Pikmin (321SPONGEBOLT's film idea)

Pikmin is an animated/live action hybrid movie based on the Nintendo GameCube game. It would be released in theaters and on digital streaming at the same time for 2D and 3D viewings.
== ELEMENTS THAT COULD WORK FOR A FILM ==
* While Olimar is the main focus of the movie, a Red Pikmin would also be the main focus who would try to break the norm of Pikmin society by trying to fight the Bulbasaurs instead of hiding from them.
** This is loosely based on "A Bug's Life".
* The Red Pikmin tries to help Olimar in whatever way he can in gathering his ship parts, and they slowly start to become friends. In fact, the Red Pikmin also befriends stranger Pikmin along the way as they too slowly trust Olimar and learn an important lesson in teamwork and friendship.
* The environments would be filmed in live action, but all the characters are all CG, except for the humans.
* The Bulbasaurs would use motion-capture puppetry, including other familiar enemies like the Burrowing Snagret, Armored Cannon Beetles, Blowhogs, Wollywogs, and others.
* The Pikmin would only talk in English from their perspective. They cannot talk to humans. They only talk in scenes that focus on them.
** This element works like in "Madagascar" (When Alex tries calling animal control through the phone), "Ratatouille" (When Remy tries to help Emile escape from Mabel after being spotted), and "The Secret Life of Pets" (When Max tries to warn Katie about Duke moving in and tearing them apart).
* With the movie filmed in 3D, movie theaters that support 4D add in extra effects when viewers watch the movie like being able to smell the waterfalls, and feel the heat when a Firey Blowhog breathes fire from his snout. Or feel water dripping on them when there's rain scenes.
* It's unknown whether or not Illumination and DreamWorks Animation will provide the CGI for the characters (which wouldn't be too surprising in Illumination's case, since this would be their first live action hybrid film since "Hop".), but the film could definitely be distributed by Universal, considering Nintendo is currently working with them on other projects.
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