Lupin III Motion Picture

Zukin · Post by **Zukin** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:02 am

Taken from Slashdot/The Toronto Star:

"TOKYO (AP) — Master thief Lupin the Third, a comic book hero in Japan for more than 30 years, will soon make his Hollywood debut.

Gerald Molen, producer of the Oscar-winning Schindler's List, has acquired the movie rights to the work.

"As far as whether or not we know it will be a success, no one ever knows," Molen said while in Japan recently to meet the comic's artist, Kazuhiko Kato.

Kato said he'd leave artistic control to the film professionals and insist on little else other than keeping the five main characters.

"I'm so thrilled I could fly," he said. "I want the film to continue as long as the 007 series."

Molen declined to disclose monetary terms or the names of possible cast members for the movie, slated for theatres in a few years.

"We'll go home from here with a lot of wonderful ideas and a lot of enthusiasm and go to work," he said.

Molen also produced the Jurassic Park films and Minority Report.

Lupin the Third, which began as a comic book in 1967, has inspired a TV cartoon show, which recently began airing in the United States on the Cartoon Network, and five animation films."

If this works out, it could be pretty cool. I just hope it's done in an anime style and not live-action. If it was directed by Miyazaki, it would be incredibly hardcore (like Castle of Cagliostro, which I have and still need to watch if anyone wants to join me for an anime film festival)

The Siege · Post by **The Siege** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 4:48 pm

SWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kitsune · Post by **kitsune** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 7:37 pm

are they just going to show the old anime movies in theaters or are they making new ones? Are they going to be life action or animated?

Evilmagicpirate · Post by **Evilmagicpirate** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 10:02 pm

I was under the impression of an all new, live action movie... But I've only read the tidbit of info that was on Slashdot

the fuzzy panda · Post by **the fuzzy panda** » Sat Jul 19, 2003 11:40 pm

If it were animated it would introduce alot more people into anime which is always a good thing.
but id like to see some people cosplay as the whole lupin gang at the opening near me, kinda like the star wars thing i saw on opening night it was great so many nerds coversing in one place were unstoppable [insert evil laugh]