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[theweaselking]

"I won the lottery. Not the jackpot, "just" a thousand bucks, and being a typical middle-class middle-manager a thousand dollars is nice, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't going to change my life. So I decided to do something special with the money. I decided I wanted to spend it to bring something that would last; I would spend it to try and bring Jack Chick's epic 1984 graphic novel / tract to film.

I wrote Chick Publications explaining this to them and I'm super-excited to announce that I have obtained the video rights to make a movie based on Dark Dungeons. "

As he explains in the FAQ and in the comments: Chick has received and will receive no money for this. He offered to pay for the movie rights, but Chick Publications gave them for free when he explained that he wished to truly, sincerely film the movie with the original message intact. So you're not supporting Chick by supporting this Kickstarter.

Comments

[jerril]

I'm. He. What. They. Buh?

[strawberryfrog.livejournal.com]

This is deadpan humour, right? Please confirm it.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

You could watch the video. Or check out the other projects that user has backed. Or read his comments or his FAQ. Or look up his published work.

But the answer is: He genuinely does intend to make a film out of Dark Dungeons, taking it seriously, being sure to put in all of its arguments and as many other anti-RPG arguments as he can fit. He plans to make those arguments with just as much drama and gravitas and sincerity as are in the original.

And yes, he expects it to be completely insanely absurd and funny. Like the original.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

We're totally doing movie night.

[strawberryfrog.livejournal.com]

I like the way that he things and I have given him some $.