gantz live action

so like any good fangirl, i’ve done my research..

i’ve read the manga, well until phase 1 anyway and  its pretty much full of sex, gore and violence.  that’s not to say it’s lacking in story/concept though.  in fact i think the whole concept is rather interesting, and for me, i’d probably still be interested without so much sex and gore (a bit of either is still necessary i think, the violence i don’t really mind).  However, from what i’ve gathered from trawling through the various forums, fans of the manga love it precisely because of all the sex, gore and violence, and are absolutely sure that the manga won’t be able to translate well into live action (apparently the anime failed pretty badly).  well definitely the the sex and gore are going to be tuned down in the live action in order to reach a greater audience, but i still think the movies have the potential to be awesome.

it may be my fan-biasness, but i can totally see nino as kurono.  acting wise, nino is good and he’s carried off pretty heavy roles (as opposed to most of the fluff that idols usually do) – “ao no hono” case in point.  i’m pretty sure he’ll be able to capture the essence of the character.  the only problem i can forsee is the physical aspect.  nino is really skinny and somehow i just can’t imagine him bulking up or even just putting on some muscle for the role.  nino=action film star.. nope can’t see that.  definitely interested in seeing how they can pull it off.

meanwhile, having matsuken as double lead is just icing on the cake..  that dude’s great!  again from the forums, many are unhappy with the choice of actors, but i think its mostly due to the fact that they don’t think nino or matsuken look anything like the manga characters or don’t have the same vibe, and of course not to mention that nino is a johnnys idol – now that’s a sure recipe for failure.  but seriously most of them have probably not seen either actor before, so how can you feel what sort of vibe a person gives off based solely on a picture.  hey at least they got the height of the two right.  (now i sound like a defensive crazed fangirl.  hahaha..)

ahh i wish filming would be faster, then i wouldn’t have to wait till 2011 to watch it.  oh well, hopefully there’ll be some sneaks every now and then.  i’m really looking forward to it, even if only to be able to see matsuken and nino working together on the silver screen.  of course i’ll be absolutely delighted if it does indeed turn out to be two awesome movies in all aspects.