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One for the John Wick fans and what goes into getting a film made...

It looks like this is a trailer for a Ghost in the Shell anime series due to be released in 2026

It looks like the art is intended to be more based on the Manga. Wonder if it's supposed to be a more straight adaptation.

For anyone who missed it, they've also announced a new Edgerunner's season; https://screenrant.com/cyberpunk-edgerunners-anime-sequel-season-2-netflix/. The announcement implies its a revenge story.

It is. It's meant to be an almost direct lift, comedic major and all. Which is almost always lost in the other adaptations.

They've rebooted Ghost in the Shell almost as many times as a DC superhero

That said honestly I'd 100% welcome them doing a faithful adaptation of the Manga. It just feels right, even though the landmark original films set a tone that was insanely good and was followed several times before.


Be interesting to see if they change any of the voice actors too.

That’s exciting!

Eh, pretty high on the list of "Things the world doesn't need any more of, thank you very much" is "more Japanese anime".

Ahhh, But…..

Ghost In The Shell is an anime of such quality even I greatly enjoy it.

I’ve seen the original movie, and at least some of Stand Alone Complex like.

 Dysartes wrote:
Eh, pretty high on the list of "Things the world doesn't need any more of, thank you very much" is "more Japanese anime".

Or football matches, or soap operas, or nature documentaries…

As with all categories of entertainment media, it’s not strictly necessary and some of it is better than others. GitS is very high up in the list of Mamga worth revisiting. Especially if it brings along the original industrial design. Shirow’s stuff is just gorgeous.

 Dysartes wrote:
Eh, pretty high on the list of "Things the world doesn't need any more of, thank you very much" is "more Japanese anime".

You can be wrong, or you could be even more wrong. Take your pick.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:
Eh, pretty high on the list of "Things the world doesn't need any more of, thank you very much" is "more Japanese anime".

You can be wrong, or you could be even more wrong. Take your pick.

Or they could be right, they could be even more right, or they can be the mostest rightest.

Meanwhile, i sit here and wonder if, once more, Fate/Strange Fake's release will be pushed back. I want to see the utterly ludicrous display of magic Richard the Lionsheart shooting laser beams from his sword. I don't care that it's stupid I wanna see it!

Feels like I'm in 'holding pattern' on most of the animes I actually want to see. JJK S3, Chainsaw Man, and Kagurabachi. For the last one I guess they're just waiting for Demon Slayer to be over to avoid directly competing with another 'dudes with magic swords' style show, but still.

Aside from Dandadan, Summer 25's anime lineup isn't really packing much I'm much interested in. All the good stuff was front loaded in the spring season.

 LordofHats wrote:
Meanwhile, i sit here and wonder if, once more, Fate/Strange Fake's release will be pushed back. I want to see the utterly ludicrous display of magic Richard the Lionsheart shooting laser beams from his sword. I don't care that it's stupid I wanna see it!

Feels like I'm in 'holding pattern' on most of the animes I actually want to see. JJK S3, Chainsaw Man, and Kagurabachi. For the last one I guess they're just waiting for Demon Slayer to be over to avoid directly competing with another 'dudes with magic swords' style show, but still.

Aside from Dandadan, Summer 25's anime lineup isn't really packing much I'm much interested in. All the good stuff was front loaded in the spring season.

Wait... they make anime that doesn't feature kaiju or mecha?

[i]Bah!

In other news, can we prevent Japan from releasing anime based on American properties (ie. Terminator)?

I mean, no you can’t if the IP owner wants to. Also not clear on where the anime bashing is coming from. It’s just a medium. It has a lot of dross, and some pinnacles of genius like any other medium.

Would French animation be acceptable to you? Terminator in a Hanna Barbera style? Wile E. Coyote vs T1000?

 LordofHats wrote:

For anyone who missed it, they've also announced a new Edgerunner's season; https://screenrant.com/cyberpunk-edgerunners-anime-sequel-season-2-netflix/. The announcement implies its a revenge story.

This is high on the list of things I don't need. I've got a lot of faith in Trigger, but this seems like a hard act to follow.

 Flinty wrote:
I mean, no you can’t if the IP owner wants to. Also not clear on where the anime bashing is coming from. It’s just a medium. It has a lot of dross, and some pinnacles of genius like any other medium.

Would French animation be acceptable to you? Terminator in a Hanna Barbera style? Wile E. Coyote vs T1000?

Not sure about that, but Predator vs Road Runner could be fun…

 Jadenim wrote:

 Flinty wrote:
I mean, no you can’t if the IP owner wants to. Also not clear on where the anime bashing is coming from. It’s just a medium. It has a lot of dross, and some pinnacles of genius like any other medium.

Would French animation be acceptable to you? Terminator in a Hanna Barbera style? Wile E. Coyote vs T1000?

1. The Japanese Terminator series wasn't so much the style - it was the production company, the writers and the director.

2. And Archie vs. Predator is the pinnacle of crossovers. It's violent, gory, and done in the Archie style. (With cameoes of Sabrina, and a picture of Frank Castle on a nightstand, anyone else remember Archie vs. The Punisher? )

I would rather see that turned into a film.

Hopefully this is better than Jason Momoa's Conan remake...

Conan was passable. I wouldn't mind if Red Sonja did better, of course.

I was worried because the sword seems too small, but the musical choices and general attitude of the trailer looks good to me. Hopefully it delivers!

Hopefully Conan the character from the stories makes an appearance in the movie. He's 0/2 so far.

To be fair Sonja does have her own stories; she doesn't have to have Conan. Plus whilst Conan didn't appear, Arny 100% did appear in the first film so its "almost" got Conan the first time.

My first thought is she looks a little young/thin; but it could easily be an origin story effect going on.

I just hope they can capture the sword-swinging aspects. The big problem with the newer Conan was it went all heavy on the magic and the thing is the whole Conan/Sonja setting was one of low magic. Plus they were never about saving everything. Heck in Conan comics he more than once signed up just to fight in a random war and was on the losing or not just side of things for a while.

They were never meant as "super-hero" characters. Though I noticed that Dynamite basically went all for that after they completed their first main story arc and it felt like they didn't know what to do with her (esp as they only had her licence not Conan) so they just went super-hero.

Conan was great under Dark Horse, but Marvel has again gone for that "he's a super hero now"

Almost worth it for his scene with Doom, but I agree that Conan doesn't get to thrive under super hero tropes.

I think I got an aneurysm watching that trailer. Very much from the school of "if we switch between scenes fast enough, no-one can complain about spoilers"

Of course, it is a huge warning sign when they use the word "Rise" in the title or trailer..... and it was there. Oh dear!

That looks awful in the best ways possible.

I’m willing to give it a whirl.

If it sucks? It just joins a long list of sucky fantasy movies.

But I’m hoping it’ll at least be campy fun.

Looks in the style of the Mamoa Conan and I genuinely enjoyed that one so I'm in

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
Hopefully Conan the character from the stories makes an appearance in the movie. He's 0/2 so far.

Doubtful. Conan's IP is owned by Funcom apparently while Red Sonja (originally created by Marvel Comics) is owned by Red Sonja, LLC. That would be two IP's that the film makers would have to have a license for, and I would imagine that a license to use Conan would be quite pricy for second billing.

Taika Waititi to direct Judge Dredd

Waititi, the Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit filmmaker, is attached to direct a new feature film take on Dredd, the popular and violent British comic book character.

Drew Pearce, the scribe known for his action movie-filled resume thanks to titles such as Fall Guy and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, is attached to write the script.

Interesting.

Judge Dredd was deeply flawed, but such was its time. It did however draw from multiple classic stories.

Dredd was a phenomenal movie and right up there with my favourites. Karl Urban was a perfect Dredd.

And there is enough silliness baked into the Dreddiverse to suit Waititi.