Mattel Said To Be Putting A DINO-RIDERS Movie Into Development

Mattel Said To Be Putting A DINO-RIDERS Movie Into Development

It seems Mattel are preparing to go into competition with Hasbro's Transformers franchise, as a new reports suggests the toy company has teamed with Solipsist Film to produce a movie based on the '80s animated series, which spawned a Marvel Comics run. More past the jump...

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By MarkCassidy - Oct 13, 2015 06:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: The Tracking Board

It was probably only a matter of time given the immense success of Jurassic World, but the Tracking Board reports that Mattel has teamed with Solipsist Film to put a Dino-Riders movie into development with Alissa Phillips and Stephen L’Heureux producing.

Like Transformers, Dino-Riders was an '80 animated series created primarily to market a line of Tyco (now owned by Mattel) toys. The story saw warring futuristic races the Valorians (goodies) and the Rulons (baddies) travel back to prehistoric times to use dinosaurs to continue the fight. Apparently "the angle would target the family demographic, with a strong action-adventure storyline."

The cartoon only ran for 14 episodes but it's gained something of a cult following over the years, and there's undoubtedly some serious coin to be wrung from the premise. What do you guys think about this? Would you be interested in a Dino-Riders movie or 5?
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CharlyZarkov
CharlyZarkov - 10/13/2015, 6:36 AM
Wow. That's actually something I have wanted ever since I was a kind staring at gorgeous Dino-Riders box art.


But I want my He-Man movie first, dammit!
kaijunexus
kaijunexus - 10/13/2015, 6:43 AM
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!
AgentX
AgentX - 10/13/2015, 7:02 AM
"Harness the power of dinosaurs."

Really?


Forget solar, wind and hydroelectric, let's harness the power of dinosaurs! It's called "oil," and you can find it by drilling in our national parks!
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 10/13/2015, 7:04 AM

Never heard of it.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 10/13/2015, 7:05 AM
LMAO AgentX
AlexdoxA
AlexdoxA - 10/13/2015, 7:11 AM
They could use Gusto as a dino consultant.
Haltiamieli
Haltiamieli - 10/13/2015, 7:30 AM
I can't understand how it has taken this long... I'm pretty sure it will be a horrible movie, but the premise does have awesome potential. Growing up Dino-Riders were among my favourite toys.
pesmerga44
pesmerga44 - 10/13/2015, 7:31 AM
My God a Dino Riders movie you have got to be kidding me. I had the VHS tapes as a kid as well and of course I loved them but I really can't see this working.
CharlyZarkov
CharlyZarkov - 10/13/2015, 7:32 AM
THIS is what I want to see on the big screen:
OldTimer
OldTimer - 10/13/2015, 7:38 AM
@AgentX

Yeah, because we only drill in National Parks to get oil. Ugh.
grif
grif - 10/13/2015, 7:38 AM

could be cool. but i want a turok movie over this. hope the toyline is awesome. also there are toy lines out there ripping off dinoriders right now.
Matador
Matador - 10/13/2015, 7:44 AM
Who doesn't love Dino Riders?!


Here's something old school too.


I also found Jollem's collectables.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 10/13/2015, 7:48 AM
Sh*t will be on TNT before you know it.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 10/13/2015, 7:50 AM


OldTimer
OldTimer - 10/13/2015, 8:00 AM
@Supercat

LOL! Your GIFs always crack me up.
AgentX
AgentX - 10/13/2015, 8:07 AM
@Oldtimer

DO YOU WANT YOUR DINOSAUR POWER OR NOT?
McGee
McGee - 10/13/2015, 8:09 AM
grif
grif - 10/13/2015, 8:17 AM
this was never a tv show it was sold as a vhs tape series to promote the toyline.
Faris
Faris - 10/13/2015, 8:39 AM
Do the mother[frick]ing Extreme Dinosaurs!!
RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 10/13/2015, 8:55 AM
Wow. 7-year-old Rex would be so excited by this.

Who am I kidding? So is 34-year-old Rex.
RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 10/13/2015, 8:57 AM
Seriously? Nobody's posted this yet?
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 10/13/2015, 9:01 AM
I just started watching the cartoon. Cheesy but still fun.
AsgardianHobo
AsgardianHobo - 10/13/2015, 9:01 AM
I still have the 2 old VHS tapes of this shit. This was so awesome when I was young
JP8
JP8 - 10/13/2015, 9:05 AM
I remember this cartoon I loved it I was only like 4 when it was on but I had a vhs and some toys.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 10/13/2015, 9:16 AM
Iloved these toys as a kid. I had Triceratops, and Stegasaurus. They would always go up against He-man. This could be great or a great blunder.
CharlyZarkov
CharlyZarkov - 10/13/2015, 9:18 AM
@YoungThanos
Great Scott, you're right! Ka-Zar and the She-Devil are on their way. The loincloths are coming!
LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 10/13/2015, 9:39 AM
I'm not a fan of this. How about we get C.O.P.S. Judge Dredd style.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 10/13/2015, 10:13 AM
This is going to be a big hit. On other shows that need to be turned into movies, Disney needs to get off their butt and make a Gargoyles movie. How that hasn't happened yet is shocking.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 10/13/2015, 10:28 AM


No Orcis, no Orcis, no Orcis, no Orcis...
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 10/13/2015, 10:33 AM
Just opening the floodgates of nostalgia, I just realized that Howard the Duck in the MCU and Marvel's acquisition by Disney actually means that there's nothing stopping Darkwing Duck from being in the Avengers.



I just Launched in my Pad, if you know what I mean.
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