An idea for a Dark Horse Comics shared universe
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Timecop
TMC-4 — 9 years ago(August 25, 2016 01:56 AM)
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A team up movie of Dark Horse Comics heroes such as Timecop, Hellboy, The Mask, and Leonidas would be really awesome in my opinion. This has never happened before in the comics but they were all made by the same comics company. This would work in a crossover movie because of the fact that all four of these heroes have ties to the ancient times. Timecop can time travel. Which could bring Leonidas into the present world. Hellboy was the son of the devil. And The Masks mask is an ancient artifact. In fact, I think a whole cinematic universe could be built around this. Kind of like what Marvel and DC are doing. Sin City could even be brought into the mix at some point too with it also being a Dark Horse comic.
Rights issues: Now heres the hard part. The last Timecop film was made by Universal. But those rights are pretty much up for grabs unless Universal has unexpected plans for a new Timecop movie. The last Mask films was made by New Line Cinema but since The Son Of The Mask was so awful those rights are pretty much up for grabs too. The last Hellboy film was made by Universal but Hellboy isnt much of a box office draw so Universal would sell those rights if offered the right amount of money. The only one of these properties that is stable is 300, which is owned by Warner Brothers. If Warner Brothers bought the rights to all those other heroes, this cinematic universe could absolutely happen.