RyuRoots Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 That the resultant film will be terrible is a 100% guarantee; I'll absolutely see it, IF it ever actually gets made but I sure as hell am not paying theater (aka highway robbery) prices for it. But that's always the rub, the people that "adapt" these things never understand the base, or care to. Most likely scenario is that we'll get a gruff white american male soldier american pilot. Who is an american. Who will proceed to blow up a bunch of evil faceless aliens and win over his CO and/or Katy Perry analogue before stopping the evil aliens' attempts to glass Earth in some gross parody of mechanical design, which aside from design is guaranteed to be in the blandest shade of gray imaginable. Funny thing is I think you could get pretty far by just taking a decommissioned F-14 and painting it white with red stripes. Quote
The Shade Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 I don't think it's realistic to expect a Mospeada movie, they're going to want to start at the beginning of the story, not the 3rd part, and they're going to want ti do Macross story elements that they don't own. This movie has clusterfrakk written all over it. I don't think it matters where they start. This movie (if it even gets made) will essentially be a franchise reboot. They can start wherever they feel like. Besides, to the casual fan who hasn't watched RT in over 15 years, their reaction will be pretty much "wow, this has everything I remember", while the diehards will just sit quietly as they realize that the movie absolutely shits all over their precious 30+ year cartoon. Quote
Mr March Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 I think we've already discussed this many times before, but I'll just repeat that tans can be guaranteed that if this live action Robotech movie does actually get made, it will look nothing like Macross. For two reasons: Hollywood ALWAYS does their own thing with whatever rights they purchase, very often to the point where the resultant film can be recognized as the original work in name only The original Macross is far too old in technology and technique for modern audiences. Expect the look of the film to be something more along the lines of Bayformers/GI Joe/Avatar. The people behind this film have already publically stated the production design will not follow anything from the existing IP because they are ignoring it all. Which is kinda good for us Macross fans, because once people see the film we won't have to suffer "Oh, is that like Robotech" when we talk about Macross because no one will ever mistake the two for each other Quote
Vespaeda Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 ^^-- What HE said…@Mr. March.Avg. 'Joe' movie-goer:"..So, ummm….THAT Brad Pitt movie was THEE "World War Z"??...that was single-handedly responsible for re-inventing and reviving the Zombie genre? ...Including "28 Days", "The Walking Dead" and all the rest, eh?…Hmmm, hard to believe…"Discerning/Informed Fan:"..Ahhh--No. No, it wasn't…not by a billion-gagillion miles, it wasn't. ...In THREE words: 1) Hollyweird…and, 2) Trust ME!… ...Go to the original source material--the book; it will make MOAR sense than if I stood here and tried to explain any further.." Quote
Legioss Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 I just want the whole Robotech LAM thing to die one way or another. I already know it's going to be like Dragonball. Rick Hunter: Ron Jeremy Lisa Hayes: Beata Undine Minmei: Sasha Grey Miriya: Alisya Klass Quote
Old_Nash Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 I just want the whole Robotech LAM thing to die one way or another. I already know it's going to be like Dragonball. Rick Hunter: Ron Jeremy Lisa Hayes: Beata Undine Minmei: Sasha Grey Miriya: Alisya Klass My cast XD Rick Hunter: Dakota Goyo Roy Fokker: Channing Tatum Lisa Hayes: Melissa Holroyod Lynn Minmai: Marie Iitoyo Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 I think we've already discussed this many times before, but I'll just repeat that tans can be guaranteed that if this live action Robotech movie does actually get made, it will look nothing like Macross. For two reasons: Hollywood ALWAYS does their own thing with whatever rights they purchase, very often to the point where the resultant film can be recognized as the original work in name only The original Macross is far too old in technology and technique for modern audiences. Expect the look of the film to be something more along the lines of Bayformers/GI Joe/Avatar. The people behind this film have already publically stated the production design will not follow anything from the existing IP because they are ignoring it all. Which is kinda good for us Macross fans, because once people see the film we won't have to suffer "Oh, is that like Robotech" when we talk about Macross because no one will ever mistake the two for each other I agree with this. If they change things up, it will distance it from Macross, and the maybe robotech will die... I'm not serious of course, but I mention Macross, to most people, and they recognize it once I bring up robotech. I then give them all the Macross videos I have, hoping that they'll see that Macross is so much better, which usually ends up true. My cast XD Rick Hunter: Dakota Goyo Roy Fokker: Channing Tatum Lisa Hayes: Melissa Holroyod Lynn Minmai: Marie Iitoyo Wow, that'd kind of suck. Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 Can we just make it a musical with Gilbert Godfrey playing every part at once? I'd actually watch that. Quote
Tochiro Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 nah, we have already had a Macross musical which managed to be a nice homage AND added new characters to the franchise despite being on a shoestring budget. Wouldn't want anyone to confuse it with whatever Robojunk gets made next. Quote
peter Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 I just want the whole Robotech LAM thing to die one way or another. I already know it's going to be like Dragonball. Rick Hunter: Ron Jeremy Lisa Hayes: Beata Undine Minmei: Sasha Grey Miriya: Alisya Klass Nice, all porn stars...."This Ain't Robotech!" Quote
areaseven Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Actually, I would cast the following: Rick Hunter: Peter North Lisa Hayes: Lucie Wilde Lynn Minmei: Marica Hase Miriya: Sha Rizel Captain Gloval: Ron Jeremy Quote
peter Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Clearly, Ron Jeremy needs to be Roy. Figured Michael Bay himself would play Roy.......Megan Fox should play Lisa Hayes. Meg isn't a porn star yet, but I've said before that her acting abilities would make her a shoe in for porn or highschool drama class. Edited March 30, 2015 by peter Quote
Duke Togo Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 We used to have this casting disccussion way, way back in high school. The only casting choices I remember were Arnold Schwarzenegger as Lynn Minmay and Emmanuel Lewis as Rick Hunter. Yeah, it was a long time ago... Quote
peter Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 We used to have this casting disccussion way, way back in high school. The only casting choices I remember were Arnold Schwarzenegger as Lynn Minmay and Emmanuel Lewis as Rick Hunter. Yeah, it was a long time ago... I need some bleach for my mind. Thanks at least for not posting pictures. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Once again... image.jpg hahaha love that pic Quote
Marzan Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 The VF-1 will turn into this........ You're probably not far from the truth unfortunately! Quote
peter Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) The VF-1 will turn into this........ I was thinking more this if it was MB, the genius that did transformers: Someone please tell me HTF this is supposed to be Megatron???? Edited March 30, 2015 by peter Quote
danth Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 I just want the whole Robotech LAM thing to die one way or another. I already know it's going to be like Dragonball. Rick Hunter: Ron Jeremy Lisa Hayes: Beata Undine Minmei: Sasha Grey Miriya: Alisya Klass Roblowtech! Quote
azrael Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 The VF-1 will turn into this........ Please stop giving them ideas for free. I was thinking more this if it was MB, the genius that did transformers: Hey look, Transformium. Quote
peter Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Please stop giving them ideas for free. Hey look, Transformium. Haha, transforium...it's an actual thing, lol! Sorry for taking this thing so far off topic....back to Robotech: Edited March 30, 2015 by peter Quote
jvmacross Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Please stop giving them ideas for free. Subversive encouragement! Quote
anime52k8 Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) Haha, transforium...it's an actual thing, lol! A Rainbow Dash that turned into a working AR-15 would be the greatest thing ever and I would give anything to have one. (Actually, a Vinyl Scratch that turned into a SCAR 17 would be better, but you get the idea). Edited March 31, 2015 by anime52k8 Quote
Mommar Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 The VF-1 will turn into this........ To be perfectly honest this would be so much better than what they would actually come up with. Quote
JB0 Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 The VF-1 will turn into this........ That's awesome. Not Robotech-ish at all, but awesome. Quote
peter Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 There should be more Valks with painted shark teeth on them, looked pretty badass on phantoms and tomcats. Quote
Jefuemon Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Please stop giving them ideas for free. Actually, if you do a #Robotech search on Twitter, that image is showing up a lot on the new (old rehashed) articles. Here's one. And a variant. I guess it's better than using Macross Zero images, which I've seen a lot of too. There should be more Valks with painted shark teeth on them, looked pretty badass on phantoms and tomcats. Quote
TangledThorns Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Here is my casting for a live-action film. Rick Hunter- Dave FrancoRoy Fokker- Matthew McConaugheyMax Sterling- Steven YeunBen Dixon- Seth RogenLynn Minmei- Unknown actress that can sing!Lisa Hayes- Emily BluntBreetai- Michael ShannonKhyron- Joseph Gordon-LevittMirya- Unknown European actress Quote
electric indigo Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 The VF-1 will turn into this........ To make it even worse: You will have to replace the F-14 parts with the F-35, of course. Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 With all those the doubts and what to expect from this upcoming what ever you call it, SONY should better make Mazinger Z instead of this. Quote
jvmacross Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) A Mazinger Z movie would probably make the average movie goer say that it is a Pacific Rim ripoff....just like they would likely say a Robotech movie is like a Tranformers ripoff....... Edited March 31, 2015 by jvmacross Quote
jvmacross Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) And a variant. Are these illustrations from somewhere? Or just fanart?........ignoring all the Robotech buzz being associated with the pics...they are both very well done....Anyone know who is(are) the illustrator(s)? Edited March 31, 2015 by jvmacross Quote
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