Comments on: Is the Wachowski Brothers’ Ninja Assassin Actually a Live Action Ninja Scroll Movie?

By: Live Action Ninja Scroll Coming from DiCaprio Not Wachowskis - Film Junk

Live Action Ninja Scroll Coming from DiCaprio Not Wachowskis - Film Junk — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:10:57 +0000

[...] there was a rumour a while back that The Wachowski Brothers were secretly remaking Ninja Scroll with their upcoming movie Ninja Assassin, but it now seems that this is not the case. However, the [...]

By: fgf

fgf — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:14:57 +0000

I think its an awesome idea in making ninja scroll into an actual live action movie its one the best animes i ve seen along with fist of the north star as they made an live action movie of that one they should as well do this one

By: rated

rated — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:36:08 +0000

Ninja Assassin is made on my street today !

By: Tambayan.ph » Upcoming movies to wait and watch

Tambayan.ph » Upcoming movies to wait and watch — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:32:40 +0000

[...] Remember watching the anime Ninja Scroll when you were a kid? If not, never mind. Anyway movie blogs are saying that the upcoming movie by the Wachowskiâ€™ brothers, featuring Korean popstar Rain, titled Ninja Assasin is a live remake of the popular anime. Oddly enough, the names of the characters in the cast list seem to coincide with the names of the characters from Yoshiaki Kawajiriâ€™s 1993 anime film Ninja Scroll! Is Ninja Assassin actually a live action remake of Ninja Scroll? It seems like a distinct possibility, given that the Wachowskis have often referred to this movie as one of their inspirations for The Matrix, and we can assume this would probably be a dream project of theirs. [via filmjunk.com] [...]

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:29:06 +0000

See also: Aeon Flux. While the film was still quite watchable, they just couldn’t achieve the alien-weirdness vibe of the original shorts/show without the freedom of animation.

Same rules would probably apply here. (And also with the Dicaprio/Levitt AKIRA project).

By: Primal

Primal — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:55:22 +0000

I agree with you there Kurt. It’s just wishful thinking I guess. If they aren’t going to do that though, then I’d agree with Rian that it can’t be better than the animated version.

By: Rian

Rian — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:25:27 +0000

Ninja Scroll is one of the best anime films I’ve ever seen up there with Akira, Macross Plus, and Princess Mononoke. As such, I can’t imagine a live action version being better than the animated one. In my opinion they should leave this franchise alone.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:20:44 +0000

NC-17. A fully explicit remake would never run theatrically in the U.S.!

By: Primal

Primal — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:59:50 +0000

Ninja Scroll is one of the best japanese animation action movies I have ever seen. A movie with a cool plot, sex, violence, and fantastic visuals.

I’d be down to watch a live-action version with the Wachowskis attached to the picture. The mansion to the freeway action sequences in Reloaded totally convinced me that they can do anything Ninja Scroll, or any action movie for that matter, demands. Although not anime, it could be like Battle Royale and Rambo in being a fun well-produced exploitive film.