THE DREADED LIVE ACTION ANIME ADAPTATIONS

reservoireddog · Post by **reservoireddog** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:24 pm

Yeah.......? Anywho....Has anyone seen that Akira live action short that someone did awhile ago. It actually look kinda good. I also heard that they have already done a Live action cowboy bebop in Japan?

Zaphod_Beeblebrox · Post by **Zaphod_Beeblebrox** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:25 pm

reservoireddog wrote:...I also heard Jet Li was in mind for Vegeta...

rumors have been flying 'round about actors for ages. i heard a while ago that they had Vin Diesel in mind for vegeta....

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:39 pm

Zaphod_Beeblebrox wrote:
reservoireddog wrote:...I also heard Jet Li was in mind for Vegeta...
rumors have been flying 'round about actors for ages. i heard a while ago that they had Vin Diesel in mind for vegeta....

Well that's obviously bogus. Even though I don't like the series, I can say that Vegeta has to be played by someone short. I mean, think about it. Just about everyone his age (or older) is taller than him right?

-Zero

DTJB · Post by **DTJB** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:47 pm

Hey, what ever happened to the Battle Angel Alita movie that James Cameron was working on? I saw something on IMDb about an untitled project, but it's hard for me to say whether this is it or not.

Yukina_Raven · Post by **Yukina_Raven** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:47 pm

Speaking of long lost live action anime projects...

What ever happened to the Witch Hunter Robin live-action series supposedly going to air on the Sci-Fi channel? Last I heard, it was confirmed to happen, but that's it. No actor information, what the storyline will be, nothing.

reservoireddog · Post by **reservoireddog** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:42 pm

I could actually see that happening. And I'm sure it would draw viewers out of the anime circle to watch. It would be like X-files meets CSI with a dash of Van Hellsing.

reservoireddog · Post by **reservoireddog** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:46 pm

Vin disel looks nothing like vegeta. I like the Jet li idea better. Anyway I just found this on the offical DBZ website on the live action movie news

Otherworld Steve-"I literally JUST got off the phone with FOX Studios in Los Angeles, CA. I asked outright about the upcoming live action Dragon Ball/Z movie.

This is exactly what I was told by my contact:

'The Dragon Ball Z movie? We don't have that. I 've got a lot of calls about that so I called around [the studio]. We won't be making that [movie].'

So there you have it, folks. That is the OFFICIAL story from FOX. I know some of you may be disappointed, but I also think it's a blessing."

So thats the end of that. One by One there going down.

Here is some more news of some other anime live action adaptations.

-Tsui Hark next movie will be INITIAL D, based on the famous manga. Shooting begins March 2004. Cast: Edison CHEN Koon-Hei and Jay CHOU.

- Ronnie Yu would like to direct a BLOOD, THE LAST VAMPIRE live action film.

- Producer Gerald R. Molen ("Schindler's List", "Minority Report") acquired last February the rights of LUPIN, the character created by the Monkey Punch mangaka. No further developments have emerged since.

- Distant Horizon and director Rob Cohen ("The Fast and the Furious") have the rights to an action-OAV called DOMINATION NAKITE.

- Threshold Entertainment ("Mortal Kombat") is planning a NINJA SCROLL live action movie. Budget: $60 million.

- Sony is developing an ASTRO live action movie. Director: Eric Leighton ("Dinosaur"). Release Date: 2005.

- Some info about the DEVILMAN live action. Release Date: Summer 2004. Budget: $10 million. First images-http://www.devilmanthemovie.jp/

- CUTIE HONEY live action. Release Date: May 2004 in Japan. Director: Hideaki Anno. Official site (with trailer!) now online. http://www.vap.co.jp/cutiehoney/

- TETSUJIN 28 live action (with tons of CGI). Release Date: Fall 2004. Budget: $10 million. Official site now online.http://www.tetsujin28.jp/

- CASSHERN live action movie. Release Date: Spring 2004. Budget: $5 million. Official site (with trailer!) now online.

- "Neon Genesis Evangelion" live action film - Weta concept art...........thats it. No director is attached yet

Yeah there going no where fast. Peace out A-town.

reservoireddog · Post by **reservoireddog** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:01 pm

Wow heres some news. It apears that Akira is not as dead as we all thought it was. When they pick stephen norrington as the director of Akira originally one thought came to my mind. They couldn't have picked a worser(not a real word but hey) director. HOW WRONG I WAS! Just recently anouce at the one of the preimers of STEAMBOY, you know the movie made by the same who did Akira and Metroplis, that Pitof(....thats it, he has no last name) will direct the live action US film. And what a resume he has Catwoman.................Eh.um......Catwoman. Oyeah he was the special effects supervisor for Messenger......Joan..of Arc....and...Al..i.en...res..u.r..r..ec..t..ion.........ummmm yeah.

Merm · Post by **Merm** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:32 pm

Personally, if Akira is made, it has to be done by Tarantino.

I'm sorry, that movie has to have when sick and twisted (but cool

) director. I can't think of anyone else who could kill that many people in a sufficently bloody fashion.

DTJB · Post by **DTJB** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:39 pm

reservoireddog wrote:- CASSHERN live action movie. Release Date: Spring 2004. Budget: $5 million. Official site (with trailer!) now online.

Just found out on Anime News Network, Casshern has been picked up by Dreamworks. I keep finding more reasons to like these guys, unlike Miramax now a days.