Inital D Live Action Movie in the Works!

JBit · #1 01-29-2003, 04:29 AM

From Kung fu cult cinema.

The filming of the big screen adaptation of the popular Manga and Anime Initial D, produced by Hong Kong Media Asia and co-produced by Jackie Chan, will begin this coming summer in Singapore and Malaysia. Andy Lau will play the tofu shopkeeper Takumi Fujiawara, his son will be played by the young actor Chan Gun-hei. Apparently that Media Asia asked Toyota to build three replicas of the AE 86 cars like in the original comic, which will be used for the filming. The script wrote by Shigeno Shuichi is still not yet finish and the casting has yet to be completed.

cad455 · #2 01-29-2003, 05:01 AM

this is in the wrong forum....but yeah

they've got about $60 million (USD) to work with

oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man

kwikbb · #3 01-29-2003, 09:40 AM

cad455, you're absolutely right... this is the wrong forum for this topic.

JBit, this is NOT to single you out or is directed at you in any way... it's just that this is the 2nd OT thread I've had to move in the past 5 minutes.
Guy's I know most of you know where the Miscellaneous Discussion area is... and if not then just follow the link. So if you'd all please use it in instances such as this, it would be much appreciated.

BTW JBit this is some quality info on the movie!

Thanks

MTL · #4 01-31-2003, 01:38 AM

i think any anime that would be made into a movie kind of blow...
they made a GTO live movie..and although it was somewhat funny...it wasnt as good....
when they make games into movies, the results are shabby....Parasite Eve, Resident Evil, StreetFighter, and countless more had horrable scripts and actors......

although jackie chan doesnt act as much as he directs now...well just have to see the results...
and since initial d is based on real life locations that should be good and authentic

d00kie · #5 01-31-2003, 01:46 AM

Awww, jackie chan should act; he could do his own drifts

instead of gettin "stunt" drivers hahaha.

I think instead of toyota making 3 replicas of the fujiwara's 86, they should re-release the 1985 Sprinter Trueno/Corolla GT-S. I doubt that will ever happen though...

MTL · #6 02-01-2003, 01:59 AM

toyota DID in fact {from my research somehow} they rereleased very limited quanities of the Sprinter Trueno a long time ago...but it was expensive as shiz...like as much as a new skyline i was told....
you couldnt tell one from a real 86

kwikbb · #7 02-01-2003, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MTL
toyota DID in fact {from my research somehow} they rereleased very limited quanities of the Sprinter Trueno a long time ago...but it was expensive as shiz...like as much as a new skyline i was told....
you couldnt tell one from a real 86

Interesting... did find the info online? And if so, where?

MTL · #8 02-01-2003, 11:25 PM

it was from an online forum..i forgot which one since i go to alot of car ones and i read that a long time ago...sorry to mislead..
although im sorry to say if this is not true....its just what i was told....*shrug...

kwikbb · #9 02-02-2003, 12:02 AM

hmm... bummer I would have liked to have read a little more on it, oh well thanks anyway! Maybe I'll to a little recon and see if i can't dig something up.

henry · #10 02-02-2003, 02:14 AM

yea, i think making a koo anime into a movie will sux.

. btw, they made a parasite eve movie?

takumi_drifto · #11 02-02-2003, 02:39 AM

action movie for ID huh, is this just in the works? or is there really going to pull this through.. thats cool