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News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:47 pm

IGN.com wrote:Chipmunks has found its Dave. My Name is Earl star Jason Lee will topline the Fox 2000 film as Dave Seville. The pic, based on the TV toon classic, will be a mixture of live-action and CGI animation (for chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore).

The deal marks Lee's secon foray into live-action/CGI family films following this year's Underdog, where he voices the title character.

Tim Hill (Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties) will direct from a script by Jon Vitti. The special effects will be done by Rhythm & Hues.

Filming begins at the end of March, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The trade says "Alvin will center on Seville and the chipmunks, focusing on the trio's origins as singing sensations."

Alvin and the Chipmunks is slated to open Dec. 14th.

Check out the original article here

News Credits: 4 · by **Milanion** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:49 pm

Man, Hollywood need some new ideas.
Maybe we'll get "Pet Rock: The Movie" next.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:44 pm

Milanion wrote:Man, Hollywood need some new ideas.
Maybe we'll get "Pet Rock: The Movie" next.

Now there's a movie I would love to go see. A romantic love story about a boy and his pet rock. NEvermind, it does sound awful.

Chipmonks sounds like something my neices and nephew would want to go see. I love playing the good uncle.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:20 pm

Wow, I'm interested in seeing how Hollywood with further rape our childhoods.

By the way it's ChipMUNKS, not chipmonks. This isn't a kung fu movie with high-pitched voice actors!

I would have preferred Jason Bateman over Lee, but I'm sure he'll do a good job with whatever 2-ply script they'll give him.

by **Bluebullet** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:32 pm

83457W422102 wrote:Wow, I'm interested in seeing how Hollywood with further rape our childhoods.

By the way it's ChipMUNKS, not chipmonks. This isn't a kung fu movie with high-pitched voice actors!
I would have preferred Jason Bateman over Lee, but I'm sure he'll do a good job with whatever 2-ply script they'll give him.

Knowing Hollywood, it might BE a kung-fu movie.

News Credits: 1 · by **Ninja Sixshot** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:17 pm

i can see it now. feel the wrath of my pet chimpmOnks. and they fight using their bad singing :lol:

. this is going to be an interesting movie. when is it being released?

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:44 pm

Wow, I was so confused. I kept thinking, 'don't they mean Dale?'

by **DesalationReborn** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:46 am

It's times like these that I think George Carlin is the only true prophet...

by **Baseball Tonight** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:34 am

Jason Lee is a good choice. I've enjoyed most of the films he's been in. And of course, "My Name Is Earl" is one of the funniest shows on tv.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:22 am

Hahaha, you knows what's funny. I copied the text right from IGN. :lol:

Looks like they've fixed it now. I didn't even notice.

I wish it were a beat em up kung-fu movie. I can see someone breaking Simons glasses, then Simons face goes red and says in a calm voice "Those were $500 glasses, Asshole." Then doing a splint punch to the groin and goro falls off the cliff.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:48 pm

Down_Shift wrote:Hahaha, you knows what's funny. I copied the text right from IGN. Looks like they've fixed it now. I didn't even notice.

I wish it were a beat em up kung-fu movie. I can see someone breaking Simons glasses, then Simons face goes red and says in a calm voice "Those were $500 glasses, Asshole." Then doing a splint punch to the groin and goro falls off the cliff.

No no, he'd look the guy down, remove the glasses (of course they'd reflect light in a cool manner), and throw the shards of glass to kill the guy.