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INTEREST: More Live-Action Akira Film Storyboards Posted




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Mogtaki



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:37 pm Reply with quote
It looks...like a DC comic.

I don't know, totally mixed feelings about it. It looks like they've got the characters down, at least.
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Rahxephon91



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:29 pm Reply with quote
Looks great.
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bravetailor



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:13 pm Reply with quote
Mogtaki wrote:
It looks...like a DC comic.
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That may be because Chris Weston IS a comic book artist, and has indeed worked for DC. He mostly did Vertigo stuff, his most notable run being on The Invisibles.
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:00 pm Reply with quote
From looking at the storyboard, and they said on the blog how they are keeping this faithful, I do believe them.
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Nemo of Mentis



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:55 am Reply with quote
I definitely like a lot of the stuff they're trying to go for here. Some good compositional juxtapositions.
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CountZeroOR
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:59 am Reply with quote
While we have no information on the script, and no performances were shot, I will say that I like what I'm seeing with these storyboards. I'm kind of wishing the film made it further along into production - or at least we got some actual people cast, instead of just rumors & speculation.
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Juno016



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:30 pm Reply with quote
I can't judge the story based on storyboards alone, but at least a lot of the characters look similar... despite the obvious ethnic differences, which won't matter if it they respect how the story goes in the end...
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DTJB



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:06 pm Reply with quote
Wow. Um, can we scrap the movie and just release a book of the artwork?
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djrobot



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:57 pm Reply with quote
Yes! I knew it was the same Weston. He did Morrison's, The Filth, which is brilliant btw.

I'm pretty against a live action remake of Akira but I would totally buy a Weston Akira comic book. Hot damn!
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