The Crocodile Dundee movie that never was
Dr Mumbo has so many great ideas, it’s frequently hard for him to remember them. And, it seems, Wil Anderson and Charlie Clausen are the same.
This week – as the industry collectively decided a trailer for a new Crocodile Dundee movie was in fact definitely a tourism push for Australia during the Super Bowl – the duo revealed in their TOFOP podcast that they, along with friend Justin Hamilton, thought of re-inventing the film a few years back. Complete with Chris Hemsworth and everything.
On the podcast, they reflected that not only did they riff about the idea on their podcast back in 2014, but artist James Fosdike even mocked up a movie poster at the time.
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I went to the website and it’s the full list of episodes, may we have the link to the actual episode?
Offensive column for movie aficionados, An Outback Pineapple Express, cripes! Talk is cheap Writing spec anyone can do, just like the influx of lack of quality podcasts the lame idea of a new Dundee sailed away with director Simon Wincer’s negligible part3, let sleeping crocs lie we don’t need another reboot. The Castle 2.0 is an even worse idea, it’s over praised reputation precedes itself, sadly it remains unfunny. AND having seen in the space of a week two of the worst atrocities we have ever produced Swinging Safari & The BBQ,
Aussie cinematic comedy is floundering.
Hercules Returns 2!
You’re missing the point of this article, which is on a marketing industry blog. So I’ll break it down for you: the idea has existed before and been publicised on a long running podcast in 2014. The team who came up with the idea are Australian, and moved to NY post 2014. The chance that said team knew of the idea and then rehashed it? Questionable. But as no one in advertising likes a copied idea, you can hopefully fill in the rest.
P.S. The dundee movie is a MARKETING PLOY. THEY’RE NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE IT.
All true — we ned to stop funding-bodies blowing taxpayers dough at all this Aussie cornball. ‘Dundee’s; core idea is that the yanks are all idiots. You seriously think this will fly in the age of Trump? Think again.