They also made it in French, Swedish, Italian, and lots of other languages. It still took place in Tokyo, as far as I know.Zachary Amaranth said:
Megan Fox Wants to Star in a Live-Action Sailor Moon Movie
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True! Though they did localize it very well. It was quite relatable for anybody; as a kid, I had no idea it was supposed to be in Japan until I learned of The Internet?.Ratty said:
I guess as well, my over-arcing question would be: Isn't it kinda weird to insist on cultural purity for a country that voraciously adapts outside culture more than virtually any other country in the region?
Cool. It would be worth it just to see how a polished, modern day transformation sequence. I watched a lot of Sailor Moon when I was a kid. It came on right before Dragon Ball Z when school let out, so I would watch that to make sure I wouldn't miss DBZ. I wonder if they'll keep it closer to the Japanese or American translation. Who would direct it?
I'm guessing something like that would only happen if the Jem movie is a hit, and even then... Honestly I would expect a Thundercats or Gundam Wing movie before Sailor Moon.
I'm guessing something like that would only happen if the Jem movie is a hit, and even then... Honestly I would expect a Thundercats or Gundam Wing movie before Sailor Moon.
Yep, this is the warning the universe has given us that Hollywood is going to chew up the IP and spit out a rip-off movie that they paid to use the official name of the source material. Tuxedo Mask will probably be the villain, since the writers and studio execs don't pay attention to or care about the original story.
It's just like the Cowboy Bebop movie will ruin Spike's character by
Ed will probably be a boy who just shouts technobable instead of the crazy girl who's genius isn't apparent, too. If Megan Fox is cast as Faye, you just know something like that will happen.
With a decent script, Micheal Bay could make a good Thundercats and I'm cool with Megan Fox being Cheetara or a new or one-off character from the show. They better use make-up and prosthetic cat noses, not CGI, though. But even if the actress is quite excited to do the part, casting a big name star in an anime/video game movie is usually sign that the execs just trying to get as many non-fans to see the movie before the franchise's die hard fans warn everyone of another in-name-only stinker. Even Transformers had Shia "I'm not famous anymore" LeBouf to get the girls who don't care about giant robots and Megan Fox to get the frat boy who used her as an excuse to see a movie based on a robot cartoon based on a toy line.
It's just like the Cowboy Bebop movie will ruin Spike's character by
making him an ex cop like Jet instead an ex Syndicate member, losing the important connections that happen later in the story.
With a decent script, Micheal Bay could make a good Thundercats and I'm cool with Megan Fox being Cheetara or a new or one-off character from the show. They better use make-up and prosthetic cat noses, not CGI, though. But even if the actress is quite excited to do the part, casting a big name star in an anime/video game movie is usually sign that the execs just trying to get as many non-fans to see the movie before the franchise's die hard fans warn everyone of another in-name-only stinker. Even Transformers had Shia "I'm not famous anymore" LeBouf to get the girls who don't care about giant robots and Megan Fox to get the frat boy who used her as an excuse to see a movie based on a robot cartoon based on a toy line.
Well if they gonna make Sailor Moon into a Stripper, I'm all in (I kid)!
Also what? Gundam Wing? Last time they try to make a lived action Gundam film was G-Saviour which was a disaster (I'm pretty sure Gundam aren't made for the live action screen due to how much they have to cramp in the war politics into mere hours film length!!
Also what? Gundam Wing? Last time they try to make a lived action Gundam film was G-Saviour which was a disaster (I'm pretty sure Gundam aren't made for the live action screen due to how much they have to cramp in the war politics into mere hours film length!!
Well, there's the issue of white washing to worry about. But also the school system depicted in Sailor Moon is extremely Japanese. From the school uniforms (which turn into the school uniform costumes) to worrying about extremely crucial exams. It's so Japanese I'm not sure an Americanized version would even be recognizable as an adaptation.Norithics said:
All that said, I'm not a big fan of Sailor Moon so maybe someone who is would be better qualified to talk about it. I loved it when I was 10 and 11 yeah, but watching it these days just makes me feel old.
There's no way Hollywood is making a movie about a 14 year-old girl who fights evil monsters and has a sexy transformation sequence. Shit, Hollywood would be apprehensive to make a movie about a 14 year-old boy who just does the monster fighting part. Sailor Moon will almost certainly be about a group of girls late in their high school years if it is Americanized. That shit don't fly around here.Covarr said:
Not that Megan Fox could convincingly play that either. Or any kind of shoujo protagonist. She's too much aggressive sexuality, not enough innocence. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but it wouldn't really work for Sailor Moon.
It would be easy to make it pass. They'd just have to rewrite the theme song like this:Revnak said:
Fighting evil by moonlight!
Tokyo's where she's living!
There, thirteen's the age of consent!
She is the one named Sailor Moon!
Then make the transformations less sexy. The age is a hugely important part of it, and making her older would really defeat the purpose.Revnak said:
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I actually like Fox, and I also think a live action Sailor Moon movie could be pretty fun. I don't, however, think she should be in it unless she's maybe playing Beryl or something. Quite frankly, as attractive as Fox is, she's way too old looking to be playing a high school girl.
She's a bit old for the role, but if you can ignore her age, she'd be a decent Sailor Mars. I'm glad the picture agrees.
It's still not necessarily normal to find young teens super sexy there, at least not for adults. However, shoujo is primarily marketed towards girls around 9 - 15 with some crossover with boys of the same age and a peripheral (and not totally well liked) demographic of otaku (I'm sure you know all of this, I'm just throwing it out there just in case). This movie will probably be targeted towards teenage girls (ideally) and nostalgic 20 and 30 somethings (definitely). A 14 year-old protagonist is not normal in that case. A sexy 14 year-old less so.Queen Michael said:
I don't really see how it would be that important that she be in her early teens. I suppose the puberty metaphor is lost, but late teens is still a major transition point in life that the story can be about and it works better if the movie is going to mostly be made for nostalgic adults rather than actual teens.Covarr said:
Edit: note, I still consider her being in Highschool to be pretty non-negotiable.
I'd say it's precisely because it's made for nostalgic adults that it's important to keep it close to the thing they're being nostalgic about.Revnak said:
Dunno. I never got into Sailor Moon (or the other shows) growing up so I don't really have that strong feelings about the idea. I think it would be nice to see a more female oriented animation adaptation, but the recent news about the upcoming Jem movie were kinda disappointing and I can kinda see Sailor Moon going the same way. "They are a group of girls auditioning for American Idol! Send us your audition tapes on youtube!"...
Maybe it's a pregnancy thing? Her features seem softer post having kids.Lilani said:
I watched some of her interviews a while ago and she seemed to grow up reading comic books (she mentioned X-men and Gen 13). I can kinda see a kid digging comic books also liking anime.gmaverick019 said:
oh I whole heartily agree toonami was huge, that was my shit growing up. However, any girl who was overly feminine and could NOT care less about cartoons or any of those slightly geekier things did not watch toonami and actively called it stupid in my area, so it was mostly my close group of friends that I'd splurge over it about, where we'd sprint the 2 miles home from school to make sure we didn't miss the 8th episode of them powering up the spirit bomb in DBZ lolRatty said:
I've only seen her in transformers and that one horrible jennifer movie or whatever (I've basically purged it from my mind) so only had exposure from that. Fair correlation, didn't realize she was a comic book fan. I think she is a bit old to be portraying a 14 year old but I think she could fit another character or if they changed the ages I suppose.Uhura said: