I'm not sure if this is right place, but I'll upload in here just in case. It is announced that One Piece going to have live-adaptation drama at oversea (didn't say which country).
One Piece Live-Adaptation Drama Announced
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Yeah, it's Tomorrow Studios, who is also doing the Cowboy Bebop live action.
http://grapee.jp/en/85021
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Okay I think this is a mistake but my reasoning is this…
Look no matter how divisive the recent adaptations of both Ghost in the Shell and Death Note have been it still makes sense why they chose to make American adaptations given the atmosphere, sensibilities and structure of the source product.Also Japan is on this weird live action high where we've seen Attack on Titan, Kenshin, Assassination Classroom, FMA all get live action adaptions so if they did decide to do One Piece that would make sense.
But this announcement has NO logic. One Piece was recently the sacrificial lamb on the Toonami block because it wasn't getting the numbers to sustain its presence on the block. It has always been cited as hard to get into because of it's weird art style so WHY of all things is this getting a live action American TV series attempt?! While it has been established as "well known" enough in the American anime fandom not to THIS point. This just doesn't make a lot of sense.
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No matter how good or bad this live-action series is, if this can direct newcomers to the manga, then I think that will be a positive.
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This at least sounds more legit than the first alleged live-action series which came from a shadier source. Though I still won't fully believe this until we get proof this is in active development.
Okay I think this is a mistake but my reasoning is this…
Look no matter how divisive the recent adaptations of both Ghost in the Shell and Death Note have been it still makes sense why they chose to make American adaptations given the atmosphere, sensibilities and structure of the source product.Also Japan is on this weird live action high where we've seen Attack on Titan, Kenshin, Assassination Classroom, FMA all get live action adaptions so if they did decide to do One Piece that would make sense.
But this announcement has NO logic. One Piece was recently the sacrificial lamb on the Toonami block because it wasn't getting the numbers to sustain its presence on the block. It has always been cited as hard to get into because of it's weird art style so WHY of all things is this getting a live action American TV series attempt?! While it has been established as "well known" enough in the American anime fandom not to THIS point. This just doesn't make a lot of sense.
This Japan-based article gives more details, though I'm not sure how accurate it is
A statement from Adelstein was also presented, in which the producer said that he has been a fan of One Piece for 20 years
Either this statement is a total fabrication or Marty Adelstein is a major fan of this series. In other words, his attachment to the series is largely why he is putting money into it (allegedly). The "20 years" frame is most likely false given the series didn't really have much of an English speaking fandom until more than a few years into the series.
Oda went on to say that he has placed a condition upon the live-action project, specifically that it “absolutely not betray the fans who have supported the franchise for 20 years.”
While it is not guarantee, this statement seems to indicate this series will avoid a fate similar to Dragon Ball Evolution and it won't be One Piece In Name Only.
producer hopes to make “most expensive TV series ever produced.”
Wow, certainly looks like this show won't be cheaply done, that's for sure. Hope it pays off. Makes it sound like a passion project. Not so much hopeful but curious to see how this plays out.
So is he going to do a full series right off the bat or just be making a pilot for network TV?
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One last thing--a drama? I would like to think of a One Piece series as having a bit of a lighter adventure tone since the series is as outright comedic as it is melodramatic. Hoping that was mentioned in error or are very loose with the definition
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Not a huge fan of the idea … but it could be fun if the right people are behind it.
Hm. I'll stay neutral on this until we have more information on how they will adapt it exactly. Which will probably take some time ...
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@Mr.:
One last thing–a drama? I would like to think of a One Piece series as having a bit of a lighter adventure tone since the series is as outright comedic as it is melodramatic. Hoping that was mentioned in error or are very loose with the definition
Most live action television at this point is classified as either a drama or a comedy, despite an increasing number of them not really fitting neatly in either of those categories. Think Orange is the New Black or This Is Us- technically classified as comedies despite some very heavy and emotional subject matter. Given a choice between the two, it's easier to ask for a big budget when you're calling it a drama and not a comedy.
Honestly, other than the founding principle that this is a PHENOMENALLY DUMB idea, everything looks pretty promising at this early stage.
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I can't imagine this working in any way, shape or form in live action.
I guess if it's a bit less fantastical and more Black Sails or Vikings it could work?
It sounds like they're with a studio that actually cares to try though… so hopefully they get some actual fans involved and we don't get another Dragonball movie.
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@Mr.:
Either this statement is a total fabrication or Marty Adelstein is a major fan of this series. In other words, his attachment to the series is largely why he is putting money into it (allegedly). The "20 years" frame is most likely false given the series didn't really have much of an English speaking fandom until more than a few years into the series.
Yeah, 20 years is pushing it for an American fan. But if you were at all into the anime manga scene, you could have started watching fan bootlegs of the anime on bootleg tapes as early as 2000, or American Jump in 2002. So 20 years is no doubt a marketing tie in exaggeration, but 15 years is completely within the realm of plausible.
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Oh yeah. I just remembered. Pirates of the Carribean is a thing.
If it could strike that sort of tone but with a OP bent to the combat it could work.
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A drama? Oh lord I hope they won't make love stories between the SHs.
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Good luck to them on this project whatever it turns out good or bad.
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my biggest concern is that a lot of the characters in One Piece may have to be CG, Brook, Chopper and possibly Franky at the very least are gonna be CG heavy but are we at a point where its going to look good enough and just weird? I mean you can easily have Nami, Sanji or Robin as live action characters but throwing a CG Chopper amongst them is surely gonna look more than a little strange. And these are iconic designs that I'm not sure the fandom would react to a dark and gritty CG Chopper.
Also noting that a lot of people are calling for them to be based on the SBS when Oda said If they were in the real world Luffy would be Brazilian, Robin would be Russian, Chopper canadian etc.
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Keep in mind, this isn't aimed at an American audience. This is aimed at a worldwide audience.
Its made by an American production company because America produces the highest quality television. Dubbing it and sending it overseas is gonna be where the money gets made.
Oda wants a high quality show, and he knows there's enough one piece love in the world for this to be a booming success. He doesn't give a flying fuck about American audiences and how one piece didn't do well on Toonami
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Oda loves Game of Thrones, so I'd imagine he'd have high standards for his own show. That being said, this won't work without HEAVY modifications to the source material. It can't be as kid friendly, they can't have bright colorful costumes, they can't have goofy character designs, they can't have the characters saying every single attack they do outloud. If any of this exists, it'll immediately flop outside of Japan.
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You can't make it like the anime and it's doomed if it even tries, it would fall apart the second you tried to put a 14 foot tall guy on screen or matched some of the crazier character designs. Chopper and Franky will not translate without looking stupid, so get that out of your heads now. They probably wouldn't even be in the first season anyway, assuming the first chunk is getting the crew together. And on-film stretching effects look really weird, so I imagine they'd have to tone Luffy down a smidge.
So you're not going to get that aesthetic. To even try would call for a ridiculous budget and it would mostly just look ridiculous or like the Speed Racer film. But go for something that strikes the spirit of One Piece and manage something like Hook or PotC and it could work.
Or Guardians of the Galaxy. Hell. If anything proves it could work it's freaking Guardians of the Galaxy. There's presumably no budget to make a Rocket Racoon quality CHopper on a regular basis, but he and Groot show audiences are willing to accept some crazy nonsense. But also look at Yondu. WHo in the comics had a GIANT fin mohawk… which was made considerably smaller for the film. Keeping the idea, the spirit... but not the exact visual.
Colorful and fun but not insane. At it's heart OP is a character piece with some great fight scenes and some really great stories within it. And several manga have been adapted into live action in Japan and worked quite well, though they're not quite as crazy as OP is design and energy wise.
Long as it doesn't turn into the Mario Brothers movie or Dragonball Evolution, there's always reason to be optimistic. If they're actually shooting for a series rather than standalone movie, there's much better chance of some of it being right. And yeah, they're probably not caring much about the american audience on this, like Pacific Rim and Godzilla, take the american production values and then have it do well everywhere else. Especially if it ends up on Netflix or something.
Once we get more info or see the first screenshots, then we can judge how misguided it will inevitably be.
It can't be as kid friendly, they can't have bright colorful costumes, they can't have goofy character designs,
Marvel movies say otherwise.
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You can't make it like the anime and it's doomed if it even tries, it would fall apart the second you tried to put a 14 foot tall guy on screen or matched some of the crazier character designs. Chopper and Franky will not translate without looking stupid, so get that out of your heads now. They probably wouldn't even be in the first season anyway, assuming the first chunk is getting the crew together. And on-film stretching effects look really weird, so I imagine they'd have to tone Luffy down a smidge.
So you're not going to get that aesthetic. To even try would call for a ridiculous budget and it would mostly just look ridiculous or like the Speed Racer film. But go for something that strikes the spirit of One Piece and manage something like Hook or PotC and it could work.
Or Guardians of the Galaxy. Hell. If anything proves it could work it's freaking Guardians of the Galaxy. There's presumably no budget to make a Rocket Racoon quality CHopper on a regular basis, but he and Groot show audiences are willing to accept some crazy nonsense. But also look at Yondu. WHo in the comics had a GIANT fin mohawk… which was made considerably smaller for the film. Keeping the idea, the spirit... but not the exact visual.
Colorful and fun but not insane. At it's heart OP is a character piece with some great fight scenes and some really great stories within it. And several manga have been adapted into live action in Japan and worked quite well, though they're not quite as crazy as OP is design and energy wise.
Long as it doesn't turn into the Mario Brothers movie or Dragonball Evolution, there's always reason to be optimistic. If they're actually shooting for a series rather than standalone movie, there's much better chance of some of it being right. And yeah, they're probably not caring much about the american audience on this, like Pacific Rim and Godzilla, take the american production values and then have it do well everywhere else. Especially if it ends up on Netflix or something.
Once we get more info or see the first screenshots, then we can judge how misguided it will inevitably be.
Marvel movies say otherwise.
This, Robby I fully agree
They have to tone down a lot of the aspects of the "manga" and make it darker, IF they manage to make something like Vikings/black-sails, while keeping the feeling of Adventure, of nakamaship, with a little touch of super natural (devil fruits), it MIGHT work
Someone told me, how will they do Usopp's nose?
Frankly? I hope they don't even try, I just want them to cast a dark skinned actor that is HILARIOUS and a good cast, and then we will have Usopp, nose or no nose (they can maybe work ona realistic looking weird nose or something, in order to keep the jokes).
All in all I believe it will resst heavily in CASTING the right actores, Luffy, we need some actor that would be VERY DYNAMIC, able to act dumb and baddas at the same time…:
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This guy's producing credits all over the place.
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I think it boils down to "Is it the Japanese using an American Studio to get what they want for their biggest product?"
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"Is it an American Studio trying to cash on something it doesn't understand at all."
That's the big thing. Who oversees it, what market they're really trying to deliver on, all that stuff.
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Well, for starters, keep the comedy - but make it less wacky.
I think they may consider skipping East Blue and getting straight to Alabasta so that audiences "get" the show from the start.
But wow…. I think the reason for this is that Japan is looking at how big One Piece is in Japan, and how big Dragon Ball and AoT are in the US (as shown by how a Dragon Ball game got the biggest hype at E3), and they're thinking... "why the hell can't One Piece be this big in the US?". And their answer is that the art style is holding it back.
Which is why they're going for the live action. The plot of One Piece is one that should be big in the US. Look at Game of the Thrones for instance. So I think that's their method with this.
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Guys, what would be your unlimited budget cast?
I'm not very knowledgable on actors myself, but I'm curious what some of the more film-cultured people here would want. (Not just appearance wise, but acting wise).
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Guys, what would be your unlimited budget cast?
Cast doesn't matter. Unknowns that could commit to it for years are fine. You want to throw the money at the production values and the directors and writers.
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There we go. I have been trying to think about what most captures the spirit of One Piece out there and Guardians of the Galaxy probably comes closest.
Again, as I said in the other thread, the quality of this will likely depend on thr creative vision driving the series and this does sound like Oda will be heavily involved ala GRRM in early GoT, so I think I am optimistic. 24 hours ago, I never would have imagined something like this ever getting greenlit but here we are. -
The quality of this will likely depend on the creative vision driving the series and this does sound like Oda will be heavily involved ala GRRM in early GoT, so I think I am optimistic.
GRRM on the other hand writes a chapter or two a year, where Oda is essentially stuck in his office 24/7. I don't expect Oda to have any sort of meaningful involvement in the story.
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No. No. Just….No.
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I've already calmed down and somewhat rationalized this announcement in my head.
! A lot, and I mean a LOT, of things have to be dumbed down for this to work. People have already talked about character design aesthetic, but there's also story pacing, worldbuilding, locales, and island supporting casts. It's definitely possible to cut down plenty on all of these things while keeping the story intact, but story pacing and location is what concerns me the most when you look at how large the arcs are (although some of that has to do with how serendipitous Oda can be) and how frequent the landscapes change and evolve in surreality. Especially if they're going to have every original Straw Hat become a main cast member, meaning that these characters have to be juggled with proper screen time exposure as well. The series can do fine locale-wise for everything up to Skypiea, which is where things just keep getting more and more hectic. Assuming that they don't cut or even introduce almost completely new arcs with some familiar manga/anime elements. But then there's the budget. When it comes to characterization and backstories, I can totally see toned down versions of those. They're all charismatic, relatable (at least emotionally), and captivatingly complex.
! Not letting the prejudicial bias of live-action anime and video game adaptations get to me, this has a chance of working if there is enough legitimate creative passion. I want to be optimistic. I can see a live-action East Blue and Alabasta saga One Piece working just barely in my head. But it's really hard for me to imagine what exactly kind of vision, precisely what kind of balance this series needs to strike between the cartooniness of the manga/anime and the realism of live-action. And no, you don't need to make things less colorful and more dark for the sake of it, that's dumb. People can buy into zany, comedic, and lighthearted series live-action or not.
! Although I can't really ponder a good creative reason for this to exist aside from making the franchise more marketable. I'm game for all sorts of western comic book series, superheroes or not, to get adapted into live-action. But most of those already take place in realistic settings, and focus on putting the extraordinary in the ordinary rather than going all-out extraordinary. I've never had a problem with the concept of a Spider-Man, Batman, or Superman live-action movie being grounded or even darker in its own right as a movie (conceptually, at least. That doesn't mean I like certain movie installments that sound like that lol). Those are simple ideas that can work because of the appeal in seeing these heroes in our real world environments and complexities that are still at least spiritually similar to the settings of the comics.
! And when they do get into fantastical locales, they tend to look… derivative? Maybe a better way of putting it is surreal but not abstract. Not really something that would be out of place in Star Wars or Lord of the Rings. Not that One Piece is absolutely revolutionary when it comes to its arc locales (they tend to be more simple ideas and foreign/historical architecture fused and exaggerated to an absurd degree. Like Thriller Bark being classic horror and Totland being fairy tales and sweets), but it has so many and switches locations so often in the grand scheme that it's difficult to picture it being done "justice". A tv format is definitely better than a movie format story-wise, but movies have much more resources backing them up compared to a tv show.
! I don't mind creators looking at series and going "I like what this is doing, but how about we adapt it with our own cool twist on this and that". Whether that twist means alterations in the ambiance, characters, story, etc. I really like, say, the second Planet of the Apes reboot showing the point of view of the apes and taking place in a more contemporary world that gradually gets broken down by warfare for great philosophical prejudice/oppression/war stories in contrast to the rustic dystopian setting of the first films.But it's really hard for me to fathom what exactly is appealing about a grounded version of One Piece. At least superheroes have that cool "what if they were in our world and looked like they were right next to us". But a more realistic One Piece... Why? I'm not inherently against it, just... Why?
! And just... Chopper. I can see a toned-down Franky, Jimbei, and even Brook, but freaking Chopper... Maybe puppets like in classic Star Wars with actors and animatronics for other forms? They can't go too CGI-esque, at least not on a tv budget. So no Andy Serkis Chopper lol. Although this makes me wonder how they are going to balance all of the fictional genre inspirations in One Piece with balancing stuff like Devil Fruits, cyborgs, government conspiracies, fate, etc without looking too messy. Although that depends more on built-up suspension of disbelief and proper pacing as we are gradually desensitized as an audience, rather than throwing in something like Thriller Bark into being East Blue's fourth arc or something.
! Honestly, I can more easily envision a live-action Naruto series than a One Piece series due to the pacing, locales, and superpowers feeling a lot more "contained". And definitely My Hero Academia. Even Fullmetal Alchemist. But One Piece? I might need to see it to fully believe in the potential to give more than a somewhat reluctant benefit of the doubt. But I am game for a grounded One Piece that is good in its own right, even if it's drastically different from the original incarnation. To look forward to this, I need to really try my best to not compare it to the manga and anime for the sake of it unless it ever acts needlessly dumb when adapting a specific element.Imagine if this live-action series catches up to the manga before it's finished like Game of Thrones lol.
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This will likely be more The Walking Dead than Game of Thrones in terms of adaptation.
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I know, at least in terms of creative liberties taken in the plot. And One Piece only has around a decade left under its belt, fortunately.
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It's pretty obvious there's no way it could simply follow the source material vertabim–only certain parts and many of the insane or stylized characters will either be dropped or heavily modified.
It would have to be it's own thing. The SH crew must remain as central to the series and they must be looking for Gol D Roger's treasure, but the plotline will likely be overhauled to include the important elements--the Navy, the WG, the pirates, the Warlords. It will no doubt be shortened the world-building much smaller in scope
I mean, Franky will likely look much more in human proportion and may or may not wear a speedo. Maybe just short pants.
Also, I expect the outright cartoon elements will be toned down. There's just no way truly adapt those elements aside from a miracle. Some slapstick sure, but nothing beyond that.
Whom I am certain will be in such an adaptation
The SHs, Crocodile, Garp, Ace, Alvida, Buggy, Vivi, Smoker, Akainu, Sengoku, Zeff, Daz Bones, Rob Lucci, Boa Hancock, Shanks, Morgan (good opener foe), Blackbeard & Whitebeard
Unsure about
Arlong (and fishmen in general), Wapol, Bon Clay (heavily toned down), the giants, Enel, every other CP9 character, Kuma & Pacifistas (they may be scrapped), Rayleigh, Mr 3, Coby, Doflamingo
Virtually no chance
Moria & Co, Gaimon, Pearl, Meow-ban Brothers, Most of Enel's priests, Foxy, Wanze & co, animals like the Kung fu Dugongs & Yokozuna, Ivankov
That is all IF this both gets made and lasts more than one season. Very unlikely it will be that long of a series unless it does absurdly well
Lastly, the Japanese-sounding names will likely be changed to be more English. There aren't many Japanese-sounding names in One Piece, but they will likely be altered to be more English-friendly. Also, as mentioned, the shounen tropes like attack-naming will likely be dropped entirely save for rare instances
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There we go. I have been trying to think about what most captures the spirit of One Piece out there and Guardians of the Galaxy probably comes closest.
That is definitely the closest modern-day equivalent. And I think that the teenage crew members will be aged-up slightly toward more of a 20-something band of pirates (save Chopper), though the atmosphere will be less dark overall considering it will take place on the open seas and more brightly lit exotic locales
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Although I can't really ponder a good creative reason for this to exist
Oda really, REALLY likes Game of Thrones.
@Mr.:
That is definitely the closest modern-day equivalent. And I think that the teenage crew members will be aged-up slightly toward more of a 20-something band of pirates (save Chopper)
Live actors means you cast older, purely due the pressures of filming full time and because if it does last any time at all, they're going to age noticeably. It's also just much easier to take them seriously as conquer the world badasses in their early 20's than around 15.
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Oda really, REALLY likes Game of Thrones.
…That scarily makes more sense than I would like it to.
@Mr.:
It's pretty obvious there's no way it could simply follow the source material vertabim–only certain parts and many of the insane or stylized characters will either be dropped or heavily modified.
It would have to be it's own thing. The SH crew must remain as central to the series and they must be looking for Gol D Roger's treasure, but the plotline will likely be overhauled to include the important elements--the Navy, the WG, the pirates, the Warlords. It will no doubt be shortened the world-building much smaller in scope
I agree with all of this.
Arlong (and fishmen in general),
I can see them fitting in decently, actually. They just need to rely on good cosmetics and costume work. It doesn't need to be Star Trek level or anything. Something a lot more tame like prosthetics and face paint. And MAYBE a bit of CGI. Also, Fishman Karate is kind of a godsend since it's invisible lol. I want to cite the Orcs in Lord of the Rings as an example of this being able to work, but the movie budget makes me a bit skeptical.
That is definitely the closest modern-day equivalent. And I think that the teenage crew members will be aged-up slightly toward more of a 20-something band of pirates (save Chopper), though the atmosphere will be less dark overall considering it will take place on the open seas and more brightly lit exotic locales
But Guardians had a huge budget though lol. I'm not worried about the concept of having non-human characters at all because of course that can work. What I'm concerned about is how they will execute it without looking too cheap or goofy.
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I could see Franky reasonably existing in his pre-timeskip form.
No real opinions on this so far.
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@Count:
But Guardians had a huge budget though lol. I'm not worried about the concept of having non-human characters at all because of course that can work. What I'm concerned about is how they will execute it without looking too cheap or goofy.
It might help that Adelstein stated One Piece could be one of the most expensive TV series ever made.
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It might help that Adelstein stated One Piece could be one of the most expensive TV series ever made.
That is certainly good news to hear.
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@Count:
I can see them fitting in decently, actually. They just need to rely on good cosmetics and costume work. It doesn't need to be Star Trek level or anything. Something a lot more tame like prosthetics and face paint.
Do you mean Star Wars? Cause Trek is all facepaint and prosthetics.
I think the farscape approach could work to some degree, with elaborate puppet for Chopper. Maybe combined with CG so that he's practical to have around regularly without being a huge budget drain but able to emote well in closeups.
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Do you mean Star Wars? Cause Trek is all facepaint and prosthetics.
I think the farscape approach could work to some degree, with elaborate puppet for Chopper. Maybe combined with CG so that he's practical to have around regularly without being a huge budget drain but able to emote well in closeups.
Sorry, I got confused with prequel trilogy Star Wars CGI lol.
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It might help that Adelstein stated One Piece could be one of the most expensive TV series ever made.
There's also to consider that they get to reuse sets. Once they have the boat they have that forever… and presumably they're not going to island hop every single episode, so they'll settle into a locale and then be able to use that set for a huge chunk of a given season.
The more I hear and the more I stew on it the more I think this has potential.
Yes, there's no reason to believe it'll be good because Hollywood and precedent.
Shows like Arrow and Flash probably have a budget of 2 million per episode. Daredevil was 3-4 mill per episode. 15 years ago when West Wing was running it was nearly 3 million per episode. Lost was several million per episode, and it's pilot was 13 million... but that was mostly because they bought a real plane to destroy.
Game of Thrones averages 8-10 million per episode. And even there budget limitations start to show occasionally.The most expensive show on tv right now?
Big Bang Theory due to the actor's salaries is 10 million per episode now. For just the actors. On a half hour sitcom.
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Oda really, REALLY likes Game of Thrones.
Live actors means you cast older, purely due the pressures of filming full time and because if it does last any time at all, they're going to age noticeably. It's also just much easier to take them seriously as conquer the world badasses in their early 20's than around 15.
Good point. Maybe they will be teens after all.
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I think this will end up with similar quality to Arrow/Flash, Supernatural, and other cheesy CW shows or maybe some of SyFy channel's more ambitious stuff, like the Magicians or even The Expanse. I also expect it to diverge greatly from the plot and style of the manga. No 22 foot tall CGI Moriah.(tho Grodd on The Flash didn't look too bad, so maybe we will get some weird CGI characters afterall)
In a perfect world, we will get some Kung Fu Hustle style and vibes going. I always thought that movie had the closest vibes to One Piece without going the 200 million dollar budget route.
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For me the biggest hurdle the show will have to overcome is when this dude puts a sword in his mouth to fight and the show expects us to take it seriously. In live action.
We all accept that as perfectly baseline-bonkers as far as OP goes because its cartoons/drawings. To make whichever actor is playing Zoro not look like a complete fool while using Santoryu and thus keep people from immediately changing the channel will be the true test here. Not GumGum powers, not Usopp's nose. Not Nami's perfectly normal sized waist/bust. Santoryu.
The other option would be to not do it.
Pfft. Imagine the fit we'd have if Zoro didn't use 3 swords tho. Sanji smoking a lolipop would be looked back upon fondly compared to this riot.
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Actually, the thing I'm most worried about is losing Luffy's simplemindedness. He either becomes a wise cracking straight man or someone else gets pushed into that role. Nami could probably fill the straight man role but I worry that would just turn her into the Black Widow/Gamora of the group. The character who doesnt get to be ridiculous.
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Actually, the thing I'm most worried about is losing Luffy's simplemindedness. He either becomes a wise cracking straight man or someone else gets pushed into that role. Nami could probably fill the straight man role but I worry that would just turn her into the Black Widow/Gamora of the group. The character who doesnt get to be ridiculous.
Ugh, I hate that. When a series thinks that a straight man has to equate to being a bland character that only reacts to things like a "normal" person (and I don't even think that's normal because everyone has distinct traits and preferences, it just means they're a boring person) instead of also having quirky charismatic traits and agency. I prefer everybody being a bit crazy in their own special way and having different levels/forms of "common sense" so that one character does not always have to repetitively be the straight man.
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Always thought OP could be a good live action if the director haas passion. Oda sensei is blessing it. SO I DO HAVE FAITH IN THIS.
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I can't see this being any worse of a reflection of the manga than the anime is, especially if Oda retains any kind of creative power and Adelstein's statement is legit. I've been thinking for a while that One Piece absolutely has the potential to be a kid friendly Game of Thrones. It has the massive world full of interesting characters without the sex and gore. Also, Game of Thrones is difficult to get into since it throws a shit-load of kingdoms at you right off the bat and branches off into even more locations and characters. One Piece is more user friendly and allows for a more gradual build with the audience learning about the world as Luffy does.
Obviously it requires major changes to be watchable, changes to things that kind of embody the spirit of One Piece. It needs to maintain a lighthearted tone, but it can't be quite as goofy as the manga is. Real people just don't act like manga characters and they REALLY don't act like One Piece characters. Luffy can still be dumb and care-free, Zoro can still be single-minded, Nami can still be money hungry but everything needs to be toned way down. Use some of the goofier character designs as inspiration for cool looking costuming without actually having Zeff wear a ten story chef's hat.
I'm also curious just how close to the story this series would go. Live action shows like this usually hinge on dramatic reveals or character deaths for climatic moments in a season. I know One Piece isn't completely devoid of that stuff, but the climax is usually Luffy punching someone. There could still be fights but they might have to come up with more "clever" ways of beating the bad guy, especially since they will likely tone down the magic powers. The flashbacks would be essential, but they might have to find more creative way of working them into the story rather than dumping the whole thing at once.
I'm interested what this will actually turn into.
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This could be good but as it goes on I can imagine a lot of CGi being used. That said, if this gets people into One Piece that would be great. Unlike say, Dragon Ball Z, One Piece usually does short-bursts of action mixed with talking and Drama so I think it could fit easier than most Shonen.
I'll wait to hear more details but it'll be interesting to see if they can adapt all of East Blue into a 10-12 episode series (hour long episodes).
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East Blue could fit into 22 hr long eps. i think they most story arcs could except for Dress Rosa.
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East Blue could fit into 22 hr long eps. i think they most story arcs could except for Dress Rosa.
22 Hour Long Episodes would be the equivalent of 66 Anime Episodes. East Blue only lasted like 50 Episodes.
I'd imagine a 10 Episode Season with Hour Long Episodes would cover 70-80 Chapters. With some content merged or cut out, that's pretty much the entirety of East Blue.
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Considering the budget the amount of episodes in a season will most likely be closer to 10.
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Deadline just posted an opinion article listing One Piece as a possible successor to Gmne of Thrones but they seem to be unaware of the series in development, which is concerning because Deadline knows everything.
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I'd be really surprised if the series released any time before 2019/2020
Any ideas on when we might be getting some more updates? I'm guessing it's going to be a while.
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Are they 100% moving forward with it or plan to, like with Akira or Cowboy Bebop live action movies, lol?
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Deadline just posted an opinion article listing One Piece as a possible successor to Gmne of Thrones but they seem to be unaware of the series in development, which is concerning because Deadline knows everything.
The article seems to classify projects in production as those that have been picked up by studios proper.
