spuddyt said:
Compared to other anime-live action adaptations, I could see this working better.
That doesn't mean it'll work WELL.
At worst we'll probably end up with something on the level of Aeon Flux or Ultraviolet, a passable action film with a female lead but is otherwise ultimately forgettable.
Laeta Kalogridis does have some other interesting writing credits to her name though, although many are screenplays. Shutter Island, which is the latest Martin Scorsese film. Night Watch, which is a pretty awesome flick. I enjoyed it. And another manga/anime adaption in 2011 called Battle Angel which is begin directed by James Cameron. Seems like she is being selected in at least some degree for her ability to adapt other mediums to screenplays and an above average level subject of knowledge in female cyborg/androids.
The Executive Producers listing is basically a wash. They are not involved in the technical process of making film. One Spiderman film was good, one was great and one was terrible. Iron Man was great, but Fantastic Four was abysmal. But at the end of the day these people didn't have all that much to do with the films quality.
As I said earlier at worst we end up with a striped down action film, the subject matter is largely pretty easy to localize - so I expect them to at least be able to deliver on female android shoots things and people. But it's still kind of early to tell.
