"It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
11-24-13, 03:27 PM
#51
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
Originally Posted by Abob Teff
It's a Wonderful Life 2: Wonder Harder
2 Wonderful 2 Live
It's a Wonderful Life, Episode II: Revenge of the Potter
11-24-13, 04:57 PM
#52
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
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(Season 4 Episodes 11 and 12.)
11-24-13, 05:07 PM
#53
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
Originally Posted by dex14
Update: Thankfully, it looks like this sequel won’t be happening. According to a report from the AP, a Paramount spokesperson said no film related to It’s a Wonderful Life can move forward with a license from the studio. They added, “To date, these individuals have not obtained any of the necessary rights, and we would take all appropriate steps to protect those rights.”
11-25-13, 10:39 AM
#54
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
Originally Posted by Groucho
I thought this movie was in the public domain?
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...ce_a_year.html
11-25-13, 10:58 AM
#55
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
The Slate article says that it's the music rights that are the problem. So as long as they don't use the music, couldn't any yahoo release a "sequel"?
11-25-13, 11:11 AM
#56
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
Originally Posted by Groucho
The Slate article says that it's the music rights that are the problem. So as long as they don't use the music, couldn't any yahoo release a "sequel"?
11-25-13, 01:56 PM
#57
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
Originally Posted by Groucho
The Slate article says that it's the music rights that are the problem. So as long as they don't use the music, couldn't any yahoo release a "sequel"?
"Republic regained control of the lucrative property in 1993 by flexing a new Supreme Court ruling that determined that the holder of a copyright to a story from which a movie was made had certain property rights over the movie itself."
What I gather from this is that the footage itself (minus the music) is still public domain, but the story isn't... so you could legally incorporate the footage into another project out of context, so long as the story is 'changed' (which is the tricky part). So I suppose the claim is based on the fact this 'sequel' retains some of the original story elements (references to characters) that are protected. But I'm not a lawyer, so this is just my layman's interpretation.
11-25-13, 02:10 PM
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
Originally Posted by Groucho
So much for my planned musical It's a Onederful Life starring Tom Everett Scott. 
Lawsuit to follow.
11-25-13, 11:17 PM
#60
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
Originally Posted by Groucho
So much for my planned musical It's a Onederful Life starring Tom Everett Scott.
11-26-13, 12:34 AM
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
Originally Posted by Groucho
So much for my planned musical It's a Onederful Life starring Tom Everett Scott.
It's a 1derful Life
Personally I prefer the re-imagined version with Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid.
11-26-13, 09:45 AM
#63
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Re: "It's A Wonderful Life" sequel in the works
Originally Posted by Groucho
So much for my planned musical It's a Onederful Life.
