Skydance Television has revealed that they are working on a live action TV series for Sword Art Online, additionally revealing that they have acquired the franchise’s global live action rights and causing the less optimisitc to drastically describe the event as the end of the series as they know it.
The script for the live action TV series will be written by Laeta Kalogridis, (whose work includes Tomb Raider and Night Watch) who mentioned that she has been inspired by the virtual reality series for years:
“For years I have been inspired by the inventive and masterful storytelling of the SAO franchise. I’m thrilled to get the opportunity to work with such talented partners to bring this cutting-edge yet timeless story to a new format at Skydance.”
The show’s critics may regard her compliments as grossly exaggerated, but if she has actually watched the anime in its entirety then it is possible that the TV adaptation might not be a complete disaster (despite most live action anime adaptations failing miserably).
Skydance Television also stated that they intend to launch a “SAO virtual reality experience” by way of the company’s interactive arm, but whether this will be part of the TV series, a separate project altogether or a mere game spin-off has yet to be clarified.
No information as to when fans can expect to watch the new TV series has been divulged, and some are doubtless hoping it stays that way…
well any live action america makes is ALWAYS better than shitty japanese actors/actresses and editing.. so thats a plus
For the record, the original Light Novel (Book 1) was actually pretty good. And if they had only left the story to JUST that, I think the series would have been just fine. As a matter of fact, for as short as the first book was, they could have done themselves a favor and just made a 90 minute movie out of it, and none of us would have had any real complaints about it.
It was the second book that pissed people off. The second book was considered an “expansion” with short stories that were not included in the book (mainly because had they been they would have distracted from the author’s intent which was to tell a story about two love-birds who survived this game of death.) If they chose to include the Second Book as sort of an After Story, I don’t think any of us would have had as much objection to it.
In all reality they should simply bring dotHack back and show SAO why IT was so great, and why SAO is nothing more than a carbon copy of DotHack//(the original game series).
With that said, an American film/tv maker wants to turn SAO into a TV series?
Can I remind you what the U.S. has turned the GOOD shows from Japan into?
1. DragonBall Evolution
2. SpeedRacer
3. Akira (CANCELLED.. oh, thank God!)
**Avatar: The Last Airbender
If that isn’t enough, this is the one responsible for the Angelina Jolie (FISH LIPS) “Tomb Raider” which was nothing like the game it was based on?
Oh. That’s rich.
(So we’re going to let HER make an already BAD anime into an EVEN WORSE TV series… I bet in this version, SAO takes place in the very overused Urban center of New York City –like Final Fantasy: Spirits Within 2001)
Can I speak for everyone when I say: FAIL
Who do you guys think will be portraying the characters in the live action version?
Agil – Terry Crews
Klein – Idk, Zohan?
Asuna – Chloe Grace Moretz for sure
Kirito – Zac Efron?
Lisbeth – Kristen Bell?
Silica – Idk, Kiernan Shipka?
Kayaba/Heathcliff – Idk, Sebastian Stan?
The young pair who were actually a fat guy pretending to be a hot guy and a skinny guy pretending to be a girl – Key and Peele
I have no idea why, but the last one made me think of Jay and Silent Bob being cast in those roles instead…
Dunno who they are but they look like they’d fit well (just searched a pic on google).
Are they comedians?
As if it isn’t bad enough, they’re gonna americanize it most likely.
Kirito will become Fred and Asuna will be Amanda.
its a grimm reminder….