Counterculture icon Emily the Strange is getting her own movie. Unlike the ladies of SATC, Emily is a girl of 13 years who definitely is not looking for labels and love. In fact, her favorite phrase is, "Get lost!" (But not, you know, Lost.)
She is the brainchild of Bay Area skateboard merchandiser Cosmic Debris, and after all kinds of t-shirts depicting Emily and her cats became popular, Emily got her own comic books.
She's different things to different people: fun t-shirt logo, symbol of female empowerment, gothic figure, intriguing comic book heroine. I happen to think of her as a strange and awesome little girl who loves her white Mary Jane shoes.
Of the plot, The Hollywood Reporter writes:
The storyline is being kept under wraps, though Reger, who concocted it, said it will offer up some backstory and will feature Emily's four cats — troublemaker Sabbath, schemer Nee-Chee, imaginative Miles and leader Mystery. It will also have 13 new characters with names like Earwig, Umlaut, McFreeley and Officer Summers. The story forms the basis of an Emily young adult novel, which will be published next year by HarperCollins.
The folks producing the film are looking for a filmmaker who "gets the character." I'm kinda hoping it's a woman as this would be the perfect project to give a talented female director.
Is this exciting news? Any Emily the Strange fans out there?
Andrea Conti
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This sounds like it could be really fun if done correctly. I hope it goes to a female director, too!
1I remember her and Ruby Gloom, hehe.
2counterculture? try mainstream hot topic brats, I see emily hoodies on the mallrats every weekend.
3i use to like emily but as caterpillargirl pointed out, nothing but lil mall rats and posers wear that stuff making it less appealing.
i dunno bout a movie, i'll avoid seeing it if its comes out in theaters to avoid all the emo kids...although i'd probably hang out in front to play my favorite game of "is that a guy or a girl".
i hope they dont do that with jonnie the homicidal maniac.
if they havent already.
4I really got into Emily Strange at one point. But I had completely forgotten. I think with the right people this could be quite cool maybe with a bit of a 'Ghost World' vibe to it.
5I would see it depending on who does it.
6sure, why not...
7She's my wallpaper on my pc.
8I agree with caterpillar and zombiegurl here. However, I still love Emily the Strange...for someone who isn't a teen any longer, wearing something like this in the quarterlife is as rebellious as it gets for me. So I'm kind of a hypocrite here when it comes to this.
I'd wait 'til the movie is out on DVD.
9Hmm, might watch. I hope they don't screw it up.
10i have emily stationary, but i never really knew what she was...this movie could be interesting....
11i have emily stationary, but i never really knew what she was...this movie could be interesting....
12I like that cat name--Nee Chee....hehe like Friedrich Nietzsche.
13sounds awful.
i mean who know? daria was good. but, still.
14sounds good, i love the cats nee-chee, sabbath, mystery and miles
15sorry..but i can't get it..emily is a character from a movie or from a book?
16i'm waiting for an answer..thx
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