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Re: The Last Unicorn - live action
Does anyone else remember ths movie/book? Not sure why but today I was reminded of the old cartoon movie / book The Last Unicorn. I loved that movie as a kid and the book as well. I've thought on more than one occasion that it's a no brainer for Hollywood to adapt it into a live action film and to be honest I'm kinda surprised it hasn't already happened. I know it was supposed to happen at one point but nothing ever came of it. I think the timing would be perfect. The LOTR movies are popular, Harry Potter is popular, Fantasy is always a big genre and with technology(CGI) they could do this movie and do it justice. Especially the Red Bull. I just think of the Balrog from LOTR and I realize how cool this could be. I'd like to see it done in a dark tone, a little more for adults but still appeal to young people just not little kids. I know it's a kids movie but I think done along the lines of LOTR would be pretty cool. Anyways I thought about it today quite a bit (maybe I felt nostalgic) and I decided this is how I'd cast the movie. Obviously there are other characters but these are the main ones.
Lady Amalthea / Unicorn - Natalie Portman
Prince Lir - Ryan Gosling
King Haggard - Christopher Lee(he voiced King Haggard in the orginal animated film)
Molly Grue - Helena Bonham Carter
Pirate Cat - Jack Nicholson
Butterfly - Robin Williams
Skeleton - Jim Carrey
Schemndrick the Magician - Zach Braff
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Re: The Last Unicorn - live action
YES!!!! I LOVED this movie as a kid, and I don't think I've seen it since I was actually a kid...!
Gonna watch it tomorrow and see if it still holds up.... usually stuff I loved as a kid doesn't translate so well when watching it years later as an adult 
Re: The Last Unicorn - live action
I actually watched the whole thing last night for the first time since I was little and for an animatd film from 1982 it actually holds up pretty well I think. Obviously the story could be expanded a bit. Go more in depth as to what Unicorns are be it their magical or spiritual qualities are. Delve more into King Haggard's obsession and maybe show how a once proud King ruined himself via his obsession. Also explaining the Red Bull a little better would be good. Also develope the characters of Prince Lir, Schemndrick and Molly Grue so we know who they really are. The butterfly could be a more consitent character throughout the movie. I'd actually change the Pirate Cat character to a human character. Kinda like a worm tongue character from LOTR. I'd make it roughly 2 hours 45 minutes long.
The potential for a very cool movie is there I think. Maybe I should do it 
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