- April 27th, 2020, 12:42 pm#4934127
Alll the Development stories, Dans Original Seed idea, why Randy Edelman was chosen, why Bo Welch was chosen, Why Ivan went with Michael Chapman(well obviously because he’s an amazing DP, but why the vast visual aesthetic change from 1-2), I’d love Ivan to talk about selecting ILM and his real thoughts on BOSS, deleted concepts, scenes. The script. How did Dan and Harold work on this sequel? We all know about Martha’s Vineyard for GB1, what was the writing process for GB2? Did they write together, or rewrite each other’s stuff? What is specifically Dan and What is specifically Harold? Writing the reshoots. I heard a rumour once that Al Franken wrote some stuff for GB2, is this true? Did Dan and Harold write the reshoots? Why is Harold listed first and Dan under him? Was there an issue for writing credits since the first film has Dan & Harold side by side, and the second film has Dan under Harold. Knowing the WGA the way I do, this means something. It could mean they wrote separately(scripts written together tend to have the names side by side, like GB1), the trailer credits had Dan’s name first, was there a WGA arbitration? If so, how did Dan feel about that?
Ok. Breathe. Ok.
Footage. How much footage was shot? How long was the assembly cut? Is the Slimer Statue of Liberty bit an urban legend or real? Is it true some prints of the film went to theatres with cut material? What’s was the atmosphere like on set? How was Bill compared to GB1? What would Ivan like to change? If given the chance would he ever add material back in for an extended cut? How does he view the reviews upon release compared to what it is now? Did he feel like he failed? Does he feel redeemed now?
Ok breathe.
ILM: Why did Dennis Murren *really* take on GB2? I’ve never bought his original reason of knowing what it’s like to work on a comedy. I think it all had to do with Richard Edlund and a bit of competitive revenge. What did they think of the script? How much money did they have to work with? Did they complete most of the FX for scenes that were cut out? What was the first shot completed? What was the last?
d_osborn wrote: ↑April 27th, 2020, 8:12 amWhat am I excited to learn about? Ok. You asked for it:RichardLess wrote: ↑April 26th, 2020, 12:25 pm No joke, that GB2 documentary is probably my most anticipated upcoming movie. Probably even more so than GBA. There’s just so much I can’t wait to see talked about and picked over. While I prefer GB1, I find the sequel and it’s production much more fascinating.It's looking like 2021.
Could we see it before the year is out? Or is it looking like maybe 2021?
It's interesting how the productions of GB and GB2 both mirror each other in some ways, but totally diverge in others. What are some of the things you're most excited to learn about?mrmichaelt wrote: ↑April 26th, 2020, 5:44 pm Yeah, around page 135 or 136. A Henry Mayo concept dated "9/23". I'm was happy to see that concept pop up in the Ghostbusters International comic at the Louvre a few years ago.I completely forgot about that being in the Visual History! My copy has been lost for a year or so. I should just pick up another.
It's easy to be an armchair director with 20/20 hindsight vision, but yeah... they should have done more with the creepy art museum idea. I didn't know the IDW team used the concept. Very cool! I've been sitting on the IDW comics for a rainy day. I guess a global pandemic counts as "rainy"?
Here's a pretty cool example of the idea from my collection. Notice Justin (who became Janosz) inside the creature. I can't remember off hand, but I think the creature was shredded Vigo canvas soaked in slime, maybe?
Alll the Development stories, Dans Original Seed idea, why Randy Edelman was chosen, why Bo Welch was chosen, Why Ivan went with Michael Chapman(well obviously because he’s an amazing DP, but why the vast visual aesthetic change from 1-2), I’d love Ivan to talk about selecting ILM and his real thoughts on BOSS, deleted concepts, scenes. The script. How did Dan and Harold work on this sequel? We all know about Martha’s Vineyard for GB1, what was the writing process for GB2? Did they write together, or rewrite each other’s stuff? What is specifically Dan and What is specifically Harold? Writing the reshoots. I heard a rumour once that Al Franken wrote some stuff for GB2, is this true? Did Dan and Harold write the reshoots? Why is Harold listed first and Dan under him? Was there an issue for writing credits since the first film has Dan & Harold side by side, and the second film has Dan under Harold. Knowing the WGA the way I do, this means something. It could mean they wrote separately(scripts written together tend to have the names side by side, like GB1), the trailer credits had Dan’s name first, was there a WGA arbitration? If so, how did Dan feel about that?
Ok. Breathe. Ok.
Footage. How much footage was shot? How long was the assembly cut? Is the Slimer Statue of Liberty bit an urban legend or real? Is it true some prints of the film went to theatres with cut material? What’s was the atmosphere like on set? How was Bill compared to GB1? What would Ivan like to change? If given the chance would he ever add material back in for an extended cut? How does he view the reviews upon release compared to what it is now? Did he feel like he failed? Does he feel redeemed now?
Ok breathe.
ILM: Why did Dennis Murren *really* take on GB2? I’ve never bought his original reason of knowing what it’s like to work on a comedy. I think it all had to do with Richard Edlund and a bit of competitive revenge. What did they think of the script? How much money did they have to work with? Did they complete most of the FX for scenes that were cut out? What was the first shot completed? What was the last?
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