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MagusGuardian
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this is was and never will be accurate to the source media, lets face it people hollywood has the kind of ego where they always know what's best for american viewers and that most american viewers are too damn stupid to accept a non white lead character. as for this whole shit stick of a movie I'm just going to ignore it and watch the original movie that way I'm not stressing over this pile of wasted effort and ethnic discrimination shit storm
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Jackstick
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This guy: http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/kaisuke-akira |
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ArsenicSteel
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But the casting call has Ky marked as a female.
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Romuska
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They'll probably hire a Korean.
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GhostShell
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Hmmmm. Interesting. Wonder if I'll get a chance to see some location shooting. |
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minakichan
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Geez, they said "any ethnicity;" it's not like The Last Airbender where the casting call specifically called for white. Hold your horses until a casting decision is ACTUALLY MADE.
inb4 BAWWWW BUT [GIANT GENERALIZATION ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HERE] |
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enurtsol
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Yep. Ironically enough, the only ethnicity mentioned here is "Japanese-American."
The story is set in Neo-Manhattan (not Neo-Tokyo - that ship hath sailed long ago). FWIW, here's Manhattan's current ethnic breakdown:
Assuming the ethnic breakdown doesn't change much by 2030 when the manga story goes (that's a big assumption since the manga had the city explode back in 1992), to be true to the setting, about half of the cast should be white, about 1 in 10 should be black, 1 in 10 should be Asian, and 1 in 4 should be Hispanic. (Except for Staten Island, Manhattan is the whitest of the NYC boroughs.) We don't know for sure what names the characters will have, but most likely the original character names won't be kept, except maybe for Akira himself (who's just the dude in a jar). It'd be silly to have a bunch of New Yorkers all have Japanese names. |
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Jessica Hart
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But Avatar was fake anime made by white people.. this is actual anime made by Japanese people |
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saya713
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it was actually made by a Japanese man if i remember correctly. |
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Sunday Silence
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While you are correct in spirit, in reality, that isn't the case. It is possible to be as close as accurate to the IP as possible, and given allowances, it could work. Example? The Phoenix Wright movie could actually be a faithful adaptation to the games! |
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NamaeX
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[ KY ] Female; 20-30 years old; any ethnicity; tough, sexy, strong willed, street savvy. (LEAD) This girl: http://akira.wikia.com/wiki/Kei |
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isoge
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Hollywood trying to create Akira live action movie? I smell disaster from a mile away with all the script changes, cut-outs, omitted scenes and remakes... Oh god how I hate Hollywood.....
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silentjay
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When they do that, it's because the name of the character is more of a placeholder, and is likely going to be changed further into development. The script has it as Tetsuo, which makes sense, but they'll change it if they need to based on the ethnicity of the actor. It could stay the same, but they're open to change. |
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Sunday Silence
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*snicker* He thinks Hollywood is "open to change." Wallets maybe, but not change. |
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TheSwedishElf
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Avatar was made by two white Californians. |
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