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I honestly didn't like the movie that much. It just got way too weird to the point where I was just rolling my eyes at what was happening.
Reelz Channel has learned that Wolfgang Peterson is set to take on the role of adapting the anime film, Paprika, to the big screen in Hollywood. The director was apparently blown away when he saw the 2006 adaptation of the 1993 novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui that was released in the US by Sony Pictures Classics. The film was another in a series by Satoshi Kon who has gained fame since his debut with Perfect Blue, followed up by Tokyo Godfathers and Millennium Actress. Sony released the anime film in the US to much fanfare and critical acclaim.
Peterson has a few choice quotes regarding his plans and view of the original work that he was shown:
"The original one—the anime that I saw—my people here they came to me and said, 'Have a look at this.' And I saw it and bingo, I thought, 'This is fantastic. This is a great piece.' That will be a very, very interesting movie.
We open it up a little bit more so it's more accessible for a wide audience, but it comes a little bit sort of Matrix. Not like Matrix but sort of the size of it all, the scope of it all. So that it becomes more of a film for a mainstream audience."
You can read our previous reviews of the film on DVD and Blu-ray here:
Region 1 - North America
Paprika by Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentRegion 2 - Japan/Europe
Paprika by Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentRegion A - N. America, S. America, East Asia (Blu-ray)
Paprika by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paprika by Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentRegion B - Europe (Blu-ray)
I honestly didn't like the movie that much. It just got way too weird to the point where I was just rolling my eyes at what was happening.
I agree with krathwardroid, this looks to me to be so visually-based that live action doesn't make sense. A live action adaptation will either be super expensive and not profitable, or look like crap (and probably still be unprofitable).
Very reality-bending. Looks good. Why adapt this into a live action film? It seems to do just fine as it is. So far all live action anime adaptations have not performed well. Speed Racer and Dragon Ball Evolution, anyone?