| Whoa. This could actually work out. I'm usually pretty skeptical about live adaptations, but considering its HBO and Del Toro, it seems they are making a serious attempt. The series deserves a quality adaptation. Hopefully they cast actors who can truly capture the characters personalities and arent just some semi-popular actors. |
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| http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-12/del-toro/hbo-monster-show-would-follow-manga-closely Del Toro said that HBO would follow the manga faithfully. Ohhh, this is gonna be awesome! |
zetsuboSensei said: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-12/del-toro/hbo-monster-show-would-follow-manga-closely Del Toro said that HBO would follow the manga faithfully. Ohhh, this is gonna be awesome! Series of the decade, fuck Game of Thrones. |
dankickyou said: Monster can easily work as live action but since its HBO expect copious amounts of sex scenes. D: Also, who is sexy enough to make a good Johan? Yeah HBO has an obsession with awkward sex scenes. One of the few reasons I don't care too much for Game of Thrones. Seeing that its Guillermo del Torro at the helm I am very excited for this adaptation. I absolutely loved Pan's Labyrinth one of my all time favorite movies (I'm a little biased since I'm Spanish). I think Del Torro is perfect for these kinds of adaptations. As long as they are faithful to the story/characters it should turn out great. If HBO gave it a green light they must have one hell of a good script. |
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| This has potential to be really great, and Monster is one of my favorite shows. I think finding the right person to do Johan will be pretty hard as |
ElPysCongroo said: This has potential to be really great, and Monster is one of my favorite shows. I think finding the right person to do Johan will be pretty hard as I immediately thought about that part. I figured they could change it up a bit, for example |
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icantfeelmyarms said: In return, they should make an American show into a mango... Like Breaking Bad. HOWA BOUT WE MAKE YOU INTO A MANGO? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT? Fucking mangos. |
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| Dear god am I excited Huge fan of the manga and the anime and although most anime/manga aren't fit for a TV adaption, Monster would definitely be suitable and has the potential to become great and seeing the names of writers and having it broadcasted on HBO only reassures it Another thing other than the next Breaking Bad half season that I will be counting down the days for |
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Nachotee said: Highly overrated show, maybe it'll work better as a TV show? Although they'd need keanu reeves to get that level of non-emotion on the MC. Please define overrated. Because from what I know, hardly anyone knows about this series outside of some sections of MAL Also, this sound amazing, if they choose the right actors... |
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zetsuboSensei said: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-12/del-toro/hbo-monster-show-would-follow-manga-closely Del Toro said that HBO would follow the manga faithfully. Ohhh, this is gonna be awesome! And with this its already better than Game Of Thrones (because while GOT had great values and casting their "liberties" with source material completely ruined the show for me) |
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| Holy sh--! This is the best news I've heard this year. I'm sure these guys will do a great job! Now if that arsehole Shane Black could do Death Note a bit sooner, life would be perfect. |
Jordooee253 said: icantfeelmyarms said: In return, they should make an American show into a mango... Like Breaking Bad. HOWA BOUT WE MAKE YOU INTO A MANGO? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT? Fucking mangos. Haha I don't know why but this made me chuckle hard. As for Monster, I should really get round to finishing it off then I guess. This all sounds pretty much amazing. |
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| This could easily work out, Monster is as realistic as anime can get, so talented actors should be able to bring Monster's awesome cast to life |
natssuu said: This could easily work out, Monster is as realistic as anime can get, so talented actors should be able to bring Monster's awesome cast to life I hope they will actually show |
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phokingbeast said: I would subscribe to hbo just for this show. I hope its done right and wont be white washed. Quite impossible to "whitewash" a show set in europe/america and focusing on WWII stuff in said europe/america. |
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Fai said: phokingbeast said: I would subscribe to hbo just for this show. I hope its done right and wont be white washed. Quite impossible to "whitewash" a show set in europe/america and focusing on WWII stuff in said europe/america. It can if Tenma is turned into a white person |
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| If it doesn't fall through into nothingness then there could be a lot of potential here. |
Knil said: dankickyou said: Monster can easily work as live action but since its HBO expect copious amounts of sex scenes. D: Also, who is sexy enough to make a good Johan? Neil Patrick Harris anyone? :D LOL He'd have to act super creepy |
mayukachan said: Knil said: dankickyou said: Monster can easily work as live action but since its HBO expect copious amounts of sex scenes. D: Also, who is sexy enough to make a good Johan? Neil Patrick Harris anyone? :D LOL He'd have to act super creepy Dr.Horrible's Sing Along Blog proved that he can walk a fine line between an angel and a devil. |
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| This amuses me as I was recently disappointed that material copies of the english anime had not actually been finished releasing by Viz. Apparently some other Australian studio is releasing them in November, though? Geez, it just angers me that I couldn't get my hands on a full copy even after the anime is getting close to being a decade old. On topic, I am quite excited for this. This director has definitely done some good works, and I hear Pacific Rim is excellent. When I think about this being adapted into an actual good show, my heart pounds. (Un)fortunately for me, my hopes are never high for any adaption, despite the good director. |
| I'm equal amounts of excited, scared and skeptical about the news. If they do decide to go forward with this project, they are going to have a bit of trouble with the cast. Assuming they don't whitewash Tenma, the choices will be there. Johan and by extension Nina/Anna will be very difficult to cast though. There aren't many actors that can do the job visually (it's always the hardest part to sell). And here it's very important. How many actors do we know that are blue eyed, handsome and effeminate enough to pass as a woman, and would still remind us of the character from the manga? Not many, if any. We'd have more luck with models. Like this guy: But again, model, not actor. Other than Johan, other difficulties would include the choice in languages used, if they go with english, the episode with the british couple will cease to make sense and will probably be cut off, if they decide to go with german and czech and all the others in between, they will face tough choices with actors. Hopefully they will still shoot in Germany and the Czech Republic. If they ever actually do this and it doesn't suck, it will be a dream come true. |
CtrlShiftCAug 19, 2013 12:28 PM
CtrlShiftC said: That would make one sexy Johann. Judging from their previous works, they might skip the German but include the Czech. Or they could always reimage the work to take place in Britain, although I don't think they will. |
CtrlShiftC said: Hopefully they won't since it would stop making sense. The experiments they made in the East Germany orphanages were licensed by the Ministry, for exemple, something that wouldn't happen in West Germany or Britain. Also, the Baby and a bunch of other people wanted Johan to be the new Hitler, something that would be weird in Britain. So no addaptation there. Even if they went to Germany just to take background shots, and stuff like that I would be happy. CGI can work its magic on the rest. Oh right. Yes, you're right - it's been years since I saw it. Edit: and what is the name of that model? I want to google him in my break ta work, he's great eye-candy :D |
| this be goin to be gooooot. I hope Tenma is japanese |
| Just imagine all the nudity and sex they'll shove in. Lovely..... sigh. |
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CtrlShiftC said: I'm equal amounts of excited, scared and skeptical about the news. If they do decide to go forward with this project, they are going to have a bit of trouble with the cast. Assuming they don't whitewash Tenma, the choices will be there. Johan and by extension Nina/Anna will be very difficult to cast though. There aren't many actors that can do the job visually (it's always the hardest part to sell). And here it's very important. How many actors do we know that are blue eyed, handsome and effeminate enough to pass as a woman, and would still remind us of the character from the manga? Not many, if any. We'd have more luck with models. Like this guy: But again, model, not actor. Other than Johan, other difficulties would include the choice in languages used, if they go with english, the episode with the british couple will cease to make sense and will probably be cut off, if they decide to go with german and czech and all the others in between, they will face tough choices with actors. Hopefully they will still shoot in Germany and the Czech Republic. If they ever actually do this and it doesn't suck, it will be a dream come true. That guy looks exactly like what Johan should be DOIT!!! |
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CtrlShiftC said: Kiraly said: Edit: and what is the name of that model? I want to google him in my break ta work, he's great eye-candy :D He's Jarrod Branch. The guy has some weird shots, so don't be alarmed by what you find. Model work can get freaky. Well damn. He looks like something out of a Final Fantasy game <3 Someone should contact HBO to propose him. Maybe with a few comparison pics... or something. He'd be perfect if he can act. |
KiralyAug 20, 2013 9:34 PM
| haven't seen monster yet, but i hear its great. So this is good news :D I guess any anime being turned into an american live action show is sort of a breakthrough. And if it actually does happen, people may start considering other shows etc. just a good thing in general i guess :) |
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CtrlShiftC said: Kiraly said: Someone should contact HBO to propose him. Maybe with a few comparison pics... or something. He'd be perfect if he can act. Would be great if the fans could contact Del Toro about stuff like this. Still, if it comes to fruition, we will only hear about the project again in a year or two. He has a crapload of things in his hands, and I can't even find mentions of Monster in his fansites. Actually, Johan doesn't have to act all that much, since most of his screen shots are just flashes of him giving his signature smile. S yeah... If he's used to doing smiles, hes pretty much set for this role! St is, if I am right, I am on chalter 100 or so, then stopped, so d no too mu |
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| Lol at the people who think HBO would make a show that isn't in English. Be real people, if this happens it will be extremely EXTREMELY loosely based on the anime. As in a few names and some of the theming. It wont be a direct adaptation. This is HBO we are talking about. |
| Considering how well Hannibal is doing and how HBO is on a roll with their branding, I think it's a good opportunity for them to cash in. Although seeing how much effort they plan to put into adapting it, I'm having a lot of expectations for this. ... now if I could just watch the anime |
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SolviteSekai said: Lol at the people who think HBO would make a show that isn't in English. Be real people, if this happens it will be extremely EXTREMELY loosely based on the anime. As in a few names and some of the theming. It wont be a direct adaptation. This is HBO we are talking about. It would closely follow the manga, or so they say. Obviously it would be in the English language, the original was Japanese, so it wasn't exctly German either. But nevertheless, the setting is gAming place in Germany also. monster is a fairly cultural neutral show, yu sidn't really have to be Japanese or American, or of any Nationality to like it. |
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| Another great thing about this is that if it does go ahead, and is popular, which i am very sure it will be, we will most likely see the monster manga be printed again. |
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| I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck? It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html |
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Spooky_Sez said: I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck? It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html Thats because people don't read. You are completely right about Urasawa getting the approval of the show. |
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GodlyKyon said: Spooky_Sez said: I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck? It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html Thats because people don't read. You are completely right about Urasawa getting the approval of the show. Its also reverse-xenophobia. "westerners touched it now it will suck". Never mind that Del Toro made freaking Pacific Rim - pretty much a love-letter to japanese anime culture |
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jimbob1141 said: Another great thing about this is that if it does go ahead, and is popular, which i am very sure it will be, we will most likely see the monster manga be printed again. And maybe Viz will finish the DVD release. |
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Fai said: GodlyKyon said: Spooky_Sez said: I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck? It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html Thats because people don't read. You are completely right about Urasawa getting the approval of the show. Its also reverse-xenophobia. "westerners touched it now it will suck". Never mind that Del Toro made freaking Pacific Rim - pretty much a love-letter to japanese anime culture Never saw the show, it still looks bad to me. But yeah... The assumption that Just becuz it's made by hollywood = its bad is a stupid thought. Japan makes PLENTY of bad Live Actions. Though that's probably due to the transition from 2D to 3D. However, Monster is fairly realistic and involves Caucasians as the majority of the cast, so that would work out PERFECTLY instead of using Japanese actors(You cannot imagine how many times I banged my head when Thermae Romae was acted by Japanese actors) CtrlShiftC said: GodlyKyon said: Actually, Johan doesn't have to act all that much, since most of his screen shots are just flashes of him giving his signature smile. S yeah... If he's used to doing smiles, hes pretty much set for this role! St is, if I am right, I am on chalter 100 or so, then stopped, so d no too mu Mmh, I don't have that idea. The manga can be a bit deceiving, since it's image oriented. Go check the ep 29 from the anime. It's one of my favourites and has a lot of Johan (probably better to see in english dub since that is what most likely awaits us with the adaptation). @Fai - Couldn't agree more. Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act. |
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