Valiant casting for secret project??

[OhioValiantNut]

Saw this news earlier today and it made my morning!

Can't wait to welcome newbies to the Valiant awesome!

[TheeBaldMoose]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJt1w1OA7_m/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Saw this pic on his Instagram account, looks like these guys might be involved...

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[grendeljd]

Interesting, but not the news I was hoping to hear. Is this the only big announcement coming from NYCC, or is there more movie/tv news to come? If this is it, then I'm slightly disappointed. Also, will this series of videos be canon for whatever cinematic universe VEI eventually creates? Will these be the same actors to play the same roles later on? This is another area that I hope VEI copies Marvel in - keeping the cinematic universe and the TV universe in the same canon/same world. Unlike DC, whose new movie Flash is invalidating the seasons of love I have for the TV Flash on CW.

Here's hoping.

Most likely this is an opportunity to visually display Valiant IP to a HUGE slice of the population who otherwise might NOT have either been exposed previously, or even aware of what Valiant has to offer.

These videos pull about a million views, and even if only 1% of those views lead to the creation of new readers and fans, that is an additional +10,000 people.

Additionally, while stories are great, investors, financers, and producers generally would prefer to actually SEE a character in action, as well as the general public response to that character in action before committing resources to film projects and development.

We saw Deadpool, Harley Quinn, and Superman/Batman concepts on YouTube before we saw them on the big screen

This is that step.

Agreed on all points, DBS - whether or not this is what current Valiant fans want to see on-screen, it is a huge stepping stone to greater things. Its going to be a big boost to general awareness of the characters, and that is nothing but good for VEI.

[paradise]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJt1w1OA7_m/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Saw this pic on his Instagram account, looks like these guys might be involved...

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I know who Kevin Porter is playing but not the other tall dude. Maybe Ivar?

[Keith]

Think I found Roku:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvYCByh-PV/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[greg]

Think I found Roku:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvYCByh-PV/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

How the heck did you find that?

[greg]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJt1w1OA7_m/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Saw this pic on his Instagram account, looks like these guys might be involved...

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I know who Kevin Porter is playing but not the other tall dude. Maybe Ivar?

The tall guy looks like he could play Aric.

[Keith]

Think I found Roku:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvYCByh-PV/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

How the heck did you find that?

Elementary, my dear Greg...

Glanced at the comments in the instagram BaldMoose posted above, and noticed that one comment was someone sounding like she was working with the guys in the photo. Clicked over to her instagram, and voila.

[greg]

Think I found Roku:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvYCByh-PV/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

How the heck did you find that?

Elementary, my dear Greg...

Glanced at the comments in the instagram BaldMoose posted above, and noticed that one comment was someone sounding like she was working with the guys in the photo. Clicked over to her instagram, and voila.

Ahhh... elementary. I never think about those days anymore.

[Watchtower]

And that the miniseries will run 6 to 8 episodes and will follow Ninjak as he is on the run and fighting various major Valiant characters, including X-O Manowar, Faith, Bloodshot, Divinity, Timewalker, Eternal Warrior, and one of their newest characters, Savage.

I get real nervous when I read this, because it makes it sound like it's just going to be a bunch of fight scenes with a paper-thin Excuse Plot tying them together. Or, in other words, Super Power Beat Down with a Valiant paint-job.

Not that that's necessarily a bad thing. Valiant really needs to make a mainstream splash, and a hit YouTube channel like Bat in the Sun is a decent way to do that. I just can't help but want a little more, since, as mentioned earlier, there's really no chance of Bloodshot and the VCU kicking off in 2017.

And I'll be honest, Bat in the Sun's got a knack for fight choreography and a ton of passion, but they can really use any help they can get in budget and writing, if you get what I mean.

[Beware Cyclops]

Or, in other words, Super Power Beat Down with a Valiant paint-job.

You might have hit the nail on the head. From one of the Valiant panel descriptions at NYCC this year:


Valiant x Super Power Beat Down: Top-Secret Project

October 08, 2016, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

1A21

Valiant Entertainment, the most acclaimed publisher in comics today, and Bat in the Sun Productions, the team behind the YouTube sensation Super Power Beat Down, join forces for a feature-length live-action series! Join directors Aaron & Sean Schoenke, stars Michael Rowe (CW's Arrow/Flash), Jason David Frank (Power Rangers), Derek Theler (Baby Daddy), Valiant's top executives and more for a first look at footage from the top-secret project! Exclusive giveaway and signing to follow!!

[Funcha]

Not to be a downer, because I do think this sounds cool, but this is starting to feel like the movie deal with Sony fell apart. Or maybe someone at Sony wants to see something to make them more comfortable with moving forward with a feature film? They haven't exactly been churning out blockbuster hits in recent years.

Of course, I could be completely wrong and this is just a fun side project to help build interest in things to come. Hard to tell with Valiant being all cloak and dagger about everything thus far.

[jmatt]

And I'll be honest, Bat in the Sun's got a knack for fight choreography and a ton of passion, but they can really use any help they can get in budget and writing, if you get what I mean.

I gotta believe that VEI will make sure they have the cash to do a top-notch job.

[paradise]

Not to be a downer, because I do think this sounds cool, but this is starting to feel like the movie deal with Sony fell apart. Or maybe someone at Sony wants to see something to make them more comfortable with moving forward with a feature film? They haven't exactly been churning out blockbuster hits in recent years.

Of course, I could be completely wrong and this is just a fun side project to help build interest in things to come. Hard to tell with Valiant being all cloak and dagger about everything thus far.

you are completely wrong. It is putting characters out there in a viral-style web way to create more anticipation for the movie releases which are AT BEST a year or two away. Let's not create something where nothing is there.

[lorddunlow]

Not to be a downer, because I do think this sounds cool, but this is starting to feel like the movie deal with Sony fell apart. Or maybe someone at Sony wants to see something to make them more comfortable with moving forward with a feature film? They haven't exactly been churning out blockbuster hits in recent years.

Of course, I could be completely wrong and this is just a fun side project to help build interest in things to come. Hard to tell with Valiant being all cloak and dagger about everything thus far.

you are completely wrong. It is putting characters out there in a viral-style web way to create more anticipation for the movie releases which are AT BEST a year or two away. Let's not create something where nothing is there.

Ed, do you have inside knowledge to base this "year or two" away on? If not, I don't see them happening in that timeframe. No way a movie is ready to release in less than 2 years with almost no industry buzz. Production schedules for film are such that it's impossible to keep everything hush hush. Release in less than two years would require them to be finished with pre-production and in the middle of actual production. Post-production and marketing for films can take a year or more, especially if there are many effects.

I hope you're right, but it's beginning to feel like the movies might be in development hell. There is almost zero information on their production other than what VEI has released.

Even with the popularity of superhero movies, and Marvel in specific, some of the movies are hitting snags. The Inhumans movie is now not looking like it's going to happen and Marvel keeps adjusting it's schedule of films.

I'm not bashing VEI at all, and I can't wait for Valiant on the big screen. However, I see no indication that these movies have even started filming. Have there even been any casting leaks?

[lorddunlow]

I am excited for this Ninjak thing though. I just don't see movies happening any time soon if at all.

[paradise]

I am excited for this Ninjak thing though. I just don't see movies happening any time soon if at all.

I don't have any insider knowledge, thus "at best". All your points are valid, and who knows what will happen. Either way that has nothing to do with the Bat in the Sun project

[grendeljd]

A little sneak peek pic posted on the Valiant Instagram account today;




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[Joshua]

Just watched one of these episodes for the first time, was impressed with the quality, over 1 million views too! This should be interesting once the VEI stuff comes, surely this will lead to a bump in readership?

Deadpool made $800,000,000 at the box office.

Deadpool #3 arrived two months before the Deadpool movie: 72,000 copies
Deadpool #10 arrived two months after the Deadpool movie: 64,000 copies

So... ummm... I don't think any conclusions can be drawn about millions of viewers leading to increased readership.

I might be a tiny bit more optimistic just because VEI sells so low. I don't think all the books will sell 5 times as much but with these characters being fairly unknown, this might be someone's first exposure to the characters.

[dornwolf]

A little sneak peek pic posted on the Valiant Instagram account today;




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Huh wonder what Jason "Green Ranger" David Frank brings to the table.

[jeremycoe]

A little sneak peek pic posted on the Valiant Instagram account today;




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Huh wonder what Jason "Green Ranger" David Frank brings to the table.

Nanites.

[Keith]

Kevin Porter and Ciera Foster on set... Livewire and Gunslinger?

[paradise]

Kevin Porter and Ciera Foster on set... Livewire and Gunslinger?

Wrong on one for sure. The right answer will surprise you when you see it.

[paradise]

Huh wonder what Jason "Green Ranger" David Frank brings to the table.

A LOT.

[Aram]

Just watched one of these episodes for the first time, was impressed with the quality, over 1 million views too! This should be interesting once the VEI stuff comes, surely this will lead to a bump in readership?

Deadpool made $800,000,000 at the box office.

Deadpool #3 arrived two months before the Deadpool movie: 72,000 copies
Deadpool #10 arrived two months after the Deadpool movie: 64,000 copies

So... ummm... I don't think any conclusions can be drawn about millions of viewers leading to increased readership.

In this day and age that drop is impressively small for a new book run. I think it would have been incredibly smaller initially and seen a much larger drop if the movie didn't exist and/or wasn't as good.