Hollywood Grabs Ninja Scroll & Full Metal Panic
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Apr 8, 2009 03:15 JST
- Tags: Full Metal Panic!, Hollywood, Live Action, Ninja Scroll, Warner Brothers
Two major anime titles, Ninja Scroll and Full Metal Panic, are set for live action adaptations and are nearing pre-production.
Ninja Scroll is to be produced by Leonardo DiCaprio (and Warner Brothers) headed company Appian Ways, whilst Mandalay Pictures has acquired the rights to Full Metal Panic.
Reports suggest DiCaprio is considering casting famous male group SMAP as the leads in the live action Ninja Scroll. He is said to be intent to “cast with Japanese people” in the adaptation, which he acquired the rights to last year.
Appian Ways also holds the rights for another legendary anime movie, Akira, though no details on this were given.
DiCaprio, said to be a great fan of both movies, has stated that filming won’t start until everyone involved is satisfied with the script.
SMAP’s agency was not forthcoming in a recent statement to Nikkan Sports: “We have nothing to say yet, but if it does come true, we would certainly like to talk about it further.”
Additionally, news that Mandalay Pictures has successfully acquired the rights to a live action adaptation of the Full Metal Panic! series also surfaced.
In what could be the the news that makes or breaks the movie, actor Zac Efron is apparently set to play Japanese born (but Afghan raised) lead Sousuke Sagara.
It is not clear whether the character will be changed to fit the casting of a non-Japanese actor, but this seems far from improbable
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FMP is actually something that could be adapted fairly decently by US studios. It'll be a glorified Transformers, but it at least has a chance at being mildly entertaining, unlike most adaptations.
The question is.. who's going to play Tessa?!
please not some 20 year old grandma...
please no, but hwo the hell will they manage the white hair? and what about kanames blue hair?
actually... i can think of a few 20 year olds i know that would make great kanames and tessas
shame they're not actresses or american
I think Kaname is actually supposed to have black hair anyway.
megan foxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Damn impossible... megan fox is not even moe to begin with
with blue hair and white they just the same in DB live movie >_> plain black >_>
EMMA WATSON AS TESSA OMFG THAT WOULD BE GREAT!
more importantly, how are they going to manage to retain the humor, this is going to be directed at an american audience-.-
Yeah I know right? That's my biggest question too. After all...most of the humor revolves around Sousuke bringing weapons to school and ultimately creating some kind of catastrophe...lol.
will it be Dakota Fanning?
no american cast can play any of those characters.... sagaras dumbness, tessas tennen/doji characteristics... and they will overkill on kaname... having rambo in a blu wig to take her place
I think I'd give the FMP adaptation a chance if they used the same American voice actors as they did in the anime; their voices "fit" the characters.
But if they cast Tom Cruise as Sagara...
1) American voice actors are too old for these roles.
2) American voice actors tend to not be Hollywood-level.
3) Tom Cruise is not high school aged at all.
Think plz.
If you read Anon's whole message properly, you'd understand that he/she didn't mean that Tom Cruise is a good actor to take on Sagara's role..
Learn how to read thoroughly plz.
american VA suck balls, no they dont "fit" the characters, they kill them.... i slap myself if i have to watch an anime in dub
To each their own. Although there are some of us that don't mind dubs, and would prefer them to subs, so you're not constantly trying to keep up with the subs and watch the anime at the same time. Dubs have gotten alot better in the past 10 years or so...
100% possible hit if it is directed by michael bay
You mean 100% shit if directed by Michael Bay.
I actually think Ninja scroll is far more feasible (in terms of quality) than fmp, since itd be just martial arts and strange characters, whereas, fmp (while good in anime form) would be a bit dumb (like transformers) with the whole huge robot thing.
actually, aside from hollywood/america doing FMP being my big let down (more like reason for suicide), i wouldnt mind if it was japanese produced, the characters would fit the originals, the japanese would have a better idea of how to play those characters, and actually, i wouldnt mind seeing a huge cg arbalast :D
Zac Efron???
High school Musical?
17 Again?
Full Metal Panic?
Is he having a mid life crisis with all these younger roles?
HE DOES NOT FIT THE ROLE OF SAGARA!!! THEY ARE JEWING IT WRONG!!! AND NO... THAT'S NOT A DOUBLE NEGATIVE!!!
farrrk Zac efron...you gheyyy get lost nowwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!u can never act sousuke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Needs more holding down of keys and a few more exclamations anon.
Also, your spelling is too good, dumb it down more.
Ugh
And now Shadow of the Colossus!?
fffffffffffff
Hollywood: We're all out of good ideas.
what are you talking about? they never had an original idea
+1
+2
Hollyshit strikes again. something needs to be done
+ 3
Please don't ruin FMP.
+374897249
C-C-C-Combo Breaker!!!
what ideas?
+>9000
"never had an original idea"
obviously you've never heard of Hepburn
Reminds me of something I heard in REC. And then I think back to movies like lion in winter or so... hardly counting as hollywood.
^You want to know something weird? For some reason "The Lion in Winter" popped into my head too :O
Sean Connery? Sure.
Other than that...
+1
Connery would make an awesome Kalinin.
Hell...yeah. :D
I wonder if Ninja Scroll would be watered down to get a PG-13 rating.
No, DiCaprio isn't an idiot, and it's not like he's afraid of R-rated films.
Rather have another season of the FMP! anime.
amen
so with you. bring fmp season 3 out
No actually this is VERY GOOD Publicity if the Movie doesnt flop 9which I hope it doesn't)
Because more people will see FMP and will insight people to watch the original animated series or at the very least want to read up on it! Although i disagree with Zach Efawhatshisname to be Sousuke !!!
SO YEAH!!!!!!! Season THREE!!!!!!!!!
Keep dreaming
Ninja Scroll could work if they take a serious tone with it.
Kill Bill + The Last Samurai = Ninja Scroll
Stop Dreaming mate. lol
though, i'd love to see a mix out of both.
Did you just state that The Last Samurai has had a serious tone?? When I watched The Last Samurai it pretty much felt like a twisted parody of Mibu Gishi Den (aka When The Last Sword is Drawn). Seriously, better off watching that movie instead, it comes with a great soundtrack (Hisaishi!) and without Ninjas and Scientology. And here's the connection to the topic: A Ninja Scroll movie is bound to fail. Hollywood can't produce Japanese movies, no matter how much Japanese actors they hire. It will always feel like a wicked parody, at best. I can forgive them for ruining Godzilla, but heck, they couldn't even turn total fantasy stuff like Transformers or Dragonball into a proper movie! If these are already 'too Japanese' for them to handle, how can they even think of attempting to make Historical Samurai-Epics or Ninja-Fiction (remember all those American Ninja movies from the 80s?)?? It's like those 'Chinese weeks' at fast food restaurants in the US. Most people prefer the fake over the original when their only motivation is searching for some exotic tastes to temporarily spice up their boring life...
And Full Metal Panic won't work either. They will be unable to emulate the original's comedy elements, unless they get someone like Shouji Gatou to write the script (but even then, the actors will probably fail at execution). Also, what about the fanservice? Anyone remembers the Weta Workshop's teaser pic for the Evangelion Live Action? American, thirty-something, slutty and desperate housewives in plug suits: DO NOT WANT!!!
Lol...preach on dude!
there is already a forum post for FMP LA here..wanna bash or glorify Zac Efron? Go here: http://www.sankakucomplex.com/forums/topic.php?id=594
Yes, for my thoughts on FMP, check there.
But I think Ninja Scroll has a chance by a Hollywood studio. It's been around for a while and has a close following and interest. A cult status if you will.
These are the exact reasons why think an FMP adaptation will not work, in addition to it being such a new title, fans of the anime are small but growing. Give it some time, decades even, like Astro Boy!
"actor Zac Effron is apparently set to play Japanese born (but Afghan raised) lead Sousuke Sagara."
errrm...would anyone find it weird if a non-Japanese playing a (supposingly) Japanese character? But then again we had American (?) played as the main character of Guyver live actions...so I'm guess they are just gonna take the concept,westernize, and not gonna keep the background as Japan then?
Have you seen Hollywood have any qualms about putting white people in places they don't belong before? It's not going to change here either.
AFAIK, Sousuke is not a Japanese either. Just like Setsuna F. Seiei, middle-east person with Japanese name supposedly use as codename
Nope, Sousuke is Japanese, he was found by Kalinin in a plane wreckage with supposed Japanese parents, his name comes from one of the only belongings Kalinin was able to salvage from the crash.
Dear god, don't make me remember Peter Ustinov as Charlie Chan. They even glue-fixed his eyes to make him look Asian...
Zac Effron as Sousuke Sagara? No. Dead God, please no.
Dead god, living god, and the whole plethora. Just no.
Zach Efron......
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
If they cast him, anyone involved should be kneecapped and fed feet first to hungry pigs.
i second that.
Third, because of the reference from "Snatch". Great movie.
If Sean Connery was involved then my God, I would be all over this. Anyway Zak somewhat looks the part, it's rather his acting abilities that I'm worried about. Playing as a soldier is just a little bit different than what he's used to doing(hell I rather be shot at then make a fool of myself singing on stage). Is Zak interested in the franchise or just something his agency is throwing at him? Either way I expect large amounts of FAIL(maybe not DBE level but still) unless proven otherwise.
I don't think Zac could pull it off either.
Zac usually plays the outgoing pretty boy, which is opposite of Sousuke's character who doesn't know how interact with "normal people", being a child soldier and all.In order for Zac to fit the role as Sousuke, Hollywood has two options:
Option 1: Halo jump Zac behind enemy lines. if he's able to avoid enemy forces and survive on snakes, he'll be ready.
Option 2: Rewrite Souske's character into a dreamy pretty boy who always gets the ladies and also has a gun, essentially James Bond or Raiden.
I hate to defend Disney-spawn, but Efron has played serious non-bish roles before in critically acclaimed movies. Who knows? Johnny Depp was able to break out of the mindless pretty-boy mold.
Not putting much faith in Efron, but I'll call it when I see it.
I really liked Zac's serious role as a civil rights activist in the movie, "Hairspray".
that would be the safest route for this adaptation to take...westernize, forget the Japanese themes..kind of a bit saddening though...
No.
Oh God, will america just keep on trying until they finally get a non-fail adaptation?
just stop already...
not until the cash cows ran out of milk...
If Connery was younger, I could see him playing Kalinin
Na. If he wear a rig then he will look perfect for the part...
Sagara cosplay by white boy? Phail
u mean Whitey boy cosplaying as Sagara right?
same thing, still fail
Look at the bright side, at least it won't be a black person cosplaying as Sagara.
Zac Effron is a terrible idea... Alot of the humour in the school scenes of FMP! revolved around the idea that despite being Japanese, Sousuke had no socialization in Japanese school structure.
Western schools being not as rigid, I don't think translating the entire scenario to be set in America would work at all, nor would having it still be set in Japan. In the latter case in particular, the tone would be changed to "lololol whitey doesn't understand Japanese schools". And if it were switched to being set in America... Making light-hearted jokes based on bringing guns and other lethal weapons to school? Hell no.
They had better straighten this the hell out pronto.
Sean Connery retired after tLoEG...
Though I wont completely dismiss the rumor, I am reluctant to believe it to be anything more than hearsay.
Besides, If he declined a role in Indiana Jones, then the prospect of him participating in some live action adaptation of something he has probably never heard of is highly suspect.
Feel free to come up with your own conclusions though.
Sarcasm
--------
Head
I detected no sarcasm.
Maybe you can explain it to me.
Sigh, check the sources. Connery is mentioned nowhere. As you already mentioned, there is pretty much no way in hell Connery would bother. So therefore Linkinstreet was making a funny. You obviously missed this.
This was ill advised.
I do lol at the people who took it seriously.
Connery coming back? thought he retired?
btw, what happened to DBE? is it a box-office bomb? I hope they'll reconsider getting this anime adapted if the sales of DBE are not that high....
if not, they truly are cash cows suckers...
Sean Connery as Sergei is fucking perfect. Oh wow.
sean connery as kalinin=hell yes
zac efron as sousuke=dont know if want.
leaning towards no for him. just can't see him doing a good job. at least full metal panic would be a doable movie as a opposed to dragonball, which was already ridiculous to begin with. hopefully hollywood doesn't decide to kill anymore anime franchises with bad movies(longshot i know).
oh man i hope they do fuck up FMP like what happened to Dragon ball
it'll be screwed up even without u hoping
Sean Connery playing Captain Sergei Kalinin!!?? i highly doubt this will ever happen,i mean he had a lot of offers in the last few years and he did not accept any so i doubt he will play a role in a movie like this,he retired for good,still as a FMP fan i do look forward to this movie even though i should not have any high hopes for it,maybe only if i will see that it ill at least have a decent director.
this will totally bomb and suck the balls of a dead man.
Hollywood strikes again.
im only interested in who is playing mao
fuck
I have nothing much to add here.
FMP! is going to be a complete fail, while Ninja Scroll might succeed if what they say is true.....
To be honest, FMP LA news worries me. The reason the anime works because it is set in Japan where certain culture trope works. How Hollywood gonna make convincing adaptation in USA for FMP LA?
Ninja Scroll LA is more exciting for me though.
I... I really don't mind Zac as Sousuke. I mean there's no way in hell they'd cast an Asian, much less as a Middle Eastern, so it's the best we could hope for.
You'd rather have Raw Eggs than it cooked?
Kindly look At Mandalay Pictures impressive resume
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay_Pictures
Pleased?
i guess ur one of those douchebags who didn't mind justin chatgay as goku either? and the BEST we could hope for? jesus..he doesn't and can NEVER look battle hardened. he looks gay..sousuke does not. if there's no way in hell they'll cast an asian for an ASIAN role..here's an idea.. DON'T DO A LIVE ACTION MOVIE ASSHOLES!!!!
Just wait till they lay their hands on Ga-Rei Zero or Shakugan no Shana.
Then it will rain fire.
Wait. How about this? Wait till they lay their hands on Tsubasa or Code Geass!
Ah, here's a good one! Redoing Magical Index in the style of the Harry Potter movies. Totally.
DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS
Geass would be amazing,if made as a b-movie
toradora
clannad
kannagi
air
lucky star
....
SUZUMIYA HARUHI!!
TAKE YOUR FUCKING PICK HOLLY-FUCKS
to be honest, I'm surprised they didnt do Pokemon...yet
Bwahaha. But I'd want stuffed animals for Pokemon, not CG :D
Fuck everyone else, this could work. They even are trying to get Japanese actors to pander to weeaboo's, this is a step in the right direction.
Still waiting for my live action Tsukihime, oh it will come, and Hollywood will then truly fuck up a story that would work fine Americanized. Yes, they will somehow fuck up a vampire story.
Imagine Twilight. Only worse.
That is exactly what I imagine, they will totally omit Nero and Roa, and instead make it a pure romance drama.
And then the streets will run red with the blood of those involved, cut into seventeen pieces.
YOU'RE BAD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD
Yay
now i can see more shit-movies made by
american's-fucking-directors-who-don't-even-know-the-proprer-anime-itself-and-criate-a-random-shit-movie-with-poor-desgin-and-history.
For real, just because an animation is well aclaimmed this is not excuse to make whatever they want just bescause they think that will sell.
Don't worry. In 10 years they might start making proper adaptations.
How good is your memory?
2nd!
Those fricking bullers messing up good anime with this shitty little white backstreet boys wanna be. That shitty little snot must have never even seen fmp much less heard about it he'll put no soul into the character and whose gonna play my beautiful Chidori chan or Tessa some old whore bag I bet, mother cunts.
No ..... Can't let the jerk-looking actor be Sousuke ... this will completely ruin FMP's image...
sean connery? Your the man now DOG!
FUCK MAN NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! anime doesn't deserve this bullshit!
My respect for Hollywood is non-existent. Had they nothing else to do than ruin great animes?
In my opinion human actors cannot under any conditions portray or match an anime character. They just cant bring out the same vibes as the original characters.For me the charm in anime is that they're unattainable and unrealistic. It's not something that should be replicated in 3D. Sure alot of super cosplay idols give it a run for its money and do look very cute and somewhat resemble the character. I think a better alternative would be to create a full CG movie like FF advent children because CG is kind've between 2D and 3D in that it's not completely real yet has much of the qualities of 3D.
p.s. for god's sake I LOVED DRAGONBALL as a child. PLease stop butchering dragonball and degrading it....at least cast a Japanese guy to play as GOKU. sigh
LOL, if that EMO's going to be Sagara I'll shoot myself twelve times to my back with shotgun.
And yeah, who's going to play Tessa? Please just don't say it's Borat, lol.
Hollywood = instant fail. This sums everything.
Like someone wrote, let's just wait for CG, Ga-Rei and other movies to be announced, lol.
HOLLYWOOD QUALITY FTF!
Wow u can even make it to 3? Shoot Zac instead!
If DiCaprio plays his cards right (and the movie doesn't suck), this could very well serve as SMAP's formal introduction to the States.
Ninja scroll might make it.
Zac Efron as Souske? My heart has stopped. I can already hear the screaming HSM fangirling over FMP. They're going to ruin my favorite series.
I wouldn't mind if someone like the guy from transformers to play this part.
Actually there are millions of other actors that could actually make the live action better. But...this guy...
God help us.
"I wouldn’t mind if someone like the guy from transformers to play this part."
Stopped reading there.
IMO Hollywood should stop making adaptations of any kind of Japanese media that involves cultural tropes. A lot of dubs already massacred those (i.e. jokes where the Japanese terms sound alike), movies will only make it worse.
I wouldn't exactly call plays on words a "cultural" thing...every language has those.
But yeah for the cultural butchering by americans. It's the same in games, notably for the DS...
Let's rename all characters and let them eat cornflakes instead of miso soup and whatnot...lol
i would hate to see two perfectly good anime series ruined by hollywood people. il prolly not watch any of these. hi mom!
Well you should keep on hating for Hollywood might take on more anime shows later on.
i'd rather get shot than watch that sissy boy in a movie.
but i'd play the part, if they gave me the chance. i mean, i can't be worse, right ?
I cant wait for the day when they do a live action hollywood Naruto, Bleach and One Piece... so much suicide in one day XD
Where can I pre-order a ticket @ first row?
I think FMP could work as a Western production. The anime largely takes place in high school setting with fish out of water Sousuke. It would be better in a Japanese setting since Americanizing it will remove all the cultural idiosyncrasies, but I can see it work.
I can't see Ninja Scroll work with anything other than a Japanese cast, but then again, that's what I thought about Dragonball (still do).
Can't believe the guy who was in HSM filmed at the school by my house is going to star in FMP. :/
Im happy u agree with this outrage! Full of Angst now
This is bullshit >_>
Why FMP? WHY???
Remember, DBE and fox arent what hollywood completely comprimises. I'm going to give Ninja Scroll and FMP a chance the same way i'm going to give CB a chance...
I just wish FMP had another season 3...
So when are they making a Naruto Live Movie!??+1? And when iz Naruto Shipuden 51 coming out???
...Just kidding.
A naruto live movie adaption would be horrible since the animu is bad as it is.
Not my FMP, anything but that D= I don't think my heart could take it. Full Metal Panic - The Musical. Argh I can't bear it!
*dies from shock and trauma*
I remember reading somewhere that DiCaprio is actually a pretty big anime fan. So if that's true, and what's in the article is true, I could see Ninja Scrolls working out pretty well if he gets his way.
Let's face it, we know what's gonna happen with FMP. They are going to stick a big name actor or two in to draw in attention, completely detach the script from it's original intentions (like DBE), use the lowest possible budget, bypass pre-screening critics (way to trick everyone Hollywood), and then run away with everyone's money once it's out. I can only see this heading towards the disaster zone.
I'm really surprised no one has mentioned the Akira license. I'm completely shocked. I have my doubts that they can match the epicness that is Akira. I do hope I am proven wrong, but that is a huge task. Akira is legendary in my opinion. It made many bold moves for its time and pushed many boundaries. I don't know if that same feeling can be captured outside of anime form.
All in all, I will keep my ears, eyes, and mind open. Who knows, maybe they will suprise all of us by actually being good. Let's just hope that is the case.
They are going to butcher these series....so sad.
I'm actually feeling quite positive here (probably cuz I didn't like FMP anime).
fuck....Hollywood needs to stay the hell away from anime
FMP?
All I can say is that Kanami ~ BETTER BE DONE RIGHT! and not over the top!
But, I am pretty sure that is what will happen....
~ and I also think that Ninja Scroll will be watered down a bit, in order to get more viewers.
Divine punishment! Divine punishment!! ><
lol Zak Efron, everyone will start singing after the cross fire
Hollywood lay off the live adaptations will ya!
Do I smell Fail?
Or is it Epic Fail ?
you smell Epic Fail*Fail, so make that Epic Fail squared.
^infinity ∞
I would be interested in seeing some cg arm slaves.
That's not the point! Hollywoood can do 3D but Zac Efron?? WTF!!
here's an idea. How about AT Voltoms? They don't spend that much time out of mechs, and are often in suits anyways. Might not matter as much if we can't really see the nationality, and Chirika's not especially Japanese anyways.
if they mess up tessa n kaname....
i will destroy hollywood.......
http://kotaku.com/5202716/shadow-of-the-colossus-getting-big-screen-adaptation-all-hope-lost
Hollywood are really fucking about now
Welcome to Hellywood... Here are all your hopes and dreams.
...And here is an axe. Get to choppin'.
this is a terrible idea
GOD DAMMIT!!
IF THEY CANT DO DRAGONBALL PROPERLY, HOW THE HELL THEY CAN HANDLE THE OTHER TITLE!?????
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice cast, Leonardo. Hope you can really pull it off...
NOOOOO~
Don't ruin my FMP~
Japanese care bout money but not faithful adaptation. >.<
Wait, is Zac Efron doing this AND the Death Note movie, or is the Death Note one just a big rumor?
The Ninja Scroll looks like it's on the right track with the casting- for now.
Jindai High School Musical?
Instead of Wildcats, Bouta-kuns...
Furumeta has good potential.
Perhaps the moviemakers can consider sourcing Japanese acting talent for the roles?
"Japanese acting talent"
HAHAHAHAHA
you do realize that April fools was last week right?
I will personally bitch slap Efron if he turns Fmp into a musical.
so will i!
alright let's make a line. take your turns ppl...
[mow serving: China]
I am so with you, but that isn't far enough. They are going to ruin FMP! Gag that bastard, beat him, put him in cement shoes and drown the S.O.B
Oh great~ Now we have a military schoolboy dancing with cheerleaders and basketball players in the school basketball court instead of kicking terrorists' arses..
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Him again... Not that HS Musical guy...
so it is gonna be packaged as crappy teen movie just like DragonBall. He was always different but didnt know that he was different. Sagara Sousuke has survived wars but can he survive *record scratch* High School.
I am of those that think that the 2D should continue being 2D and never should cross to the other side where the dimension that is added is known as "FAIL"
Sean Connery is too Old guys. How about Adam Sandler as Sagara Sousuke?
He was middle-eastern & hilarious in Zohan! He's the best American for the job!
Take ur pick
-
DiCaprio has a higher chance of impressing us. Fingers crossed.
hmm the ninja scroll sounds like it'll work out good.
on the other hand, fmp looks to be a disappointment if those rumours are said to be true.
Ugh, this is just so fucking wrong on so many levels. Are they tring to piss me off? How dare they try to ruin FMP like this! And Zac Effron...ohh, that little bitch...I hated that kid enough as it was. FMP is one of my all time faves, and this is just unforgiveable!
As long as they're able to keep the goodness of anime characters and the story, IF they can.
Please tell me this won't happen.
ninja scroll is just awesome,
i am excited, just hope they make it rated r like the anime.
Another DB:E. *getting that torrent ready*
FUCKKKKKKKKKk , FUUCKKK YOU HOLLYWOOD, STOP SCREWING WITH THINGS BEYOND YOUR COMPREHENSION. IF YOU WANT TO RELEASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AT LEAST DON'T ASSOCIATE IT WITH THE SOURCE MATERIAL BECUAUSE 99% CHANCE YOU WILL SCREW IT UP
You should send them an email advising them that, because they have different thoughts about "live action".
Someone please tell me why, in the midst of all this "Hollywood grabbing anime", with Fox killing Dragon Ball like they tried to kill the X-Men, Keanu grabbing Bebop (in what, scary enough, seems to have the highest upside), DiCraprio grabbing Ninja Scroll (and don't forget Akira), Zac Efron starring in FMP! (they will have to change all the names, since there's no way it's going to be set in a Japanese high school), and Cameron still taking his time getting around to Battle Angel Alita, that the single most logical, single most made-in-heaven, single most oh-my-God-that-would-own-all Hollywood + anime match remains unexplored?
Tarantino + Black Lagoon
Tell me that wouldn't kick every kind of ass... And as big of a Hong Kong action otaku as Tarantino is, you wouldn't have to worry about the cast being "whitewashed"... Well, except for Eda... Mmmm... Ali Larter in a nun's habit...
There is some hope. There was reported sightings of Zac in Akihabara and I think he reads Death Note.
There is a chance it might not be so bad. It all depends on Zac's though.
If...
1) Zac's level of knowledge goes beyond Naruto and other stuff like that
2) Zac has enough influence over the production
then there's a chance...
That's probably not true but rather based on all the jokes of Zac Effron look like Light.
OH FUCK YOU HOLYWOOD FUCK YOU WHY ZAC EFRON HE IS SUCH A WUSS -.-
DO NOT WANT!
It's funny to see all the haters even before any more details come out. Let's at least get a few more details before we pull out the cyanide tablets, eh?
But I definitely saw some posts with some thought behind them, especially when it comes to the humor value in FMP being Sosuke, the raised-by-wolves military fanboy, bringing heavy armaments to school. In Japan (where guns are prohibited), that's so ridiculous, it can be funny. In the US? Columbine + Va Tech means it won't be funny, period, even if they set the school in Japan.
So I don't know how they can complete Sosuke's character without that humor. Maybe they can substitute some other off-beat stuff in an American high school setting? Hopefully, they'll find a good tsundere archetype for Kaname. That was so much of her charm, IMHO.
Ninja Scroll can totally work. I've always liked Leo as an actor (esp in Romeo and Juliet), and I think he can do a pretty good job with a ninja/samurai flick set in a historical Japan.
Ciao!
There should be a law against hollywood sullying anime. Screw you hollywood, screw thou!
Tom Cruise as Sagara Sousuke? I bet Scientology will be involved...
Man, this is almost as bad as the Code Geass live-action film starring Shia LaBeouf as Lelouch and a green-haired Megan Fox as C2.
they are going to ruin full metal panic!! ninja scroll is somehow acceptable since they put in japanese cast. western cast is just unacceptable especially for asian like sousuke sagara
Who said Dragonball Evolution was a success, yea it was a success to people who doesn't watch dragonball before, but for those who does, it's TOTAL FAILURE.
I would have to disagree for an artist from Hollywood to star in FMP, at least an Asian looking american is fine,but no not whites, it just doesn't match -_-
Hollywood should keep their hands out of the anime
I'm still in a state of shock that they are mentioning "DBE" and "success" in the same sentence. That makes NO sense WHATSOEVER. I bootlegged the movie and the screwed it up in the first 10 minutes. I refuse to admit it was even slightly good. If this is the path for good series, I don't know what I'm going to do.
FMP live action by Hollywood will work 'IF' they're using an all new character (from another branch of Mithril maybe, NA Mithril?).
this is fucking bullshit!!! fucking holywood!!!!
Goddamit Hollywood! Leave our anime alone!
Hollywood must stop making movies from anime.
Just take a look at the Dragon-Ball z they tried to make. FAIL
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Anything with Kimura Takuya is always worth watching... but Hollywood adaptation with Kimura Takuya? Cannot compute.
In another news, FUCK NO to the FMP adaptation. Haven't they done enough with Dragonball? :(
Don't want.
I wish they'd stop raping anime like this.
FMP I can dig because of the mecha.
Zac Efron. What the fuck.
Western rape of anime at its finest when HSM fans go see a FMP for Zac Efron.
wut?
sousuke become like that?????
wtf...
let see what disaster next
Oh god no not zack lol i hate the guys guts enough as it is but to trample onto an anime i like is going a step too far.
Zac Efron must DIE.
what the? a Hollywood FMP w/ that gay HSM Zac Efron as Sousuke?? they are totally gonna ruin this it would be much better if they put Mr.T disguised as Bonta-kun instead
ummm, I'm gonna have to go with FAIL! I think its gonna just end up like dragonball...EPIC FAIL!
Zak Efron!!!!
No No No No FUCK noOOOOOOOOO
NOT FMP, dont fucking let him go near it
Now where is that F***ron assassination I've been hoping for?
Zac Efron
No.