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| Cteno Posts: 2481/3416 |
Originally posted by Rogue  |
| Rogue Posts: 8198/11918 |
Twilight's Kristen Stewart's just been cast in the remake. |
| True Flight Posts: 4648/5245 |
I get the point.... Here's the thing though. We are a minority when it comes to this subject. So as many Americans see it. They are more attracted to a movie starring Chris Evans (Captain America) or even Garrett Hedland (Sam Flynn) than a movie starring Tacyeon (2PM Singer) or Shouma Yamamoto (Cutie Honey the Live) Americanizing the motorcycles would have been extremely easy with Indian Motorcycles (Terminator IV)... Too bad their out of business. |
| Bitmap Posts: 7547/7838 |
STAY ANIME |
| Rogue Posts: 8149/11918 |
I know. We've been having these debates for years, going from The Lion King to Godzila to The Last Airbender to the failed attempts to remake Battle Royale.
This is just the latest case of whitewashing we're discussing. EDIT: Heck, even in posts above this one we were talking about the dropped Americanized, live action Evangelion movie. |
| True Flight Posts: 4647/5245 |
You know America has been cross racing a lot of movies for a long time and you're just now noticing?
The Ring |
| Rogue Posts: 8146/11918 |
So this just refuses to die. It's been greenlit and with the guy who played Sam Flynn in Tron: Legacy as the frontrunner for some as yet undisclosed part.
Those who've read the script are saying this is definitely not going to be a direct remake of the movie (since it takes place in New Manhattan, etc), but why even call it "Akira" at this point, then? |
| Elara Posts: 6627/9736 |
"Mr. Spiegel... you are... Chinese?"
"Yup" "Nothing else, no... European ancestry?" "Nope." "Uh... very well then....." << Confused |
| Bitmap Posts: 7205/7838 |
E- Wow please skip this. |
| Cteno Posts: 2040/3416 |
I actually think that he'd be good for that part, seeing as how Spike is Chinese and all... though I'm dubious about that being his true heritage. How many Chinese people have you met with the last name 'Spiegel'? |
| Rogue Posts: 7282/11918 |
As far as I know he's still playing Spike in the live action Cowboy Bebop, but there hasn't been any news on it past the announcement that it was going to happen. I know that he specifically requested that role.
Since Keanu is part Chinese some producers seek him out so they can wave the Diversity flag. |
| Cteno Posts: 2038/3416 |
Wasn't Keaunu Reeves also supposed to play Spike in the live-action Cowboy Bebop as well? Whatever happened to that project? |
| Rogue Posts: 7281/11918 |
They lost another director. Apparently they were REALLY depending on Keanu Reeves signing onto the project and when he rejected it, it threw off their entire production schedule. Their latest director pretty much just said fuck it and left.
Go, Neo! |
| Bitmap Posts: 7077/7838 |
Harley Davidson motorcycles |
| Elara Posts: 6535/9736 |
I could only hope they are at least that true to the plot... I know they won't be. |
| Rogue Posts: 7200/11918 |
Yeah, that's pretty much what everyone's afraid of.
George Takei's been speaking up against this as well. Link, of sorts. |
| Bitmap Posts: 7070/7838 |
Ewww USA you stop that right now mister |
| Cteno Posts: 1946/3416 |
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| Elara Posts: 6529/9736 |
I heard they are also changing the names. Honestly, at that point can you even call it Akira anymore?
I hate Hollywood sometimes. |
| Rogue Posts: 7178/11918 |
I remember when Stephen Chow was briefly attached to Dragonball Evolution to direct. Back then I thought, "How bad could it be?" since I loved Stephen and his work so much. But then he backed out "for creative reasons."
Can't say as I blame him but he did the same thing with Green Hornet, of which he was also supposed to direct and play Kato simultaneously. Back to Akira, Warner Brothers is arguing that it's going to take place in New Manhattan instead of Neo Tokyo. Yeah! A valid excuse for everyone to be white, AFTER ALL. All is forgiven, right? 
I seriously just hope that this folds in the concept art stage like live-action Evangelion did back in 2004. While Weta was doing all these drawings of camel toe-emphasizing plug suits on girls named Ray and Kate Rose, fans were already throwing a fit about Shiunji not being played by an Asian boy. Seriously, though. Camel toe...  |
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