Sojio Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Yes its true :animesigh i recently found out from Counting Down.com that there is a possibility that one of the alltime greatest animes is going to be remade as a live action film by an american director. According to: [url]http://www.countingdown.com/movies/684075/movieinfo/director?item_id=2548048[/url] Stephan Norrington director of Leage of Extraordinary Gentlemen has taken upon himself to make the film. I am dissapointed that this film is going to be made because if it is released and it is of poor quality it will give the original a bad name. :animeangr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertphoenix Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Akira was a classic, but what's the point of making a live action remake of it? Well in a way i would be curious to see all the special effects they would use for all the freaky stuff in the movie esp. the infamous ending. Other than that, i wouldn't care much for it since i seen the anime a few times already. On another note, video games that have been turned into live actions movies have been bad. But, i think this would be the first anime i think that has been turned into a live action movie (in America at least). Who knows, Akira might turn out ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojio Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 I guess you have a point desert phoenix. It could turn out quite good. Its just that i think he should only do it if he can do it properly and not take all of the credit for it. :animesmil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domkippy Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Well. Anime+americans= Disaster. Thats all i have to say. I think we have learned this from dubbing anime, and there is simply no way that this will be a success. It WILL BE, shamefull.:o Domkippy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yinyang Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I think I would have to agree that mainstream America and anime have some issues with each other. First off, I don't think that you should make cartoons into live actions. Mostly cause they don't live up to the fans' expections, and people get ticked. Secondly, I've seen Akira and loved it. To make it into a live action would only be good to me, if the live action were a great one. Sorry, but too many things against it being great. In my opinion, they need to leave it an anime. I've also heard of several other animes that could be made into live actions in the future. Among them are Evangelion and DBZ. I pray to God that they fall through. It would only ruin a good rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayokano Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I know a few anime that have been made into live action films and have done well. One of them Death Note, with the first movie at #1 for 2 weeks, while the next movie held it for 4 weeks, and become the highest grossing movie of that year in Japan. It just matters if the writers and director can translate the story into a movie well enough. And, as we have seen with Norrington, wasn't able to do that with the The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Fortunately, he has dropped out of the project. I'm pretty sure America has opened up to comic book movies, and films based on Spiderman, X-Men, and Superman do great at the box offices. So why not a anime/manga based film? Though, we've also seen some big bombs since the comic book movie craze, such as the Hulk, and, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Also, I've been hearing rumors about DBZ and EVA movies for years. I'll doubt they'll ever get off the ground. The only thing I've actually seen from them is some concept art for EVA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2vq Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 [color=#007520]There are a lot of Japanese movies based off Manga/Anime. As Ayokano mentioned, [b]Deathnote[/b] has 2 Live Action movies. [b]Azumi[/b] and its sequel is based off the Manga of the same name. There's the ever popular [b]Nana[/b]. And the gruesomely disturbing [b]Uzumaki[/b] by horror genius Junji Ito. But I do agree that I can't think of any Hollywood versions of Manga/Anime except for movies that have not yet been made. [b]Speed Racer[/b] is coming out in May 2008, and it'll be directed by the Wachowski Brothers of [b]The Matrix[/b] fame. And of course there are the two rumours that Ayokano mentioned. [/color]Edit: After clicking "Submit" I realized that [b]The Ring[/b] also had a Manga series with the same stories, though I'm not sure if the movie was based off the Manga at all. And of course there's [b]Battle Royale[/b] and its remake (ripoff?) [b]The Condemned[/b].[color=#007520] I'd consider the DBZ movie that to be a dead/non-existent project. [url=http://www.myfavoritegames.com/dragonball-z/Info/LiveActionMovie.htm]Otherworld Steve[/url] has made the necessary calls to make sure of this. EVA, though, was officially announced by WETA studios. They seem to be stuck in the "collecting money" stage though. Even if they only have concept art for now, I have hope that Peter Jackson's company will bring EVA candy to my eye. I agree with Ayokano when it comes to Norrington and tLoEG. It was a flop, and although I'd be looking forward to this movie, having the League's team attatched is a downer. It would be fun, though, to watch a Hollywood movie based on a Japanese Manga or Anime. Waitaminute...does Stealth count? xD -r2[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otaku_Starchild Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I think that the idea of Akira being a live action movie would be kewl! Yes, Americans have the problem that when they get an anime and dub it, they usually mess it up, not including those exceptional few. But I think that Americans do better with actors rather than voice actors. The only way they could mess it up is if they use American actors rather than Japanese actors. Other than that, I can't wait to see it! ~crosses fingers~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 [COLOR=#656446]For some strange reason, this reminded me of that cheesy opening movie from the first Resident Evil... Ah, one thing I've learned from watching films is that you can't judge the quality of a movie based on the nationality of the cast...or the director, for that matter. Just take that Harry Potter movie directed by Alfonso Cuaron. I mean, how different was that from [i]Y tu Mama Tambien[/i]? I really I'm not looking forward to an all-Japanese cast, just a good bunch of actors who can bring Kaneda and co. to their disturbed/-ing selves. And oh a good TETSUOOOOOOOOOOO!!! is a plus.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makurayami Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 There's not really too much to it. The movie will be a coin toss, heads or tails. Heads, it rocks and people love it. Tails, it sucks and bombs big time. Either way, though, I think there are going to be a group of fans that accept it and love it. You can never rule out the blind devotion of the fanboys/fangirls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaholl Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Eh... it all probably will depend on how much effort the producers put into it. My only real problem with it is that almost everything will be computer animated, and that tends to look cheesy. In cartoons, you can do things that look good, even awesome. Transfering that to live action, however, could look extremely bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yinyang Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Okay, I will admit that Nana and Death Note did great in Japan, but that's the thing, they were in Japan. Also, to my knowledge, neither features much in the way of psychic duels to the death, giant robots, or people battling in outer space. Also, you have to think about the American veiwing public. That's the deciding factor right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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