Despite its age, the Gundam universe continues to offer beautiful things. And the license has excellent news for fans. It likes it very much!
The universe of Gundam Keeps up again and again. For more than 40 years, this cult saga has been marking generations of fans through their animation series, its films and their countless models. His influence goes far beyond Japan and inspires many science fiction works and huge robots. Today is a new step for the franchise with a project that could redefine its future.
Gundam has a surprise for her
The live action gundam film project finally drives up. It is official: Legendary entertainment Et Bandai Namco Filmworks have signed an agreement to introduce the production of the film Gundam. Is not legendary in his first attempt. The studio is behind successes like films Dune, Pacific Rim and the Godzilla saga. With such an experience, the adaptation of Gundam seems to be in good hands.
The goal is clear: to offer a great spectacle while you respect the Saga's DNA. A big challenge, especially if you know that the adjustments to live action by anime are often difficult to convince it. The film is staged by Jim Mickle, who is known for his work on the Sweet Tooth series. He is used to mixing action, emotions and dystopian universe. A good choice for a film Gundamhave to combine the battles of Méchas and human problems.
With him in the controls, we can hope for a more differentiated approach. Not only a chain of spectacular struggles, but also a real reflection on war, politics and human relationships. At the moment we do not know in which attitude the film will take place. He will register in theUniversal century From Gundam, the central world of the saga? Or does it take place in a completely new continuity? L 'Universal century Has a solid fan base and an immense script depth. But an unprecedented universe could make the film more accessible to newcomers.
A hard adjustment
Adaptation of a live action cult anime is always a risky bet. We saw it with Spirit in the shellPresent Death report or Cowboy Bebopwho shared the fans. But Gundam has a big influence, especially on the science fiction cinema. Pacific Rim was mostly inspired by his aesthetics and topics. If the film manages to grasp the essence of the saga and at the same time modernize its approach, this could be a success.
Source: Oricon