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 Posted: Tue, 2nd Apr 2019 23:50 Post subject: Akira [prod: Leo DiCaprio / dir: Taika Waititi] |
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https://variety.com/2019/film/news/leonardo-dicaprio-akira-california-tax-credit-allocated-1203177829/
After 17 years in and out of development, filming for the live action adaptation of manga/anime Akira is finally given the green light.
It has been revealed today that the state of California will give a massive $18.5 million tax credit for the production to shoot there in 2019. Filming will start within 180 days (or they will lose their tax credit) and last for 71 days.
I have low expectations, but the producer-director names ain't bad. Let's see.
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WaldoJ
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Taika can handle akira.
What has DiCaprio produced that was a passion project and not just for tax purposes?
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| TheZor wrote: | Looking forward to yet another complete rape of a manga all-time classic, that has already been given a pretty good adaptation (although I've never liked how fundamentally different the story is from the manga, while it captures most of its spirit), and for which nobody ever asked.
Yay !  |
Awwww come on, the casting controversies alone are gonna be worth it 
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Apr 2019 14:01 Post subject: |
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| TheZor wrote: | Looking forward to yet another complete rape of a manga all-time classic, that has already been given a pretty good adaptation (although I've never liked how fundamentally different the story is from the manga, while it captures most of its spirit), and for which nobody ever asked.
Yay ! |
At least you have a director that can do it some justice.
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Apr 2019 15:47 Post subject: |
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compared to the animated one this is bound to be terrible, just going on past remakes by american studios.
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I don't think I've seen a single good live action movie based on a manga yet. The last one I watched was Battleship Yamato and it sucked donkey ass.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
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Frant
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Oh, is that the one with the old man ending up with powers etc.? Haven't watched the anime (or read the manga) yet. It's in my mental backlog of anime.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
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Ghost in the Shell had issues but it wasn't complete disaster.
If they can do what that has been done with alita, it will be a lot better.
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| Frant wrote: | | I don't think I've seen a single good live action movie based on a manga yet. The last one I watched was Battleship Yamato and it sucked donkey ass. |
I liked Gantz https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1525835/
But yes American remakes are absolutely fucking terrible, even Cameron and Rodriguez couldn't do Alita justice.
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| Quote: | Thor 4 comes at a cost: Warner Bros.' long-gestating adaptation of Japanese manga Akira.
That project, which was penciled for a May 21, 2021, release and had Waititi testing actors in a worldwide search for talent, is being put on pause indefinitely as the two projects' production dates began to bump up against one another. Script development concerns caused Akira to push back its shooting start, and while some of those have been addressed, say sources, the dates were now too close for comfort.
Warners' next step for Akira is unclear. Several sources have said that the studio is keen on keeping Waititi involved for the long term and hopes to see him pick up Akira after Thor 4. |
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/taika-waititi-direct-thor-4-1224464
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Dec 2019 20:33 Post subject: |
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If so, I cant say its a bad thing. I expect Nada
PS: Gantz (live action) is good
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