Galactic Specter
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I am shocked they're still pursuing Akira after Ghost in the Shell and Death Note's reception.
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Wkd BO 0915-1717 - Assassin and mother! clowned, lack "IT" factor
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Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
^ Is that Joseph Gordon-Levitt?
After Ghost in the Shell, I wonder if they just give up on Akira.
After Ghost in the Shell, I wonder if they just give up on Akira.
Discotheque
Banned
Still the GOAT Chris Evans role. First click you hear is me hanging up, the second click is me pulling the trigger
Lmao
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
"That's actually hilarious."
Gremlins 3, but Peele has to direct it in character as the sequel doctor from the Gremlins 2 sketch.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Just proof that Evans needs to do more comedies. In fact, it seems all the Chrises are at their best when making complete asses of themselves.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
But that would make it about 90min or less, which means it would be a bomb since nobody would pay to go see something that short.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
That version had Kaneda and Tetsuo named like, Kyle and Travis or something, right?
I think Francis Lawrence was gonna do that one at some point? Something like that?
I mean, hey: Getting Taika Waititi is a brilliant move. But if you hire Taika and then dictate that Taika has to work with a pair of white men in their 30s playing twentysomethings as the leads, and Taika has to put the movie in New York, then it doesn't really matter if Taika's directing it because AKIRA is going to begin in a thoroughly fucked state.
I think Francis Lawrence was gonna do that one at some point? Something like that?
I mean, hey: Getting Taika Waititi is a brilliant move. But if you hire Taika and then dictate that Taika has to work with a pair of white men in their 30s playing twentysomethings as the leads, and Taika has to put the movie in New York, then it doesn't really matter if Taika's directing it because AKIRA is going to begin in a thoroughly fucked state.
What would that even look like?
Sounds like it'll be better and I'll get my money's worth.
Because that's how runtimes work.
I bet Dante would actually be okay with that.
ryutaro's mama
Member
What if Michael B. Jordan leaned over, whispered something into his agent's ear and then promptly excused himself from what ever this scenario is.
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
Oh no, if it's a terrible idea Hollywood will just keep pushing for it.
MHWilliams
Member
I mean, let's be honest. Akira is Chronicle in the future.
It'll be an expensive film to pull off, and for what? Chronicle topped out at $125 million. Other scifi-ish stuff. Arrival ($200 million), Jupiter Ascending ($183 million), Elysium ($286 million), Tomorrowland ($209 million). Trying to do it straight won't work; even the animated film is below the manga and relies heavily on the gorgeous animation.
Your best bet is to turn it into some superhero-style thing and that point, why do Akira?
It'll be an expensive film to pull off, and for what? Chronicle topped out at $125 million. Other scifi-ish stuff. Arrival ($200 million), Jupiter Ascending ($183 million), Elysium ($286 million), Tomorrowland ($209 million). Trying to do it straight won't work; even the animated film is below the manga and relies heavily on the gorgeous animation.
Your best bet is to turn it into some superhero-style thing and that point, why do Akira?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Taika to make it based in Wellington in the future. Skuxx life!
I think that version probably was scrapped 5 scripts ago.
Jawmuncher
Member
Someone's bound to get an anime adaption right at some point in the west. Edge of Tomorrow turned out pretty good for being a barely adaption of a manga
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Just noticed Taika was born in August. Obviously he got in on the best month with us, Bronson.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
The more obscure the better. Even if they found some super-fan director of Akira, it could end up like Warcraft, where it isn't interesting to someone who doesn't know the source material.
I think if they're chasing a way to bring the animated film to live action, they've already fucked up. Look to the manga. But then they'll get screwed there because that isn't the movie (most) Akira fans want. *shrug* I say fuck the fans though, they'll go see anything anyway.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
It's too bad the Wachowskis burned all their goodwill out after so many bombs. They would probably turn in a kick ass version of Akira.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
They burned my goodwill with Matrix 1.
Well, that's harsh. But I was far from impressed.
Like GitS, so many films, books, etc have taken inspiration from Akira in the past 30 years that it will probably feel derivative if/when it comes out.
Edit: I mean, Eleven from Stranger Things might as well have been a kid from the Akira project.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Hating on the first Matrix now? Yeesh.
Having said that, Bound is still amazing and an overlooked gem.
broncobuster
Banned
I look forward to people saying Akira is ripping off Stranger Things.
Which ending? The cartoon, or the Manga series?
BronsonLee
Member
The one where he enters the Virtua Fighter tournament
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
I'm surprised there wasn't more of that with IT.
Anime. But Tetsuo goes all Tetsuo in both versions as far as I'm aware.
OrangeAtlas
Member
I could have seen them handing Akira off to Josh Trank if he had hit it out of the park with Fant4stic/Star Wars and hadn't completely screwed the pooch professionally.
Have Max Landis write.
Have Max Landis write.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I'm just disappointed that Warner Bros would so blatantly copy Ghost in the Shell with this Blade Runner movie they got going.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I know, right!? And WB being lame asses ripping off Kojima and Snatcher as well. Bunch of hacks.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Is 'Cyrus' the leader of the clowns or a standin for one of Kaneda's friends?
MHWilliams
Member
That is largely where I am.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
You know how Christopher Lee would read Lord of the Rings once a year, every year, no matter what?
I'm like that with Akira.
I'm like that with Akira.
So happy to see Dunkirk shit on Cars 3
Bobby Roberts
Banned
of all the films to pit against each other
DecoReturns
Member
Guess Dunkrik is the highest grossing WWII film.
Seriously lmfao that was random.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
That legendary Nolan/Lasseter rivalry at play. Truly a cinematic slobberknocker for the ages.
I swear people only remember the last 30 minutes of it. The rest of the movie makes little sense
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Gotta step up your game son and get on Colbert's level. He listens to parts of LOTR on audio each night before falling asleep.
Lasseter is better than Nolan. *runs away*
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I don't wanna go that far.
I like breaking out the old Dark Horse set and taking a couple weeks or a month. knock out 20 or 30 pages a night before going to bed.
The artwork is so fucking nuts.
the rest of the movie doesn't make sense?
The last 30 is comprehensible but it's the preceding 90 that has people scratching their head?
I like breaking out the old Dark Horse set and taking a couple weeks or a month. knock out 20 or 30 pages a night before going to bed.
The artwork is so fucking nuts.
the rest of the movie doesn't make sense?
The last 30 is comprehensible but it's the preceding 90 that has people scratching their head?
Hollywood really should ease into anime. Like pick a less known propriety and make a good movie about it.
Perfect Blue starring Anne Hathway 30 million budget.
Tokyo/NY Godfathers( make the marketing clear it isn't a mob movie)
Something simple and good that lets people know anime based movies can be good and not all about fireballs and shit
Perfect Blue, Evolution, and Gundam Wing was the first movies i ever brought with my own money from a job. I will always love them
Perfect Blue starring Anne Hathway 30 million budget.
Tokyo/NY Godfathers( make the marketing clear it isn't a mob movie)
Something simple and good that lets people know anime based movies can be good and not all about fireballs and shit
Perfect Blue, Evolution, and Gundam Wing was the first movies i ever brought with my own money from a job. I will always love them
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Watch Paul Verhoeven adapt Mezzo Forte.
I was trying to be nice and lasers are a hell of a pass
BeatnikGunsoo
Member
I just saw "It" today at 4:45pm and there was a bunch of people in there so it looks like "it" is gonna make a lot money this week as well