How the hell has a Code Geass movie not been optioned by American studios?!

The Sevenshot Kid · 03-20-2011, 08:53 PM

Recently, I've been finishing up on watching the second season of Code Geass and I had a thought: How has this not been made into a movie?

It has everything a studio could want!

Giant robots! War scenes! High school! Shower scenes! Pretty white people! A mask avenger! Japan!

This show is crying out for a major studio to grab it. For once they could cast a white guy in the lead without pissing off legions of fans! As long as they had a good writing team and real innovators behind it (Peter Jackson and Neil Blomkamp being the dream team) their film would not fail.

Is there anything about the show that you guys think would/wouldn't lend itself to a film adaptation? Also, feel free to just talk about the awesomeness of the show if you want.

Kim · 03-20-2011, 10:03 PM

You can't convert CLAMP into live action without inspiring generations to become anorexics. Also, Geass is just the wrong kind of goddamn ridiculous for American cinema.

Shin Amakiir · 03-21-2011, 06:19 AM

This is a bad idea: Look what happened to Dragon Ball.

A Zarkin' Frood · 03-21-2011, 06:53 AM

I could see them ~~turning it into a soap opera~~ simply making a live action version of the show. Come on, you know it's gold. You can have everyone watch the same episodes again only with real actors and cheap special effects.

Aerozord · 03-21-2011, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by The Sevenshot Kid

How has this not been made into a movie?

because there is a god

PyrosNine · 03-21-2011, 07:08 AM

What the crap would the movie be about? How do you fit the nuances of intrigue, xanatos gambits, and conflicting alliances with giant robot battles in the course of a 1:30 film? What kind of actor could pull off being both a magnificent bastard and an insufferable jerkass epic fail guy at the same time?

Could be turned into an Opera though.

Lelouch: "I'm serious. If I order you to kill me, shoot Suzaku, or even if I tell you to kill all the Japanese, you will follow me with no hesitation."

Euphemia: "Must kill all Japanese in the name of Britannia."

Lelouch: "Oh SHIIIIiiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!"

Applause, curtains close.

Next scene is a duet between Euphemia, Lelouch, and Choir, as Euphemia struggles to resist the Geass, Lelouch attempts to encourage her to resist, and the Choir gets shot, called "Genocide, first love, and a standing audience" in G Minor.

bluestarultor · 03-21-2011, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by InsaneGenius

I could see them ~~turning it into a soap opera~~ simply making a live action version of the show. Come on, you know it's gold. You can have everyone watch the same episodes again only with real actors and cheap special effects.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyy_MaJC04

No. Just no.

Bells · 03-21-2011, 08:22 AM

When has Hollywood ever given the Giant Robot genre a proper treatment?

I won't even post you a link, just google G Saviour to see what Hollywood thinks a GUNDAM is... and this is coming from a guy who calls that Dragonball movie a "plausible fun afternoon experience" or "Acceptable crap" for short.

There is a reason why most Animes become Long Feature animated movies in Japan, it's the only way to keep shit together and even then most Anime movies don't fit the Chronology of the anime itself or are just compilations of the damn show

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyy_MaJC04

Blues, 3 seconds into that i see a Phallus being sliced in half... what the hell!?

bluestarultor · 03-21-2011, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Bells

Blues, 3 seconds into that i see a Phallus being sliced in half... what the hell!?

Freud would have a field day with you. That's a vegetable.

Edit: Specifically a daikon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikon

Fifthfiend · 03-21-2011, 08:49 AM

An American studio would tell the entire story from the perspective of Suzaku.

Shit I wouldn't even blame them for it.

03-20-2011, 08:53 PM	#1
The Sevenshot Kid of Northwest Arizona Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California, USA Posts: 1,492	How the hell has a Code Geass movie not been optioned by American studios?! Recently, I've been finishing up on watching the second season of Code Geass and I had a thought: How has this not been made into a movie? It has everything a studio could want! Giant robots! War scenes! High school! Shower scenes! Pretty white people! A mask avenger! Japan! This show is crying out for a major studio to grab it. For once they could cast a white guy in the lead without pissing off legions of fans! As long as they had a good writing team and real innovators behind it (Peter Jackson and Neil Blomkamp being the dream team) their film would not fail. Is there anything about the show that you guys think would/wouldn't lend itself to a film adaptation? Also, feel free to just talk about the awesomeness of the show if you want.

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Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	You can't convert CLAMP into live action without inspiring generations to become anorexics. Also, Geass is just the wrong kind of goddamn ridiculous for American cinema. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

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Shin Amakiir First Axeman of Awesomeland Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The land of SEVEN potatoes! Posts: 153	This is a bad idea: Look what happened to Dragon Ball. __________________ No, seriously, Nanaimo is Seven Potatoes in Japanese.

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A Zarkin' Frood formerly known as Prince. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Right here, with you >:) Posts: 2,395	I could see them ~~turning it into a soap opera~~ simply making a live action version of the show. Come on, you know it's gold. You can have everyone watch the same episodes again only with real actors and cheap special effects. __________________ >:( C-:

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PyrosNine Zettai Hero Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A figment of my own imagination Posts: 6,103	What the crap would the movie be about? How do you fit the nuances of intrigue, xanatos gambits, and conflicting alliances with giant robot battles in the course of a 1:30 film? What kind of actor could pull off being both a magnificent bastard and an insufferable jerkass epic fail guy at the same time? Could be turned into an Opera though. Lelouch: "I'm serious. If I order you to kill me, shoot Suzaku, or even if I tell you to kill all the Japanese, you will follow me with no hesitation." Euphemia: "Must kill all Japanese in the name of Britannia." Lelouch: "Oh SHIIIIiiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!" Applause, curtains close. Next scene is a duet between Euphemia, Lelouch, and Choir, as Euphemia struggles to resist the Geass, Lelouch attempts to encourage her to resist, and the Choir gets shot, called "Genocide, first love, and a standing audience" in G Minor. __________________ Pyrosnine.blogspot.com: An experimental blog of writing. Updated possibly daily. Possibly. A fair chance. Current Works for reading: War Between them, Karma Police. PyrosNine: Weirdo Magnet Extraordinaire!

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