This has always been one of my favorite topics.
It's based upon what is called the "Wold Newton" concept in literature made popular by science-fiction author Philip Jose Farmer.
Here's a link that explains it...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wold_Newton_family
The concept is very limited in the realm of movies due to copyrights and such, but once in a while certain films find their way around that.
Some I know of:
1. Murder by Death (1976) - here Neil Simon made parodies of famous detectives so he could assemble them altogether in a "And Then There Were None" or "Ten Little Indians" murder-mystery style farce.
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Disney, Warner Brothers and several other production companies submitted their famous animated characters to mix it up with live action in a parody of classic detective fiction.
3. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) - arguably the film does not compare to the comics it was based on, but creator Alan Moore utilized Victorian era characters (all public domain) to form a team. The film version altered & added some characters (and Moore refused to be credited), but the concept of unrelated literary characters working together remained.
Now... I'd like to know if anyone knows of similar films that utilize the concept.
Or... would you like to pitch a film utilizing the concept?
It's based upon what is called the "Wold Newton" concept in literature made popular by science-fiction author Philip Jose Farmer.
Here's a link that explains it...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wold_Newton_family
The concept is very limited in the realm of movies due to copyrights and such, but once in a while certain films find their way around that.
Some I know of:
1. Murder by Death (1976) - here Neil Simon made parodies of famous detectives so he could assemble them altogether in a "And Then There Were None" or "Ten Little Indians" murder-mystery style farce.
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Disney, Warner Brothers and several other production companies submitted their famous animated characters to mix it up with live action in a parody of classic detective fiction.
3. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) - arguably the film does not compare to the comics it was based on, but creator Alan Moore utilized Victorian era characters (all public domain) to form a team. The film version altered & added some characters (and Moore refused to be credited), but the concept of unrelated literary characters working together remained.
Now... I'd like to know if anyone knows of similar films that utilize the concept.
Or... would you like to pitch a film utilizing the concept?
Last edited by Captain Steel; 10-20-15 at 01:48 AM.