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Hate to be "that guy", but it's kinda sad that they pretty much stole the name... especially when the (fantastic!) movie with the original character came out re

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• geophile 3y ago
  I wrote marcel. I picked the name because of the short that preceded the movie!
  • ubermonkey 3y ago
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  • chaps 3y ago
    Out of curiosity, did you reach out to them? I think the project is neat, just feels a bit like you're leaning on an established (and extremely creative) piece of work instead of creating your own brand. Hope I'm wrong.
    • geophile 3y ago
      Actually, I did. My daughter loves marcel the shell, I was writing a shell, so it's an obvious choice. It is far enough afield that I can't believe they would care. But I reached out to them, and explained what I was going. They were amused, said they might want to object later, but they never have.
      • chaps 3y ago
        Thanks! That's a relief.