Live Action ‘Akira’ and ‘Ninja Scroll’ Update
Leonardo DiCaprio has been attached in developing the live action version of the 1988 japanese animated film ‘Akira’. He recently gave MTV an update on where the films at while announcing that he’s also going to be producing an adaptation of the anime ‘Ninja Scroll’ which is considered one of the most popular anime alongside ‘Akira’.
‘Ninja Scroll’ Grabbed by WB for Live Action Remake
Honestly, I have no idea how I feel about this. Ninja Scroll was one of the first anime that I’d ever seen and as it stands, is still one of the only ones that I can watch over and over. It’s ridiculous, bloody, gory and one helluva raunchy cartoon (anime, sorry). So, when I read that someone’s remaking an anime, and it just happens to be a favorite, I get very upset. I mean, come on, Dragonball is being remade and if any of you have seen the trailer, WTF??? Are you kidding me? $150 million (that’s what I’ve heard) and that’s the best you can do? Ugh. Now, I know Ninja Scroll is on a much smaller scale, but it’s still got enough magic and sorcery that it’ll need a large friggin’ budget. Let’s hope WB doesn’t drop the ball. Read on for more info and the trailer to the original anime classic.
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
The whole reason I got into anime was because it was so much cooler than any other cartoons were when I was 12. I first saw Vampire Hunter D back then (it was the first time I was watching anime and actually KNEW it, Robotech and Voltron aside), and I was completely blown away by the violence and darkness of it all. My love affair began, and a lot of the stuff from the late 80’s/early 90’s was pure ultra violence, and it definitely appealed to my teenage sensibilities. Demon City Shinjuku, Wicked City, The Guyver, Fist of the North Star, Akira…I loved all of them. Then along came a little ditty called Ninja Scroll in 1996, and pretty much smashed all other action-anime films into bits. It oozed cool, had a killer story, and amazing animation. Outside of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust in 2000, there really hasn’t been a straight-up action anime film that came close to equaling the pure awesomeness of Ninja Scroll…until now. Sword of the Stranger, a film I didn’t even know existed until a couple weeks ago, captures the raw, unbridled mayhem of the aforementioned films, and infuses it with a maturity and class that brings the anime action film into modern times.
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That looks like one of the dumbest movies of all time!! That trailer puts it in at... - 
I must admit I’m not to sure about this casting bit, Downey seems... - 
Wow. I’m digging it. Fucking love PA movies - 