Film’s producers and director holding open casting calls online. But the movie does include a version of Synergy (or 51n3rgy, I guess), the super-computer that advises Jem and provides cool holographic disguises in the original cartoon. Hopefully nothing. This is shaping up to be one of the most competitive weekends at the box office. In the original 80's cartoon, it is revealed that Emmett Benton invented Synergy to be a surrogate mentor, friend and mother figure to Jerrica and Kimber. We want to hear from you! Want more Rolling Stone? Techrat, while trying to hack into The Holograms' network to find out their secret and ruin them, discovered that Synergy has a flaw. Synergy is capable of not only transforming people into replicas of other people, but protecting entire holographic replicas of people that can walk and talk (something Jerrica regularly does to maintain the illusion that Jerrica and Jem are two separate people), but, as holograms, the replicas have no mass and cannot be touched, for example, to shake their hand. In the original animated TV series, which ran from 1985 to 1989, Synergy was a computer that projected holograms, and gave Jerrica her "Jem" alter-ego and protected her true identity. Transformers, G.I. Aside from the main Holograms band members, the supporting cast has yet to be revealed, including who will play Jem’s omnipresent AI fairy godmother/holographic computer Synergy. I believe that Jem still remains strong. When he was diagnosed with an unknown, terminal illness, he set up Synergy to be a friend, surrogate mother and guide to his girls, and programmed Synergy to reveal herself to Jerrica if he was unable to give her the earrings in person. Joe: Retaliation director Jon M. Chu and Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum announced via YouTube that they’re working on a live action adaptation of the 80s rock and roll cartoon Jem and The Holograms. She and the Holograms … Joe & Jem Movie Crossover Possible? As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden. 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Joe, including Hasbro, which could explain how Chu got involved (he also directed Bieber’s Believe and Never Say Never). She was not shown to have any programming glitch or alternate entity, but had evident limitations like the holograms getting interference from outer sources, a limited range of projection without the earrings, or Synergy going entirely haywire when attacked by a jamming device[1]. She is an audiovisual entertainment synthesizer capable of projecting complex holograms. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Jem and the Holograms Music Video, 5 Clips & New Photos, Universal Pictures 2015 Fall Movie Preview with New Photos, Mythrol Returns in The Mandalorian Season 2 Teaser, New Trailer Coming Monday, Small Group of Disneyland Employees Rally to Pressure California Governor Into Reopening Park, Hubie Halloween Harley Quinn Cameo Gets Boston News Anchor Fired. ‘Jem and the Holograms’ Trailer #2 Unlocks the Power of Synergy. The short version: Jem is the alter ego of Starlight Music owner/manager Jerrica Benton, who transforms into the rocker with the help of holographic computer Synergy. Project: Synergy is a fan-friendly, movie project of the Live Action JEM & The Holograms. Let us know what you think about the new Jem and the Holograms footage after checking out the second trailer. Bringing Jem And The Holograms to the big screen was a passion project for director Jon M. Chu. Plot – A small-town girl is catapulted from the world of underground videos to that of the world's superstars. Following the behind-the-scenes featurette that debuted yesterday, Universal Pictures has released the second trailer for Jem and the Holograms. Check out our list of the greatest animated music videos, Not only is the live-action movie actually a thing, but the trio are crowdsourcing crucial elements from casting to costume design: “It’s sort of like Kickstarter,” Chu says, “but instead of asking for your money, we’re asking for your creativity.”. Based on the hit animated TV series from the 1980s, director Jon M. Chu's adaptation brings this beloved character back to life on the big screen for the first time. © Watchr Media • All rights reserved, The Martian Regains Box Office Domination in Its 4th Week. Joe Retaliation), the musical adventure stars Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko, Ryan Guzman, Molly Ringwald and Juliette Lewis. Will Jem And The Holograms 2 ever happen? The short version: Jem is the alter ego of Starlight Music owner/manager Jerrica Benton, who transforms into the rocker with the help of holographic computer Synergy. She is an audiovisual entertainment synthesizer capable of projecting complex holograms. Directed by Jon M. Chu (Step Up series, G.I. As revealed in one episode, she was programed with the personality, appearance and voice based on the likeness of Jacqui Benton. The cartoon was originally developed by the same team behind the original G.I. They’ve also put out an open casting call, asking kids of any age or gender who can sing, dance and act to upload a two-minute video showcasing their talents. “This is the real way we’re making our movie,” Chu says. None... or all of them, depending on your perspective. IDW Jem Wikia is a FANDOM Comics Community. However, Emmett couldn't bear to make her appearance exactly like hers, so he instead provided Synergy with her own image and persona.