Yellow Submarine Gets the Motion-Capture Remake Treatment

There's a great thread on the CHUD forum right now that asks the simple question, "If you could go back in time and change something from a movie's production..." (which you can check out right here). One scenario that's yet to be brought up is director Robert Zemeckis' decision to work 100% in the realm of motion-capture films. Maybe one of us should hop into a DeLorean and convince him to stick with live-action.

I mean it was an interesting experiment the first time he went that route with The Polar Express, a film that I liked but took some time for audiences to catch up with during its November 2004 theatrical run. Since then the Back to the Future helmer has directed further motion-capture films Beowulf (still haven't seen it) and the forthcoming A Christmas Carol (don't know anyone whose looking forward to seeing that one!)

Now Variety reveals Zemeckis and Disney are planning to remake the 1960s Beatles animated film Yellow Submarine into yet another 3-D motion-capture production. The Mouse has been working their legal muscle to get clearance on the songs from the original film - which itself is nothing short of a miracle.

I'm not going to bitch about this idea because the motion-capture technology would actually benefit from the trippy nature of Submarine. Plans are currently to have it ready for the Summer 2012 Olympics which will occur in London. How convenient.