Member AlbertV Posted July 9, 2018 Member Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) http://www.hobbyhovel.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Real-Grade-RX-78-2-Gundam-16.jpg From Screen Anarchy: Today at Anime Expo in Los Angeles it was announced that Legendary Pictures will co-produce a live action Gundam film with the anime's owners Sunrise from Japan. Pacific Rim Uprising producer Cale Boyter is going to oversee the production, but he will be doing so with Sunrise's creative team. Gundam, credited with popularizing the giant robot genre in anime back when its first series ran in 1979, has grown into an international phenomenon. Since then there have been countless series, OVAs, films, mangas, models, video games and toys sold around the world. Many will tell you that Guillermo Del Toro was influenced by Gundam when creating Pacific Rim. Search online and you will find sites numbering off the many Easter eggs hidden in the first film, let alone the statue of the RX-78-2 in the sequel Uprising. Edited April 14, 2021 by AlbertV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted April 21, 2019 Member Share Posted April 21, 2019 (edited) "Legendary Comics Senior Vice President Robert Napton and Sunrise Executive Expert for film production Ken Iyadomi discussed the circumstances in which the live-action Gundam film was greenlit at a talk at a Project Anime industry presentation in Tokyo on March 22." The article is at - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-04-20/legendary-comics-sunrise-producers-discuss-how-live-action-gundam-film-was-greenlit/.145775 Excerpts - "Napton, who was formerly Bandai Entertainment Director of Marketing, began by stating that he and Iyadomi have known each other since 1988... Napton described Iyadomi as a 'pioneer' for the early anime market in the US, and credits him for getting the live-action Gundam deal done, although it was a true co-production in the sense that both Sunrise and Legendary Pictures were equally eager to make the film happen... The Gundam Unicorn's cameo in Pacific Rim: Uprising helped create the relationships between Sunrise and Legendary Pictures, and set the scene for talks about a Gundam film project... The deal had only just been closed in June when the formal announcement was made at Sunrise's Anime Expo panel last year. Iyadomi noted: 'Hardcore fans are very important, and we don't want them to get upset.' He said that the media response was better than expected. Usually, fans can be cynical about live-action Hollywood adaptations... Napton offered some explanations for this. He said that the Gundam cameos in Pacific Rim and Ready Player One helped fans prepare for the idea of a Gundam live action film... Napton also addressed the fact that comic book author Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways) is writing the script for the film, saying, 'He completely understood everything in Gundam Narrative.' ... Napton explained that Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative has a complicated plot that requires a great deal of knowledge about the Universal Century timeline to fully grasp." Edited April 21, 2019 by whitesnake 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted April 14, 2021 Author Member Share Posted April 14, 2021 Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts will be directing the long developed live-action Gundam movie for Netflix and Legendary with Brian K. Vaughan having written the screenplay. https://www.darkhorizons.com/vogt-roberts-to-helm-live-action-gundam/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DarthKato Posted April 16, 2021 Member Share Posted April 16, 2021 I wonder if will be any better than the first attempt. Shutters at thought of G-Saviour 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.