Emrys Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Live-action Robotech actually happening (Thank you, Pacific Rim!) It's been in development hell for more than five years, but it looks like the '80s mech classic is finally happening. Back in 2007, Akiva Goldsman and Tobey Maguire set out to produce a live-action version of one of the most beloved Japanese mech anime ever made, Robotech. They went through a number of script rewrites and didn't seem to be getting any traction. Looking back, it's not all that surprising, considering there didn't seem to be a market for that sort of picture. But that was then, and this is now. With Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim getting tons of press, a new Godzilla movie on the way and a major Eastern influence on The Wolverine, there seems to be a lot more room for a picture like this to make some headway. That's exactly what happened, and today we can confirm that first-time film director Nic Mathieu has taken the job of bringing Robotech to the big screen. This isn't the first time we've seen this recently, either. Remember that popular comic series Y The Last Man hired a first-timer, too. In this case, Mathieu's background is in commerical directing. Specifically, the kind of high-concept stuff that makes him a good fit for this sort of filmmaking.Link: http://www.blastr.com/2013-1-25/live-action-robotech-actually-happening-thank-you-pacific-rim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Angel13 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Well maybe it'll turn out well, sounds kind of like transformers to me lol and some ragers will likely peg it as a ripoff of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griver_007 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Unless the director/writer has a creative imagination like the one in Harry Potter franchise, why not?. I hope they don't ruin it like they did in Resident Evil and Doom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Anras Rune Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Well. It really does depend on what they actually do? Are they going to do an adaptation of Robotech or Macross? Robotech is the US version of Macross of course, but they changed many major story elements; for instance that all the Zentradi are beaten by singing (which is what happens in Macross) as opposed to them not really being beaten at all. I mean, there could be a huge difference either way. Harmony Gold has the rights to their version of the story, so they'd probably do that one. But that means they'd still have to get permission from Tatsunoku Productions for using their mecha designs and character names. Its a bit of a property quandary. But I'll be watching this intently. I'd love to see a live action version of Robotech but I'll stay sceptical until there is a definite announcement that its happening... EDIT: I also forgot they'd have to get the rights from the guys that made M.O.S.P.E.A.D.A and SDC: Southern Cross. I mean heck, that is a lot of negotiation right there...lol Edited January 28, 2013 by Anras Rune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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