Legends of the Hidden Temple MOVIE coming Q4 2016

[thatoneuser]

variety.com/2016/tv/news/nickelodeon-legends-of-the-hidden-temple-hey-arnold-2016-tv-upfront-1201719422/

Philip is credit to the team for the catch.

As part of Nickelodeon's "We were way better in the 90s" phase, they are reviving Legends of the Hidden Temple and Hey Arnold in movie form.

The recent emphasis on reviving old Nick favorites was borne out of an idea from interns more than five years ago, she recounted. The interns thought the old programs would work well online, but Nick execs thought they might work well on TV, and put a block of the shows on Teen Nick at night. As original fans of 1990s fare adopted social media, she said, “interest in the Nick library was becoming louder and louder and louder.” Now executives hope to revive select concepts that will charm older fans but also spark new interest from their children.

In “Hidden Temple,” three siblings must conquer a series of obstacles to remain alive, mirroring the theme of the original game show. The TV movie, slated to appear in the fourth quarter of 2016, will nod to other elements from the original show, including Olmec, a talking head who knows the secrets behind the temple; The Steps of Knowledge, the entrance to the temple and launching pad for the mission; and cameos from a green monkey, red jaguar, and silver snakes, among others.

Here's hoping they can put together that blasted silver monkey.

[LusitaniaAngel313]

Interesting... I was one of the biggest fans of the show when it was airing on Nick Gas long ago. I always wanted to be on the show but having it end before I was even old enough was freaking bad... XD Oh and the temple guards freaking scare me... as they should! I'm very interested to see what plays out here.

[RiderLeangle]

So am I understanding this right in that they're making a movie based on the story and premise of the game show? Could be interesting.

Mar 1, 2016 10:50:25 GMT -5 thatoneuser said:

Here's hoping they can put together that blasted silver monkey.

They will but unfortunately that will take up an entire hour of the movie

[TCM]

As weird as the prospect of a film based on the show seems (and in today's world, very easy to come across as more appropriative than appreciative), I hope it's successful in case this leads to a reboot of the game show. Again, probably have to be properly educational now as well (as educational as you can be while also saying this random piece of history somehow ended up in a fake 'Mayan temple."

[Deleted]

A game show film? Now that's different.