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Below is Nickelodeon USA's original press release announcing the news:
NICKELODEON WORLD PREMIERES LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE TRAILER
AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2016
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SAN DIEGO--July 23, 2016--Today at San Diego Comic-Con, Nickelodeon world premiered the first official trailer from its upcoming action-adventure TV movie Legends of the Hidden Temple, inspired by the network’s iconic ‘90s game show of the same name. During the “Back to the ‘90s: Nickelodeon’s All That Reunion and Legends of the Hidden Temple” panel, Nickelodeon fans were treated to an exclusive first-look at the new original movie and moderated discussion, with returning cast members Kirk Fogg and Dee Bradley Baker, along with Isabela Moner (Transformers 5).
The Legends of the Hidden Temple TV movie is slated to debut in fall 2016.
The Legends of the Hidden Temple TV movie follows three siblings who break away from a lackluster tour in a jungle, finding themselves immersed in a high-stakes adventure comprised of obstacles that they must complete in order to escape alive. The TV movie will feature many elements from the original game show including: Olmec, a talking head who greets cast members Noah, Sadie and Dudley, and launches them on the adventure of a lifetime; The Steps of Knowledge, the entrance to the temple and launching pad for the mission; and appearances from a green monkey, red jaguar, and silver snakes, among others.
Legends of the Hidden Temple stars Kirk Fogg (original TV show host), Dee Bradley Baker (original voice of Olmec), Isabela Moner, Colin Critchley and Jet Jurgensmeyer.
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Also, from The Hollywood Reporter:
Comic-Con: 'Legends of the Hidden Temple' Team Previews Darker, "Scary" TV Movie Revival
Host Kirk Fogg and narrator Dee Bradley Baker appeared at Comic-Con on Saturday to discuss the forthcoming project.
Revivals of '90s series are an old hat now thanks to hits like Fuller House and The X-Files. But the news that Nickelodeon was reviving the beloved '90s game show Legends of the Hidden Temple, but as a TV movie, turned a few heads.
"I was like, 'They're making a movie? How's that going to work?'" Legends of the Temple: The Movie star Isabela Moner told the Comic-Con crowd Saturday at the movie's panel, where the trailer (below) had its world premiere.
Executive producer Michael Sammaciccia said it was a natural next step. "It’s a very cinematic game show. The DNA of this game show is unlike any other game show," he said. "It's not like we set out to make a Price Is Right movie."
The movie centers on three siblings who visit a Hidden Temple theme park and fall through the floor of an old temple ruin and discover it's real. Sammaciccia described the movie as an "action-adventure ride."
The original game show's host, Kirk Fogg, appears in the movie. "Its like Jumanji in a way," he said. "It’s that same game show competitive feel to this movie."
Fogg admitted "I came in with some apprehension" when he was first pitched the idea of a movie. However, the script changed his mind. "When they sent me the script, I was like, 'Alright, somebody who liked the show wrote the movie,' " he said. "All the iconic stuff's inside of there."
Sammaciccia said the creative team was "diligent" about including references to the game show, including the steps of knowledge and the shrine of the silver monkey – the scene that Moner said took four hours to shoot. "We're going to pepper in all the references you expect to see," Sammaciccia said.
Narrator Dee Bradley Baker, who voiced Olmec on the show, also is on board: "Fans of old will really enjoy it. I think they're all going to have fun with it," he said, but also noted that those unfamiliar with the game show will be able to dive into the movie as well. "I think it does a great job of giving everyone a thrill."
Moner, however, said the movie is "unlike any other Nickelodeon thing" and called the project "unbelievably scary."
The film is directed by Joe Menendez, a Nickelodeon alum whose most recent credits include the TV series From Dusk Till Dawn.
"We really did raise the bar in a TV movie landscape and that’s what it ended up feeling like," Sammaciccia said. "We always thought, 'Let's do something bigger, let's raise the bar creatively.'… Let's get into the darker side of what the source material requires. You don’t want a Legends of the Hidden Temple movie that’s soft."
Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Movie premieres in November on Nickelodeon.
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