Bugs Bunny’s nemesis from our neighboring planet is getting a promotion. Elmer Fudd never got his own movie, but Marvin the Martian won’t be playing second fiddle to the carrot-chomping wise-rabbit when he headlines a live-action/CGI feature for Warner Bros. According to Variety, former Warner exec Steve Crystal “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.” Gee, that sounds interesting, but we’ve already seen Santa Claus vs. the Martians.
The horror remake well must be running dry if Guillermo del Toro and Miramax are turning to a 1973 TV-movie for inspiration.
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