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ALIAS/LOST/FRINGE Duo To Pen J.J. Abrams’ Samurai Robot Movie!!
Longtime J.J. Abrams associates Monica Breen and Alison Schapker have been hired by Abrams to write a Paramount movie provisionally titled “Zanbato,” said to be a period actioner about sword-wielding Japanese robots.
The duo have worked with Abrams on “Alias,” “Lost,” “Fringe” and the pilot script for “Pulp,” a crime drama said to be evocative of “Pulp Fiction.”
The name of Abrams’ production company is Bad Robot.
While Abrams is attached to produce a zillion in-development movie projects, few have yet gone into production. “Cloverfield,” “Morning Glory” and “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” are the most recent he produced without directing.
Find Deadline’s exclusive on the matter here.
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He's giving Guillermo a run for his money.
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Remember? Abrams and Tartakovsky where about to give Samurai Jack its well deserved finale in theaters!
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Cause they spit the bit big time in my book.
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April 19, 2011, 3:53 p.m. CST
So JJ Abrams is now imitating Zack Snyder? Who did a terrible imitation of Japanese anime cartoons, anyway.
by AsimovLives
americans should never make this type of japanese anime type movies. They just don't get it. they always fail to add the thing that make those japanese anime so endearing: they lack soul. And as Snyder, Abrams is another one of those souless filmmakers whose movies always read phoney and souless cynical cash-ins.
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Due to lack of ability to create toys associated with the property. How awesome would it be and hard to create a transparent robot with circuitry?
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RIP Elisabeth Sladen, gone to be with her first doctor
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RIP Sarah Jane. Off gallivanting with Harry and the Brig, no doubt.
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She was my first companion. Sad end to a shit day.
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April 19, 2011, 4:22 p.m. CST
Coolest thing about this news? Learning what "Zanbato" meant.
by WriteForTheEdit
Google it, if you didn't know either. Fuck, that is COOL.
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April 19, 2011, 4:23 p.m. CST
Also, I'm not a Dr. Who fan, but my sincerest condolences to those who were/are.
by WriteForTheEdit
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April 19, 2011, 4:24 p.m. CST
Only as long as they're GIANT Japanese sword wielding robots.
by Jet Jaguar
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April 19, 2011, 4:27 p.m. CST
PACIFIC RIM-GAIKING-VOLTRON- AND NOW THIS RADNESS? THEY SHOULD GRAB MAZINGER OR GETTER ROBO's LICENCES AND FUCKIN DO IT!
by the Green Gargantua
I hope the earth exists long enuff for these films to get made.
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my kid watches it on Sunday mornings. It's called Power Rangers Samurai. They turn into a giant samurai sword wielding robot every episode.
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with samurai swords? Or are they cyberpunk Yakuza samurai assassin robots? Or is this some historical + fantasy mash up where there are robotic warriors in feudal Japan? Japanese samurai superheroes?
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The question is... who are *you*?
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He posted above, big guy. Yer getting sloppy in your old age.
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a fact to which the live action production was oblivious. They thought they were making a Bionicles Amos 'n' Andy.
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In which period were there ever real sword wielding Japanese Robots?
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PC Gamer is reporting it.
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Yeah, I'll pass. Fuck you very much.
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They battle small rodents and armored beetles...
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That one made Dark Knight Rises look great
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April 19, 2011, 6:03 p.m. CST
You're kidding. A TRANSFORMERS story, a TDKR story, and an Abrams story?!
by Mr. Nice Gaius
This must be Ain't It Catnip For AssimovNews.
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lol. yeah that was my response to "period actioner". WTF?
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Warner and Toby, get off your asses and make this movie.
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These two broads can't be any worse then Orcshit and Cuntman. Those two assholes are the worst of the worst, they are anti-christs of hack writing. They are to shitty writing what Asimovlives is to goat fucking, they're champs at it.
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Ninja Monkeys.
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Sumo Wrestler Hippos.
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Drunken Boxing Kangaroos.
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April 20, 2011, 6:46 a.m. CST
instead of samurai robots they should make a movie about
by goatherdingclownhunter
hamsters that fight evil.......oh wait, they already did, and it was a turd.
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Must have missed something.
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It'll make millions.
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April 20, 2011, 11 a.m. CST
Just as long as Abrams keeps his hands off the rights to Shogun Warriors
by Stabby
I plan on making the Shogun Warriors movie some day.
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April 20, 2011, 11:06 a.m. CST
So, let's see, Abrams has ripped off La Femme Nikita (Alias), Twin Peaks (Lost), X-Files (Fringe), and now Pulp Fiction (Pulp) and Shogun Warriors (Zanbato)?
by Stabby
Does J.J. have an original idea in his head?
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They suck anyway, and the target demographic are 19 year old acne-ridden guys who like to pretend they live in Japan. Fuck man, if you're going to rip off Japanese culture, at least rip off Kurosawa or something and make a straight up, period Samurai without robots, time travel, blasters or Tom Cruise.
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Douchebag frat boys will start calling their cocks: ZANBATO!
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