Editing Marvin the Martian (section)

==Cancelled film adaptation==
On July 29, 2008, [[Warner Bros.]] and [[Alcon Entertainment]] announced plans for a live action/animated film starring [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]] as the voice of Marvin and [[Christopher Lee]] as [[Santa Claus]]. The film would have involved Marvin trying to destroy the Earth during [[Christmas]] by becoming a competitor of [[Santa Claus]] but being prevented from accomplishing his goal when Santa wraps him inside a gift box. Alcon compared the project to other films such as ''[[Racing Stripes]]'' and ''[[My Dog Skip (film)|My Dog Skip]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2008/digital/features/wb-to-develop-marvin-the-martian-1117989712/|first=Dave|last=McNary|title=WB to develop 'Marvin the Martian'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 29, 2008| access-date=July 30, 2008}}</ref> It was initially scheduled for an October 7, 2011, release, but the movie was later [[development hell|taken off the schedule]] and no word on it has been heard since. Test footage of the film and the [[Eddie Murphy]] vehicle ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'' was leaked on December 28, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/28/hong-kong-phooey-movie-video-marvin-the-martian-test-footage_n_2375120.html|title='Hong Kong Phooey' Movie Test Footage Revealed; 'Marvin The Martian' As Well (VIDEO)|work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=December 28, 2012| access-date=December 28, 2012}}</ref>