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Rogue
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Posted on 05-17-11 11:46 PM Link | Quote
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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Posted on 05-18-11 10:43 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Rogue
What are your thoughts?

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


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Rogue
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Posted on 05-18-11 12:26 PM Link | Quote
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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Posted on 05-19-11 08:49 PM Link | Quote
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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Posted on 05-20-11 05:09 AM Link | Quote
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Posted on 05-20-11 06:11 AM Link | Quote
Ewww USA you stop that right now mister
Rogue
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Posted on 05-20-11 04:54 PM Link | Quote
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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Posted on 05-21-11 09:23 PM Link | Quote
I could only hope they are at least that true to the plot... I know they won't be.
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Posted on 05-21-11 10:08 PM Link | Quote
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Rogue
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Posted on 06-23-11 08:53 PM Link | Quote
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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Posted on 06-23-11 10:26 PM Link | Quote
Wasn't Keaunu Reeves also supposed to play Spike in the live-action Cowboy Bebop as well? Whatever happened to that project?
Rogue
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Posted on 06-24-11 01:43 AM Link | Quote
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.


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Posted on 06-24-11 12:51 PM Link | Quote
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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Posted on 06-29-11 01:53 AM Link | Quote
E- Wow please skip this.


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Posted on 06-30-11 12:00 PM Link | Quote
"Mr. Spiegel... you are... Chinese?"

"Yup"

"Nothing else, no... European ancestry?"

"Nope."

"Uh... very well then....." << Confused
Rogue
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Posted on 10-22-11 01:14 PM Link | Quote
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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Posted on 10-23-11 12:59 AM Link | Quote
You know America has been cross racing a lot of movies for a long time and you're just now noticing?

The Ring
Rogue
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Posted on 10-23-11 01:03 AM Link | Quote
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.


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Posted on 10-23-11 04:42 AM Link | Quote
STAY ANIME
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Posted on 10-23-11 07:08 PM Link | Quote
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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