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| Xeogaming Forums - Entertainment - Live-Action "Akira" |
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance         Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 633 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| So anyone heard anything about this?
I'm involved in an Asian American activist organization that's very concerned with this project. For one thing, the casting call put out seemed to ask specifically for white actors (listing later "or other" ethnicities). Anyway, the desired cast list supposedly had, among the names, Robert Pattinson for Tetsuo and Justin Timberlake for Kaneda. The most recent news came out today expressing that Keanu Reeves turned down the role of Kaneda. Racebending, which was all over the live-action The Last Airbender movie, has been pursuing this and is ready to cry foul when they do finally confirm that this is a case of white-washing after they inevitably don't cast Asians to play Asian characters. What are your thoughts? |
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Xeoman Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator  Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 87 days Last activity: 76 days |
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Originally posted by Rogue It must not see the light of day. Then again I really don't care, if it happens at the least I'd hope to see it bomb. I'd be hard pressed to believe anything could ever be worse than Dragonball Evolution. Don't even get me started on Ghost in the Shell though... I seriously do not want that movie to happen at all... or how about any other anime to Western movie adaptation. 
The casting issue seems to be pretty ignorant or something. Then again look at Dragonball Evolution. Goku of all people was some random white guy, wow. lol (Last edited by Goku on 05-18-11 10:45 AM) |
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 633 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| I remember when Stephen Chow was briefly attached to Dragonball Evolution to direct. Back then I thought, "How bad could it be?" since I loved Stephen and his work so much. But then he backed out "for creative reasons."
Can't say as I blame him but he did the same thing with Green Hornet, of which he was also supposed to direct and play Kato simultaneously. Back to Akira, Warner Brothers is arguing that it's going to take place in New Manhattan instead of Neo Tokyo. Yeah! A valid excuse for everyone to be white, AFTER ALL. All is forgiven, right? 
I seriously just hope that this folds in the concept art stage like live-action Evangelion did back in 2004. While Weta was doing all these drawings of camel toe-emphasizing plug suits on girls named Ray and Kate Rose, fans were already throwing a fit about Shiunji not being played by an Asian boy. Seriously, though. Camel toe...  |
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Elara Divine Mamkute Dark Elf Goddess Chaos Imp Penguins Fan Ms. Invisable  Since: 08-15-04 From: Ferelden Since last post: 99 days Last activity: 99 days |
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| I heard they are also changing the names. Honestly, at that point can you even call it Akira anymore?
I hate Hollywood sometimes. |
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Cteno Super Shotgun Moderator Since: 01-11-05 Since last post: 91 days Last activity: 89 days |
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Bitmap #1 Enhancement Shaman US Ravenholdt  Since: 09-05-04 From: His Laughin' Place Since last post: 4556 days Last activity: 4550 days |
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| Ewww USA you stop that right now mister | |||
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 633 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| Yeah, that's pretty much what everyone's afraid of.
George Takei's been speaking up against this as well. Link, of sorts. |
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Elara Divine Mamkute Dark Elf Goddess Chaos Imp Penguins Fan Ms. Invisable Since: 08-15-04 From: Ferelden Since last post: 99 days Last activity: 99 days |
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| I could only hope they are at least that true to the plot... I know they won't be. | |||
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Bitmap #1 Enhancement Shaman US Ravenholdt Since: 09-05-04 From: His Laughin' Place Since last post: 4556 days Last activity: 4550 days |
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 633 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| They lost another director. Apparently they were REALLY depending on Keanu Reeves signing onto the project and when he rejected it, it threw off their entire production schedule. Their latest director pretty much just said fuck it and left.
Go, Neo! |
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Cteno Super Shotgun Moderator Since: 01-11-05 Since last post: 91 days Last activity: 89 days |
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| Wasn't Keaunu Reeves also supposed to play Spike in the live-action Cowboy Bebop as well? Whatever happened to that project? | |||
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 633 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| As far as I know he's still playing Spike in the live action Cowboy Bebop, but there hasn't been any news on it past the announcement that it was going to happen. I know that he specifically requested that role.
Since Keanu is part Chinese some producers seek him out so they can wave the Diversity flag. (Last edited by Rogue on 06-24-11 03:48 PM) |
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Cteno Super Shotgun Moderator Since: 01-11-05 Since last post: 91 days Last activity: 89 days |
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| I actually think that he'd be good for that part, seeing as how Spike is Chinese and all... though I'm dubious about that being his true heritage. How many Chinese people have you met with the last name 'Spiegel'? | |||
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Bitmap #1 Enhancement Shaman US Ravenholdt Since: 09-05-04 From: His Laughin' Place Since last post: 4556 days Last activity: 4550 days |
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| E- Wow please skip this. (Last edited by Bitmap on 06-29-11 01:54 AM) |
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Elara Divine Mamkute Dark Elf Goddess Chaos Imp Penguins Fan Ms. Invisable Since: 08-15-04 From: Ferelden Since last post: 99 days Last activity: 99 days |
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| "Mr. Spiegel... you are... Chinese?"
"Yup" "Nothing else, no... European ancestry?" "Nope." "Uh... very well then....." << Confused |
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 633 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| So this just refuses to die. It's been greenlit and with the guy who played Sam Flynn in Tron: Legacy as the frontrunner for some as yet undisclosed part.
Those who've read the script are saying this is definitely not going to be a direct remake of the movie (since it takes place in New Manhattan, etc), but why even call it "Akira" at this point, then? |
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True Flight The One Since: 08-21-04 Since last post: 99 days Last activity: 99 days |
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| You know America has been cross racing a lot of movies for a long time and you're just now noticing?
The Ring |
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 633 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| I know. We've been having these debates for years, going from The Lion King to Godzila to The Last Airbender to the failed attempts to remake Battle Royale.
This is just the latest case of whitewashing we're discussing. EDIT: Heck, even in posts above this one we were talking about the dropped Americanized, live action Evangelion movie. (Last edited by Rogue on 10-23-11 03:16 AM) |
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Bitmap #1 Enhancement Shaman US Ravenholdt Since: 09-05-04 From: His Laughin' Place Since last post: 4556 days Last activity: 4550 days |
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True Flight The One Since: 08-21-04 Since last post: 99 days Last activity: 99 days |
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| I get the point.... Here's the thing though. We are a minority when it comes to this subject. So as many Americans see it. They are more attracted to a movie starring Chris Evans (Captain America) or even Garrett Hedland (Sam Flynn) than a movie starring Tacyeon (2PM Singer) or Shouma Yamamoto (Cutie Honey the Live) Americanizing the motorcycles would have been extremely easy with Indian Motorcycles (Terminator IV)... Too bad their out of business. |
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