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GATSU
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Hopefully, it'll be as cheap as Ender's Game, but have more production values than Knights of the Zodiac.
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dmanatunga
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Disappointed Brian K. Vaughn's Gundam isn't going to happen. One of my favorite comic authors so had a small amount of hope that the live action movie might be good.
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Beatdigga
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Vaughan’s script, if the AX 2022 panel was any indication, sounded like bad 08th MS Team fanfic. Between that and Netflix getting away from big budget originals now that studios are recognizing them as the winners of the streaming wars and more likely to license them product, it’s not surprising they went back to the drawing board.
I’m in favor of anything as long as it isn’t that stereotypical 08th MS Team fanfic. Full adaptation of the original show, an AU loosely based on the original, a G Gundam movie with Donnie Yen as Master Asia, a Crossbone Gundam movie, just please, no more 08th derivatives. |
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MFrontier
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I've heard decent things about Sweet Tooth, at least.
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Kicksville
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Do you happen to have a link or something about that? For some reason I'm unable to find it. |
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Beatdigga
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https://youtu.be/1K2TigleK9o?si=pIB0pHtLMDqxE8p3 Saying this slipped under the radar is being kind. The video only has 256 views. Edit - This is a long video, but Vaughan’s script, as per the video, was essentially a star-crossed lovers story taking heavy influence from 0080 and The 08th MS Team. Because Western writers. Humorously, when they discuss the (not shown) promo art, the video hosts describe them using pre-existing assets from tons of existing Gundam AU’s, presumably because mechanical designs weren’t decided on at that point. The whole “details from an official source that no one picks up on” reminds me too much of when VoltCon 2020 formally announced that Dreamworks/NBC Universal had lost the rights to make new entries in the franchise when the script for a movie was turned down by everyone. But because the only podcast that reported on VoltCon got less than 200 views on YouTube, several rumor mills were reporting several months later that Universal was trying to get Michael Bay to direct the Voltron movie, even though they no longer had the rights. It’s amazing what can slip through the cracks. |
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chronium
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Yeah, Vaughan’s story sounded more like a sequel or a spinoff movie then it did a start of a movie franchise so I'm happy they're pivoting.
They really don't need to do anything complicated. The opening story arc that pretty much all Gundam series follow is all they need to do for a first movie. If it works they do another movie and if it doesn't then they can take the universe they built and turn it into a anime. |
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RedComet91
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Everyone knows that this thing has been in development hell for a while now, so I was initially worried by these latest developments.
Seems like they've made the right decision though by changing the creative team. From what I've been reading, it looks as though Sunrise weren't too confident with what Jordan Vogt-Roberts was cooking up. As others here have suggested, simplicity with this project I feel is key, whether it's going to be UC or AU. |
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Cardcaptor Takato
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One thing not talked about this as much is according to the original article this is no longer with Netflix. I don't know if they're now aiming for a theatrical release but I can't help but feel this is the latest blunder by Legendary. I still don't see how a live action Gundam will work and I have my doubts Hollywood will properly understand the nuances and themes of the story.
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Beatdigga
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I think that decision was more on Netflix’s end. They’ve rather publicly began scaling back their budgets for original films with the logic that because companies that were trying to start their own services are now giving them products again, they don’t need to spend as much in-house. So higher budget productions like a Gundam film are getting kicked to other distributors. |
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