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>> WB to develop 'Marvin the Martian'
>> Looney Tunes character coming to bigscreen
>> By DAVE MCNARY

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>> Warner Bros. is launching development of a "Marvin the Martian"
>> feature at Alcon Entertainment, with principals Broderick Johnson and
>> Andrew Kosove producing along with Steve Crystal.

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>> Project will blend live action and CGI.

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>> Marvin was created by Chuck Jones and made his first appearance in a
>> Looney Tunes cartoon in 1948. The character was often intent on
>> blowing up the Earth, only to be foiled by Bugs Bunny.

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>> Crystal, a former Warner exec with a first-look deal at Alcon through
>> his Charlie Co. banner, developed the pitch as a Christmas story, with
>> Marvin coming to Earth to destroy Christmas but being prevented from
>> doing so when he's trapped in a gift box. Alcon's out to writers and
>> directors.

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>> Johnson and Kosove told Daily Variety that "Marvin" will be aimed at
>> the family demo along the same lines as Alcon's "Racing Stripes" and
>> "My Dog Skip."

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>> Alcon announced in May that it had raised $550 million in private
>> funding and extended its deal at Warner, with the studio agreeing to
>> distribute 15 Alcon pics domestically over the next five years,
>> including the already-released pair "P.S. I Love You" and "One Missed
>> Call" plus "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," which opens Aug.
>> 6.

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> Remember that whole "out of ideas" thing? Yea...