Jane Hoop Elementary (film series)

The Jane Hoop Elementary franchise are the seven superhero adventure films distributed by Paramount Pictures, based on the novels by Rita Christensen. When they are completed, they will contain all eight of the films in eleven years, due to the final book being split into two parts beginning with Jane Hoop Elementary: The First (2000) and concluded with Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 (2011).

The franchise are distributed by Paramount Pictures. James Calvin was the director of the films, and screenplay by Brian Clark and producer by Derek Todd. It stars Blake Brown, Amy Tammie and Ben Linkin as the three leading characters Danny Gorden, Rebecca Henry and Alec Gutzwiller. The series is the second highest-grossing film series of all-time behind Harry Potter, grossing over $7.71 billion worldwide.

The film adaptation of the seventh and final installment, Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush is divided into two seperated feature-length films. The seventh film: Part 1 is released November 12, 2010 and eighth and final film: Part 2 on July 8, 2011.

Development
With the books goes from The First debuted in June 29, 1996[1] to The Final Rush debuted in June 25, 2005,[1] A production of the first four Jane Hoop Elementary books released by Paramount Pictures, the film distribution while two instalments were in concluded for the series.[1] A pre-production of The First begins on 2 December 1999.[1] Christensen sold $2 million (sold by AUS $1,000,000).[1] With, sells, people thinks Goldenman's Revenge, was the best-selling book, as the film.[1] James Calvin was the director of the four films, he begins again in the fifth, sixth and seventh film.[1] Brenda Jones was the cinematography of the films, Dan Kroger was editing of first and second, Amy Vanish resumes in third and fourth,[1] And Tara Jones begins fifth and sixth.

Casting the roles of Danny, Alec and Rebecca

 * Main article: List of Jane Hoop Elementary cast members

Director of all the film franchise James Calvin took two years to search for todler child actors to play as the roles of Danny, Rebecca and Alec. He finally start asking Brown, after finding actors that could play the role for Danny on December 1999,[1] after seen him filming of Fight Club in 1998, based on the novel with Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter and Edward Norton.[1] Brown, starts reading his script for the character's help, reading is about Danny is the leader.[1] Leading to a 2000 interview in Cincinnati, Ohio office on November 2000.[1][1] Tammie or Fanning, Tammie was cast[ed] while Fanning does not. In December 1998, Tammie starts casting as Rebecca Henry, and does her interview for the character in Cincinnati, Ohio office on November 1999,[1] feeling embarrassed [on the big screen] that she had almost kissed Brown, which is Danny [but it was fake].[1] [1] Calvin announcing Alec Gutzwiller to Linkin, to be part of the character's appearance, actor has the same appearance, since the character's.[1] At 8 years old, Linkin's hair starts to grow little longer, before growing older, he is the oldest of Brown and Tammie.[1][1][1]

Others
The other actors were Brandon Simpson, Bloom Dee, Jason Foster and Barbara Blue.[1] Also with Miranda Richardson, Arthur Walters, George Jones, Barbara Timer, Rebecca Dee, Stephen Johnson.[1] They were also starring with guess stars, Nick Richards, Jessica Alder, Elliot Martinson, Keira Knightley, Lisa Dee, Michael Shanks, Jami Gertz, Tim Allen, Dakota Fanning, Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Emma Watson.[1]

Final Filming
Filming for franchises and both parts of the final film wrapped up on June 25, 2010, ending ten years of work of the entire film franchise.[1] Blake Brown, Amy Tammie and Ben Linkin started filming on the last day.[1] The film is shot for a year and a half from January, 2009 to June, 2010.[1]

Soundtrack

 * Main article: Music of the Jane Hoop Elementary films

All eight soundtracks have different composers. Kim Dawson composes the first three films of the soundtrack. Dan Wilson composers the last five soundtracks of the film series. Dawson is originally set to return for th efinal soundtrack after ten years, but she died from cancer during a car accident that lead her to past out from a heart attack. Wilson decided to return after her death.

Jane Hoop Elementary: The First (2000)

 * ''Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: The First (film)

Danny, Alec, Rebecca, Cory and Jaquille has begin the adventure. Rebecca is kidnapped from space, after she was born, from alien invaders. They led start raising the Henrys child evil. Meanwhile, Danny, Alec, Cory, Jaquille and Naudia meet with her after she has return to earth as a alien. They let her to hide from the aliens, letting to get her into a shelter. Dr. Catwoman finds her that she frustrated, was their godmother. She tricks them were their villain.

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Cyber Escape (2001)

 * ''Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: The Cyber Escape (film)

Danny and his friend experience the world inside the video game where Catwoman hacks up the entire game which causes for it to transform into a dangerous world which lead her to use it to attack the game world teleporting to the real world. They also experience that their longtime friend Kirk Waters has gone missing and trapped into the game forever.

Jane Hoop Elementary: Goldenman's Revenge (2003)

 * ''Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: Goldenman's Revenge (film)

Danny wins his first award, meanwhile, Catwoman, Shego and Monkeyman sneaks into the Base, starts to stole the Golden Trophy. Catwoman transforms a trophy into a man cover in gold, Goldenman. Meanwhile Mayor, Miss. Watson and SWAT finds out Goldenman is a godfather, meanwhile Cory, Jaquille and Naudia were kidnapped. Miss. Watson finds he is Danny's, Danny and Rebecca were right to make him break out of prison as a hero.

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Magic Ball (2005)

 * ''Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: The Magic Ball (film)

Danny, Alec, Rebecca, Cory and Jaquille were on mission search to present a powerful, Magic Ball Danny has been tricking Catwoman taking blue monkey away from her and she was defeated and Danny saved the world and everyone turns back to normal that Catwoman, Shego and Monkey-Man has been going back to jail how Danny puts a treasure with most treasures activated power to create water of health.

Jane Hoop Elementary: Morphin the Power (2007)

 * ''Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: Morphin the Power (film)

Dr. Catwoman calls on letting new friend, who was Goldenman's enemy brother-in-law Evan, in green egg was unearthed unleashed. Danny, Alec, Rebecca, Cory and Jaquille went off getting their new powers and save world. The gang has traveled to the lost forest-island, Morphin the Power, which they already went two times. They were search for the "Crystal Power" to help Goldenman, and have new powers to rescue the world, Alice saves all parents.

Jane Hoop Elementary: Turbo of Catland (2009)

 * ''Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: Turbo of Catland (film)

Danny was trouble by Catgirl. Alec, Rebecca, Cory and Jaquille were caught on a time, don't remember Danny was on a spell. Catgirl. Meanwhile, Danny gets kidnapped while Rebecca, Alec and Alice were on a rescue, but they were also kidnapped, even Blaze was kidnapped. They and the Jane Hoop members rescues into lost island Catland at Catwoman's home. Danny accrues takes off the wedding from Catgirl goes back with friends.

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 (2010)

 * ''Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1

As Catwoman raises her army and releases the dangerous Final Rush, Danny, Rebecca and Alec goes on a hunt to find three powerful objects to give them the most ultimate superpower that is powerful enough to destroy it.

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 (2011)

 * ''Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2

After the Crystal Power shatters into three pieces and disappears, Danny, Rebecca and Alec will have to go to three different places to search all three pieces before Catwoman finds them as they prepare for the final battle against Catwoman and her army.

Release
After the release of the fourth book in July 2000, Jane Hoop Elementary: The First was released on November 10, 2000. It broked box office records grossing $77 million alone during its opening weekend premiere. It than ranked as the number one films of 2000 worldwide with $928 million. With the success of the first film, Paramount Pictures greenlighted sequels, and they became more popularity at the critics and fans, and less demand at the box office.

The fifth book Jane Hoop Elementary: Morphin the Power was released worldwide on July 4, 2007. The sixth book Jane Hoop Elementary: Turbo of Catland was released worldwide on July 8, 2009. The final book Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush was split into two theatrical parts: Part 1 was released on November 12, 2010, and Part 2 due out on July 8, 2011, eight months after Part 1. Part 1 is originally going to be released in 3D, but Paramount Picutres anonunced that it will only be shown in 2D and IMAX formats, due to the 3D effects not found. Part 2, however, will be released in both 2D and 3D formats. It was later reported that both parts will not be in 3D at all, and both are yet to release in regular and IMAX theaters all together.

The longest film in the franchise is Turbo of Catland, while the shortest film in the franchise is The Final Rush: Part 2.

Critical reaction

 * Main article: Critical response to the Jane Hoop Elementary films

All of the films were a financial success, marking them as a major Hollowood tent-poles akin to Harry Potter, James Bond, Wars, Indiana Jones and Pirates of the Caribbean''. Fans are divided throughout the release of each films, about it's appperances and changes as well as new comers and some new writers. Fans are also divided up with their reaction of the same film director James Calvin for all of them. Author Rita Christensen states that The Final Rush is her favorite book so far.

Box Office
The films became the second highest-grossing film series of all-time behind Harry Potter. The highest-grossing film domestically in the franchise is Jane Hoop Elementary: The First, and highest-grossing film worldwide is Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1. Both of them are being overtaken by the concluding film, The Final Rush: Part 2. The lowest grossing film in the series is Goldenman's Revenge, domestically, overseas and worldwide, while the lowest opening in the series is The First.

Video Games
All of these video games were based onto the film franchise with the same name.
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The First (video game) - November 28, 2001
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: Goldenman's Revenge (video game) - November 26, 2003
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Magic Ball (video game) - November 9, 2003
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: Morphin the Power (video game) - June 29, 2007
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: Turbo of Catland (video game) - June 24, 2009
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 (video game) - November 10, 2010
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 (video game) - June 30, 2011