We all know what a hypothetical Marathon movie would be like:
Lead character (the cyborg): played by Hollywood's current muscle-bulk B actor. Wears tin pot and stylish metal accoutrements a la Seven of Nine. Speaks in grunts.
Cyborg's sidekick: Danny DeVito with antennas, wings, and dipped in green paint.
Love interest: played by some noname starlette who may or may not bare her (fake) boobs, depending on what rating they're aiming for. Cleavage guaranteed in any case. Very likely the only female in entire movie.
Human villian: Most likely a former A or B actor on the way down.
FX budget: Surpasses some national budgets.
Cinemagoers can't "identify" with computer terminals, so Leela, Tycho, and Durandal are scrapped.
Main plot: Bang bang bang! Blam! KaBOOM!
Subplot #1: "Save me, save me!" "Hang in there, babe."
Subplot #2: Villian sells out to pfhor (not entirely sure how and it doesn't really matter), and in the end is set on fire, thrown off a cliff, impaled by various long metal objects on way down, and lands in a vat of acid. Closeup of screaming face as he slowly dissolves.
Oh, and it takes place aboard this ship called the "Marathon".
/disillusioned with Hollywood.
/the Marathon move would be awesome if it was made by Pixar.