Tomino on live action Gundam movie
looks like the original Gundam guru Yoshiyuki Tomino doesn’t want a live action gundam movie. news quoted from gundamnews.net
At a press conference at the Dream Square Business Tower in Seoul Ageiwa, he (Tomino) clarified his own reasons for “Gundam” series being has loved for such a long time as well as why he is against a live-action Gundam. There was a question and answer session. Although live action adaptations of anime has become popular lately as seen with “Transformers”, do you have any plans for adapting Mobile Suit Gundam into a live-action film? I had an interest in live action films several years before I was producing television shows. I wanted to make something like “Transformers” However, I thought that something like a live action movie wouldn’t last in those days since it would be restricted a lot by a sign of the times and fads. I’m not interested in live action films now because of that.
image of the 1:1 scale gundam from the Gundam Crisis ride originally from gundam.info
until then folks would have to settle for this very old live action 3D Gundam movie uploaded on youtube:
October 3rd, 2008 at 7:16 am
Theres already a live action movie for gundam… it died b4 it started,thnk goodness
October 4th, 2008 at 5:04 am
that video was hilarious
October 4th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Gunstray, the G-savior, I forgot all about that. thank goodness. hehe
Hugo, glad you like it.
October 4th, 2008 at 10:34 am
According to Gordon it’s your birthday so…
生日快乐~Happy Birthday^^
October 4th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
transformers has a bigger worldwide fanbase. not sure how popular are gundam in other countries like the US(?) but if a live action movie were to be made, it’s gonna cost lots of money to make. so investors might want to see returns…
October 5th, 2008 at 8:28 am
GNdynames, thank you. ^^;
Gordon, that’s true, but I’m guessing it still has enough fans to make it a hit blockbuster. although I suspect Tomino is probably more concerned with Hollywood’s track record of changing classics to suit their own image of what it should look like. *cough* *Godzilla*
October 5th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
They Did make a Live action movie it was called G-Saviour
http://www.mahq.net/animation/gundam/gundam.htm
October 5th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
better keep gundam in anime n model kit.
don’t wanna see rx-78 become like “The Optimus Prime thing”
i prefer optimus in its classic from
October 6th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Unknown, ah yes the g savior, I think there was even a HG kit for it.
Poirot, gundam faceplate retracts showing a mouth. ^^;
October 18th, 2008 at 9:03 am
I really hope not, I found out within the last 5 minutes that a Cowboy Bebop movie was in the works and a piece of me died inside, as well as the new dragonball movie….people in hollywood need to leave anime alone….if they announce a Trigun movie I think I will just stop, and people will die if Yoroiden Samurai Troopers was made into a live action movie…..hollywood just needs to stay away from anime…….
October 18th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Athena, lol think of it as a parody. ^^;