Disney planning live action/animated Phineas and Ferb movie

[trance2009]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=73121

I don't know exactly what they mean, like the characters will be live action and Perry will be CG or something.

[Animationerd]

well, they are traveling dimensions, so maybe theyll turn into liveaction characters while trying to go back to their 2d world.

[RonDrakenfan17]

Quick couple of moments of Phineas/Ferb/Perry live action I guess I can hanndle. A whole movie live action I could not :p

[CyclonatorZ]

I'm sorry, but I can't even comprehend how this would work, much less how it would be able to retain the spirit of the show. From what I've seen of P&F, it's far too cartoony to be able to translate well into live-action, both in regards to the animation style and to the extreme level of absurdity that powers the show. Honestly, I think this is a very bad idea, and I could see it being a real box-office bomb if it's intended to be a theatrical movie. :shrug:

[Dudley]

According to the article, it's not tied to the TV movie. It's not even going to be a TV movie. Phineas and Ferb are getting a live action/animated movie not unlike so many Hollywood has been making.

Oh yeah, I forgot:
That's stupid! I rather have an animated theatrical movie instead!

[CyclonatorZ]

According to the article, it's not tied to the TV movie. It's not even going to be a TV movie. Phineas and Ferb are getting a live action/animated movie not unlike so many Hollywood has been making.

Which means it will inevitably suck like every other live-action/CGI adaption of a cartoon that has ever been released. :o

[NewcomerDC]

Not every animated short series, film, or TV series needs to be translated to live-action projects. This is one of them. I mean the action figures have made it clear that the process of changing kids whose heads are a sideways triangle and a vertical rectangle is difficult. Well, Ferb is fine as an action figure. Phineas, on the other hand, is uhhh.....

If the characters stay in their 2D forms while being in the real world similar to what has happened with Take Two with Phineas and Ferb, I guess that it won't be so bad. Think about this: at least they'll go across the 3rd Dimension while this summer, they'll only reach the 2nd.

[Light Lucario]

Yeah, given the nature of the show, it would be pretty difficult to retain its cartoony feel in the transaction to live-action. While I'd prefer a theatrical animated movie myself, it might still work depending on the story and how they work the angle of the characters being in a three-dimensional world. For some reason, keeping the characters in CGI instead of getting actors to play them works better for me, though that might because of how some of the designs for the characters look like.

[NewcomerDC]

For some reason, keeping the characters in CGI instead of getting actors to play them works better for me, though that might because of how some of the designs for the characters look like.
I agree that the CGI also may not be enough since the characters look great hand-drawn and will be awkward in any other medium.

[King_of_doom]

I don't think they will turn the characters into real people aside of being weird i think it will be more like Roger Rabbit, which they will show famous celebrities........dare to say.....Selena Gomez and all those untalented hacks from Disney(jonas, Miley Cyrus, high school musical) you know they will, especially since the show is based on singing most of the part.

[heroman]

I'm sorry, but I can't even comprehend how this would work, much less how it would be able to retain the spirit of the show. From what I've seen of P&F, it's far too cartoony to be able to translate well into live-action, both in regards to the animation style and to the extreme level of absurdity that powers the show. Honestly, I think this is a very bad idea, and I could see it being a real box-office bomb if it's intended to be a theatrical movie. :shrug:
It's easy to hold that cartony feel I mean roger rabbit,space jam,back in action,flinstones and speed racer are all of those great films? no but they'res no denying they didn't keep the feel of what they were adapting.I could imagine the plot being similar to last days of summer or whatever mabey when candance traveled back in time I mean the show has episodes where inventions aren't the only focus and that's where a film could work.

[Freedom Fighter]

Aside from the horrible idea (yep, expecting all live humans with Perry CGI'd), there's definitely no way a human exists in real life that has a triangle-shaped head (Phineas). I'll assume real-life head duplicates of Ferb, Isabella, and Candace will be very tough to find as well.

Why does Hollywood continue to think live-action/animation hybrids based on fully animated shows are worth investing in?

[Sgt.Frog]

Aside from the horrible idea (yep, expecting all live humans with Perry CGI'd), there's definitely no way a human exists in real life that has a triangle-shaped head (Phineas). I'll assume real-life head duplicates of Ferb, Isabella, and Candace will be very tough to find as well.

Why does Hollywood continue to think live-action/animation hybrids based on fully animated shows are worth investing in?
They could do what diary of a wimpy kid did, but it still wouldn't be the same but if Disney feels they should, I hope they can find some similar look a likes.

[Azeke]

Rumours of full feature has been around for quite a while (there are even a plot summary and a few songs available somewhere on P&F wiki).

As to live-action part, i see nothing to be worried about, as long as Marsh and Povermire are there.

In fact they can make it in CGI and release it in Dolby 3D/ReadD, for all i care.

Just make it good.

[Sgt.Frog]

Phineas and Ferb is a show where the slightest misstep could upset a lot of people.

[Blankments]

Can I please use the facepalm image?

Anyway, Disney, just listen to this. You currently have no announced projects for traditional animation besides Winnie the Pooh. This is an extremely popular traditional animation show, as high as SpongeBob is. It is quite possible a traditional animation Phineas and Ferb musical could revive the medium. Furthermore, if you notice what CN has been doing, they've been making the live-action projects just TV Movies. So, why don't you just switch the order of the projects and release the live-action on TV, and the animation in theaters? It just seems to make a whole lot more sense this trash.

[Astrolupine]

This is one of them. I mean the action figures have made it clear that the process of changing kids whose heads are a sideways triangle and a vertical rectangle is difficult. Well, Ferb is fine as an action figure. Phineas, on the other hand, is uhhh.....


I'd also like to express my beef that the figures were all the same scale. I need a Perry figure that can fight a Doof bigger than him, dang it!

[Dr.Pepper]

Wait so its going to be a live-action/CG hybrid similar to Yogi Bear or Alvin and the Chipmunks? Why can't they just animate it like the show is?

[heroman]

Can I please use the facepalm image?

Anyway, Disney, just listen to this. You currently have no announced projects for traditional animation besides Winnie the Pooh. This is an extremely popular traditional animation show, as high as SpongeBob is. It is quite possible a traditional animation Phineas and Ferb musical could revive the medium. Furthermore, if you notice what CN has been doing, they've been making the live-action projects just TV Movies. So, why don't you just switch the order of the projects and release the live-action on TV, and the animation in theaters? It just seems to make a whole lot more sense this trash.
In other words you think just because they release the film in theaters then animated musicals will be loved again? trust me all that will do is cause studios to over load on orginal 2d films with bad stories.And cn still doesn't release animated films in theaters so if they do follow them everything would be on tv.No one even seems to think these things can work just because they're live action but anything can be adapted you just have to have the right people.Getting the creators to write the script mabey a director who does comedies and some actors that fit the roles they'res more to the characters than looking the part.One thing I have noticed about these films is that fans immediatly hate on the projects because they're different.

[PaperBritt]

Well that's odd. It's WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too early for April fools, I guess they wanted to get the jump on it! :D HAHAHA! What a funny story Comingsoon.net! (But in all seriousness, this better get debunked fast, I refuse to believe this is real.)

[Zorak Masaki]

They're really trying to milk P&F. I am a big fan but this seems like "too much too soon". Are they worried that the show might lose popularity if they take it too slow? Are they worried that the voice actors might get too popular and leave the show?

[Ed Liu]

No one even seems to think these things can work just because they're live action but anything can be adapted you just have to have the right people.
In theory, sure. In practice, there's a long, long, long line of adaptations of TV shows (animated or not) or comics going to the big screen that have been awful. The odds against getting anything decent go up dramatically once you start talking about the CGI/live-action hybrid movies, which are almost universally reviled critically and which have generally fared poorly at the box office as well. Alvin and the Chipmunks that did well sales-wise, but after that I can't even remember the last one that did well enough to spawn another sequel.

Never say never, but it seems to me that part of the appeal of Phineas & Ferb is the patent unreality of the entire show. They live in a world of cartoon logic and cartoon physics, where they can sit in a plane cobbled together in their backyard and bounce around the world on a gigantic rubber-band ball, and that's probably not even the craziest thing they've done. Putting that in the "real" world with a CGI platypus seems to be missing the point almost completely.

[cognitofalcon]

Well, if it does turn out to be a CGI/Live action hybrid, I'm officialy going to say that Disney is a sell out. Even though I kind of thought that four years ago.

[Choppasmith]

I have the feeling this will be an answer to WB/CN's Live Action Scooby Doo movies.

I would much rather have a full length animated feature, thanks.

[heroman]

In theory, sure. In practice, there's a long, long, long line of adaptations of TV shows (animated or not) or comics going to the big screen that have been awful. The odds against getting anything decent go up dramatically once you start talking about the CGI/live-action hybrid movies, which are almost universally reviled critically and which have generally fared poorly at the box office as well. Alvin and the Chipmunks that did well sales-wise, but after that I can't even remember the last one that did well enough to spawn another sequel.

Never say never, but it seems to me that part of the appeal of Phineas & Ferb is the patent unreality of the entire show. They live in a world of cartoon logic and cartoon physics, where they can sit in a plane cobbled together in their backyard and bounce around the world on a gigantic rubber-band ball, and that's probably not even the craziest thing they've done. Putting that in the "real" world with a CGI platypus seems to be missing the point almost completely.
scooby doos filmswere box office success big time

How is it missing the point? i already pointed out how it could work and examples and even pointed out doing it similar to the last day of summer or candance travel back in time episode or the new universe traveling film i mean you could do itlike that and it would work fine because those would make great cinematic appearances.

[Doguineta]

Oh god. First a live-action adaptation of Fairly OddParents, and now THIS???

[Dudley]

You know what, there's not a lot of detail to point out that this isn't a movie where Phineas and Ferb go into the real world in something "Roger Rabbit" like. That's just wishful thinking though. Especially since Phineas's design isn't well suited to be animated in any other angle except at 3/4. His design is too flat to be walking around in a live action world.
We'll just have to wait and see.

[musicntoons15]

I'm not really sure how I feel about this. P&F is a really good show and I just don't want to see them ruin it. Also, if they're seriously considering the whole "live-action" thing I don't think they should be released in theatres. What if it flops? Are they going to just cancel the show? I mean, if they want to do a movie leave the characters the way they are just more enhanced (don't know the correct term for it) like Rugrats in Paris etc..

[heroman]

I'm not really sure how I feel about this. P&F is a really good show and I just don't want to see them ruin it. Also, if they're seriously considering the whole "live-action" thing I don't think they should be released in theatres. What if it flops? Are they going to just cancel the show? I mean, if they want to do a movie leave the characters the way they are just more enhanced (don't know the correct term for it) like Rugrats in Paris etc..
No a film has nothing to do with success and if ratings had to do with wether a show ws cancelled rugrats should have ended forever after that third film.