>>97166006Matt & Trey hated what they had to go through on Bigger, Longer, and Uncut and yet they still did Team America less than five years later.
I think for these guys the passion drives them, if they really want to make something happen they will suffer for it if they have to.
But yes, the modern production schedule of SP would make it a lot easier to accomplish. Work off-and-on on the script and storyboards over a year concurrent with the show and then just hire the show’s animators (or more of them) to work in the winter/spring/summer to produce it, I’m sure some would appreciate the extra paycheck.
>>97166082There’s a reason why most musicals never get home video releases and that’s because it hurts the value of a ticket for the live show. They want to have an exclusivity and make it a special event to go see the play, even years down the road. And with how many fucking awards the show won you can guarentee it’ll still be running years from now.
A feature film adaptation is a different thing, yes, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they were bored with TBOM by now. It took many years, they did it, and it was entirely successful, if you’re not hurting for money and wanting to just keep milking it (which these guys aren’t) why not move onto a new idea? SP may still be running which might disprove that point but as an episodic show it’s a lot more adaptable, there’s more you can experiment with and express.
>>97166164All those aforementioned awards and clout they’ve gained over the decades will probably help them avoid problems at this point as opposed to when they were 20-somethings whose show people thought was a fad when they were making the first movie. They might have a Tarantino-like immunity to executive meddling at this point
