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Toei has announced that they are involved in production of a live action Hollywood movie for Saint Seiya, with backing from China's A Really Good Film Company Limited. The director of the film is Poland's Tomek Baginsky, who has been making waves this week as a producer/director for the Netflix Witcher series.

 

[Tagyhag]

Saint Seiya film! Hell yeah!

Live action! Why!?

 

[Sojgat]

Oh no.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

If it's just those countries then how is it connected to Hollywood?

 

[Imperial Bishop]

"We didn't learn shit from Ghost in the Shell, so we'll just keep throwing shit at the wall until it sticks."

 

[SaintZ]

Perched for another retelling of the Sanctuary saga.

 

[Finaika]

Will the actors be Japanese?

 

[massoluk]

No Greece?

 

[lupinko]

"We didn't learn shit from Ghost in the Shell, so we'll just keep throwing shit at the wall until it sticks."

Hopefully this should be better because Toei is actually involved.

Also Edge of Tomorrow was a fantastic adaptation and film.

 

[duckroll]

Will the actors be Japanese?

Probably not? This is a Hollywood movie for an international audience. It's just initated by foreign companies. Think of The Great Wall.

 

[Fj0823]

Watch it be Omega Season 2 or Next Dimmension

 

[Sou Da]

Hopefully this should be better because Toei is actually involved.

Also Edge of Tomorrow was a fantastic adaptation and film.

I think this is the first time this sentence has ever been typed.

 

[PantherLotus]

Really getting the band back together, huh

 

[Ran rp]

Really getting the band back together, huh

😑

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Will the actors be Japanese?

Probably not? Isn't this series set in Europe?

 

[firehawk12]

There's a Witcher television series? Everyone needs a Game of Thrones!

 

[Slaythe]

Oh god

 

[Slaythe]

Probably not? Isn't this series set in Europe?

The characters have multiple nationalities.

The heroes are "japanese" because they are orphans and raised there.

Seiya is probably the one japanese dude.

I don't think characters that have blue eyes and fair hair etc... while the story is set in greece should be played by asians anyway.

There can be some asians, of course, if they have the matching origins, but I don't see it as a fundamental. Given how many characters there are, I hope we get a lot of diversity.

 

[thehypocrite]

Thanks Athena. I asked for this.

 

[rykomatsu]

The characters have multiple nationalities.

The heroes are "japanese" because they are orphans and raised there.

Seiya is probably the one japanese dude.

I don't think characters that have blue eyes and fair hair etc... while the story is set in greece should be played by asians anyway.

There can be some asians, of course, if they have the matching origins, but I don't see it as a fundamental. Given how many characters there are, I hope we get a lot of diversity.

Of the main characters:
Seiya, Shun, and Ikki are Japanese.
Hyoga is Russian
Shiryu is Chinese (I think)

 

[Iva Demilcol]

LOL what?



Well, my brother may like it.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Hopefully this should be better because Toei is actually involved.

I'm even more worried because of that.

 

[SoulUnison]

...Poland?

 

[- J - D -]

Probably not? This is a Hollywood movie for an international audience. It's just initated by foreign companies. Think of The Great Wall.

The Great Wall tanked, and so did Ghost in the Shell. You'd think they'd get the message, but I doubt it.

 

[jiggle]

Didn't they all share the same father

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

"We didn't learn shit from Ghost in the Shell, so we'll just keep throwing shit at the wall until it sticks."

We did get a live-action Power Rangers which almost sticked.

 

[Iva Demilcol]

Didn't they all share the same father

Yep, and all of them look like 20 year olds despite being like 10.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

The Great Wall tanked, and so did Ghost in the Shell. You'd think they'd get the message, but I doubt it.

The truth is the more geek stuff makes lots of money the more movie execs are gonna mine anime until one of them works. Just like comic book movies it's gonna be a slow and painful process.

 

[NeOak]

Probably not? This is a Hollywood movie for an international audience. It's just initated by foreign companies. Think of The Great Wall.

So Mark Wahlberg for Seiya.

 

[Shadow780]

I'd imagine would be huge in China.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Athena has to have purple hair.

 

[NeOak]

Athena has to have purple hair.

She'll be blonde.

You know it.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

She'll be blonde.

You know it.

I'll except a purple streak. And that pop punk version of "I Ran" needs to be the main theme song.

 

[phaze]

...Poland?

Hey man... entire generation of Polish kids was raised on burning their Cosmo.

That said dump it down the fiery fires of hell and give me Lost Canvas S3 and 4 instead.

 

[wandering]

The characters have multiple nationalities.

The heroes are "japanese" because they are orphans and raised there.

Seiya is probably the one japanese dude.

I don't think characters that have blue eyes and fair hair etc... while the story is set in greece should be played by asians anyway.

There can be some asians, of course, if they have the matching origins, but I don't see it as a fundamental. Given how many characters there are, I hope we get a lot of diversity.

Well I'm glad that you're so gracious as to allow Asians to be involved with this project

But really, most of them have dark hair and eyes anyway, so...

 

[KonradLaw]

Bagiński? What's bizzare project for him to start movie director career, but could work

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

I have no positive expectations whatsoever. Another sad day for the old school fans

 

[jabuseika]

Had me until live action.

Bleh.

 

[Dizzy-4U]

Jesus Barrero passed away last year. Latin american dub won't be the same

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

can't wait to see who will play the stairs.... the most memorable character out of these zillion adaptations....


seriously, i doubt this will turn out good

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

As long if we get the dope theme song, I'm in.

 

[Meciu]

Japan, China, and Poland combine powers for Saint Seiya live action Hollywood film

Bagiński = Poland.
It's good for him but where's HARDKOR 44

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

 

[janoDX]

Probably not? This is a Hollywood movie for an international audience. It's just initated by foreign companies. Think of The Great Wall.

So... Matt Damon as Seiya? or...

Spoiler

Athena, since he always needs rescue?

 

[PaulExcellent]

Does this mean they'll make merchandise that doesn't cost a house for once?

 

[Rymuth]

Will this have a satisfying conclusion?

 

[hateradio]

Poland, Japan, and China walked into a bar . . .

 

[Accoun]

I seriously hope (since Bagiński is directing) the French OP will appear in the movie as an easter egg. What we got here on Poland was a retranslation of the French dub, so instead of Pegasus Fantasy we had La Chanson Des Chevaliers (with a person _reading_ the translated lyrics over the song. It was an awkward time) every episode.
The Japanese theme song might as well not exist for me.

 

[Prime crotch]

Maybe they could put a twist on the formula and give Shiryu a break this time.

 

[ElectricThunder]

....


I can give it some nominal hope on the musical score at least, depending, but wow---this is definitely not the news of another anime series or season I'd been hoping for as the next thing to pop up out of nowhere.