Adi Shankar, known for Netflix’s Castlevania, Dredd, The Grey, and that super cool Katee Sackhoff Power Rangers fan film, has joined the Superman Vs. the Ku Klux Klan movie as a producer, teaming with Marc Rosen (Sense 8, The After), to present a true story of how everyday citizens and artists struck a powerful blow against evil. Shankar says […]
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Netflix has released a cool new poster for the upcoming Castlevania animated series. Details about the new Netflix Castlevania animated series include that it will be released later this year, will be rated-R, is written by Warren Ellis, is based on the Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse video game, and a second season will be released in 2018.
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What Movie Would I Remake?
Posted by Adi Shankar on Thursday, August 6, 2015
Adi Shankar, the producer behind the super cool Power Rangers and Punisher fan-films as well as the Dredd and The Grey feature films, now says he would like to remake Fantastic Four.
Fox actually debuts Fantastic Four today with advanced screenings, but the movie has been getting absolutely crushed by the critics.
Fantastic Four presently has an 11% positive rating at WB’s movie aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.
Twitter is also lit up with similar sentiments from fans that have seen the movie.
Check out the video above from Shankar’s Facebook page.
Update: Adi Shankar posted another video about Fantastic Four:
Okay … Last Thing About FF4
Posted by Adi Shankar on Thursday, August 6, 2015
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Adi Shankar, the producer who just released the controversial Power/Rangers fan-film and had his James Bond short yanked, offers up an explanation as to why Dredd 2 isn’t getting made and also how it possibly could get underway.
Bottom line: It’s all about money.
In the above video, Shankar goes over how Independent films are financed, which has to do with domestic value, international value as well as whatever subsidies and government rebates the filming location might offer.
If the cost of the movie is over the three values, no matter what, the movie isn’t going to get made.
Obviously if the cost is lower, the movie gets made (and why Shankar says the reason why “shitty” movies get made).
Regarding Dredd, the problem was it lost a lot of money through international distributors.
Shankar then offers three options to make a Dredd 2, which includes lowering the budget, getting a big-name director onboard and adding a big star.
Regarding the first two choices, those aren’t really options because lowering the budget would make it a terrible film and no big-name director is coming onboard a sequel following another director’s movie.
So the third option seems the best, with Adki Shankar recommending someone like Dwayne Johnson starring alongside Karl Urban.
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Adi Shankar, the producer behind the controversial Power/Rangers fan-film, has now had has his new James Bond short yanked from YouTube due to similar copyright infringement claims.
This time it’s MGM who filed the complaint, and now the video has stopped playing after about 12 hours.
While the Power/Rangers fan-film is back online due to director Joseph Khan filing a counter-claim, Shankar has released a statement that he will not be fighting MGM.
“I have the utmost respect for MGM and the iconic character of James Bond, and although I believe my video is clearly a parody of James Bond, I will refrain from reposting it online out of respect,” Shankar said, reports Deadline.
Shankar’s James Bond short, “In Service Of Nothing,” consisted of animated storyboards featuring James Bond reliving his glory days in a flashback and used the likeness of Sean Connery.
Regarding the relevant copyright law, parodies of another creator’s works are allowed (short explanation).
With the controversial Power/Rangers fan-film receiving a lot of attention, now seems like a good time for Adi Shankar to release another.
Check out the motion-storyboards short above for Shankar’s James Bond: In Service Of Nothing.
Update: MGM yanked the video due to copyright complaint.
Info:
In this Unauthorized “Bootleg Universe” One-Shot, an aging James Bond struggles to find his place in a self absorbed world without boarders, where service to one’s nation is an antiquated concept. Presented to you as a pre-visulation motion storyboard.
“I always wondered what would happen to James Bond in his old age and in our borderless world. I’m not referring to the Bond we’ve seen in recent films, that incarnation is closer to Jason Bourne meets Batman. I’m referring to the swanky, alcoholic, serial killer, with mommy issues that we saw in films like Dr. No and Goldfinger. How would he find a sense of purpose in a self absorbed and impersonal modern world once his license to kill has been revoked?” – Adi Shankar
Adi Shankar Presents a James Bond “Bootleg Universe” One-Shot written and directed by Tyler Gibb.
The controversial Power/Rangers fan-film starring Katee Sackhoff and James Van Der Beek that recently premiered online now has a behind-the-scenes featurette.
Above you can check out the “Making of Power/Rangers,” with the full movie below.
Following complaints by Saban, who owns the rights to the Power Rangers, video sites YouTube and Vimeo removed the movie over copyright claims; however, Power/Rangers director Joseph Khan recently filled out paper work stating his movie is a parody, which exempts it from copyright law. Saban could always choose to fight the claim.
The Power/Rangers fan-film currently has over 12.6 million views on YouTube.
Saban also has plans a for a new live-action Powers Ranger movie with Lionsgate, which has a July 22, 2016 release (which is speculated to be the reason they filed a copyright claim).
The controversial Power/Rangers fan-film by director Joseph Khan and producer Adi Shankar is back on YouTube with over 12 million views after being taken down by the request of Saban Entertainment over copyright issues.
As Power/Rangers is now back on YouTube, Khan has obviously asserted he owns the rights to the film as it falls under “pardoy” copyright laws, which enables someone to imitate another’s work (short explanation).
Joseph Khan recently participated in a Reddit QnA where he did state he signed papers to the effect.
I am literally at my agent’s office signing paperwork right now to get it back on. You should see it soon. Internet YOU WON.
Khan also explains why his Power/Rangers fan-film is not a PG-13 version.
I’m not a studio blaming guy. This business is run by people and people are all flawed and nuts. Especially in the creative field. We are all fucking insane. I think the biggest problem is the R rating. In POWER/RANGERS was making a point about the ratings system. The people who want me to tone this down and make this a “PG-13” version – you know how I do that? Take out a few fucks and take out the blood when there’s a gunshot. That’s it. And suddenly everyone would have their kid friendly PG-13. But what exactly is that? The absurdity is people will accept this very short as entertainment for kids as long as you show guns are bloodless and people just kind of fall down when they get hit. This is a weird hypocricy of the ratings system, commercial necessity rather than a moral one. Even before PG-13 was invented a PG film like RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK would show that guns, when shot at someone, would blow blood off his head into the lens. So this film is a response to that and making a more honest depiction of this sort of violent entertainment. To get a PG-13 all I have to do is cut our the cursing, keep the killings but just sanitize them. And no tits.
Khan goes on to explain it’s not aimed at 12 year olds.
I can’t front that I’m a fan of Power Rangers. Most people when they do projects always say they’re fans but 90% are lying just to please the fans. I was already shaving in 1993 when Power Rangers came out. It was aimed at 12 year olds. I would have been weird as fuck if I was going into clubs raving about a reappropriated Sentai show for kids. I would have never gotten laid (which I didn’t anyway so what did it matter). It was an interesting experiment to play with reboot culture and tone control. When I finally made it I was fully invested in the characters and the property but I didn’t come into it to please a fan base, per se, but to experiment with pop culture.
It’s not necessarily made for Power Ranger fans NOW, especially kids. It was made for Power Rangers fans in the 90’s who grew up and out of it. I’m making a piece of nostolgia for adults in their late 20’s and 30’s, who haven’t thought about them in a minute. And I think that is the vast majority of people in the world. If you’re 30 and still into Power Rangers and dress up in the costumes and all that, then more power to you, but this is not for you.
Khan explains how Power/Rangers is a parody of the original.
Parody in that it is a conceptual straight faced hyperbole. Every scene is straightfaced and serious and believable. If you watched it and enjoyed every minute of it literally – you’re not stupid, you’re honest. That’s what I wanted. And when it ended and you laugh and go what the fuck did I just watch, you’re acknowledging you just legitimately enjoyed a fucking Might Morphin Power Rangers movie where they fucked porn stars, did coke, and blew people’s brains out a face value. THAT’S irony, THAT’s the comedy, THAT’s the parody.
Khan goes on to explain how Power/Rangers got to be and hints at the cost.
I was going to a sci fi short anyway with Russ Bain (Tommy, green ranger) and Adi Shankar convinced me to make it about Power Rangers. I self funded it and shot it over 7 days. It was taken down because it was awesome.
More than a Mercedes. Less than a condo in Los Angeles.
I paid for it myself. But a couple rich friends threw in a little money when they saw it just because they wanted to. Seriously. I didn’t need it. They were like this is cool, we were going to just bet it on golf. Go buy some more blood shots. Not kidding.
On Kate Sackhoff being a part of the film:
Katee only had one day to shoot her interrogation scene so I had to shoot all her shots first. Then I had to back through all the set-ups and shoot James, regardless of which way the camera was pointing. Holy shit, that was tough to keep track of in my head.
Khan also says there is no interest in making it a full-length feature film:
I strictly made it as a short film. No interest in making it a real movie. It’s designed to be 14 minutes, no more no less.
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Power/Rangers Director Joseph Khan with fight coordinator Don Thai Theerathda setting up a fight in the Power/Rangers fan-film
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Earlier saw a Power Rangers fan-film released starring Katee Sackhoff and James Van Der Beek.
The video is up on YouTube with over 2.6 million views, but it’s learned that Vimeo has taken it down at the request of Saban, who owns the rights to Power Rangers.
Saban apparently filed a copyright infringement request with Vimeo, with Vimeo telling the director of the fan-film, music video director Joseph Khan, the following: “Vimeo is the host for your videos and as a host for user-generated content we are fully compliant with the notice and takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. It looks like your video was removed due to a copyright infringement claim by: Tim Quinlan, SCG Power Rangers LLC.”
Khan took to his Twitter to release a series of tweets asking fans to contact Saban to stop the harassment.
“Saban is trying to shut POWER/RANGERS down,” Khan tweeted. “If you’d like to keep watching, tell them to stop harassing me.”
Khan then directed people to Saban’s customer support page at: sabranbrands.com/contact.
It probably should be noted that Khan’s Power/Rangers fan-film uses no actual Power Rangers material, but contains all original footage.
It’s unclear where the law lies on Khan’s fan-film as if it is considered a parody, then no copyright can be claimed. In addition, Khan is not getting paid, which is usually a factor in copyright claims as well. Possibly the only argument Saban could make is that Khan’s film hurts the Power Rangers brand as it’s better than anything they have put out themselves. Or the obvious opposite argument would be it’s benefiting Saban and the Power Rangers brand as it’s giving them free promotion.
“I just wanted to make Power Rangers good for once,” Kahn told Deadline. “It’s kind of a silly franchise. It was an experiment in tone; it was a challenge. I took the silliest property I could think of and tried to see if I could make it serious enough.”
Watch the Power/Rangers fan-film:
Check out a cool Power Rangers fan-film above starring Katee Sackhoff and James Van Der Beek.
Power/Rangers was created by producer Adi Shankar, who was also responsible for the Venom “Truth in Journalism,” short and The Punisher: Dirty Laundry short.
Shankar also produced Dredd, A Walk Among The Tombstones, The Grey and Machine Gun Preacher.
Below you can also check out Shankar talking why he made the movie.
Update: The Power/Rangers fan-film is under fire from Saban.
Update #2: Saban had it yanked from YouTube, but it’s available on Facebook.
