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
Possibly the success of Dragonball Evolution has whetted the appetites of Hollywood studios for more fresh IP; being able to take huge liberties with the original works whilst packing the cast with Hollywood stars likely also helps…
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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