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[zencat]

James Bond creator Ian Fleming's other famous invention, the magical car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, is set to fly again with the publication of a new series of adventures by children's author Frank Cottrell Boyce.

http://www.thebookbo...y-again-in.html

Can you say, movie rights bidding war?

[Napoleon Solo]

James Bond creator Ian Fleming's other famous invention, the magical car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, is set to fly again with the publication of a new series of adventures by children's author Frank Cottrell Boyce.

http://www.thebookbo...y-again-in.html

Can you say, movie rights bidding war?

Would the Broccolis have a right of first refusal? (I don't know, but just wondering what Albert R. Broccoli's rights were when he bought them. Did it give him, and his sucessors, first crack at any sequels?)

[zencat]

That's a good question.

BTW, First look at the new Chitty.

[Solex Agitator]

That's a good question.

BTW, First look at the new Chitty.

I am an unabashed Chitty fanatic. I love the book. I love the film. I saw the stage production.

The idea of a sequel is cool but what of Caractacus Potts, Truly Scrumptious, and Jeremy and Jemimah? Do we really need a new family? A suped up RV? I guess it could work. The illustration, however, completely underwhelms. Very 80's. Very cheapjack. I wish they could at least go for illustrations that could evoke the original book's unique illustrations.

I will try to keep hope alive on this.

[Major Tallon]

Well, dash my wig and whiskers, I hope this is great!

[sthgilyadgnivileht]

Would the Broccolis have a right of first refusal? (I don't know, but just wondering what Albert R. Broccoli's rights were when he bought them. Did it give him, and his sucessors, first crack at any sequels?)

I don't know either, but it will be interesting to see what happens. I would expect they will have screen rights to the original Fleming novel and rights for what was produced on screen in 1968 - namely things like the songs and Ken Adam's design for the car etc. If films to these new novels were to be made this would, at the very least, tie Eon in I would have thought. It would be a bit of a risk commercially if a new film contained no reference's to the familiar elements created by the original movie. If a film of these books is to made it would be great to see Eon do it.

[Zorin Industries]

I would not be too surprised if Eon announce a film remake of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.

[Napoleon Solo]

In the more than you needed to know department, Albert R. Broccol formed a different company to make the 1968 movie. (It was called Warfield, according to imdb.com; I tried to put in a link but the forum software wouldn't let me).

At the time Eon and Danjaq, of course, were partnerships between him and Harry Saltzman. I wouldn't be surprised if that company's interests were folded into Eon and Danjaq after Saltzman's departure, but I don't know that to be a fact.

[sthgilyadgnivileht]

In the more than you needed to know department, Albert R. Broccol formed a different company to make the 1968 movie. (It was called Warfield, according to imdb.com; I tried to put in a link but the forum software wouldn't let me).

At the time Eon and Danjaq, of course, were partnerships between him and Harry Saltzman. I wouldn't be surprised if that company's interests were folded into Eon and Danjaq after Saltzman's departure, but I don't know that to be a fact.

I wouldn't be surprised either. I'd kind of taken that for granted to be honest - in light of Eon co-presenting Chitty Chitty Bang Bang during it's stage run a few years back.

[zencat]

I think this is a dynamite idea, however, I kinda wish it was the actual car. I always thought the car itself was magic, not just the engine. And as a kid I loved old cars like this. However, I'm hardly the audience, and it's wild to think that a '70s VW bus is now as "old fashioned" a car as was the original Chitty.

[Jump James]

That first chapter thats available to view online via the new Chitty website is most enjoyable.

[zencat]

Cover art for the new CHITTY.

http://www.thebookbo...-bang-bang.html

[Major Tallon]

Cover art for the new CHITTY.

http://www.thebookbo...-bang-bang.html

Looks uncomfortably like a souped-up old VW minibus.