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FMP! Live Action

Postby xexyzl » Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:44 pm

First they came...

When the Movie Companies came for Speed Racer,
I remained silent;
I was not a Speed Racer fan.

Then they came for Dragonball,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Dragonball fan.

Then they came for Cowboy Bebop,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Cowboy Bebop fan.

When they came for Full Metal Panic!,
there was no one left to speak out for me.
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby Ishbalan » Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:47 pm

Is FMP really even that mainstream?
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby Vivaldi » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:12 am

They're casting Zac Efron btw.

I put my fist through the wall.
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby Vivaldi » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:17 am

I'm actually just going to post a quote from the escapist forums that sums up my opinion:

Onmi wrote:Full Metal Panic Coming to the Big Screen
Source:The Hollywood Reporter
April 7, 2009


Mandalay Pictures has acquired theatrical rights to and will develop a big-screen version of "Full Metal Panic," a Japanese manga series It's a Light Novel series adapted into a Manga and Anime actually, much like Haruhi that blends action, comedy and high school romance, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The property derives from writer Shoji Gatoh's series about a teenage anti-terrorist commando named Sousuke Sagara who is given the mission to protect a high-school girl with mystical powers.Not Mystical you STUPID FUCKS!

"Panic," which is set in a world almost exclusively without adults WRONG!, is known for mixing visceral action with wry comedy.

Zac Efron's name has surfaced in connection with "Panic," with the actor holding a conversation on the project, adds the trade. He's also potentially attached to the Warner Bros. adventure Jonny Quest.


Okay... THIS is Zac Efron
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and THIS is Sagara Sousuke, a JAPANESE boy who grew up in AFGHANISTAN

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GOD FUCKING DAMN IT HOLLYWOOD STOP TRYING TO ADAPT ANIME TO MOVIES IT WON'T WORK AND IT ONLY CAUSES US PAIN

EDIT: Just noticed that at no point do they mention FMP is a mecha series
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby The Origonal Head Hunter » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:04 am

The lack of mentioning the mechs leads me to believe they will be focusing more on the "omg, a commando goes to high school and falls in luvz <3333!" aspect.
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby Kariudo » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:17 am

I will hope that it turns out alright...I'll at least give it a few trailers before deciding its worth

my hope will probably be dashed, but darn it all there needs to be at least one good LA anime adaptation.

Given a 90 minute timeframe I think it will focus on the romantic comedy part as opposed to the mecha part...but even then I think they could find good places to throw in at least one good Arm Slave fight
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby wurpess » Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:59 am

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! THEY'RE GOING TO MURDER MY PRECIOUS FMP!!!!!! :(


And my beloved Sousuke! :sob: I'm so sorry they're trying to do that to you, my darling. I promise I'll still love you. :cry:
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby SenTrix » Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:46 am

Vivaldi wrote:They're casting Zac Efron btw.


OMG...The films already been killed ¬¬
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby LivingFlame » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:54 pm

Maybe it'll be bad enough to convince KyoAni (or someone) to make a fourth season, just for the sake of redeeming the franchise. >_______>;
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby Ishbalan » Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:47 pm

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I think they mixed up their shows.
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby Sukunai » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:22 pm

Ok filming Pearl Harbour was I thought as bad as it could get.

I was even able to stomache the idea of Americans saving Britain in the Battle of Britain (because Hollywood has never had any knowledge of history before).

But Full Metal Panic is a hit below the belt.

I Object damn it!!

Oh you knooooooow they will bugger it up.

Hey I only watched Live Action Sailormoon to have an insider laugh eh, but at least it wasn't made in the US (god alone knows how horrible it would have been).

I don't care how much money and CGI Hollywood has to work with.
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby Garridy » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:06 am

Ishbalan wrote: http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9943/1235779157090.jpg

I think they mixed up their shows.

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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby Willen » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:36 am

Maybe Zac will be playing Kurz Weber. Or at least I can hope.

I wonder if the original author has any say over casting. Of if there is enough furor over this that an organization like the NAACP would make a stink over the casting of originally Asian characters with Caucasian actors and thusly changing the character's race. I suspect that Sousuke will be renamed Steve, Kaname will be renamed Karen, the mecha and high tech elements written out altogether replaced by magic, and the film will take place at a high school in California.

This could end up as another Dragon Ball Evolution...
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby The Origonal Head Hunter » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:12 am

Willen wrote:I wonder if the original author has any say over casting.
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Re: FMP! Live Action

Postby Willen » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:23 am

The Origonal Head Hunter wrote:
Willen wrote:I wonder if the original author has any say over casting.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

Sadly, I understand where you are coming from. But J.K. Rowling insisted that the Harry Potter cast be primarily British and it happened. So I can hope. But realistically, unless it's a martial arts movie, Hollywood does not put Asians in lead roles. :|
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