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"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." Movie Rumours

There have been rumours floating around that there is a Calvin and Hobbes movie in the pipeline. Mind you, these rumours have been around for years now! :) The Corona Production site documents the production stage of lots of films and I have duplicated the 'information' (more like rumour, hype and vapour) found on their site below. Perhaps with the easily available movie and DVD editing software available today, someone will produce a Calvin and Hobbes movie at home!

Calvin starring in: The Fly (1986) Independence Day (1996)

Genre: Animated/Comedy Studio: Unknown Production Company: Unknown Premise: Unknown Project Phase: Movies Rumored Who's In It: Unknown Who's Making It: Unknown Release Date: Unknown Comments: Whether or not this project actually exists is an answer only Waterson knows, and C&H fans have been pretty vocal about the matter. See Scoop Feedback. Rumors: Right now, this whole project is just that: a rumor. Scoop Feedback: June 22, 1996... Our first email arrives about a potential Calvin and Hobbes feature project. The anonymous scooper tells us that Bill Watterson is working on the project closely, and is "...very very strong-minded about products related to his cartoon and is having total control on all facets of the movie," the scooper reports. Disney is not one of the potential studios Watterson is looking at the scooper says. Then the scooper mentions that they have been working on the project "...for about a month-and-a-half...". The scooper goes on to mention that the film's plot is comprised of many 'small moments' similar to the comic strip; Calvin making snowmen, Calvin pretending to be Spaceman Spiff, Calvin and his parents, and so on. "There is no computer animation like in the Disney movie and the final print looks kinda like a Charlie Brown cartoon due to the fact that it's just like the Sunday comic and the colors are not really rich, more earthy in quality, and that's how Waterson likes it. He found it extremely hard to cast the voices, he brought them into the room to read without seeing them so he could hear just the voice, then he picked the ones he thought sounded like what he thought they should. They are all unknown actors except for the Hobbes and Calvin's mom's voice, they've been in one or two movies before this. The movie is expected to be released in early '98." We're seeking confirmation of the project; so far, no official annoucement has been released. [Scoop submitted anonymously.] June 24, 1996... "Is this movie coming out? I met some kid from Toronto who said he was playing Moe. Is it liveaction or cartoon or what? A better question to ask would be "Is this project for real, or is it as non-existant as it sounds?" [Scoop filed anonymously.] July 3, 1996... Another anonymous letter writer; this time, the person mentions that Waterson is working for an animation company called Filmation, though only in the form of a couple of animators to help assist with the project. The scooper also mentions the short segement plotline, but also adds that Waterson wants to keep the film this way for a specific reason. If Waterson changes his mind about the feature film approach, or the project doesn't make it to that step, Waterson would like to play the shorts before movies. The scooper finishes up their email by mentioning the project's release date: sometime late in 1997 or in Q1/Q2 1998. [Scoop submitted anonymously.] July 13, 1996... In response to CA's listing of the C&H project on the web pages, this anonymous writer chose to mail us their thoughts on the matter. "I thought the creator of C & H, Bill Watterson, would never do anything like this. Hypocrite." Of course, just because someone writes in to say they know of a film-in-development does not mean said project exists outside the imagination of the individual. [Scoop mailed in anonymously.] August 11, 1996... The skeptic: "It is highly unlikely that a movie version of Calvin and Hobbes is in the works, since the creator of the comic strip, Bill Watterson, has never licened his creation, and has no plans to do so in the future.] [Scoop submitted by 'kray24'.] August 11, 1996... The believer: "Mr. Bun (Susie's stuffed rabbit) will talk in the movie. We will see that Susie has as active an imagination as Calvin. Bill Watterson has been painting some astounding backgrounds for the film. [Scoop mailed anonymously.]

[ HOME ]	Cool Calvin & Hobbes Collection Cool Calvin & Hobbes Collection, a fan site about the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, was created in 1995 and was my first website. It received a lot of updates until 1999 when I 'retired' so that I could focus on other things. In 2006, I couldn't stand some of the tacky design choices I had originally made in 1995 and so re-designed the site and updated some of the content. Hopefully Cool Calvin & Hobbes Collection will be good for another 10 years or more!	Have a look at ...	You should read ... The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Oct, 2005)
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