Gundam - Live-Action Movie (D: Vogt-Roberts)
07-05-18, 05:39 PM
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Gundam - Live-Action Movie (D: Vogt-Roberts)
This could be pretty good. 
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Legendary Entertainment will co-produce a feature based on the the popular anime from the Japanese animation studio Sunrise. The announcement was made Thursday at the 2018 Anime Expo, which is taking place in Los Angeles.
The original Gundam series, which began in 1979, is set in the Universal Century, an era in which people have emigrated to space colonies because of a growing population on Earth. Eventually, the people living in the colonies seek their autonomy, and launch a war of independence against the people on Earth. Battles are fought by piloting robots known as mobile suits.
The massively popular series has led to multibillion-dollar sales in merchandise and licensing, including animated films, video games, plastic models, toys, and books. (Gundam had a cameo in Steven Spielberg's pop-culture-obsessed Ready Player One.)
The Gundam movie will be overseen by Cale Boyter on behalf of Legendary with the Sunrise creative team.
Legendary, which will next release the Dwayne Johnson action-thriller Skyscraper, is also behind another live-action movie based on a wildly popular Japanese animated series, Pokemon. The studio has wrapped filming on Detective Pikachu, which stars Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith.
The original Gundam series, which began in 1979, is set in the Universal Century, an era in which people have emigrated to space colonies because of a growing population on Earth. Eventually, the people living in the colonies seek their autonomy, and launch a war of independence against the people on Earth. Battles are fought by piloting robots known as mobile suits.
The massively popular series has led to multibillion-dollar sales in merchandise and licensing, including animated films, video games, plastic models, toys, and books. (Gundam had a cameo in Steven Spielberg's pop-culture-obsessed Ready Player One.)
The Gundam movie will be overseen by Cale Boyter on behalf of Legendary with the Sunrise creative team.
Legendary, which will next release the Dwayne Johnson action-thriller Skyscraper, is also behind another live-action movie based on a wildly popular Japanese animated series, Pokemon. The studio has wrapped filming on Detective Pikachu, which stars Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith.
07-05-18, 06:31 PM
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As a longtime Gundam fan, I'd actually be interested in a live-action Hollywood version, provided it's done by people who appreciate the original and have immersed themselves in Gundam lore--it's been on the air in Japan in one version or another almost non-stop since 1979. I'd also hope they get input from the two Japanese-speaking Americans who have worked closely with the franchise producers over the years, one of whom translated the original Gundam novels into English and the other of whom helped translate the TV scripts into English.
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03-06-19, 12:35 PM
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re: Gundam - Live-Action Movie (D: Vogt-Roberts)
MARCH 06, 2019 10:27am PT by Mia Galuppo
Brian K. Vaughan to Pen 'Gundam' Movie for Legendary
In December, the comic book writer inked a three-year overall deal with the studio.
Gundam has enlisted Brian K. Vaughan
Vaughan -- the mind behind popular comic series such as Y: The Last Man and Saga -- has been tapped by Legendary Entertainment to pen its live-action Gundam movie, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The original Gundam series, which began in 1979, is set in the Universal Century, an era in which people have emigrated to space colonies because of a growing population on Earth. Eventually, the people living in the colonies seek their autonomy, and launch a war of independence against the people on Earth. Battles are fought by piloting robots known as mobile suits.
The massively popular series has led to multibillion-dollar sales in merchandise and licensing, including animated films, video games, plastic models, toys, and books. (Gundam had a cameo in Steven Spielberg's pop-culture-obsessed Ready Player One.)
Legendary will co-produce a feature based on the popular anime from the Japanese animation studio Sunrise.In December, Vaughan inked a three-year overall deal with Legendary for both TV and film to adapt his work and create new titles.
Up next for the creator is FX's series adaptation of Y, for which he serves as an executive producer. He is repped by Verve and Ziffren Brittenham.
Brian K. Vaughan to Pen 'Gundam' Movie for Legendary
In December, the comic book writer inked a three-year overall deal with the studio.
Gundam has enlisted Brian K. Vaughan
Vaughan -- the mind behind popular comic series such as Y: The Last Man and Saga -- has been tapped by Legendary Entertainment to pen its live-action Gundam movie, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The original Gundam series, which began in 1979, is set in the Universal Century, an era in which people have emigrated to space colonies because of a growing population on Earth. Eventually, the people living in the colonies seek their autonomy, and launch a war of independence against the people on Earth. Battles are fought by piloting robots known as mobile suits.
The massively popular series has led to multibillion-dollar sales in merchandise and licensing, including animated films, video games, plastic models, toys, and books. (Gundam had a cameo in Steven Spielberg's pop-culture-obsessed Ready Player One.)
Legendary will co-produce a feature based on the popular anime from the Japanese animation studio Sunrise.In December, Vaughan inked a three-year overall deal with Legendary for both TV and film to adapt his work and create new titles.
Up next for the creator is FX's series adaptation of Y, for which he serves as an executive producer. He is repped by Verve and Ziffren Brittenham.
04-12-21, 12:44 PM
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04-13-21, 09:49 AM
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Re: Gundam - Live-Action Movie (D: Vogt-Roberts)
Nothing beats seeing the "real" thing in Japan five years ago:
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