News have surfaced that Warner Bros. have started development on a live action adaptation of Bleach.
The
director producer they've attached to the project is
Peter Segal, who is an obvious fit for Bleach, having previously directed such "masterpieces" as Get Smart and The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.
Details are sparse, as this project is still in the planning stages, but suffice to say, they will have to work hard if the fans of the manga are to be pleased.
As far as the storyline goes, they will probably go with something like "Introduce Ichigo, Introduce Rukia, switch power, they both get in trouble from the Soul Society, but in the end, Ichigo saves the day by killing a big Hollow, The End." I can't see how they could cram the establishment of all the captains, not to mention any espada, in one movie. However, we might still see them if this is a hit, and they make this into a franchise.
What I'm more worried about, is if they can pull off the style Bleach has, at least in the early volumes. Bleach has always had a unique art direction, and I'm not sure if it can translate to the screen very well.
Another big concern is of course the casting. Who do you cast as the Bleach characters? Do you go for the young, white stars, ensuring more money at the box office on account of big names, or do you cast Asians, which probably means more accuracy in character and culture, but, according to the studios, doesn't attract as many movie goers. (This so called "white-washing" has happened before, with the upcoming The Last Airbender
adaptation, and the atrocious Dragonball Evolution)
And if you do cast white people in these roles, do you then keep the character names? Or do you change them? What's worse, a character named "Ichigo" played by a white guy, or "John the Shinigami (or, more likely, 'Reaper')"? Hey, maybe they'll name him Strawberry...
Of course, it is entirely possible that this will never come to fruition. The same studio has long been working on a "Akira" adaptation, but it seems to be dead in the water. Maybe they can get
Nick Simmons to write it, he seems to have a nack for adapting Bleach...
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Heat Vision[edit] I realize I may come off as overly negative towards this, but I was mostly just trying to imagine and flesh out the choices/problems of this production. ^^;
No, really, they should just quit it with the live-action adaptions already.
'Warner Bros' are known to make allot of live action movie titles (both good & bad). When they go for live action movies that were mainly created or influenced by asian authors or artists, it is 'very hard' to tell whether the movie will end up being like Dragonball Evolution until you see the trailers.
I am not going to bring up the upcoming events of the movie called "The Last Airbender" because I believe we've heard enough critics on directors & character castings...
Everyone should look at the "Warner Bros" attempt at the movie called "Transformers 1 & 2" The movie and story setting and lines were amazing due the casting picking and the graphics applied to the movie. This is what Bleach needs.
If they are not going to put the story setting in Japan, then I wonder what state or city they would choose as the new "Karakura Town", since Tite Kubo has been using that town from chapter one as only part of the world that Bleach sets in. My bets on New York or Washington DC, or Los Angeles...but it won't feel the same (especially when they'll be using a kimono as the "shinigami custom" since it is located at a different region and country) My thoughts on the new "shinigami outfit" should be based on the movie trilogy called "THE MATRIX"!!!! They should use black glasses and shiny black outfits as their new clothing styles if it would be based in America or Canada.
I don't want this to turn out being like a "Bleach Filler" in live action style because that would suck big time.
Maybe this could be a chance to give Bleach a "new story line" and different characters based in different parts of the world, different Soul Societies, enemies etc. But I have a feeling that whatever comes out from this idea, it'll turn out epic because "BLEACH" with a touch of "American Action Movie" and personally produced by "Warner Bros" and given some detailing info from "Tite Kubo himself...that ALONE is EPIC RESULTS.
And Nick Simmons? I'm not even going to go there...lol
Can't Wait Though!!!
[edit]geez,posted together xD[/edit]
So casting them as 'white' characters isn't out of line. Though, I think Rukia and Byakuya do tend to look more Asian than caucasian due to their eye color, hair color, and hair styles.
As for making it like the manga and anime... No live action has -ever- come out like the original. And very few anime are close to the manga. To expect it is to invite disappointment. Instead, hope they get the spirit correct and ignore the fact that Ichigo's spikey hair isn't quite the right shade of orange.
srsly we fans maybe will go to the cinema to watch this- but who else?
After Dragonball Evolution I can't be excited for this sort of thing. Ugh.
CAST SHIA LE BOUF AS ITSIKO! LOL AND PAMELA ANDETRSON AS RANGITITS
Maybe Justin Bieber as Histu, can't go wrong with that...
But I'm so seeing Robert Downey Jr. as Isshin.
Topher Grace as Ichigo!
If this ever gets made, I expect it to be as good as the old Fist of the North Star live action flick...
What they did to Dragonball was enough to warrant death penalty to all of the people involved, in all of their lives, present and future...
Bleach cannot be translated into american-setting-mindset.
I'd rather watch an asian casting Bleach than some gringos who caught a case of yellow fever...
Never mind, this horrible news is on superherohype. OMG...WTF! Are they freaking crazy! Hollywood sucked at making any anime into a movie. DBZ and even now Priest graphic novel is a great and terrible example of how US companies mess it up! OMG....the HORROR!!!
I rather bet on something else rather than this crap .
Bad movie for a bad manga :D
Is Hollywood trying to provoke Japan into launching another attack on pearl harbor?
Miley Cyrus-Rukia
Gerald Butler-Isshin Kurosaki
Ben Stiller-Urahara Kisuke
Daniel Radcliffe-Uryuu Ishida
Jon Cryer-Mayuri Kuroshitsuji
Tessai-Goldberg
Max Von Sydow (voice only)-Grandfisher
Hollows-(Lucasfilm Ltd. special effects)
Jake Gyennehal-Renji Abarai
Judd Nelson-Zangetsu
Kiefer Sutherland-Aizen Souske
Jason Scott Lee-Gin Ichimaru
Jada Pinkett Smith-Yoruichi Shihouin
*that's who'd i'd like to see at least. lol.
On a lighter note, how are they gonna get appropriate actor/actresses? Get Ron Weasley to play Ichigo? And what about Orihime? How are they gonna find someone of... ahem... her figure?
Hollywood isn't so good when it comes to adapting cartoons(anime styled) to realismuuu
lol xD
Didn't watched any of this maaaybe I'll tryy?
lol Nick Simmons lol.
and about your negativity i do understand it and after DBE i support it with all my heart, is like the series "priest" they change from zombies to vampire and from a priest who is out for revenge after his love was killed they change it into a priest who's niece got kidnap and now he is trying to rescue her HAHAHAHAHA an entirely screw up, this is why i hate American writers, i still say that they just racist and to show their hatred towards Japanese culture and proof their rednecks they just screw over their stories hahahahahah
i know bleach has funny parts but hey, you cant direct a movie which is wayy out of your range of genre. [Peter Segal on Comedy Genre]
-of course they will 'white-wash' the main character o.O why shouldnt they.
-even though the chosen director has only worked on stupid projects i will give him the benefit of doubt coz as the original news says he's be seeking out a darker, action oriented script
-i'd love it if the movie has the 60's colour style art direction, but probably not so.
how good a fantasy/action movie turns out is mostly up to the director's vision and how well the script is written. It could turn out to be dragonball: evolution and the legend of chun li or sincity, ironman and dark knight.
...I"m sorry but this movie is going to fail.
I think live action series would be the best option: but such a project is almost impossible.
And Hermie you are not overly negative, there are some real issues and problems when live action movies are being discussed.
Now I'm curious what'll come of this - if worst comes to worst, we can always get a good laught, right? :DD
Tha guy=At least 30
It might have been better if they decided to do a Fullmetal Alchemist movie, it's one of my favorite also but the setting of the manga makes it a bit easy to produce a live-action movie...
Anyway, I hope they are not going to give us some shitty movie like Dragonball Evolution (my eyes bled so much I was blind for 5 freaking days...XD)
No seriously folks, this can only go wrong...
LOL@ the picture.
Be sure to check it out!
there you go
Fantasy manga especially involving some super magic/powers isn't a good choice for live action. DB was the good example.
Granted CGI will depends much on the voice acting, but then again, voice acting has lesser chance to fail than live acting with costumes >.>;
Anyways, I can't say I'm looking forward to this much... Any Americanization of any manga/anime is doomed. Doomed, I say!
"Super Sword" or "Ultimate Blade Transform!!". lol.
So much Bleach hate and the movie hasn't even been made yet. >.<
I would like this to be someone like avatar
virtual world but real people driving the character lol
some photoshop to the hair might be good since it is hard to have spiky hair all the time lol and ofcourse the undying getsuga tenshou
I don't know, the director's awesome but still... Dragonball Evolution put a sour taste in my mouth with live-action adaptations.. Don't ruin our beloved Bleach!
I ~might~ be vaguely tempted if they cast Christina Ricci as Rukia. But if they do the expected and "bleach" the cast and storyline... fuck 'em, and best wishes to anyone who goes Kenpachi on the lot of them.
@ghostexiled: DAMN straight. Hollywood knows people have gotten sick of their repetitive drivel, so what do they do? They buy (or steal, like Disney) other people's good stories... and start "improving" it with the same stupidity people are sick of! They're like a 3-year-old that got bored of playing with his own shit and wants to come smear his fingers on everyone else's toys.
I didn't watch dragonball evolution and I will NEVER watch it. so won't I watch the bleach movie, which maybe will be called... let's see...
strawberries adventure
or... hollow fighter
maybe even... grim reapers!
oh god... those people should die... no really, they should die for doing something like this
Also bleach is one top 3 that has stuck close to the manga
and i can't wait to cursing the (most likely will be-) crappy movie after watching it! LOL
and I, too, vote Nick Simmons to write the movie!!! ROFLMAO XD
The reason they succeeded with them is only because the comics or their adaptions are already Americanize and as such it's not a difficult task for them to accomplish plus they really want to please the comics fan so they have a big budget to back it up. With that said, Bleach is something else, even it is popular to a certain point just like dragonball is or was whatever... I doubt they are willing to invest a lot in it. If they did they wouldn't have pick Peter Segal as the producer (did I mention that that guy is a specialist in COMEDY MOVIES). Last time I check, Bleach is a freaking ACTION anime with a little bit of comedy...Anyway, my point is they could have pick a better person for the job like Spielberg or the guy who produced the Harry Potter movies if they wanted to show they were serious. So for now I can only see a grim future for that movie
Anyhow, I am a big fan of Bleach and I will always be a big fan of Bleach, however no matter how I look at it, some series should just remain on paper or animated series on TV. So in other word Bleach should just remain a manga and anime. I really dont have big expectation for that movie, though I will be here to see how it goes (Hollywood has enough technology to produce some marvelous and breathtaking stuff for the big screen). I can only hope that they don't f**k it up so much that it blinds me permanently after Dragonball had done it temporarily...
If its a CGI movie like FF:AC, i would bet all of my money that it would be a a smashing hit. But a live action movie? give me a break :(.
As long as they get some Disney teen sensation for Ishida and porn stars for all the ladies with big boobs, the movie should be a hit.
Or not .
For Ichigo, they can cast... CARROT TOP!
Yeah however, I don't have high hopes for this movie. I would never trust Peter Segal with this.
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Well, at least I can say that the plot will move faster than the original.
But that's the only positive thing I can think of....
DAMN YOU WARNER BROS! WHY MUST YOU MAKE LIVE ACTION VERSIONS OF THINGS THAT YOU ARE CLEARLY INEPT AT MAKING LIVE ACTION VERSIONS OF?!
If the cast are Japanese, and they stick to the manga/anime and everything, I don't mind. Other than that it's a no, no and NO!
Just the idea of it disgusts me.
*cries*
I really hope the project sinks.
In the long run though they'd make money off of it there'd be a lot of angry fans. Well that's just my opinion anyway. I can say this though, there is one live action movie that I did enjoy and that was Death Note.