WTF.Anime live action movie ! what is your dream cast ? ?

Freako · Post by **Freako** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 6:52 pm

well hell .. evryone else has one of these threads going.

any comments on this one?

RichLather · Post by **RichLather** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 6:54 pm

Yesh, what movie did you have in mind?

Hermianna · Post by **Hermianna** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 6:58 pm

I brought up something like this in my forum, except that I limited the movie to RK. Lots of reactions, from both sides, but the general consensus was that however it's done, it'll likely turn crappy, perhaps anger the RK fans, but heck, all of us will go there to watch it, regardless.

Furthermore, we couldn't think of anyone who could act the parts (there's a shortage in popular, Japanese actors.)

Freako · Post by **Freako** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 6:59 pm

any movie.

ok .. lets start with the much already speculated ... AKIRA.

then throw in some Vampire hunter D
berserk
trigun

and finish it off with some Legend of the Overfiend.

hows that?

ryu amata · Post by **ryu amata** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 7:19 pm

That would be a fucked up movie....... I think i'd like to see it.

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 8:06 pm

I wouldn't make a live action anime movie here in the US, ever. I'd have the reaction of the fans to think about, I'd have to find a cast that looks the parts, has name recognition, AND can also act, I'd need a large budget, and have to run it by a studio to make sure it appeals to the important demographics.

Bleh.

But maybe "Trigun" might work as a live action movie.

A movie that I think would work really well is something based off the "Fallout" series of computer RPGs. Giant mutants, raiders, a desperate quest that turns into something bigger, organizations that are saving technology, a hideous villain, and my personal favorite, miniguns - it'd be fucking cool.

RichLather · Post by **RichLather** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 8:20 pm

I don't think there's been a truly successful anime-to-live action transition and if typical producer brainpower is involved, there never will be.

If you've ever been to an Animation Hell event, the list is varied and sordid:

Dragonball (suck-ass HK film)
Fist of the North Star (suck-ass HK and American films)
Golgo 13 (at least two Japanese films, which didn't totally suck, thanks to Sonny Chiba)
Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor) and Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) both had suck-ass live action attempts made.

Giant Robo and Iria: Zeiram don't count, because live-action versions came first.

Not even Gundam is safe: G-Saviour isn't exactly Oscar-caliber.

NicholasDWolfwood · Post by **NicholasDWolfwood** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 9:52 pm

And don't forget, the DBZ live action movie will also suck.

They casted Jet Li for Vegeta, for christ's sakes! I would have preferred all the orignal Seiyuus be the cast, but since this is an American movie, they couldn't cast the seiyuus.

RichLather · Post by **RichLather** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 10:06 pm

Why would you want to? Odds are they'd look even less like the characters they portray.

Heero_Yuy84 · Post by **Heero_Yuy84** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 1:24 am

*tries to picture Toriyama chars in live-action* Ye Gods! The horror!!!

Also, add Ninja Scroll to that list...found a story last year that one of the smaller studios got the rights to do a live-action version
*goes to dig it up*

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WTF.Anime live action movie ! what is your dream cast ? ?

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