Author Topic: Sailor Moon live action u.s. movie (Read 3756 times)

nemisis47 · « **on:** August 11, 2008, 01:26:19 pm »

I was browsing the sailor moon sites and noticed the possibility of a sailor moon movie in the u.s. There is even talk that lindsey lohan in the movie. I wanna get everyones thoughts on this b4 I give my opinion.

MagRowan · « **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2008, 01:56:06 pm »

There was a previous attempt at a live action version of Sailor Moon in the US by Disney, but originally they couldn't wrest enough licensing/merchandising rights from the Japanese companies, so they gave up the ghost. It's interesting to hear that rumors are starting again for such a venture.

I, myself, always pondered who they would put in as the scouts, but everyone I come up with makes me shudder at the thought. I'm not so sure I'd enjoy a US live-action version. I'm afraid that the situations or cultural changes that would be needed to make the series 'acceptable' for general consumption state-side would ruin the series, and that would just make me sad.

Props to Sailor Moon, I will always love the series, but I'm not sure live-action US version is the way to further it.

rini · « **Reply #2 on:** August 11, 2008, 03:21:01 pm »

i'd rather see bandai bring PGSM to the US.

toadstoolssecretluvchild · « **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2008, 04:13:45 pm »

not suprised.

I also get the feelin that if they did this they would try and find every teeniebooper out there regardless of talent. Every lindsey lohan, venessa hudgens, hannah montana, "celebrity" out there

Landstander · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2008, 02:16:56 pm »

i don't see it happening any time soon. We had rummors about a live action dbz for years before anyone did anything. Also remember the live action EVA they used to talk about i'm not buying into the rummors until we hear an offical anouncment. Also why do they seem to be useing animes that had their runs years ago why not try for somthing thats CURRENTLY popular?

rini · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2008, 02:29:52 pm »

EVA was optioned a long time ago: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400911/

WETA's on board to do the FX.

GimmeAnime · « **Reply #6 on:** August 12, 2008, 04:08:52 pm »

Quote from: Landstander on August 12, 2008, 02:16:56 pm

i don't see it happening any time soon. We had rummors about a live action dbz for years before anyone did anything. Also remember the live action EVA they used to talk about i'm not buying into the rummors until we hear an offical anouncment. Also why do they seem to be useing animes that had their runs years ago why not try for somthing thats CURRENTLY popular?

Currently popular would mean the rights are far more expensive. Plus all the time in Development He11(tm).

That, and if I can gauge things by the requests I get, Sailor Moon is still popular in the US.

Rosie · « **Reply #7 on:** August 12, 2008, 04:50:38 pm »

Sailor Moon is still popular, as evidenced by the facat that there have been SM cosplayers at every NDK I've attended. I've only been going since 2005, but three years running ain't too shabby. It was one of the very first anime titles to come to the US and it (along with DBZ in particular) essentially blazed the trail for the anime industry that we all know and love today.

I have to say, though, would Lindsay Lohan really be a viable choice? She's not really working anymore, and the projects she does get are complete and utter bombs (I Know Who Killed Me, anyone?).

GimmeAnime · « **Reply #8 on:** August 12, 2008, 05:34:05 pm »

I'd think they'd probably go with unknowns or psuedo-unknowns for the Senshi and spend their money on getting 'names' for the villians, kind of like they do for a lot of superhero movies.

Couldn't be much worse than the attempted Live-Action/Animation that they tried to do before they just decided to dub the original series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B4_VCeHfjo

Kaylin · « **Reply #9 on:** August 12, 2008, 07:04:48 pm »

Quote from: GimmeAnime on August 12, 2008, 05:34:05 pm

I'd think they'd probably go with unknowns or psuedo-unknowns for the Senshi and spend their money on getting 'names' for the villians, kind of like they do for a lot of superhero movies.

Couldn't be much worse than the attempted Live-Action/Animation that they tried to do before they just decided to dub the original series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B4_VCeHfjo

That's ridiculous.

Masurao Tsukino · « **Reply #10 on:** August 12, 2008, 07:44:31 pm »

Nope, that's all a rumor, Lohan never even saw a script for that. Also think about it Toei has had such strict rights to Sailor Moon for a while now so the idea doesn't even work.

Rosie · « **Reply #11 on:** August 13, 2008, 11:22:22 am »

Quote from: GimmeAnime on August 12, 2008, 05:34:05 pm

I'd think they'd probably go with unknowns or psuedo-unknowns for the Senshi and spend their money on getting 'names' for the villians, kind of like they do for a lot of superhero movies.

Couldn't be much worse than the attempted Live-Action/Animation that they tried to do before they just decided to dub the original series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B4_VCeHfjo

We don't talk about Saban Moon. >_<

nemisis47 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 13, 2008, 12:36:12 pm »

Saban moon was god aweful. I'm glad disney lost the liscense because more than likely they'd get the actors from their crap live action shows like zach and cody and hannah motana to do the movie. Lindsey lohan would've been a spit in the face on all moonies if she was sailor moon. C'mon with her rep she might've been high or drunk on the set.

vic_fangirl · « **Reply #13 on:** August 13, 2008, 04:13:37 pm »

Oh heck no! Many fans (me begin one) protest to stop disney. As well as Japan knew the U.S. would mess it up bad! *lol*
Leave her as she is anime and manga ONLY!! (live action stinks!!)

nemisis47 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 13, 2008, 06:13:38 pm »

PGSM was a decent live action sailor moon series.

Masurao Tsukino · « **Reply #15 on:** August 13, 2008, 09:59:58 pm »

Yeah, if only huh, some company would license it, but that to has strong holds on it.

Rosie · « **Reply #16 on:** August 13, 2008, 11:13:32 pm »

Ehh, PGSM was okay. I liked it while it followed the manga, but once it started veering off into its own story, I lost interest. And once we got to Dark Mercury and Sailor Luna, I was done. I personally wish Sailor Stars would be licensed, but I believe Toei was so displeased by how the rest of the series was dubbed that they won't release the rights. I could be wrong about that, though; I've heard several reasons why Stars hasn't been dubbed...

Masurao Tsukino · « **Reply #17 on:** August 14, 2008, 05:38:24 am »

Toei wasn't displeased with it, but their would be some heavy heavy editing, plus Toei is releasing Sailor Moon on Direct2Drive soon, and maybe is the turn out is they might let someone pick up the rights, Kodansha is publishing mang here in the US in September, maybe they will release the Sailor Moon manga. Unlike a year or so ago Sailor Moon, has the possiblites to make a comeback.

nemisis47 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 14, 2008, 09:08:12 am »

I'm hoping ban-dai or funimation gets the rights. ADV did release season 1 and R uncut box sets but thanks to toei, thats as far as it went. One of the reasons sm got canned is bad ratings in the u.s. and unprofitability of the series.

rini · « **Reply #19 on:** August 14, 2008, 09:27:06 am »

sailormoon, the series that saved bandai. it's bandai that owns the series, btw.

anyway, yes, bandai was very unhappy with the way ADV handled the property, and pioneer's, nee geneon, license lapsed. bandai has been so unhappy with the way the US companies have dubbed and distributed the series, that it won't likely get licensed any time in the near future.

plus, with geneon going belly up, bandai's had a real problem with US distribution. they used to use geneon to distribute all their titles here in the US and canada. they've been going through other avenues, but it still remains spotty.

further, sailormoon is O.L.D. in japan. it's a forgotten IP, really. bandai's putting all its money and time into their new gundam series, amongst others.

there's prolly less than 0 chance that stars will ever be brought to the states. it's simply a too difficult property to dub, without running into severe criticism/backlash from conservatives, religious right, etc. having lesbians was bad enough, but how do you explain sex-changing transvestites in BDSM outfits to your 5 year old?

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