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What anime would be a good basis for a big Hollywood film?

The latest fad in Hollywood seems to be adapting kid/young adult fantasy novels for the big screen (The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Golden Compass, Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, etc.), so I think a live-action CardCaptor Sakura would be adorable on the big screen. I think they could do a reasonably good job of condensing the first story arc into a good 1.5 hour movie and the challenge Sakura would face would be spoiler[if she didn't collect the clow cards in time her friends/family would lose their memories].

The girl who played in Little Miss Sunshine would make a great Sakura, I think.

Celes wrote:

The latest fad in Hollywood seems to be adapting kid/young adult fantasy novels for the big screen (The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Golden Compass, Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, etc.), so I think a live-action CardCaptor Sakura would be adorable on the big screen. I think they could do a reasonably good job of condensing the first story arc into a good 1.5 hour movie and the challenge Sakura would face would be spoiler[if she didn't collect the clow cards in time her friends/family would lose their memories]. The girl who played in Little Miss Sunshine would make a great Sakura, I think.

But how will the movie fit all those card captures in just ninety minutes? The first three or four, then a montage, with the last two or three at the end?

I will admit, a Cardcaptor Sakura movie would be a family friendly affair. But I have doubts that it would be easy to adapt to the big screen.

Hon'ya-chan wrote:

I dunno, L has got to be the most hardest character to pin down. The fact that he's a genius, but a recluse and has some anti-social traits, plus the way he looks and sits and whatnot......Hollywood would easily screw it up by default.

I would think that if there was a live action movie made, L would have to be played by a newcomer. Someone that is willing to take a chance of playing such a character.

Zilveari wrote:

Beat Angel Escalayer 4 Live-Action!! now THAT would be interesting xD

Isn't that a hentai?

I'm pretty skeptical about big hollywood making anything well. They usually take a good story and ruin by hacking it to shreds and trying to condense a longer story into 2hrs.

Full Metal Panic would make good films

Ishmoo wrote:

I'm pretty skeptical about big hollywood making anything well. They usually take a good story and ruin by hacking it to shreds and trying to condense a longer story into 2hrs.

Exactly. For example, The Lord of the Rings books are WAY more deep and detailed than the movies. The movies chopped out some of the really interesting facts that only the book had.

Sorry for going off topic.

TheDrizzle wrote:

Ishmoo wrote: I'm pretty skeptical about big hollywood making anything well. They usually take a good story and ruin by hacking it to shreds and trying to condense a longer story into 2hrs. Exactly. For example, The Lord of the Rings books are WAY more deep and detailed than the movies. The movies chopped out some of the really interesting facts that only the book had. Sorry for going off topic.

sad part is that was one of the better Hollywood book adaptations

Anyway, I'll second the Bartender "nomination". I suppose they would need extensive training, just as if they were going to be in an action movie though. It'd be nice if the actor playing the bartender was very good at bartending like the actual mixing, pouring, etc.

Uh...forget Cocktail? I think Bartender borrows largely from the movie. Besides, who wants to see bartenders in action? Movies like that are what someone here called "a bread and butter film". I think movies with elements of drama and emotion that are common to all make better movies.[/b] though.