Topic: A Cartoon/Anime as a Live Action movie? (Read 25569 times)

MyBDLrules · « **on:** 10 Jul 2006, 14:41 »

Out of all the cartoons and animes with ample amount of source for movies and being as though Movies with Cgi and makeup are unbelievale now Is there any certain shows you think would turn out to be a good live action movie
One of my personal favs would be Witch Hunter Robin or a Ninja Scroll. It would have good plot movement from the show and its not too CGI heavy
Even now that they are doing a live action Transformers it shows that maybe movies like The Big O and Gundams arent that out of our reach

Kugai · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 Jul 2006, 02:04 »

Hmmmmm ........ I know Aeon Flux has been done so,

Cartoon - Teen Titans or Kim Possible

Anime - Revolutionary Girl Utena or Gasaraki

That's just off the top of my head.

DavidGrohl · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 Jul 2006, 06:23 »

They've been working on a Live DBZ. *rolls eyes*

Lines · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 Jul 2006, 06:24 »

they should make escaflowne into a live action movie. that'd be hella awesome. especially if they stay close to the show and not the animated movie (which was not that good.)

Houdinimachine · « **Reply #4 on:** 11 Jul 2006, 09:57 »

Porco Rosso live action or death!

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #5 on:** 11 Jul 2006, 23:06 »

TRANSFORMERS!!!!

Electric Monk · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 Jul 2006, 23:31 »

Personally, I'd like to see America take a chance on big-screen animation with a deep anime-style plot. Animation is so undervalued in this country.

For an anime, I would love to see FLCL done in a way that would be suited to live action, but still in the same spirit. Cowboy Bebop would also be very interesting if they could do it right.

neomang5 · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 10:32 »

Bebop and Samurai Champloo would be pretty neat in a live-action version, but I think it kind of betrays the whole feeling of the anime. Sure, it would look nice, and assuming there was a good storyline behind it, be pretty kickass, but part of the reason to watch anime is the differences and similarities to reality.

Also, they've claimed to be working on a live-action DBZ since I cared about that show. What's that, 5, maybe 6 years now? I doubt that's happening.

LiterSize · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 11:34 »

"Wicked City" was turned into a live action film, not so superior.

Great Teacher Onizuka was a live action film, and was pretty good!

Lessee.....

The Guyver, Sailor Moon... oodles of others I'm sure.

Lise · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Jul 2006, 22:46 »

Well, think of all the domestic comics that have been made into rather "successful" movies (successful in terms of box office revenue).

Spiderman's opening week record was only topped by Pirates of the Carribean 2, Sin City was wildly popular, Superman's doing well in the theaters, etc etc.

IMO, some of the adaptations were poorly done. The Hulk wasn't anything spectacular, and neither was The Prisoner (shrug).

And I dare ANYONE, ANYONE... to find an actor to play Spike Spiegel who would meet Cowboy Bebop fan expectation.

PS: Sailormoon Live Action exists, and it was just... a hilarious flop.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 02:48 »

Kugai: There is no way they'd be able to find any chick actor cool enough to play KP.

I would like to see (Sorcerous Stabber) Orphen as a live-action. That guy is so hot. They could make it all noir and shit.

Kugai · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 09:44 »

Quote from: Lunchbox

Kugai: There is no way they'd be able to find any chick actor cool enough to play KP.

I would like to see (Sorcerous Stabber) Orphen as a live-action. That guy is so hot. They could make it all noir and shit.

Probably could if they wwre to take a gamble and look for an unknown Actress.

*Sudden Brainstorm* What about Noir as a Live Action Film? Or the two Ghost In The Shell Films?

mberan42 · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 10:12 »

Futurama like whoa.

Houdinimachine · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 10:16 »

Hulk was awesome. Read Ebert's review (which I readily agree with) and you'll realize why I see it as one of the best comic book movies.

neomang5 · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 Jul 2006, 12:21 »

Oh, shit. The sailor moon live action series was hilarious in a way something never should be. If only they were doing it to make fun of anime series, rather than imitate them.

Ducky · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 Jul 2006, 10:30 »

Live-action Sailor Moon is both highly amusing and absolutly terrifying. My friend likened it to a terrible car accident - you want to look away but you just can't.

ForteBass · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 Jul 2006, 12:09 »

Quote from: DavidGrohl

They've been working on a Live DBZ. *rolls eyes*

Working on? Check the martial arts section in a video store. It's there already. There's also a live-action Gundam movie but it blows. There's like, 5 minutes of total gundam footage. This is why I do not like live-action versions of anime or cartoons. They completely miss the mark.

Jyan · « **Reply #17 on:** 19 Jul 2006, 23:06 »

I could see Perfect Blue being done live action.

I myself would love to see Daria live action.

Teh Xn. · « **Reply #18 on:** 20 Jul 2006, 01:13 »

I don't know about Ninja Scroll
that huge rock dude would be rather annoying to make

but then again they did make a Fantastic 4 movie, which was terrible, but they made the Thing
so hmmm

damnit

who would play Jubei?

KharBevNor · « **Reply #19 on:** 20 Jul 2006, 01:58 »

They should do live action versions of some real old-school anime films. Vampire Hunter D or Fist of the North Star.

I was watching Vampire Hunter D last night and actually thinking it would make a great live action film.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #20 on:** 20 Jul 2006, 02:01 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Vampire Hunter D

M-M-M-MONSTER WIN(in, in, in)

Ozymandias · « **Reply #21 on:** 20 Jul 2006, 11:51 »

Quote from: Lise

And I dare ANYONE, ANYONE... to find an actor to play Spike Spiegel who would meet Cowboy Bebop fan expectation.

Vincent Ventresca.

Go watch the sci-fi channel series from a few years back "Invisible Man". He's already Spike Spiegel.

quietnow · « **Reply #22 on:** 21 Jul 2006, 14:23 »

i'd totally go see cowboy bebop live action.

and flcl. yeah.

LeeZion · « **Reply #23 on:** 25 Jul 2006, 16:45 »

A few years ago, there was a huge announcement that Neon Genesis Evangelion would be remade as a live-action feature. A press release on that very subject was released jointly by ADV, Gainax and Weta, which did the special effects for the Lord of the Rings movies.

ADV even released some conceptual drawings for the upcoming NGE film. But nothing came of it other than the announcement.

One of my choices for a live-action anime (other than Eva) is a rather odd one: Please Save My Earth. The manga was an epic, but the anime tried to condense the plot down to 6 half-hour episodes. It could have been much better.

I want to see PSME done live.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #24 on:** 25 Jul 2006, 17:18 »

i think cowboy bebop would be easiest to make into live action....except maybe some of the space scenes, ships etc. but with computers these days, it prolly wouldnt that hard. samurai champloo would also be cool to see live action but i cant imagine any real people playing those characters. i can picture actors doing the bebop cast but for some reason i cant imagine it for champloo.

i'd like to see a sequel/spinoff/follow up /or something to FLCL done in live action, but i'd hate to see the actual show re-done as live action. i'm pretty sure that would be blasphemy of some sort.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #25 on:** 25 Jul 2006, 23:44 »

I could also see Hellsing with Jonny Depp as Alucard. The only problem would be throwing together decent film-length plots. If they used the atmosphere and music from the series together with the action from the manga though...sheeet.

FLCL would never work as live action. Sorry.

neomang5 · « **Reply #26 on:** 26 Jul 2006, 21:20 »

Quote from: LeeZion

Live-Action EVA.

Robin Williams is interested in it. I have zero faith in it now.

LeeZion · « **Reply #27 on:** 27 Jul 2006, 00:58 »

"Voices of a Distant Star"

A great 30-minute sci-fi romance drama from Makoto Shinkai that could easily be expanded into a feature-length film. For it to work, however, you'd have to get Shinkai to sign off on it.

GebStar · « **Reply #28 on:** 27 Jul 2006, 01:19 »

I haven't had too much exposure to Anime but am a general fan.
I'd like to see perhaps a live Trigun movie and perhaps a Love Hina one. Kind of a more natural anime and wouldn't be too hard to translate onto film.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #29 on:** 27 Jul 2006, 02:49 »

Trigun might work. You could easily chop it down by removing subplots, isolated incidents and whatnot. I'm not quite sure how the Gung-ho guns would come across on the screen though, and you'd have trouble finding someone who could play Vash properly.

GebStar · « **Reply #30 on:** 27 Jul 2006, 03:49 »

Personally I'd axe the whole "goofy" Vash thing, or tone it down a bit at least. I much preferred the more serious side of Trigun.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #31 on:** 27 Jul 2006, 12:09 »

I think goofy Vash is important to serious Vash. He's still kind of a kid. He's just the biggest badass of a kid ever.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #32 on:** 27 Jul 2006, 14:50 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

I could also see Hellsing with Jonny Depp as Alucard.

Seriously? I think Mr Depp is way too overused. He's got his one big memorable cult character in Jack Sparrow, give someone else a go! (The fact that they cast his as Red, the romantic interest, in Chocolat disappoints me, I thought he'd be better as the brooding Priest, and that Red would be a strapping bear of a gypsy with a mass of auburn curls.)

I think Alucard would need to be someone seven feet tall and alarmingly skinny, with a hella sickly complexion and a hideous expression that I just can't see Johnny working with.
It would also work very well in a Sin-City type of style... imagine it shot-for-shot from the Manga.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #33 on:** 27 Jul 2006, 15:09 »

christian bale? we know he can do skinny from the machinist. and we know he can do crazy/badass from equilibrium and batman begins.

Switchblade · « **Reply #34 on:** 27 Jul 2006, 17:04 »

Rumblings from teh intarwubs suggest that a Neon Genesis Evangelion live-action film is in pre-production even as we speak.

I have no link, sadly. this is coming off random idle chatter with one of my mates.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #35 on:** 28 Jul 2006, 00:03 »

Quote from: Lunchbox

It would also work very well in a Sin-City type of style... imagine it shot-for-shot from the Manga.

It looks like the new OVA is being done shot for shot. It used to be on Youtube before they instituted the shorter film length rules. And, let me say: action scenes fucking rule, character development sucks. Improving the pacing and character arcs was the one thing the series really did right.

I was basing my idea of how Depp would do as Alucard more off Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow. Bale might work, but it's got to be someone who looks natural in the hair and clothes. I was talking on the subject with the gf lasty night. We agreed Depp would be good, but couldn't really think up anyone else, though I think Bale might actually have been mentioned as a possible Alexander Anderson.

Actually, he'd do a good Anderson.

fobose · « **Reply #36 on:** 04 Aug 2006, 20:53 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

I could also see Hellsing with Jonny Depp as Alucard. The only problem would be throwing together decent film-length plots. If they used the atmosphere and music from the series together with the action from the manga though...sheeet.

FLCL would never work as live action. Sorry.

Though Jonny Depp is a good actor and one of my favs, I cant see him being Alucard. Now Crispin Freeman yes. He did the voice we all know. Once you do a voice and get into a role, you know the personality. Alucard also has narrow and sharp facial features ( to play off Vlad Dracula ), as does Crispin Freeman. I think with the proper make-up team Crispin would play the perfect Alucard and really sell the movie. Thats my opinion, but with Alucard, presence is everything. Someone who played the role once, knows his presence.

Joey JoJo · « **Reply #37 on:** 05 Aug 2006, 04:59 »

Johnny Bravo.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406890/

If they ever manage to get filming, that is.

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #38 on:** 05 Aug 2006, 12:57 »

FLCL would work brilliantly if it were done correctly. A good way to shoot it would be putting heavy emphasis on colors.

Electric Monk · « **Reply #39 on:** 06 Aug 2006, 15:22 »

Quote from: hey_there_fatty

FLCL would work brilliantly if it were done correctly. A good way to shoot it would be putting heavy emphasis on colors.

I imagine it as if you were to dump Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Kung Fu Hustle into a blender and then set it on fire.

Quote from: KharBevNor

Trigun might work. You could easily chop it down by removing subplots, isolated incidents and whatnot. I'm not quite sure how the Gung-ho guns would come across on the screen though, and you'd have trouble finding someone who could play Vash properly.

Personally, I think Trigun would be a great trilogy. Part one would be the arc of Meryl and Millie trying to find him and culminating in the fight with Monev the Gale. Part two would be Vash fighting various Gung-Ho Guns and ending with the Fifth Moon Incident. The last would have Wolfwood finding Vash in hiding and then the whole deal with Chapel the Evergreen and Vash's final confrontation with Knives. I think it'd be epic. It would need a really good actor though. I suggest Brad Pitt or Matt Damon.

Quote from: Switchblade

Rumblings from teh intarwubs suggest that a Neon Genesis Evangelion live-action film is in pre-production even as we speak.

I have no link, sadly. this is coming off random idle chatter with one of my mates.

http://nitti.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=15264

Special effects by WETA.

ASturge · « **Reply #40 on:** 06 Aug 2006, 16:44 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Fist of the North Star.

Already been done
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113074/

happybirthdaygelatin · « **Reply #41 on:** 08 Aug 2006, 03:16 »

Man, I was going to mention that. I've seen (yet have not actually watched) live action tenticle monster hentai. My friends said it was pretty disapointing.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #42 on:** 08 Aug 2006, 13:24 »

Quote from: Electric Monk

Personally, I think Trigun would be a great trilogy. Part one would be the arc of Meryl and Millie trying to find him and culminating in the fight with Monev the Gale. Part two would be Vash fighting various Gung-Ho Guns and ending with the Fifth Moon Incident. The last would have Wolfwood finding Vash in hiding and then the whole deal with Chapel the Evergreen and Vash's final confrontation with Knives. I think it'd be epic.

I love you.

Quote from: Electric Monk

It would need a really good actor though. I suggest Brad Pitt or Matt Damon.

I hate you.

messeduplilkid · « **Reply #43 on:** 08 Aug 2006, 17:26 »

Samurai X would be a realistic goal for an anime to live action movie.

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #44 on:** 08 Aug 2006, 18:48 »

As far as Trigun..which is my absolute favorite anime..I have to say Edward Norton as Vash.

Kaktion · « **Reply #45 on:** 08 Aug 2006, 21:14 »

Quote from: Joey JoJo

Johnny Bravo.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406890/

If they ever manage to get filming, that is.

Is this "uh! do the monkey with me!" Johnny Bravo, Greg Brady Johnny Bravo, or some other Johnny Bravo I haven't heard of yet?

Electric Monk · « **Reply #46 on:** 10 Aug 2006, 06:39 »

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine

Quote from: Electric Monk
Personally, I think Trigun would be a great trilogy. Part one would be the arc of Meryl and Millie trying to find him and culminating in the fight with Monev the Gale. Part two would be Vash fighting various Gung-Ho Guns and ending with the Fifth Moon Incident. The last would have Wolfwood finding Vash in hiding and then the whole deal with Chapel the Evergreen and Vash's final confrontation with Knives. I think it'd be epic.

I love you.

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine

Quote from: Electric Monk
It would need a really good actor though. I suggest Brad Pitt or Matt Damon.

I hate you.

I think they're good actors, is all. Based on Fight Club, Snatch, Good Will Hunting, and The Talented Mr. Ripley, to name a few.

Quote from: hey_there_fatty

As far as Trigun..which is my absolute favorite anime..I have to say Edward Norton as Vash.

That would be a good pick, only I have never seen Edward Norton in a comedy, so I don't know how well he could convey the lighthearted aspect of Vash.

Rather Confused · « **Reply #47 on:** 10 Aug 2006, 13:04 »

Quote from: Electric Monk

Quote from: hey_there_fatty
FLCL would work brilliantly if it were done correctly. A good way to shoot it would be putting heavy emphasis on colors.

I imagine it as if you were to dump Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Kung Fu Hustle into a blender and then set it on fire.

I haven't seen any of them, so maybe thats why. but I cannot comprehend how someone could possibly make a good FLCL live-action.

Lise · « **Reply #48 on:** 10 Aug 2006, 13:16 »

Quote from: LeeZion

"Voices of a Distant Star"

A great 30-minute sci-fi romance drama from Makoto Shinkai that could easily be expanded into a feature-length film. For it to work, however, you'd have to get Shinkai to sign off on it.

I can't imagine him selling the rights to it, only to have little to no control over the film process. The Japanese are pretty damn picky when it comes to their own works. If I remember correctly, Shinkai directed, wrote, did his own CG work, and even voice acted the main character himself. That's a lot of pressure for one man, right?

Anyway, I personally think that films which are already fantastic in the animated medium should not be made into live-action, unless it would bring something NEW and fresh to the story. (edit: or open the eyes of biased people who are convinced that all animated films are "kiddish" and therefore "not worth their time.")

(aka not making it just because it would be guaranteed a blockbuster and rake in lots of cash for the movie producers).

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #49 on:** 10 Aug 2006, 14:23 »

Well..Fight Club was a dark comedy/drama..and Norton was great in Death To Smoochy..plus he looks the part of Vash..so...mmmhmm..

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Ducky

Teh Xn.

fobose

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ASturge

Kaktion

Electric Monk

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