Warner Brothers in Film Talks for Bleach Manga

[Akiyama]

I would go see the movie if it came out in theaters. I haven't watched the DBZ movie and the only time I'll check it out is on a few conditions. It's airing in TV, I'm drunk, too lazy to get up or change the channel. Manga movies are very rare in America and I'm not going to miss an opportunity to watch bleach on the big screen. Even if it sucks, I'll spend my money just because I want to see CG hollows and we don't know any of the actors that could play as Ichigo. This movie could be 2~4 years away in production. I'm getting hyped up for nothing. -____-

[Hystzen]

*sigh* this has fail all over it the only good live action i seen was the Death Note japan did that did a good job but if hollywood does it all they care about is putting reconizable actors in roles not caring about the film worst news i heard in ages this

[Shiro-kun]

The honest truth should be told..

These type of works dont make as movies , seriously after DB evolution they should just lead it up for the japanese companies if they want to make a live action movie =_=

seriously anime to live action adaption sucks assssssssss (The Death Note movie was okay since it wasnt a radical superhuman powerfilled anime/manga).

[Richo]

I dont support A bleach live action, but I should remind everyone that in the DBZ evolution we expected some greate effects with flying, fighting and energy blasts wich is impossible at this time. the early volumes of bleach dont include such things, just some slicing with ichigo his zanpaktou. Its only at the training with urahara that ichigo shows his getsuga tenshou. In terms of special effects the early volumes of bleach are easy, as the most difficult part would be the hollows and the basic Kidou rukia used and iirc the binding Kidou was invisible to start with.
However adapting reasonable movie actors to the looks of the anime will proof difficult, however abit easier then with the DBZ movie (Oversized muscles anyone? piccollo?)

[Shisu]

IMO they shouldn't make live action movies of an ongoing Manga.
It will just ruin their image.

[AlB]

I hope so. A film like this though could be amazing if the same approach was made for it as say, Batman: The Dark Knight. Not just because that film is so good but it's serious, heavy, realistic considering it's a superhero movie.

I just hate the approach on things like this being made into films. The movies are rubbish and it just seems like a money scheme more than anything.

I would rather a few more good animated movies.

I'm with you on this man. if they are going to make it they should create a dark, serious, realistic, philosopical movie, not some rubbish for 5 year old kids
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Guys and girls, remember what date it will be in 8 days, after that you can complain or praise it

why, what happens in 8 days?
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God, I hope not! Dragonball Evolution was so horrible in my opinion , I just couldn't stand to watch it longer than 2 minutes. A Bleach life-action movie made by an American film studio seems like a nightmare to me. Hollywood sure makes great movies, but they should just stay away from manga and anime
I can't imagine how the actors would pronounce Japanese words like "shinigami", "zanpakutou" or "getsuga tenshou"
o right, they would probably translate all Japanese words and names

shinigami - soul reaper
zanpakutou - soul slayer
getsuga tenshou - GETSUGA TENSHO

btw. I won't watch the movie unless they cast chuck norris as Aizen LOLZ

[DEATHBOTT]

unless they plan on making more than one they would have to completly redo the story or just stick to the first arc.

also are they gonna have an asian guy with ginger hair? lol

[sarutobi_sensei]

Didn't Kubo say somewhere that he'd never allow BLEACH to be turned into a live-action movie?

God I hope Kubo doesn't allow it.

What happens in 9 days ?

[pranabowjake]

God I hope Kubo doesn't allow it.

What happens in 9 days ?

does no one look at the calender? march 23rd + 9 days = april 1st... and what is april 1st?...exactly

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btw, i hope that is the case, dont need to give the halo nerds another reason to talk

[wonderhollow]

Kubo did specify that, but he's in no real position to make the final decision on that. WSJ still owns distribution rights and if they can profit from a live action Bleach movie, they'll allow it.
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uhm. Allow me to say that in manga it is the mangakas who own the intellectual property, and without their approval nothing goes, and that's preciselly why they get roalties in every single thing their characters are involved - be it posters, videogames, etc. (let's say, unlike in DC comics and Marvel, who own the rights to the characters and can do with them whatever they want or come up with). Distribution is not equal to the right of exploration of a franchise by means not approved by the rights holder.

I hope this movie never takes place and Kubo doesn't change his mind. Just thinking of some typical Hollywood actors wearing shinigami clothes gives me the chills. Not even Aizen has the power to create such havoc as this movie would to the world of Bleach. Anyway, after DBE, how can anyone be optimistic about the final result? impossible-__-

[Zatono]

We can always get our hopes up though, wonderhollow. Like, imagine if we have special effects like we did in Avatar. Things like that.

There's only one real hope I have for this movie though, which is that I hope they don't just cast random asian actors. Haven't the directors noticed that these mangaka's are obviously NOT modeling their characters after Japanese people? There are very few exceptions in Bleach where you can actually cast an asian actor to play a character.

[Tabaro Foka]

It will be fun to see how they will made Gillian .Look This is a giant Pinochio

[patedecarne]

Warner is out of his mind, there's no other explanation

OK, I'd go and watch the movie, as I'm an avid Bleach fan, but I'm not expecting anything better than DB Evolution. Wonder who will play Komamura

And even if Kubo said that he would never allow a movie, you know, in our fantastic capitalism, money >>>>>>>>> everything else. So for a large sum of money, Kubo will forget about his former thoughts.

[Hystzen]

i wud watch it but see it as a comedy i mean come on in real life characters like Chad, Ichigo and renji wud look ridonculous and dont get started on hollows.. i wud also laugh at the re-hash of the plot they will come up that wont be pretty

[Travis]

I think this is a very bad idea.

However, if they could fit the story from the beginning up to when Byakuya kicked his ass and took Rukia back to SS as the ending of the first movie it might work. Of course they would have to include Chad and Ishida.

They could then potentially use the SS arc as a second movie.

Still don't see how they could do the action sequences or hollow fights.

Not sure how they could fit all of that story into one movie and make it good and not rushed.