Forum - View topicNEWS: Guillermo del Toro: Live-Action Monster is 'Out of HBO'
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Nyren
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A live action Monster? YES PLEASE!
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Themaster20000
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It was pretty obvious at this point that HBO wasn't interested anymore. Nice to hear that the project isn't dead though(hopefully be pitches it to Netflix).
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varmintx
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You know, just once, I'd really like to see a del Toro project go smoothly in production, and then make a lot of money after release. That would be nice.
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Whis-pur
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You're killing me Del Toro! First your video games fall through, then Pacific Rim 2 is "delayed indefinitely" and then Crimson Peak wasn't as great as I was hoping, and now this?
I love his work so much, but I really wish he could just hold back on announcing stuff he's working on since he announces like 20 projects and 90% of them usually fall through. Why T.T |
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Antonio Bravo
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I think El Rey Network would Have Live-Action Monster.
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12skippy21
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I am surprised they considered a feature film for this, the source material is far too expansive and would only do it a disservice. Given the resurgence of darker material for tv series over the last few years this could certainly be another hit if done right.
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yuna49
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I'm unconvinced that a story about a Japanese doctor in Eastern Europe can be sold to American television audiences. Changing the setting to America wouldn't work because of Monster's deep roots in Cold War Europe. That only leaves making the lead character an American.
Also as the Cold War period fades into history, interest in Monster must surely be in decline. Someone in the Netflix generation, say 25 or so, was hardly even alive when the Berlin War fell. I hate to be pessimistic, but I never thought a US adaptation of Monster would ever be produced. |
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Splitter
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If any Naoki Urasawa work should be adapted for American audiences, it should be "Billy Bat".
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Flare-kun
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For me del Toro is a fantastic director but very hit or miss as a writer. As long as he adheres to Urasawa's original story, him doing an adaptation of Monster could be amazing. Though, in truth, I'd love to see him do 20th Century Boys even more.
To be fair, Spielberg's Bridge of Spies just released and that's a Cold War flick through and through. It's not dominating the box office, but the very fact that it exists shows that the era is not entirely defunct for storytelling. Also, where Monster's strength lies is not in the period or setting, but in the stakes and human drama. When I read the manga I had no interest in the historical backdrop; what hooked me was that taut, thrilling plot. It's the only other manga that has consistently made my heart pound aside from Death Note. As long as it's marketed right, it'll grab attention. |
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Kruszer
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Riiight. Will believe this when I see it.
 Anime live action projects here in the states hardly ever get off the ground, and if they do they usually just crash and burn.
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grooven
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I'm glad there is some update on this and that it's not entirely cancelled. I can see this being a hit and there are many other companies that could have this. HBO's loss.
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DangerMouse
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Yeah. Really hope this show actually happens. Monster was great. |
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yuna49
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Most of the people in the theater watching that movie with me were in my age group. While I was there at an "elderly-friendly" time of day, I didn't see many young people filing in to watch the next showing. I remember seeing the newspaper headline that Francis Gary Powers was shot down while sitting in a barber shop; I was eight at the time. Spielberg himself was eleven. (For those interested in Cold War films, I recommend watching Richard Burton's gritty nuanced performance in the movie version of John LeCarre's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.) I'm not saying there isn't room for works about the Cold War, but I doubt there's much demand for a long-running series about the subject that targets American television viewers. Monster is a far cry from hits like Breaking Bad, and though it's closer to House of Cards, Netflix keeps all demographic data about that show under wraps. Still House of Cards is also set in the contemporary period. PBS does okay with British historical costume dramas, but Downton Abbey isn't a very good model for Monster either. |
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unused
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Waiiiiiit a minute! Are you saying that you're only 3 years younger than Speilberg? So that means you're 66 years old?!! An old man, much older than my father, reading manga and watchin anime? How cool is that!!! Oh or are you a woman?.. Doesn't matter. Still cool!!! Last edited by unused on Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:01 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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yuna49
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I'm a man.
And Alan45 is four years older than me. |
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