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Character » Fone Bone appears in 105 issues.

Chased out of Boneville with his cousins Phoney and Smiley, Fone Bone gets lost in the valley and get swept up in the adventure of a lifetime. He was created by Jeff Smith.

Is Jeff Smith's BONE Movie Getting Closer?

Posted by G-Man (26156 posts) - 3 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio


The talk of a movie based on Jeff Smith's Bone has been going on for a while now.  I believe the first I heard mention of it was back in March of 2008 Collider has recently talked to producer Dan Lin and we get a little update.
 
Justin Monjo is writing the script and they've done a test with Animalogic (who did Happy Feet and Guardians of Ga'Hoole).  Lin said:

[I]t really looks like a mix of Shrek as far as the three Bone characters and their comedy, their Looney Tunes or Marx Brothers comedy set in a Lord of the Rings world. We’ve met with several directors and we hope to come to a director decision by January and Jeff Smith has been very intricately involved in the development process with us. 

This is good news compared to what they have planned for the Tom and Jerry movie.  That apparently will be a live action/animation hybrid like Scooby-Doo and Alvin & The Chipmunks.  (Tom and Jerry will also deal with how the two first met).
 
I can only hope that Bone actually gets made and it comes out great.  Back in October, there was talk of perhaps making it a trilogy.  There's no way they could or should try to tell the entire story in one movie.  We just have to wait until January to hear who will direct.  But at least we have some progress, finally.
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#1 Posted by drawme (423 posts) - 3 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Progress is always good.

#2 Posted by TheOmegaMan (165 posts) - 3 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

I still don't want to see a Bone movie. It is going to look weird and probably be horrible. I'd rather just see a weekly cartoon. Though I do like the whole Bone story.

#3 Posted by G-Man (26156 posts) - 3 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio
@TheOmegaMan: Wonder if it'd look like this:





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#4 Posted by Jake Malcom (3125 posts) - 3 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

I cant wait

#5 Posted by xerox_kitty (15758 posts) - 3 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

I hope it doesn't look like that 3D CG, but I'd still part with my hard earned cash to see a Bone Movie :)

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#6 Posted by Decept-O (6736 posts) - 3 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

@G-Man:  A Tom and Jerry movie?   *plants head in hands*   
 
Regarding Bone,  if Jeff Smith is deeply involved and says whatever they produce is good, let's hope it is.  I also hope $ signs don't cloud his judgment.  Bone is very unique and I'd be interested to see how it gets translated onto the big screen.
#7 Posted by Grim (2050 posts) - 3 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio
@TheOmegaMan: i love the Cartoon idea. 
#8 Posted by ReverseNegative (2729 posts) - 3 years, 2 months ago - Show Bio
@G-Man:
Was that game any good?
#9 Posted by Eyz (3094 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio
@ReverseNegative: I loved those 2 games!
Classic point&click gameplay, funny and faithful dialogues...
Though a bit short and on the easy side.
 
Is the Bone CGi movie still gonna happen'??
#10 Posted by PurpleCandy (722 posts) - 9 months, 7 days ago - Show Bio

I would love that, Bone is one of the best medievil comic series I have ever read

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