Adieu Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 That was a crowd funded fan made trailer I believe. Completely cheesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptowen Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 no shots of blob tetsuo smdh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 no shots of blob tetsuo smdh lol indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 hmmmm i never get the point of making something like this into a "real life" film. to me kaneda, tetsuo and kei are animated. anything else cheapens the integrity built by the original. can't we just assume this story takes place in a universe where those characters look like that and cannot be translated anywhere else? besides, look what happened when they tried this with fist of the north star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poblequadrat Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 As amazing as the film is (probably the most impressive animation ever done), the manga tops that, and then some. If I remember correctly, actually when the film was done the manga hadn't been finished yet, so there's a lot more stuff there, also more political implications. Actually, for a Japanese guy, and for such a well-known mangaka who always published in mainstream magazines, Otomo seems to be a reasonably progressive guy, at least in his art. The soundtrack is also awesome. The mix of gamelan and digital D-50-ish sounds works so well, plus nobody does that kind of digital sound like that. It just boggles the mind how great it all is... edit: why live action? what's the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 yeah, what is the point. Some, correction a lot of, people can't connect with animated worlds and characters. It's not part of their imprinted visual language i suppose. I should watch it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 it looks pretty exact like the mangamovie though i have no clue who that chick is what is retarded like hellfuck is that they don't even speak japanese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovalainenFanBoy Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Not that kawaii tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I don't mind kids making fan flicks and these ones seem to have some cG skills so more power for that. My moan was about any hollywood attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoodie Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 are they still doing the hollywood bastard version with neo new york and leo dicaprio as kaneda? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 are they still doing the hollywood bastard version with neo new york and leo dicaprio as kaneda? lol it's still "underway" according to the currently signed director. but having said that, this live action adaptation has been on the cards for the best part of a decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 also leo's getting a bit old for kaneda -- they're supposed to be high schoolers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adieu Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 I head it fell through because they can't get the 250 mil they want to shoot it. But yeah, the script is available somewhere. They made tetsuo and kaneda brothers because apparently the bond of friendship is not meaningful enough to americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 ^ no shots of blob tetsuo smdh smdh? shake my dick head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoodie Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 http://floatingworldcomics.com/shop/art-books/bartkira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Little Lord Faulteroy Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 http://floatingworldcomics.com/shop/art-books/bartkira The Bartkira-project is wonderfull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 executives at warner bros are teaming up with hollywood star leonardo dicaprio and writer marco ramirez to resurrect the big screen adaptation of japanese graphic novel akira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 wa wa waaaaa edit: will leo play the politician who takes all those pills at the end of the anime and dies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 he should play lady miyako Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Fucking travesty. The only thing that would do the original justice would be for Tatsuyuki Tanaka and Katsuhiro Otomo to collaborate again... and do whatever the fuck they want. Watching that fan trailer made me realize anyone else would fuck it up, maybe even the original crew. The CGI, the music, the stupid expressions on the actors' faces, it's all so cheesy and wrong. The original had its flaws but it did so much right - it's still one of the most cohesive, immersive full length films I've ever seen. Trying to, I guess, legitimize it with a stupid Westernized live action rendition is an insult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adieu Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 I think there are elements of Looper that could be carried over in cgi and effect style as well as tone that might make a hollywood version agreeable. But really the only way to make it good would be to have someone with intense vision and amazing creative taste which is never going ot be something that happens with mainstream hollywood folks. Casting details for the new film, about two telekinetic brothers in rival biker gangs, have yet to be revealed. wtf?????????????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 the soundtrack should have tracks from burger/inks-las vegas. i remember the first time i read akira listening to that album. magickal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colunga Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Im always happy when i hear that development has stalled on a Hollywood Akira project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adieu Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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