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Comment by ghostlawns

ghostlawns — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:58:33 -0800

Black Hole!!!

Kick ass!!!!!!!

But uh, couldn't they at least let Charles Burns write his own script? Neil Gaiman? Lame.

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:08:04 -0800

live action akira? this is going to suck ass so bad.

Comment by The CHZA

The CHZA — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:18:44 -0800

Are they going to do the ending with a Weird Al "Fat"-style inflatable suit or something?

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:18:57 -0800

Especially when you consider how much the original Akira sucked. Man, that is the worst fucking score. Fuck.

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Fuuck!

Comment by apres_moi

apres_moi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:20:03 -0800

what the fuck?? a live action version of akira??? why do we americans have to fuck up Japanese masterpieces like Speed Racer?? Akira should be left untouched. I hope he has a couple of Japanese directors there to help him stay towards the original storyline and element.

Comment by mike

mike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:21:25 -0800

Agreed, Gaiman is Wrongman for Black Hole. What, is Clowes booked?

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:31:36 -0800

Don't geek.

It's unseemly.

Comment by um

um — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:34:09 -0800

i know charles burns' wife. they are an amazing family.

Comment by stinkbug

stinkbug — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:34:48 -0800

Charles Burns will be doing a reading at the UW bookstore next Tuesday. So show up fi you want to assault him with movie questions.

Comment by meatwhichdreams

meatwhichdreams — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:39:10 -0800

Gaiman's pretty experienced with screenwriting, I believe. He adapted the English dub for Spirited Away at least, and probably had a big hand in the tv series Neverwhere. That's not to say that Burns isn't experienced, since I have no idea. But perhaps they nabbed Gaiman because he's more experienced with adaptation.

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:48:57 -0800

The news about Black Hole made me damn near cum in my pants.

Comment by Soupytwist

Soupytwist — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:59:36 -0800

Hey! SPEEDRACER looks hilarious - I will be standing in line.

Otherwise... meh.

Comment by Peter F

Peter F — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:33:18 -0800

Japanese fans already built a working version of Kaneda's bike from Akira:

http://news.windingroad.com/aftermarket/japanese-fans-recreate-motorcycle-from-anime-classic-akira/

Comment by linus

linus — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:43:27 -0800

keep akira animated but i'd like to see a frame by frame redering from the comic realised as 5 or 6 films each two hours long

Comment by dark park

dark park — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:53:28 -0800

too bad gaiman's movies almost universally suck. I didn't know he'd adapted the Spirited Away script, though, which gives some hope.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:39:00 -0800

Um.

I'm sorry, after seeing Akira (animated) and the original source ... well, it's not a good choice for live action.

There are a lot of other things I'd rather see translated - and Black Hole isn't one of them.

Don't get me wrong, I love the medium, but ...

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:40:51 -0800

and I too am SO THERE for Speedracer ... good casting!

Comment by Beguine

Beguine — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:19:18 -0800

Oooh, Neil Gaiman project. I'm not familiar with Black Hole, though (although I have seen Akira).

Comment by Morgan

Morgan — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:23:30 -0800

When Leonardo DiCaprio puts his fuzzy willie in Akira, that makes me a sad panda.