Sure, Spryo may be the ostensible core of Activision’s hit Skylanders franchise but once upon a time, he started off as a simple pencil-on-paper drawing.
With Resistance and Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games going multiplatform, bringing an “all-new franchise” to the Xbox 360 and PS3, a look back at one of its cancelled original games seems timely. Meet Girl With A Stick.
Spyro the Dragon is looking a bit more powerful than we remember him in the upcoming animated feature The Legend of Spyro 3D.
While the Spyro the Dragon series has been steadily declining in quality since the original was released, one thing the developers have never skimped on is voice talent. Just look at the cast for the upcoming game The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon. You’ve got Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Wayne Brady, Gary Oldman, and Mark Hamil – all amazing voice talents. In other words, you’ve got the makings of an amazing CGI movie, which according to Variety is in the works.
There are many gaming mascots who deserve a kid’s movie adaptation. Ratchet & Clank, for example. Those adorable Raving Rabbids. Shit, even Bubsy could probably scrape together 87 minutes of passable children’s entertainment. But Spyro? We have our doubts. But what do we know. The Animation Picture Company have picked up the rights to Sierra’s character, with plans to make a “stereoscopic 3-D computer-animated feature”. As for the plot: The story follows Spyro, a rare purple dragon of prophecy, on a voyage of self-discovery as he struggles to come to terms with his potential while finding himself embroiled in an epic struggle against evil.
No director or producer on-board yet, but Steve and Daniel Altiere (naught but the unreleased Dr. Dolittle 4 on their records) will be writing up the screenplay based on the three games. Can’t wait. “Spyro the Dragon” Becomes Film [Dark Horizons, thanks Spank Farmer!]
