Fan-o-rama is a fanmade Futurama film with great special effects, bringing one of the most beloved contemporary cartoons to life. Via Indiewire:
The fan-made film “Star Trek: Axanar” may still be in limbo due to a pending lawsuit with Paramount Pictures and CBS, but it would appear that “Fan-O-Rama: A Futurama Fan Film” has avoided the legal wrath of 20th Century Fox. The first trailer for the film has been released, introducing viewers to Fry and Bender’s “single-minded mission for the sweet elixir of life: beer.”
The filmmakers have given themselves a Q rating (for “questionable”), as “audiences will no doubt question the creators’ motives, self-respect, and sanity.” What may first surprise viewers is that “Fan-O-Rama” is a live-action affair, with practical effects and prosthetic costumes that bring to mind a “Mario” or “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie from the early ’90s.
“Fan-O-Rama” is the brainchild of Dan Lanigan, who first began working on the project in 2014. No official release date has been announced, but more information is available on its website.
The makeup team has done an uncanny job with characters like Professor Farnsworth and Leela, and Bender actually looks great. Although live action adaptations of cartoons, let alone cartoons as zany as Futurama, have often been a miss, we’re looking forward to more.