The Upside Down Movie is a cancelled special episode of The Upside Down Show. The script for the film was written by David Collins and Shane Dundas. It was planned to act as the proper series finale of The Upside Down Show.
Announcement for the came from the newspaper, The Australian in August 2008. In November of the same year, David Collins stated in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald that filming was to begin filming in the next year.
Nickelodeon Australia funded the development for a script. However, the script was not funded at all.
Plot[]
There is very little information about the plot of the film. However, it is known that the film was not supposed to follow the show's basic episode structure. In September 2008, a moderator for the website said, "Don't be surprised if the script isn't exactly like the format of the UDS....but hey, that doesn't mean we can't talk about what our favorite new places to visit would be...carry on!"
Why It Was Cancelled[]
- The studio never got the money for the movie to be made.
Results[]
- A petition was started in order for the film to be made. However, there were not enough supporters for the film.
- The current fate of the film is unknown.
External links[]
News articles:
Facebook updates:
- September 2008: The Umbilical Brothers' first mention of the movie.
- January 2010: An update, linking to the petition and confirming the script was finished.
- February 2010: Another update about the petition.
- March 2017: The most recent call for support of the movie.
- September 2019: Comment from David Collins, mentioning that he'd be open to using Kickstarter to fund the movie.
UmbilicalBrothers.com updates:
- September 2008: First announcement of the movie on the Umbies' website.
- September 2008: Confirmation that an Australian theatrical release was planned.
- September 2008: Mention that the movie's plot might not follow the show's exact format.
- December 2008: Confirmation of Peter Cudlipp as the director.
- February 2009: Response about Noggin and the movie's planned release in America.
- May 2011: Update reaffirming that the script was done but that financing was a problem.