#live action film

[demifiendrsa]

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is in the Works for a 2027 release at Paramount Pictures.

[rose-bunny-28]

So happy we live in a world where these three are the exact same person

[nine-frames]

"No woman can resist the charm of a Mario."

Super Mario Bros., 1993.

Dir. Rocky Morton & Annabel Jankel | Writ. Parker Bennett, Terry Runté & Ed Solomon | DOP Dean Semler

[demifiendrsaalt]

Oscars 2024 - Ryan Gosling, Mark Ronson, Slash & The Kens performs "I'm Just Ken" from Barbie

[billiesbabygirl]

You guys are the worst.

[darius-1]

Lucy Liu as Chi-Chi.

[showamagicalgirls]

I watched Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness (エコエコアザラク -WIZARD OF DARKNESS-), the 1995 live-action movie based on the 1975 manga and igniting the franchise.

[himitsusentaiblog]

HIDEAKI ANNO'S EARLIER LIVE-ACTION WORK

Anno is the current darling of the Tokusatsu world with his amazing Shin Japan Heroes Universe films and especially with the debut yesterday of the American premiere of Shin Kamen Rider. He is, of course, best known as an anime director and the creator of the seminal 90s series Neon Genesis Evangelion.

However, his first two forays into Live Action filmmaking were definitely different. Back in the late 90s, after 'finishing' Evangelion (Ha ha ha ha), Anno directed an anime romance series called Kareshi Kanojou no Jijyo (Kare Kano) which was a departure from his usual science fiction oriented shows. I was part of a fansub group at the time and was buying the laserdiscs for this series and I rather enjoyed it. The theme song is a total banger.

After finishing that project, Anno moved on to some live action films, his first being an experimental, shot entirely on digital, art film about the phenomenon of compensated dating called Love & Pop.

Compensated dating is/was the practice of older men paying high school girls to spend time with them and was basically a form of sex work that was questionable at best and downright illegal at worst. Anno was fascinated by a book about the subject called Topaz II by Ryū Murakami and adapted it to the screen with co-writer Akio Satsukawa.

In 2000, Anno made his second major Live Action film Shiki-Jitsu.

This was a highly personal film starring Ayako Fujitani and was about a disillusioned filmmaker who meets a young woman who continually repeats "tomorrow is my birthday". He tried to communicate with her through the movies he makes on a video camera. Anno met Fujitani (who is the daughter of colossal asshole actor Steven Seagal) while hanging out with Shinji Higuchi on the set of the the 90s Gamera films and thought she would be perfect for this role. After this, Anno directed the 2004 adaptation of Cutie Honey and the rest is history.

I thought it would be fun to take a peek at his lesser known films while he is in the eye of the tokusatsu public. Hope you learned something. These films are not super easy to find, unfortunately.

[princesssarisa]

Character ask: Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz)

I answered this ask a while back, but I felt like sharing it again.

Favorite thing about them: She's an all-around likable character; a nice, warm-hearted, relatable every-girl, whose "heroine's journey" is engaging and enjoyable to follow.

Least favorite thing about them: Hmmm... there's not much to dislike about her. Maybe that she tries to run away from home without considering at first how much her aunt and uncle will miss her and worry about her. But since she's just (approximately) a 12-year-old girl and desperate to save her dog's life, it can be excused, especially because she feels so guilty about it later.

Three things I have in common with them:

*I have brown hair.

*I'm sensitive and a bit of a dreamer.

*I love dogs.

Three things I don't have in common with them:

*I've never lived with an aunt and uncle.

*I don't live on a farm.

*I could never manage a long journey on foot in high heels (though maybe if they were magic, I could).

Favorite line:

"Someplace where there isn't any trouble. Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto? There must be. It's not a place you can get to by a boat or a train. It's far, far away. Behind the moon, beyond the rain..."

All the lyrics to "Over the Rainbow."

To Miss Gulch when she comes to take Toto away – a good scene to remember whenever critics accuse the screenwriters of robbing Baum's young heroine of her spunk:

"I won't let you take him! You go away, you....! Oooh, I'll bite you myself! You wicked old witch!"

To the fearsome giant head of the Wizard – more good lines to remember any time a critic labels her a weakling:

"You ought to be ashamed of yourself, frightening him like that when he came for you to help!"

"If you were really great and powerful, you'd keep your promises!"

And of course, the iconic line when she first arrives in Munchkinland:

"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!"

brOTP: The Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and their real-world equivalents, Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke.

OTP: Safety and happiness.

nOTP: Any of the other characters; they're all too old for her.

Random headcanon: Her parents died in a fire. This explains why fire and smoke are associated both with the Wicked Witch and with the Wizard's initial frightening appearance in her dream.

Unpopular opinion: I don't think she's too much of a damsel in distress or a crybaby. Now, I understand why feminists complain that she's less spunky and no-nonsense than Baum's original Dorothy. But (a) she's older than Baum's Dorothy – it's natural for an adolescent-ish girl to be more emotional than a small child, (b) she's not without her own spunk – she still stands up to people who behave badly or threaten her friends, and even slaps the nose of a lion (not yet knowing that he's a coward) in Toto's defense, (c) Baum's Dorothy cries fairly often too – I don't know where the myth that she hardly ever cries came from, and (d) with all the danger and turmoil she goes through, I think she's entitled to a little terror and a few tears!

Song I associate with them: What else?

Favorite pictures of them:

[morganhopesmith1996]

🥵

[karama9]

Live action Legend of Zelda movie PSA

Listen.

Breathe.

Yes, it’s probably not going to be good. Going from video game to movie is NOT an easy task and chances are the goal is not to make a good movie anyway, it’s to make a successful movie with attached merch.

But it might be something else than horrible, too. Way too early to tell one way or the other right now.

Expectations are low. Definitely. But the movie won’t ultimately matter. It’s just a licensed fanfic… by some of the creators. Might be watchable. Might have some redeeming traits. Might not.

Now take a deep breath again because you won’t like this: my guess is, and I’m pretty sure of myself here, that Link WILL talk. He does in pretty much every media that’s not a game and the main reason he doesn’t in the game, beyond the story reasons when there is one, is that he is meant to let the player project fully into him. It’s a choice directly linked to the interactive nature of the game. This motivation to make him silent won’t be a thing in the movie, so they will go the easy route and he will talk. I think. I’m pretty sure.

I’m hoping for an original story, personally. Will it fit the lore?

OF COURSE IT WON’T.

I mean it will maybe be possible to add it to the lore without any major retcon or new timeline, but nearly every game that has lore broke the one established by the previous game or, if you prefer, expended it sideways with some reworkings. It’s pretty much a given at this point.

Anyway, deep breath, think of it as a licensed fan film that ultimately doesn’t matter but might not be all bad in spite of it all. It probably will be some degree of bad, but maybe not ALL bad. And hey, miracles fo happen.

Either way, we have amazing creators in this fandom, go give them some love and don’t worry about the movie.

[demifiendrsa]

James Gunn's Superman | Official Teaser Trailer

Poster

[redheadedfailgirl]

These folks made a live action version of the Antimemetics division series and it's honestly everything I could ask for out of an indie project like this. Y'all should really check it out!

[theacstories]

So yeah, the anime and live action came out around the same time, and I chose the one not part of this podcast's namesake. On the other hand, how would a bucket filled with a hundred Japanese alcohol taste?

[bybyefromurgirlodam]

I thought I'd drawn the line at the lion king live action remake, and I thought I drew the line again for the little mermaid live action remake BUT NO i am DRAWING THE LINE at a LILO & STITCH LIVE ACTION REMAKE

[legitimatesatanspawn]

They tried this to mixed success.

Last ones I remember seeing were Clerks and The Mummy.

STOP no more live-action remakes. We're going the other way now. Animated Casablanca. Animated The Godfather. Animated Oppenheimer. Animated Fight Club.