CG, that's all they'll be most consatrating on.

Dude, Abe's Oddysee WAS dark. You have a sinister organization planning to turtn their workforce into food, you have dead Mudokons hanging in the Stockyards... this game screams "dark atmosphere."

And that's what I like about it, and why I was dissapointed with Munch's Oddysee. It was too cartoony and the dark stuff was pretty much kaput.

No, no, NO!

DO NOT USE GAME GRAPHICS IN A FEATURE-LENGTH FILM! USE MOVIE-GRADE CGI, NOT GAME GRAPHICS!

GOD, you people!

None of the graphics featured in any Oddworld FMV are currently movie quality, but we cannot judge the movie yet based on this - they will be outsourcing the work to other companies, not doing it themselves.
Wouldn't it be awesome if Blue Sky/Dreamworks/Pixar pick it up? Talk about exposure... But that's a nigh impossible dream.

Umm, I thought it was quite clear that the jagged jaws the like of the Outlaws was actually the bone structure and not bad graphics - there's nothing to suggest they should have been rounded.
Though the clothes did look just like textures in a couple of shots, and the model/textures stretched quite badly when that one Outlaw was shot by an arrow in slow motion.

Stranger's clothes on the floor are the things I have the most problem with, they look terrible.

I saw no problems in the Opening Movie - the one with the vykker and with Sekto had a few model/texture quality problems, and the only dodgy thing that annoys me in the Ending is the falling snow which does not settle on anything/one;, which is explainable only by the fact it's 'a cartoon' and no realistic. :\
Oh, and the water in that ending looks bad in a couple of shots.

Black humour should take center stage - cartoony humour, or lame toilet humour should disappear, but I really don't think it will. Abe is too well know for farting, which is damn ****ing annoying, considering that's the worst thing about his games.