Title: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Rudie Obias on January 11, 2003, 04:15:03 PM
Post by: Rudie Obias on January 11, 2003, 04:15:03 PM
does anyone have a copy of BATTLE ROYALE to put up a trade for? i'd rather trade than buy. vcd, vhs, dvd are all cool!please e*mail me if you wanna help me out. rudieob@yahoo.com thanks!
*rudie*
*rudie*
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: MacGuffin on January 13, 2003, 09:52:04 AM
Post by: MacGuffin on January 13, 2003, 09:52:04 AM
Direction of Battle Royale sequel passes from father to son
Kinji Fukasaku, whose controversial dystopian thriller Battle Royale was one of the big local [Tokyo] hits of 2001, has turned over direction of the sequel to his son Kenta, after a setback in his battle with bone cancer.
Fukasaku, 72, began principal photography of Battle Royale 2 in Tokyo on December 16, but soon after complained of severe pain and had to be hospitalised on December 21. He then fell ill with pneumonia and his plans to return to the set after the New Year's holiday were put on hold.
A producer and scriptwriter on both Battle Royale and the sequel, Kenta was his father's first choice as a replacement. Fukasaku, however, still hopes to return to the film, which he has announced as his last, by the end of February.
Once best known abroad for the cult classic Black Lizard and the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series of gangster films, Fukasaku was a leading commercial force inJapanese cinema for more than two decades. His career was faltering, however, when he made Battle Royale, a film about 42 junior high school students forced to play a murder game by a repressive government in a near-future Japan.
Though denounced in Parliament and elsewhere for its excessive violence, the film was a huge hit with its teenage target audience, grossing $26 million. The sequel is scheduled for a summer release by Toei.
Kinji Fukasaku, whose controversial dystopian thriller Battle Royale was one of the big local [Tokyo] hits of 2001, has turned over direction of the sequel to his son Kenta, after a setback in his battle with bone cancer.
Fukasaku, 72, began principal photography of Battle Royale 2 in Tokyo on December 16, but soon after complained of severe pain and had to be hospitalised on December 21. He then fell ill with pneumonia and his plans to return to the set after the New Year's holiday were put on hold.
A producer and scriptwriter on both Battle Royale and the sequel, Kenta was his father's first choice as a replacement. Fukasaku, however, still hopes to return to the film, which he has announced as his last, by the end of February.
Once best known abroad for the cult classic Black Lizard and the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series of gangster films, Fukasaku was a leading commercial force inJapanese cinema for more than two decades. His career was faltering, however, when he made Battle Royale, a film about 42 junior high school students forced to play a murder game by a repressive government in a near-future Japan.
Though denounced in Parliament and elsewhere for its excessive violence, the film was a huge hit with its teenage target audience, grossing $26 million. The sequel is scheduled for a summer release by Toei.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: GodDamnImDaMan on January 13, 2003, 11:57:43 AM
Post by: GodDamnImDaMan on January 13, 2003, 11:57:43 AM
Battle Royale? WWF STYLE?!?!?! When Ric Flair beat 50 guys, including HULK HOGAN to become the world champion?!?!?! I think i can find that somewhere on tape.......
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on January 13, 2003, 12:40:50 PM
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on January 13, 2003, 12:40:50 PM
Oh, I thought you were talking about Casino Royale... couldn't figure out how it was a "dystopian thriller" ...
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Rudie Obias on January 13, 2003, 05:03:16 PM
Post by: Rudie Obias on January 13, 2003, 05:03:16 PM
i just heard about his death. it's really unfortunate, i'm just getting into his films and he will be missed.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: XL NEGRO on January 18, 2003, 02:53:15 PM
Post by: XL NEGRO on January 18, 2003, 02:53:15 PM
you can rent Battle Royale at Video Vault in Alexandria, Va, just outside of Washington DC. I go there a lot, i just got a job there. 45,000 different titles. Largest selection below the Mason-Dixon Line i think.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Xixax on January 18, 2003, 03:07:42 PM
Post by: Xixax on January 18, 2003, 03:07:42 PM
Welcome back, Negro. Did you dump the projectionist gig?
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Ghostboy on February 03, 2003, 01:07:07 AM
Post by: Ghostboy on February 03, 2003, 01:07:07 AM
There's a teaser for the sequel now...I found the link at AICN. Just do a search on Battle Royale 2.
The last shot is a real killer. This one definitely won't get distributed in America.
The last shot is a real killer. This one definitely won't get distributed in America.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: SubstanceD on February 19, 2003, 01:59:52 PM
Post by: SubstanceD on February 19, 2003, 01:59:52 PM
You can buy the VCD and other region DVD on many online sites.
Check out Pokerindustries.com.
They should have a battle royale vcd, and many many other great movies that you should check out. Hope this helps out. Battle Royale is awesome, you must see it and the vcd is real cheap, like 12 bucks and it's good quality.
Check out Pokerindustries.com.
They should have a battle royale vcd, and many many other great movies that you should check out. Hope this helps out. Battle Royale is awesome, you must see it and the vcd is real cheap, like 12 bucks and it's good quality.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Rudie Obias on February 19, 2003, 03:22:00 PM
Post by: Rudie Obias on February 19, 2003, 03:22:00 PM
thanks to everyone. i have a copy of BATTLE ROYALE on dvd. my firend bought it for my for my b*day/x*mas gift.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: mikejonas on April 27, 2003, 06:32:06 PM
Post by: mikejonas on April 27, 2003, 06:32:06 PM
For more on Battle Royale 2, please visit my site:
http://br2.battleroyalefilm.com
(And for more information on the first BR, including where to get your own copy, check out http://www.battleroyalefilm.com.
http://br2.battleroyalefilm.com
(And for more information on the first BR, including where to get your own copy, check out http://www.battleroyalefilm.com.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Jake_82 on June 29, 2003, 12:52:23 AM
Post by: Jake_82 on June 29, 2003, 12:52:23 AM
Has anyone heard any more information about BR2? Has it been released in Japan? Anyone seen it?
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Ghostboy on June 29, 2003, 12:55:10 AM
Post by: Ghostboy on June 29, 2003, 12:55:10 AM
There was a review up, again on AICN. It got slammed pretty hard, and the spoilers in the review gave a pretty clear indication as to why. Too bad. I really love the first one.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Duck Sauce on June 29, 2003, 02:27:09 AM
Post by: Duck Sauce on June 29, 2003, 02:27:09 AM
Battle Royal seems like such a popular movie, so why isnt it available on DVD in the US?
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Raikus on July 02, 2003, 12:49:48 PM
Post by: Raikus on July 02, 2003, 12:49:48 PM
Just got through seeing this. Very, very cool. Already got the DVD off ebay for $13. I was glad to see the usually Japanese surrealness was absent from this one. However I'm rather surprised this was a 2001 release. It had the look and feel of something from the early to mid 90's.
Hopefully BR2 can follow the same formula and not screw it up too badly. My script would have Nanahara and Nori reinserted into the next BR a la Kawada after they were apprehended.
*SPOILERS*
The movie did through me though due to you seeing the girl win. I thought it was the prologue we were seeing and was convinced Misuko (the sickle girl) was going to win it due to her and the winner's resemblance.
Hopefully BR2 can follow the same formula and not screw it up too badly. My script would have Nanahara and Nori reinserted into the next BR a la Kawada after they were apprehended.
*SPOILERS*
The movie did through me though due to you seeing the girl win. I thought it was the prologue we were seeing and was convinced Misuko (the sickle girl) was going to win it due to her and the winner's resemblance.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: MacGuffin on July 04, 2003, 01:55:09 PM
Post by: MacGuffin on July 04, 2003, 01:55:09 PM
Review from an AICN contact in Japan:
"Battle Royale II" (Toei) directed by Kinji Fukasaku and Kenta Fukasaku:July 5th
This is a great battle movie! So far both audiences (at advance screening)and critics give positive opinion. Actually Kinji Fukasaku directs only one day of shooting but Kenta, a son of Kinji Fukasaku, directs the rest of film and result turns to good. This time another whole class mates (submitted by Takeshi's daughter) are choosen to battle under new rule: kill Shuya who becomes terrosit after the first film within 3 days. Yes, of course, all students have neck choker with new feature. All the students ship to isolated island where Shuya and his company Wild Seven hide. The battle sequence is so similar to "Saving Private Ryan" but camera moves too much which makes us dizzy. After war begins, film goes to end so fast. Takeshi Kitano and Sonny Chiba appears on flash backs. I don't go to more details on this film because, Toei is hard to bring this movie to the US now. This movie could be big hit on Japanese movies in this summer.
"Battle Royale II" (Toei) directed by Kinji Fukasaku and Kenta Fukasaku:July 5th
This is a great battle movie! So far both audiences (at advance screening)and critics give positive opinion. Actually Kinji Fukasaku directs only one day of shooting but Kenta, a son of Kinji Fukasaku, directs the rest of film and result turns to good. This time another whole class mates (submitted by Takeshi's daughter) are choosen to battle under new rule: kill Shuya who becomes terrosit after the first film within 3 days. Yes, of course, all students have neck choker with new feature. All the students ship to isolated island where Shuya and his company Wild Seven hide. The battle sequence is so similar to "Saving Private Ryan" but camera moves too much which makes us dizzy. After war begins, film goes to end so fast. Takeshi Kitano and Sonny Chiba appears on flash backs. I don't go to more details on this film because, Toei is hard to bring this movie to the US now. This movie could be big hit on Japanese movies in this summer.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Raikus on July 08, 2003, 07:33:09 PM
Post by: Raikus on July 08, 2003, 07:33:09 PM
Update on the BR Special Edition DVD I ordered:
The transfer is great. Smooth as can be, no bad bootleg quality. All the extra scenes are integrated into the movie. It's got Dolby surround sound on it. Unfortunately the English subtitles are hit and miss. I'd say they miss about 30% of what's said on the screen (especially in the beginning class room scene--half the video wasn't translated). So that makes the DVD purchase iffy. I'm still glad I got it. It's great to watch the extra footage and the action in good quality, but if you're getting it to show someone else or seeing it for the first time don't get the all-region DVD.
The transfer is great. Smooth as can be, no bad bootleg quality. All the extra scenes are integrated into the movie. It's got Dolby surround sound on it. Unfortunately the English subtitles are hit and miss. I'd say they miss about 30% of what's said on the screen (especially in the beginning class room scene--half the video wasn't translated). So that makes the DVD purchase iffy. I'm still glad I got it. It's great to watch the extra footage and the action in good quality, but if you're getting it to show someone else or seeing it for the first time don't get the all-region DVD.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: MacGuffin on July 08, 2003, 07:45:18 PM
Post by: MacGuffin on July 08, 2003, 07:45:18 PM
You got the single disc Special Edition, right?
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fareastdvd.com%2Febaypics%2Fbattleroyalespedition.jpg&hash=fd52c39c695c26c7932e1fc3ced8d0b92b9ae2ce)
Not the two disc DVD:
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Febay3.ipixmedia.com%2Fabc%2FM28%2F_EBAY_85bfd52d04e33b92eb14d10adbaca8b1%2Fi-1.JPG&hash=9c8daf6c9ab3df8badeb9d40a114f376f9e3741b)
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fareastdvd.com%2Febaypics%2Fbattleroyalespedition.jpg&hash=fd52c39c695c26c7932e1fc3ced8d0b92b9ae2ce)
Not the two disc DVD:
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Febay3.ipixmedia.com%2Fabc%2FM28%2F_EBAY_85bfd52d04e33b92eb14d10adbaca8b1%2Fi-1.JPG&hash=9c8daf6c9ab3df8badeb9d40a114f376f9e3741b)
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Raikus on July 08, 2003, 08:16:20 PM
Post by: Raikus on July 08, 2003, 08:16:20 PM
Quote from: MacGuffinYou got the single disc Special Edition, right?Bingo.
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fareastdvd.com%2Febaypics%2Fbattleroyalespedition.jpg&hash=fd52c39c695c26c7932e1fc3ced8d0b92b9ae2ce)
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Rudie Obias on July 08, 2003, 10:02:46 PM
Post by: Rudie Obias on July 08, 2003, 10:02:46 PM
where did you get that?
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Raikus on July 08, 2003, 10:31:21 PM
Post by: Raikus on July 08, 2003, 10:31:21 PM
Both versions are available on Ebay. Both are non-region. The single disk goes for about $13 + shipping. The 2 disk goes for $20 + shipping.
The more I watch the single disk, the more aggrivating it is with the missing translations. Pay the extra $10 and get the double (at least, I think. I haven't heard how good it is though).
The more I watch the single disk, the more aggrivating it is with the missing translations. Pay the extra $10 and get the double (at least, I think. I haven't heard how good it is though).
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: MacGuffin on July 08, 2003, 10:52:14 PM
Post by: MacGuffin on July 08, 2003, 10:52:14 PM
Quote from: RaikusPay the extra $10 and get the double (at least, I think. I haven't heard how good it is though).
http://einsiders.com/reviews/dvd/battleroyalesedirectorscut.php
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Rudie Obias on July 09, 2003, 01:21:05 PM
Post by: Rudie Obias on July 09, 2003, 01:21:05 PM
i have the import from the UKon dvd. it's region 0 and the translation is pretty good. the only features on the disc is the theatrical trailer which is a pretty damn good trailer. i wanna see the director's cut. what are the features on double disc? is the quentin tarantino thing on there? this is the one i have
![]("http://www.diabolikdvd.com/covers/battleroyaletartanntsc.jpg")
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: chainsmoking insomniac on July 09, 2003, 04:10:11 PM
Post by: chainsmoking insomniac on July 09, 2003, 04:10:11 PM
I know I'll probably get clobbered for saying this, but BR sounds like a dumbed-down Lord of the Flies...
It also sounds like the kind of movie Seijun Suzuki (Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill) would relish directing. Correct me if I'm wrong.... :)
It also sounds like the kind of movie Seijun Suzuki (Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill) would relish directing. Correct me if I'm wrong.... :)
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Rudie Obias on July 09, 2003, 07:10:01 PM
Post by: Rudie Obias on July 09, 2003, 07:10:01 PM
Quote from: Ghoulardi GoonI know I'll probably get clobbered for saying this, but BR sounds like a dumbed-down Lord of the Flies...
have you seen BATTLE ROYALE?
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Pubrick on July 09, 2003, 10:00:11 PM
Post by: Pubrick on July 09, 2003, 10:00:11 PM
Quote from: rudieobhave you seen BATTLE ROYALE?obviously he hasn't.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: pete on October 19, 2003, 11:39:32 PM
Post by: pete on October 19, 2003, 11:39:32 PM
*admin-red and whited for spoils
spoiler/ question:
how did those kids in the end disable their necklaces?
spoiler/ question:
how did those kids in the end disable their necklaces?
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Ravi on April 17, 2004, 02:49:18 AM
Post by: Ravi on April 17, 2004, 02:49:18 AM
Quote from: MacGuffin
http://einsiders.com/reviews/dvd/battleroyalesedirectorscut.php
I rented this DVD today and it certainly was an engaging film. Like the review says, it works largely because of the actors' performances. Takeshi Kitano should have gotten some more screen time, because he was terrific. The only extra I watched all the way through was "CG." I didn't realize how many of the effects were CGI. Are the extras on Asian DVDs ever subtitled in English?
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: Bruce Lee on April 17, 2004, 08:16:44 PM
Post by: Bruce Lee on April 17, 2004, 08:16:44 PM
*admin-whited for spoils
the battle royale computer system got hacked and rendered the collars non lethal when removed.
Quotehow did those kids in the end disable their necklaces?
the battle royale computer system got hacked and rendered the collars non lethal when removed.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: picolas on April 17, 2004, 08:43:02 PM
Post by: picolas on April 17, 2004, 08:43:02 PM
SHEEZUS. mark your spoilers a little better, people.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: matt35mm on October 18, 2005, 11:13:45 PM
Post by: matt35mm on October 18, 2005, 11:13:45 PM
This had some cool moments... but having read just the first comic, I was expecting this to be a lot more graphic. Also, the first comic alone had more emotional resonance with each death. And, as mentioned by others, parts of it were confusing.
BUT, overall, a fun couple of hours at the movies.
BUT, overall, a fun couple of hours at the movies.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: MacGuffin on June 09, 2006, 01:19:04 AM
Post by: MacGuffin on June 09, 2006, 01:19:04 AM
Inspiration From the Asian Screens
Japan's ultraviolent "Battle Royale" is headed for a remake. Here are other U.S. films first hatched in the East.
Source: Los Angeles Times
The Interweb is all abuzz with the news that the 2000 Japanese cult classic film "Battle Royale" is heading for a Hollywood remake. At this point the fan boys (and fan girls) have very little information -- all they know is that Neal Moritz ("The Fast and the Furious") and Roy Lee (the king of the Asian film remake) will be producing -- but they are already worried.
"Hell freezes over," writes the editors at battleroyalefilm.net.
"Let us pray for the best," writes Harry Knowles at Ain't It Cool News.
But really guys, wasn't this kind of inevitable? Hollywood has been stealing from the Far East for years. And it's not just Japanese horror films that have been feeding the remake machine.
"The Magnificent Seven" (1960) As anyone who ever took a college film class knows, "The Magnificent Seven," director John Sturges' cowboy classic, was an homage to the great Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece "The Seven Samurai." Sturges stuck pretty close to the themes in Kurosawa's film but took the characters out of feudal Japan and placed them in the American West.
"Shall We Dance" (2004) This film starring Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon added a big jolt of celebrity wattage to what was originally a tender and delicate Japanese movie about an accountant who finds joy in ballroom dancing. The original film was called "Shall We Dansu?" and was released in 1996.
"Eight Below" (2006) A 1983 Japanese film called "Nankyoku Monogatari" about two scientists who form a close bond with their sled dogs while on a mission to Antarctica was the inspiration for this year's Disney family pic starring Paul Walker.
"The Ring" (2002) Gore Verbinski's remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film "Ringu" opened the floodgates for what became a tidal wave of Japanese horror remakes including last year's "Dark Water," a remake of the film "Honogurai mizu no soko kara" (2002); "The Grudge" (2004) inspired by the 2003 Japanese film of the same title and "The Ring Two" (2005) inspired by "Ringu 2" (1999).
"The Lake House" (2006) The Keanu Reeves/Sandra Bullock vehicle "The Lake House," which arrives in theaters on Friday, June 16, is in fact a remake of the Korean film "Siworae" which was released in 2000.
"The Departed" (2006) For his most recent film (scheduled to come out Oct. 6), Martin Scorsese found inspiration in the 2002 Chinese film "Infernal Affairs," a thriller about two men --one a police officer who becomes a mole in the Hong Kong mafia, another a mafia member who becomes a mole in the Hong Kong police force. Scorsese recasts the story in Boston with the characters infiltrating an Irish American gang and the Boston Police force respectively. Scorsese's film has all-star cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen and Jack Nicholson.
"The Eye" (2007) Tom Cruise is onboard to produce this film about a blind girl who gets a cornea transplant that allows her to see scary ghosts. The remake is based on the Chinese-Thai Pang brothers film "Gin Gwai" (2002) and was penned by Sebastian Gutierrez, whose credits include "Snakes on a Plane" and "Gothika."
Japan's ultraviolent "Battle Royale" is headed for a remake. Here are other U.S. films first hatched in the East.
Source: Los Angeles Times
The Interweb is all abuzz with the news that the 2000 Japanese cult classic film "Battle Royale" is heading for a Hollywood remake. At this point the fan boys (and fan girls) have very little information -- all they know is that Neal Moritz ("The Fast and the Furious") and Roy Lee (the king of the Asian film remake) will be producing -- but they are already worried.
"Hell freezes over," writes the editors at battleroyalefilm.net.
"Let us pray for the best," writes Harry Knowles at Ain't It Cool News.
But really guys, wasn't this kind of inevitable? Hollywood has been stealing from the Far East for years. And it's not just Japanese horror films that have been feeding the remake machine.
"The Magnificent Seven" (1960) As anyone who ever took a college film class knows, "The Magnificent Seven," director John Sturges' cowboy classic, was an homage to the great Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece "The Seven Samurai." Sturges stuck pretty close to the themes in Kurosawa's film but took the characters out of feudal Japan and placed them in the American West.
"Shall We Dance" (2004) This film starring Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon added a big jolt of celebrity wattage to what was originally a tender and delicate Japanese movie about an accountant who finds joy in ballroom dancing. The original film was called "Shall We Dansu?" and was released in 1996.
"Eight Below" (2006) A 1983 Japanese film called "Nankyoku Monogatari" about two scientists who form a close bond with their sled dogs while on a mission to Antarctica was the inspiration for this year's Disney family pic starring Paul Walker.
"The Ring" (2002) Gore Verbinski's remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film "Ringu" opened the floodgates for what became a tidal wave of Japanese horror remakes including last year's "Dark Water," a remake of the film "Honogurai mizu no soko kara" (2002); "The Grudge" (2004) inspired by the 2003 Japanese film of the same title and "The Ring Two" (2005) inspired by "Ringu 2" (1999).
"The Lake House" (2006) The Keanu Reeves/Sandra Bullock vehicle "The Lake House," which arrives in theaters on Friday, June 16, is in fact a remake of the Korean film "Siworae" which was released in 2000.
"The Departed" (2006) For his most recent film (scheduled to come out Oct. 6), Martin Scorsese found inspiration in the 2002 Chinese film "Infernal Affairs," a thriller about two men --one a police officer who becomes a mole in the Hong Kong mafia, another a mafia member who becomes a mole in the Hong Kong police force. Scorsese recasts the story in Boston with the characters infiltrating an Irish American gang and the Boston Police force respectively. Scorsese's film has all-star cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen and Jack Nicholson.
"The Eye" (2007) Tom Cruise is onboard to produce this film about a blind girl who gets a cornea transplant that allows her to see scary ghosts. The remake is based on the Chinese-Thai Pang brothers film "Gin Gwai" (2002) and was penned by Sebastian Gutierrez, whose credits include "Snakes on a Plane" and "Gothika."
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: matt35mm on June 09, 2006, 01:48:48 AM
Post by: matt35mm on June 09, 2006, 01:48:48 AM
Battle Royale has room for improvement.
That said, the American remake will suck.
That said, the American remake will suck.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: MacGuffin on July 09, 2006, 11:10:01 AM
Post by: MacGuffin on July 09, 2006, 11:10:01 AM
Battle Royale Remake News
Source: Cinematical
Last month, we reported to you about New Line's planned remake of the cult-classic Japanese film Battle Royale. It turns out that contrary to what was reported by our source, Variety, the studio has not completed acquiring the rights just yet. But otherwise the Americanized version is on its way toward production. So far, fans of the original are outraged at the idea and many people are baffled at how New Line is going to handle the violent story of a class of 9th graders who have to kill each other. Surely, they think New Line is going to screw it up by toning it down.
The New York Times talked with Roy Lee, who has produced remakes of the Asian films The Grudge, Dark Water, The Lake House and The Ring, and who is now producing Battle Royale, about the issues of the film's content and what we might expect from his version. It will take place in America (like all his remakes save for The Grudge) and will still be about high school students. Lee said that to tone down the story, he could make it so the students are in jail (or juvie?) at the beginning, but he sees that as pointless. He also assures that the film will be R-rated -- with a very hard R -- because the original would have received an NC-17 if released in the U.S. Finally he admits to being a huge fan of the original and has no intentions of ruining it with a bad film.
Source: Cinematical
Last month, we reported to you about New Line's planned remake of the cult-classic Japanese film Battle Royale. It turns out that contrary to what was reported by our source, Variety, the studio has not completed acquiring the rights just yet. But otherwise the Americanized version is on its way toward production. So far, fans of the original are outraged at the idea and many people are baffled at how New Line is going to handle the violent story of a class of 9th graders who have to kill each other. Surely, they think New Line is going to screw it up by toning it down.
The New York Times talked with Roy Lee, who has produced remakes of the Asian films The Grudge, Dark Water, The Lake House and The Ring, and who is now producing Battle Royale, about the issues of the film's content and what we might expect from his version. It will take place in America (like all his remakes save for The Grudge) and will still be about high school students. Lee said that to tone down the story, he could make it so the students are in jail (or juvie?) at the beginning, but he sees that as pointless. He also assures that the film will be R-rated -- with a very hard R -- because the original would have received an NC-17 if released in the U.S. Finally he admits to being a huge fan of the original and has no intentions of ruining it with a bad film.
Title: Re: BATTLE ROYALE
Post by: MacGuffin on April 30, 2007, 12:15:05 PM
Post by: MacGuffin on April 30, 2007, 12:15:05 PM
Battle Royale Remake Update
Planned U.S. version affected by Virginia Tech massacre.
During a recent interview, Hollywood producer Roy Lee revealed that his production company, Vertigo Entertainment, hopes to produce a remake of the Japanese novel/manga/film/game Battle Royale, but that the project has been greatly impacted by the recent Virginia Tech massacre.
Lee was interviewed by The New York Times, which reports that "the killings have seriously shaken the prospects for his Battle Royale, based on a Japanese video game in which ninth graders imprisoned on an island are forced to kill one another."
The producer revealed that New Line Cinema has been pursuing the film rights to the game since last year but a deal has not been inked yet. A studio spokesperson informed the Times that there was "no news" on that front.
Lee is still willing to go ahead with a Battle Royale movie, but "we might be a little more sensitive to some of the issues" in light of Virginia Tech. He said that, had the film been in production before the shootings, "We would have been slaughtered by the press."
He also confirmed that active development on Vertigo's remake of the Asian revenge pic Oldboy -- which supposedly influenced the video that Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho sent to NBC News -- had halted long before the campus killings occured.
Planned U.S. version affected by Virginia Tech massacre.
During a recent interview, Hollywood producer Roy Lee revealed that his production company, Vertigo Entertainment, hopes to produce a remake of the Japanese novel/manga/film/game Battle Royale, but that the project has been greatly impacted by the recent Virginia Tech massacre.
Lee was interviewed by The New York Times, which reports that "the killings have seriously shaken the prospects for his Battle Royale, based on a Japanese video game in which ninth graders imprisoned on an island are forced to kill one another."
The producer revealed that New Line Cinema has been pursuing the film rights to the game since last year but a deal has not been inked yet. A studio spokesperson informed the Times that there was "no news" on that front.
Lee is still willing to go ahead with a Battle Royale movie, but "we might be a little more sensitive to some of the issues" in light of Virginia Tech. He said that, had the film been in production before the shootings, "We would have been slaughtered by the press."
He also confirmed that active development on Vertigo's remake of the Asian revenge pic Oldboy -- which supposedly influenced the video that Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho sent to NBC News -- had halted long before the campus killings occured.