Disney's Wreck-It Ralph, on track for a November release, has already caught my eye thanks to its premise. A lot of films have poorly dealt with videogames as the main subject matter, but if any studio can pull it off, it is Disney Animation. Sure, it's not a Pixar production, but so far, it seems to be receiving the "Pixar" treatment.
To lend credibility to its "game universe," the movie would need to have at least a couple of cameos from actual videogame characters. It certainly helped viewers to connect with Toy Story by having army men, Speak & Spell, Barbie dolls, and more on the big screen. In the latest issue of Disney's D23 magazine, a quick off-screen glimpse of a scene reveals that Dr. Wily, Bowser, Zangief, and Dr. Eggman will make appearances. Looks like some kind of bad guy support group -- technically, Zangief has been portrayed as a villain in several incarnations -- which would tie in to the protagonist Ralph's dream of breaking out of his role as a game villain.
This single blurry photograph speaks volumes of the attention to detail this film is receiving. If Disney can effectively leverage these licensed characters while demonstrating a genuine understanding of videogame lore, Wreck-It Ralph may very well become one of the best videogame-inspired movies around.
Eggman and Other Video Game Baddies Cameo in a Disney Movie? Yup. [SEGAbits via GoNintendo]
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9:30 PM on 02.17.2012 | 
Also, I want to see this movie,it's pandering done right!
I'm not sure I see the connection.
So far though I still don't know what to make of this film. Guess we'll see when it comes out
That is Ralph himself, I believe.
@juggalotus
Robotnik was a dumb name for a villain who is round like an egg, rides and Egg-O-Matic personal craft, stuffs animals inside Egg Capsules, constructs a space station called the Death Egg, and so on. He was never a "serious" villain in any game he's ever been in.
@PhilK3nS3bb3n
I refuse to address Scrappy directly, but I'll gladly answer you.
Because it's Disney Animation. It's not DreamWorks or some third-string studio, so already it's on a different plateau. Disney Animation is the MAIN studio, and while there have been a few misses in the past decade, it is starting to regain its pedigree thanks in no small part to the input of John Lasseter. In the last few years, we got The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, and Winnie the Pooh, which all have been fantastic. The studio has a knack for taking established icons and stories and weaving them into a compelling film, and I don't see that being any different when it comes to working with established videogames versus old fairy tales and books.
I guess it strikes a nerve whenever someone points out how most of your articles come off as you posting Youtube videos you found or some other bullshit.
"I don't see that being any different when it comes to working with established videogames versus old fairy tales and books."
Well, there is the whole thing with them being modern, established characters/video games as oppose to old fairy tales and books that have been reinterpreted over a hundred times.
so eggman how do you feel
- i hate that hedgehog
good what else
- i hate that hedgehog
is that all you can say
- ... i hate that hedgehog
Won't someone please think of the children?!
Besides, M.Bison/Vega would have been a much better villain to use in Zangief's place!
Why America? Why? T_T
You know, screw the actually important aspects of a film!
This could be about a kid playing a 3DS while having massive squirts and the main plot point could be his decision on whether he sticks his face in the toilet and laps his mess up like a dog, but if Bowser makes an appearance and they make a joke about Halo and have a fee snippets of Nintendo music, then it'll be fantastic!
@Scrappy: dammit man, I just defended you. Kind of. You black hearted, soulless hater. Wtf did Tony do?