Stories by @josephmcnulty

The Swan Princess

s children, Prince Derek and Princess Odette are forced to spend their summers together by their widowed parents, who hope that the two will eventually fall in love and marry, so their two kingdoms will be united. As children and adolescents, Derek and Odette can't stand each other, but as young adults they begin to see each other in a different light and fall in love with each other. But one night things take a bad turn when Derek unintentionally offends Odette, who then refuses to marry him if he can't prove that he loves her for who she is and not just her beauty. Odette and her father are then attacked by Lord Rothbart, a vengeful sorcerer who was cast out of William's kingdom when he plotted against the king. In the form of a beast, Rothbart mortally wounds William, and kidnaps Odette then places her under a spell. Now it is up to Derek to rescue Odette by showing his undying love. But will he be in time?

FALLOUT

Let's say that just for the sake of fanfare and theory that a year after the Twilight Zone episode "Two" that the team wanted to turn that episode into a feature length film in Widescreen CinemaScope. The film was called "FALLOUT". The film hit theaters in 1963, a full two years after the Twilight Zone episode. On the morning of October 23, 2077, a representative from the Vault-Tec Corporation arrives and says because of the contributions of their family to the country, they have been chosen to be allowed in the local Vault, Vault 111. The protagonist decides to verify their information. After the representative leaves, Shaun cries and his parent spins a mobile over their crib to calm him down. Codsworth implores the family to see a TV broadcast, confirming that America is being nuked. Sirens begin blaring in Sanctuary Hills, causing all the residents to flee to the local Vault, but only those who are approved access are allowed past a security gate. The bomb and dust. The story really begins 210 years later.

King Kong (1976)

When a research ship is sent to explore an island thought to be rich in oil, paleontologist Jack Prescott sneaks aboard, having heard strange rumors about the island. En route, the crew rescues Dwan, the sole survivor of a shipwreck. When they arrive, they find native people living in fear of a monster called Kong. The natives kidnap Dwan and sacrifice her to what turns out to be an enormous ape. Dwan is eventually rescued, and the ape captured for a gala exhibit. Everything about the 1976 King Kong film that Could've/Should've been.

Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated

A darker, fun, live action reboot to the Hanna-Barbera series. Cartoon episodes are recreated in live action with add-ons to be a bit darker than their animated counterparts such as some violence, frightening moments and images. Profanity mild.

King Kong

What if the King Kong 1950s remake was made? From what I read that the 1950s remake was to be filmed in color and in Widescreen CinemaScope. Announced in 1952, then was finally released to theaters on April 17 1954.

Fantastic Planet

A live action remake of the 1973 French film La Planète sauvage. An adaptation of the book "Oms en Série" by Stefan Wul. In the distant future, slaves and masters dominate the narrative of the faraway world of Ygam. Set around the lifespan of Terr, a minute human shaped Om slave, and pet, of the giant blue alien Draags. Escaping into the wilderness and with a device used for intellectual advancement of the Draags, Terr finds refuge and support from fellow Oms and using the learning tool, he finds that knowledge is power and then sets to use the new found knowledge to revolt against the Draag masters. It has the same opening as the original where young Draags torturing Terr's Mother, but with Faoz stopping the torture unlike in the original it was Tiwa.

Poltergeist

An actual remake of the 1982 horror classic written by Steven Spielberg and Directed by Tobe Hooper. This remake would have the infamous deleted scene that almost gave the original an R rating: Spider Stain. The house looks just like it, and the next to that, and the one next to that. A young family are visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorize the family before they "kidnap" the youngest daughter. It knows what scares you.

Zoo Tycoon

A remake of the 2003 PC Game from Blue Fang Games and Microsoft with new DLCs, animals, and locations. Available on PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PlayStation VR.

The Adventures of Gulliver (Live Action Remake)

I decided to recreate and post this one. A live action version of the 17 Episode series created by Hanna-Barbera from 1968. The adventures of Gary Gulliver and his search for his missing father. This series adds episodes and deleted concepts that shows up in later seasons.

Untitled Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Sequel

There was a sequel to the 1958 film Attack of the 50 Foot Woman was written, but apparently it's lost to time. Unknown release date, actors, and the plot. This has nothing to do with the crossover sequel that I made, reused the same plot, nor the What If. It also remains unknown if the script was written. It was to be produced with a higher budget and in color. There is a poster of sorts where it, the poster, says Revenge of the 50 Foot Woman, remember the poster has nothing to do with the Lost Sequel. Because it's actually from an abandoned mid-80s remake that was going to star Sybil Danning in the lead role, then the poster during the same time was given the title for some reason. For this theoretical film it was rather difficult to figure what year, because Allison Hayes pretty much stopped being in movies, she was only in five movies from 1960-1965 while the other credits were TeleVision episodes from 1960-1967 where she stopped acting all together, then past away in 1977 of lead poisoning at the age of 46. As for Ken Terrell he stopped acting in 1962 and died in 1966. So, I did decide on the early 1960s. After being electrocuted killing herself and her cheating husband, however, the electrocution really did kill Harry Archer, but as for Nancy it put her into a coma and was taken to a Military base. Nancy wakes up for the first time in years. An old enemy of hers is after her to finish what he started years ago. Nancy will fight for what he wants. She'll die for it!

THE FANTASTIC SHRINKING GIRL

The Fantastic Shrinking Girl was the abandoned sequel to the 1957 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's The Shrinking Man titled The Incredible Shrinking Man. Never went into production. The picture was penned by Matheson himself, planned, but was scrapped. Why? The script is available to read, and was published in an anthology, Unrealized Dreams. The theoretical release date remains unknown. Was it going to be released in the late 50s? Were the original actors going to be apart of it? I personally made to be around the late 50s. http://shrinking.freehostia.com/Stories/FantasticShrinkingGirl.html Louise Carey returns home, like her husband before she also shrinks down and joyously reunites with her now-microscopic husband, and both eventually return to normal...

MEG: Primal Waters

Still continuing Universal's MEG.

MEG: The Trench

Continuing Universal's Meg Series, that actually may have not been planned.

MEG

An actual respectful adaptation to Steve Alten's MEG. Before Warner Bros. acquired the rights it was actually Universal that originally owned the rights for years and their adaptation was in development hell in the late '90s. The poster you see below is a very real 2006 poster. The development timeline I know from being so hyped I gathered what I could: 1997-2014 and yes it was on IMDb for reals, and it was originally purchased when the novel itself came out. Warner Bros. bought the rights, Universal canceled their adaptation. But now what if they still owned the rights and never sold it to Warner Bros. Oh, yes, Eli Roth was attached to direct for years even with Warner Bros.' "adaptation" megacrap. Movies are usually placed on the back burner for years and years, forgotten sometimes, then revived to finish what they started. Wishful thinking. From the pages of Steve Alten's best-seller comes a thriller from deep terror. After barely surviving a encounter with a prehistoric shark that may have been his imagination, Professor Jonas Taylor is approached by Terry Tanaka of the Tanaka Oceanographic Institute was sent by her father to look for him to check out damaged submersible in the Challenger Deep. What lays in that nightmarish darkness? If you see her glow it's too late....

Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea

Live action remake of the 1985-1987 French TeleVision series that takes from the American version. Opening narration: "Ever since the time of the Great Cataclysm, the Arkadians have lived deep in the center of the Earth. They believed they were the only survivors of this great devastation. Their civilization thrived under the power of their sun, the Tehra... until it began to fail. In desperation, the children of Arkadia broke the law and entered the forbidden Archives, searching for a solution. What they discovered gave them hope. Anxiously, they used their special powers and created a messenger to the people above. They named her Arkana."

King Kong

In the Indian Ocean sits an uncharted island, hidden a fog, thought to only exist in myth. It's home to creatures of the imagination and prehistory. A theoretical '80s King Kong remake released in the Summer of 1986.

Gulliver's Travels

Live action version/remake of the 1939 cartoon musical.

THE COLOSSALS (1959)

A crossover sequel to War of the Colossal Beast and Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. Once again everyone thought Lt. Col. Glenn Manning, or The Beast he's now called was dead. After being electrocuted committing suicide to protect those he loves. He survived the electrocution only put him in a coma and was taken to a secret base on a island in the South Pacific. And now he's awake, more dangerous, and more careful about being seen after escaping to America. But he is not the only Giant that was thought to be dead, Nancy Fowler Archer the 50 Foot Woman was taken back by the Space Giant who kidnaped her and that had turned into the Giant everyone knows of today. The Space Giant brought Nancy back to life with advanced technology by using her diamond.

The War of the Gargantuas

A remake and recreation combining Frankenstein Conquers the World into one feature-length film. And has absolutely nothing to do with the MonsterVerse.

Dr. Shrinker

A trio of teens find themselves stranded on a remote island inhabited only by the diabolical Dr. Shrinker and his dwarf sidekick Hugo. Shrinker tests his shrinking ray by using it on the teenagers, who then must find a way to restore themselves to their normal size while trying to prevent Shrinker from using his ray on the rest of the world.