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Live Action Ninja Scroll Defies Logic

Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 9:52 am by Jami

Ninja Scroll

AZM Ally Kensei Dave writes in with the horrifying news that Warner Brothers has acquired the rights to make a live action Ninja Scroll. The script will be written by Alex Tse who wrote the screen play for Watchmen. Leonardo DiCarprio’s production company Appian Way will co-produce the film with Mad House.

I suspect that the execs who approved this acquisition never ever saw Ninja Scroll. This thing would have to be rated XXX or at least NC-17 to do it right. It’s ninja porn. Blades, blood, and boobs. If any of them had seen Ninja Scroll they would have thrown Leo out on his ass. This is a really bad idea. Honestly, there’s not much plot to Ninja Scroll. Without the hyper violence and copious boobage, it’s not too compelling a tale. Jubei saves girl made of poison. Jubei ignores girl made of poison. Girl made of poison falls in love with Jubei. Girl made of poison dies.

Okay, so that actually sounds pretty interesting. But I still think this is a bad idea. If the anime was shown in theaters, there’s no way a simple R rating would cover the insanity. Translating that into live action would be completely balls crazy.

Hell with it, let’s play the casting game. Who would you like to see as Jubei and Kagero?

[Via Variety]

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7 Responses to “Live Action Ninja Scroll Defies Logic”

  1. AvatarVonKraut
    Posted: Nov 10th, 2008 at 10:13 am
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    wow ninja scroll is awesome, but there is almost no way it could be done right in live action movie. I could almost see the guys at WB ya lets make a movie about one of those japanese cartoons the kids are watching these days. The must have no clue what ninja scroll it about.

  2. Avatarcxc
    Posted: Nov 10th, 2008 at 11:25 am
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    Shinobi: Heart Under Blade ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475723/ ) is a live action version of the Kouga Ninja Scrolls, and plays out as a romance with some supernatural fighting. It’s not bad– even my fiancee liked it, and that’s no small task. (She ordered it for the library she works at, too.)

  3. AvatarJami
    Posted: Nov 10th, 2008 at 11:34 am
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    AH! Audrey and I love that movie! Very good and not full of rape and gore.

  4. AvatarDevin
    Posted: Nov 10th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
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    Hmm, casting choice for Jubei…

    Who was that Japanese rock act whose music video was like a full scale 10 minute live-action samurai movie that you posted a while back Jam?

    THAT guy. :D

  5. AvatarJami
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:40 am
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    Oh yeah! That Gackt guy. He’d be hysterically awesome!

  6. AvatarCortharis
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
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    Bah! Bad move… bad move. This thing would be a cheap CG nightmare. Everything that made Ninja Scroll Ninja Scroll would have to be cut to get it to that PG-13 auidence.

    I hope this project stalls and everyone comes to their senses before my memories of Ninja Scroll are sullied.

  7. AvatarKunoichi
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
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    “that gackt guy” is about the funniest thing i’ve read today (he’s only the most famous pop idol in Japan, and has been for about 10+ years now). He would be pretty hysterical as Jubei…

    I can’t imagine a real live-action Ninja Scroll. I mean, i don’t like Ninja Scroll, but it really is incredibly gory. I could see it if it were a Korean action flick though. They don’t seem to give a damn about ratings >.>;;;;

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