IGN releases NEW news about Live Action EVA

[Morris]

NYCC '06: New Neon Genesis Evangelion Details
ADV Films produces a few new nuggets of info at NYCC.
by Chris Carle

"February 25, 2006 - The last we heard, the live action adaptation of
the classic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion had been lowered on the
Hollywood priority list, but new details surfaced today at the New York
Comic-Con. At the ADV Films morning panel discussion, ADR Director Matt
Greenfield enlightened the audience on recent developments.


Although production on the film has not yet started, a rough draft of
the script has been vetted through Gainax, the company responsible for
the original anime. In conjunction with Gainax and Weta (the effects
company responsible for the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong),
ADV is moving ahead with plans to sign one of three A-list directors,
and believe they are close to a deal.

Further, Weta representatives told ADV that there is more buzz
surrounding Eva than any of the Lord of the Rings pictures. Stay tuned
to IGN FilmForce for more updates as they become available."

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-Morris

[Lion-O]

Post by Morris
Further, Weta representatives told ADV that there is more buzz
surrounding Eva than any of the Lord of the Rings pictures. Stay tuned
to IGN FilmForce for more updates as they become available."

Thanks for the post.

Still, I think its going to suck big time. So far I've become quite
dissapointed with most modern movies which either base themselves on books or
which are re-making a cartoon (Take the Marvel stuff, Inspector Gadget, He-Man,
etc.).

Especially in the modern era it seems as if movie makers rely too heavily on
special effects and the bigger the special effects the better the movie.

Now, when looking at NGE then I really have to wonder if this is going in the
right direction. IMO its going into a direction which is bound to make the most
money, which isn't always the best when it comes to credibility and storyline.
Instead it needs to adress a broader audience and as such I'm sure compromises
will have to be made. Some could be good I suppose (say, for example, a
"relationship" between Shinji & Rei (based on "Girlfriend of Steel" among other
things)) however others could be plain out horrid (I have no idea what to
expect from an EVA - Angel encounter).


Recently I looked at Death/Rebirth & End of Evangelion again and I have to say
that my impression of D/R went up while EoE went a little down. In some cases I
think EoE tries to explain too much, and sometimes even simply leaving some
gaps here and there. Normally that isn't much of a problem, but it becomes
silly if you do this in a product which claims to present all the answers.

So I dunno... I guess if Gainax has a big piece in this it could be nice but
if this is a sole ADV endoursement then I really fear for the worst and think
that chances are high it'll be very dissapointing (I still have the Platinum
Collection extras in the back of my mind).

I can see it now... Grandma Asuka (Tiffany Grant) will make a live appearance
in the movie, ofcourse using her normal voice. Will sound really nice when its
done; presenting the fans a movie featuring grandma Asuka with the voice of
teenage Asuka.

[Morris]

Ah, that'd be great, guest stars: Spike Spencer, Tiffany Grant, Hideaki
Anno?

BTW, had to post here b/c the 'official' Live Action EVA group is one
guy doing all the postings, he's like admin for the group, so no one
can respond or post whatsoever... lame.
-Mo-man