Updated on October 11th, 2021 by Claris Lam: With there being so many live-action adaptations of anime, we felt that we could expand the original list to include three more positive and two more negative examples of how to (and how not to) bring anime into live action. So to save you the trouble, here are the five must-watch live-action anime adaptations and the five fans ought to avoid and just stick to the source material. Both Hollywood and Japanese live-action cinema are guilty of the latter. Hence, for every decent or good live-action anime adaptation, there's bound to be some bad ones that didn't do justice. Orphaned at a young age, Mako was forced to fend for himself and look out. RELATED: The 10 Best Isekai Manga Adaptations Ever (According To GoodReads) Actor Manny Jacinto is currently best known for playing the dumb but endearing aspiring DJ Jason Mendoza in NBCs The Good Place, so it could be very interesting to see him take on a polar opposite role in a live-action Legend of Korra adaptation. That isn't to say live-action anime adaptations are not good, it just so happens that they're more difficult to pull off successfully. Certain dialogue, storytelling techniques, and even emotional weight can only be achieved through anime. Meanwhile, Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid which stars Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy and Halle Bailey as Ariel, is set for release next May.The most popular and iconic anime shows tend to stay within their medium for a good reason. Meanwhile, West Side Story breakout Rachel Zegler is set to star as as Snow White in a retelling directed by Marc Webb and also starring Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. ![]() So far Disney fans have been treated to new versions of Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Mulan and Dumbo, and more recently, Cruella. Hercules will become the the latest live-action film to join the Disney slate. Like several other Disney films from the 1990s, the film received a direct-to-video sequel and spinoff TV series that lasted two seasons. ![]() Hercules was a box office success and raked in $252 million on an $85 million budget and was nominated for an Oscar for the original song Go the Distance. In the film, Hercules is assisted by the satyr Philoctetes (Danny DeVito), who teaches him to use his superhuman strength to prove himself worthy of living among the gods on Mount Olympus. The film stars Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo and Luke Evans with Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key. Originally released back in 1997, Hercules was a retelling of the Greek legend in which the hero must save Olympus from God of the Underworld, Hadesįriends actor Tate Donovan voiced the lead role, alongside Susan Egan as his love interest, Megara, and James Woods as Hades, who kidnaps the demigod Hercules as a baby and forces him to live alongside mortals. The film, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney 's 1940 animated film of the same name, which is itself based on the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi. The original animated Hercules was was released in 1997 and was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker as a musical retelling of the Hercules legend, with music by Alan Menken. ![]() With Hercules still in need of a final script, we probably won't see a release until 2024 at the very earliest. THR say that it is unclear as of yet whether the new take on Hercules will keep the original’s musical elements. Joe and Anthony Russo, the filmmakers behind Avengers: Endgame and Infinity War and the upcoming Netflix blockbuster The Gray Man, are set to produce the film via their AGBO banner. With the Snatch filmmaker set to take on directing duties, Disney’s now on the search to find writers for the project previously, Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings writer Dave Callahan, had penned the film’s first draft. Ritchie, who previously directed Disney’s 2019 live-action Aladdin, will helm the remake based on the 1997 animated film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. British filmmaker Guy Ritchie has been tapped to direct Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of Hercules.
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