Drop it.
I suggest Neo Toronto (a big well-known city that isn't as cliche as New York, plus the tax credits lower the budget) or Neo St. Louis (the way that the state government keeps ignoring it, it will soon become a hellhole, also Escape From New York was shot there).
Detroit is getting destroyed in the forthcoming Red Dawn remake.
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Of those, only the age thing seems like a valid complaint (and I'm personally really bad at guessing people's ages, so I doubt it'll bother me if the actors are older than the characters they're playing).
Complaining about it being in live action doesn't make sense to me. Ideally an adaptation/remake should tell more-or-less the same story, but still provide a unique viewing experience (if people just wanted to see the original again, it is out on DVD). If you don't believe that, then I don't see how you could approve of the Akira anime, since that was an adaptation of a manga series.
As for the change in setting, the article seems to be assuming that their interpretation of what a movie's about is the interpretation. Yes, you can see Akira as being about all the natural and synthetic disasters Japan's had to endure, and, yes, people probably will make comparisons between the American Akira and 9/11, but that doesn't mean those are the only ways to view the movies.
And the race thing, well, that's just an extension of the location thing. The first Akira movie is set in Japan, so most of the characters being Japanese is expected. If you set it in America, however, it's to be expected that the characters will reflect the racial demographics of that country instead.
Usually a random screenshot of Big Applesauce does not yield all that much whiteness.
"Sweets are good. Sweets are justice."The live action movies are going to be based on the superior manga. The anime is about 35% of the story and to be honest, it cut out pretty much all the interesting supporting characters, plotlines and epic action setpieces.
edited 31st Mar '11 11:28:37 AM by Kentok
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No, they have not. In fact, their first two films were cut down from NC-17.
edited 31st Mar '11 3:51:22 PM by Buscemi
More Buscemi at http://forum.reelsociety.com/I don't want to be a spoilsport, but I spotted a few rather odd changes that they, apparently, will be making to Akira.
1. The project will be housed underneath a very thinly-veiled metaphor for 9/11.
2. Kaneda and Testuo are brothers.
3. They are both in their thirties.
4. Akira will be a Creepy Child.
5. The ending will be Everyone is saved by the power of love and a formerly evil character turns good out of the loveness of his lovey-love heart love.
Discuss. And weep.
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edited 7th Apr '11 4:22:24 PM by OurGLORIOUSLeader
No. This is Dragonball Evolution.
I'm now done with this movie. Even before any trailers are released, I want nothing to do with it. In fact, I would lock this thread if I had the power.
So, some random person sent you a script and you have no proof that it's actually real, but you have no reason to believe it might not be real?
I'm glad you don't have the power to lock this thread, if you did I'd think you were whiny and overreacting.
edited 7th Apr '11 4:57:25 PM by NULLcHiLD27
Im just going to say, I'm actually optimistic about this movie...cautiously optimistic, but it still counts. See, I just want to see if they can really do it and make it good. Besides, its not like a bad live-action film is going to make the manga or the anime any worse. The opposite really.
Theres sex and death and human grime in monochrome for one thin dime and at least the trains all run on time but they dont go anywhere.
