The Goon - Kickstarter Project (Blur Studio)

Renaud Galand

Not video game related, but TOTALLY worth sharing, IMO

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/624061548/the-goon-movie-lets-kickstart-this-sucker

I want this to happen so bad.

-R

dtschultz

Awesome! Hopefully, it will see the light of day.

StephenVyas

earlier this morning, I saw the kickstarter at $29,000ish.
Now it's $55,000+

They won't need 29 day to hit their mark :-)

conte

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Stinger88

I was discussing this with a friend the other day. We both agreed that $400K seems a bit steep for what essentially will be an animatic (story reel). I'd love to see a feature length movie of the goon but for that money I think i'd rather they make a fully animated film short. Then look to make a feature length movie after that. By the look of it they have most of the major character assets done.

anyhoo, i'm still stoked by whatever they make from this and hope they get their funding to move it forward.

Shiv

DAAMMMNN the proof of concept is tastey

Steve Schulze

They're lagging a bit. Over half way through the Kickstarter with less than half of their goal pledged. There's always a bigger push towards the end, but it might be a close call.

skylebones

Stinger88 wrote: »

I was discussing this with a friend the other day. We both agreed that $400K seems a bit steep for what essentially will be an animatic (story reel). I'd love to see a feature length movie of the goon but for that money I think i'd rather they make a fully animated film short. Then look to make a feature length movie after that. By the look of it they have most of the major character assets done.

anyhoo, i'm still stoked by whatever they make from this and hope they get their funding to move it forward.

This is the problem I have. Your donating for an animatic that you don't even get to see. On the fence about donating, but I probably will.

StephenVyas

still find it strange that a big company, such as Blur Studios, are using kickstarter to fund a project they can easily do themselves...

Renaud Galand

It's not as simple as it sounds Stephen...

http://www.g4tv.com/videos/61220/why-you-should-donate-to-the-goon-kickstarter-campaign/?quality=hd

I have a bad feeling about this, though. Looks like they won't make it... Which would be a shame

StephenVyas

Point taken. It makes sense that they'd also use the attention being backed by the fans to help sell the idea to whomever they're pitching to. Showing that there is indeed interest from public and that it's not necessary to have a similar film ,that's already produced, to compare sales with.

Ace-Angel

I'm pretty sure half of that money is gonna go the VA alone.

D4V1DC

They are half way done, thanks for the heads up on this I was hoping it wouldn't die, 12 days to go I guess then we will see when it does at least.

Going to be another entertaining piece of work that will never be seen by the looks of It.

Renaud Galand

Another interview with a lot of awesome concepts on the walls!

http://vimeo.com/52485546

sulkyrobot

Glad to hear they're not giving up if their Kickstarter doesn't hit the target and they seem super passionate about it. I'll have to checkout the comic.

arrangemonk

looks to me like rob zombie stuff.

spitty

Just 3 days to go on this and it still needs some money. things seem to be picking up at the last minute.

i'm a big fan of the comic, its the first kickstarter i've contributed to .

Ace-Angel

I wonder if the guys at the studio right now are thinking 'damnit! If we only had put in 350 instead of 400..."

DanBe

i have high hopes they made almost 25grand last night.
and people are now baking every few minutes.

Baked my self as well. i really want this movie to happen so badly!

Justin Meisse

Baking? Oh no, you went to Cakestarter by mistake!!!

DanBe

hahaha damn i should stop eating so much baked cookies and cakes, its haunting me now!

Autocon

It hit its goal with 42 hours left to go.

StephenVyas

That was a close one :-)

D4V1DC

Thank god!
Great news at least this far, been waiting and wondering wtf happen to this, glad to see it's alive, grats to them.

Renaud Galand

SO glad this one got founded!

Can't wait for the backer screening @ Blur's office

Ace-Angel

Nice!

conte

win.

Stinger88

Great stuff. I just hope we get to see something. If they are going to use this "story reel" to go on and make a fully realised movie then i'm torn as to whether I'd want to see the story reel or not. Would be a bit "spoilery" imo... Great to see they got it off the ground though.

Renaud Galand

They will but only @ Blur's office for whoever can make it there (and donated). They can't upload anything on the net for obvious "Hollywood-New-Movie-NDA" reason.