According to
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/ ... -sam-44664, Sam Raimi has a "live-action anime" project in development.
The anime:
Noir
If this happens, it's going to be
awesome.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Yowza. That's gonna be a must-watch. And do I misread, or are they talking a continuing series, not just a movie?
--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make
anything explode.
Oh yeah.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
I'm looking at my box set of Noir right now and I just can't stop grinning.
Maybe I'll watch the fight in the casino again tonight.
This has the potential to be really good.
Or it might, you know, suck. Completely.
It might suck, but I think Sam Raimi is a better director than that... (crosses fingers anyway)
Edit: Let's not forget that Mr. Raimi is one of the few directors working today who actually gives a damn about the source material of his adaptations - compare the Spider-Man movies he directed to the ones he didn't, for example. He knows what he's doing.
(Is it too soon for the betting pool for which episode has the Bruce Campbell cameo?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
ECSNorway Wrote:And do I misread, or are they talking a continuing series, not just a movie?
It's for a cable network, so I do believe it's intended to be a series.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
I'm hoping, but I've been burned plenty of times. I find expecting the worst and being occasionally pleasantly suprised much preferable to expecting the best and being always disapointed. Besides there are too many ways for the suits to mess this up. For starters:
1) Introducing love interests for the girls.
2) Wimping out on the "hired killers" part.
Quote:(Is it too soon for the betting pool for which episode has the Bruce Campbell cameo? )
Didn't you hear? He's playing Kirika.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
robkelk Wrote:(Is it too soon for the betting pool for which episode has the Bruce Campbell cameo? )
Bob Schroeck Wrote:Didn't you hear? He's playing Kirika.
But... but that means Kevin Sorbo has to play Mirelle...
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
And he'll look absolutely fabulous in that black miniskirt.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
My bet for Bruce Campbell is that he'll be the old retired general / ex-war-criminal that Kirika gets hired to take out, and ends up protecting from the other team of killers.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make
anything explode.
If it is going to be a redone verson of the seriesmy bet is that soldier/painter that was Kirika's love interest for about one episode.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Bah. Bah, I say. I still want John Woo to get off his lazy ass and do "Gunsmith Cats." Because, seriously, that series has Woo-tastic written aaaaaallllll over it. Rally kicks a clip of ammo into her gun, fer chrissakes!
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