[Warning: this post contains dangerous levels of sarcasm!]
The excruciating wait is over – last week, Nickelodeon gave in to the demands of the arthouse film community and green-lit a live-action TV movie adaptation of its hit cartoon, The Fairly Oddparents.
This masterpiece in the making has been dubbed A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up Timmy Turner and will star Drake Bell (from the Nickelodeon TV show Drake and Josh), alongside comedians Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm).
Here is the plot synopsis for this epic adaptation:
The movie centers on Timmy Turner (Bell), but unlike the series, Timmy is no longer a 10-year-old boy – he is 23, still lives at home, and still attends the 5th grade. Timmy’s arrested development stems from his desire to keep his beloved fairy godparents, Cosmo (Alexander) and and Wanda (Hines), because “Da Rules” dictates that godchildren lose their fairies when they grow up.
But when Tootie (Daniella Monet), a formerly nerdy girl who’s always had a crush on Timmy, returns to town as a gorgeous grown-up, Timmy finds himself having very adult feelings for her. He must decide whether to grow up and be with the woman he now loves, or continue acting like a child to keep the fairy godparents he adores.
Expect television sets around the world to ignite when Bell and Monet (see below) appear onscreen together in the film. The affair between their movie counterparts – a nitwit trapped in the psychological realms of adolescence and the exuberant beauty that can save him – will surely be one for the ages.
But what of Timmy’s spiritual guardians? Can funny-man Alexander truly capture the essence of Cosmo, a green haired goof with wings and a golden crown? Will Hines be able to communicate the subtle nature of Wanda’s personality in a manner that is respectful to the source material?
Those questions will have to remain unanswered for now. This early photograph of Alexander and Hines in makeup as the Fairly Oddparents – which you can see below – can only hint at the intricate design of the characters in live-action mode.
It is pleasant to see that the entertainment industry has at long last recognized the genius of re-packaging popular animated TV shows in the form of feature-length CGI/live-action hybrids. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle – which also starred Alexander – was clearly just ahead of its time when it was released back in 2000, as moviegoers were not yet mentally capable of grasping its genius.
Then the release of the Alvin & the Chipmunk movies ushered in a new era of cinematic artistry. With movie adaptations of Yogi Bear, The Smurfs, and now The Fairly Oddparents all arriving over the next year, we can only marvel at what the future holds.
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up Timmy Turner will sadly not receive a theatrical release, but will air on Nickelodeon sometime in 2011.
Source: Frederator (via /Film)
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WHAT THE HELL???!!!! this is just wrong on so many levels. i grew up with this show and bam! now its dead. thanks a lot
this blows…big time.
what? this just sounds flat out stupid. what the hell are these people thinking? please tell me this is just a seriously late april fools day joke… please?
As a fan of the show, why not keep it animated? I hate that Drake guy and Jason Alexander in no cosmo!
P.S. I loved The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Movie.
lol just a little sarcasem eh?
Jason Alexander has fallen so very far.
Keep a cartoon a cartoon.
My vomit just threw up puke everywhere….
Timmy looks like a teenager
Exxxxcellent use of sarcasm in this article.
Vic
WTF!!?? is this seriously gonna be a movie?
I keep alternating between mildly intrigued and full-on furious that anyone decided to OK this crock.
It’s ruined.
Um….No. Just No. This looks like the light from Suck won’t reach it for many years to come.
Timmy turner needs to get laid big time.
Honestly I thought it was a pretty decent storyline, but then… I saw those ridiculous green and pink wigs… On the bright side though, at least it’s only a TV movie. And I do love The Fairly Odd Parents and Drake Bell. Frankly, I’ll give this a chance. Same with Smurfs and Yogi Bear. It might not be brilliant, but it might not be terrible. Maybe this is just wishful thinking.
I’m crying. This is worse than I though it be!
SO against it.
This movie PLOT is good. The casting is HORRID! With a capital Everything. Jason Alexander as COSMO??? I hope this doesn’t start a trend of “movies based on Nick cartoons are destined for FAIL.” Because it’s 2-0 so far with this and “the last airbender.” Please keep these old executives away from Spongebob and ShamWow before they get any other genius ideas!
Ha! I might actually want to see this
the movie not being put in theaters is already a sign of failure. i’m not saying this will suck but Nickelodeon hasn’t been known for making great movies.
I just thought about it… And honestly I think it’d be better if they just put the cartoon fairies into the live action world and used the same voice actors. Because I like the plot… Or even if it was just 100% classic animated Fairly Odd Parents. But the wigs are just ridiculous. It looks like Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” music video.
Jason Alexander Looks like an Oompa Loompa
The plot is stupid. Why not just have a ten year old kid play Timmy and the story is about he meets Cosmo and Wanda? Vicky or that crazy teacher could be the villains. That would be a lot better than a 23 year old Timmy in Elwmentary School, WTF?
mostly because that was the first episode. by the way, I could care less that this is 6 months old.
No offense, but they’ve done TWO things that feature timmy meeting cosmo and wanda
Why don’t they make a live action Rocket Power movie? That would be awesome and require zero CG work.
Yeah! They should SOOOOO do that! I loved Rocket Power!!
whyd they have to make him 25? thats just a bit out there ya know?
I caught maybe 2 episodes of the show, thought it was pretty funny for what it was. This move though… it just sounds terrible… everything about it sounds terrible. Oh dear.
Well Daniella Monet is very cute, but that can’t hold up such a terrible idea as this.
Spoilers.
Guy meets girl, vacuous “hilarity” ensues, guy gets girl, fairy godparents disappear back to fairy world.
As if some dweeb who lives in his parents basement could score a chick like that anyway. The movies, spinning fantasies where hot girls fall for second class guys since 1975.
I think Rocket Power would be an awesome live-action movie. I am working on a screenplay for it and plan to present it to Paramount Pictures next year. Here’s why Rocket Power would be great as a movie:
1. It requires very little CG visuals
2. It’s an action-sports based theme
3. It involves Teens dealing with Teen issues
4. It is low budget, while not lacking anything
5. Few Filming locations
ryan t if you get this email me about the rockit power live action movie i got some ideas bigj954@gmal.com
your kidding me right… i think i might have to cut down on training, i’m starting to imagine things… like a live action fairly odd parents movie…
I am speechless