| C.R Foxhound | 04-15-2004 10:01 AM |
i think the only way to make the ending easier to understand is to change it and THAT would be blasphemy
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION Live-Action Film
(I shall use my super necromancy skillz to bring this thread back from the dead! 
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ANN posted an article about the live-action NGE movie today. It features a link to an interview with Richard Taylor (
) , WETA's special effects supervisor, about his visit to Japan concerning NGE.
Original Article
I know I find it very, very, VERY nice to see that there's a lot of passion behind this movie. It's a good sign. When there's devotion and reverance to a movie's premise, the movie itself tends to be better.
Besides, if by some chance this whole live-action NGE flops, at least the special effects will totally MELT YOUR FACE OFF.
)ANN posted an article about the live-action NGE movie today. It features a link to an interview with Richard Taylor (
) , WETA's special effects supervisor, about his visit to Japan concerning NGE.| quote: |
From Sci-Fi Wire Taylor Pursuing Neon Genesis Oscar-winning visual-effects supervisor Richard Taylor told SCI FI Wire that he is actively chasing his dream of realizing a live-action big-screen version of the cult-favorite Japanese anime series Neon Genesis: Evangelion. The series, set in 2015, centers on four seemingly ordinary Japanese teenagers destined to save what's left of Earth and its population after a supposed meteorite disaster and the arrival of an alien species called the Angels. "I've just been to Japan pursuing this," Taylor said in an interview while promoting his latest project, King Kong. "I think that is the great untold story to the world. It is sublime. It is arguably some of the most beautiful and poignant animation ever created, and a huge percentage of the pop culture world now know it, but only through a live-action feature film will it transcend that and receive the recognition for the art piece that it is." Taylor added: "Now actually achieving it as a live-action feature film is extremely difficult to imagine. Technologically, sure, it's doable. But at an esoteric, universe level, it is an unbelievably impacting and dramatic story concept. [It's got] pseudo-religious overtones, and all these wonderful motifs are woven into it. It's something that you can generate over 26 hours of animation, but trying to encapsulate that down into a feature film would be a massive challenge. But we've got the endorsement of GAINAX, the original creators, and with the right director I think it could be a very beautiful movie. I think it's a story worthy of telling. And that's my big pursuit at the moment. I've put an awful lot of energy into it." Currently, the rights to Neon Genesis: Evangelion are owned by John Ledford and ADV, America's largest distributor of anime. Taylor said that his hope is that his company, New Zealand F/X house Weta Workshop, might assume some role in co-producing Neon Genesis as a feature. "We'll throw our hearts into it regardless," Taylor said. "We'll be blessed just to work on it. But it would be an opportunity for us to look at it at a different level if [Weta were involved in the production]." |
Original Article
I know I find it very, very, VERY nice to see that there's a lot of passion behind this movie. It's a good sign. When there's devotion and reverance to a movie's premise, the movie itself tends to be better.
Besides, if by some chance this whole live-action NGE flops, at least the special effects will totally MELT YOUR FACE OFF.
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Originally posted by Zopwx2
They're not the final names, their just for the western WETA artisits to differentiate between pilots. It says rei ayanami on her suit in the actual painting even though her name is listed differently. Also they're going for an international cast and if the characters are japanese they will keep their original, if not they will have to change their names. |
Thanks, Zopwx2. That's really good to know and its also good that they'll be using international actors and not actors from the US here.
Steve, what the hell was I thinkin'?
Peace.
I heard of this earlier.
It would be freaking awesome if they found the right actors to do each part.
Especially one for Asuka.
And it shouldn't be the same quality as Aeon Flux...
It would be freaking awesome if they found the right actors to do each part.
Especially one for Asuka.
And it shouldn't be the same quality as Aeon Flux...
Ok, thats good, and I read on the site that daniel radcliffe will not be playing shinji, THANK f***ING GOD!!!
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| Originally posted by corrupt Ok, thats good, and I read on the site that daniel radcliffe will not be playing shinji, THANK f***ING GOD!!!
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I hear that but are you serious?! Was he actually seriously considered for playing the part of Shinji? Japanese kids with English accents. What's the world coming to? I have to say that whoever plays Shinji Ikari in the movie or movies is going to be hated like you know what. That dude is going have to do A LOT, A LOT of crying and probably have to do a lot of research on depression... before he becomes depressed himself in the long run.
Peace.