Hong Kong Phooey and Marvin The Martian official test footage for live action adaptations

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:55 pm

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Test Footage from Live-Action Films MARVIN THE MARTIAN and HONG KONG PHOOEY

I’ll be the first one to give Hollywood’s reboots/adaptations a chance, but when test footage apparently gets posted online by the director, either the film has been eighty-sixed or there has been some sort of security breach. Such is the quandry with the live-action adaptations of Marvin the Martian and Hong Kong Phooey, which have had a few short minutes of test footage supposedly posted by writer/director Alex Zamm. The Martian picture appears to be more of a self-contained short while Phooey, voiced by Eddie Murphy - though it certainly sounds like an impersonator here, is more of a clip.

http://www.collider.com/hong-kong-phooe ... age/220442

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

I do a better Marvin than that guy.

Bubbles · **Joined:** 28 Jul 2005 **Posts:** 21507

Neither of those were good, but I preferred the Marvin the Martian one. The CGI Marvin worked better than I thought it would. I guess him being an alien gives a lot of leeway to his appearance so he can still look like a cartoon even in a real world setting without it being super noticeable.

Bob · 05 Aug 2004

Bubbles wrote:

Neither of those were good, but I preferred the Marvin the Martian one.

The Marvin the Martian one was watchable, at least. The Hong Kong Phooey footage was downright horrible...and no one will EVER truly replace Scatman Crothers in that role!

Beachy · 18 Sep 2005

I kind of liked the Honk Kong Phooey. Just some of the dog-like characteristics.
But yeah, needs more Scatman Crothers.

(T)Eddy · **Joined:** 02 Jul 2009 **Posts:** 11767

This is proof Hollywood has run out of ideas.

Hong Kong Phooey and Marvin The Martian official test footage for live action adaptations

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