HBO is in Talks with Guillermo Del Toro to Adapt Monster into TV Series
Deadline Hollywood has reported that HBO is in talks with Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) to develop a TV series based on the manga Monster.
Del Toro will be co-writing with Stephen Thompson (best known for his writing on Doctor Who and Sherlock.) The project was originally planned for a feature film, but proved too complicated to fit into a normal feature-length time frame. Del Toro was eventually able to convince Naoki Urasawa, the author of Monster, to talk to HBO about a TV series instead.
Source: Deadline
Del Toro will be co-writing with Stephen Thompson (best known for his writing on Doctor Who and Sherlock.) The project was originally planned for a feature film, but proved too complicated to fit into a normal feature-length time frame. Del Toro was eventually able to convince Naoki Urasawa, the author of Monster, to talk to HBO about a TV series instead.
Source: Deadline
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We someone blonde, pretty(Enough to be a girl), and who can act emotionlessly awesome, someone with Johan's SOUL
Benedict Cumberbatch with Blonde hair?
Benedict Cumberbatch with Blonde hair?
Nov 11, 2013 12:55 PM by GodlyKyon
mjjfan10 said:
And maybe Viz will finish the DVD release.
jimbob1141 said:
Another great thing about this is that if it does go ahead, and is popular, which i am very sure it will be, we will most likely see the monster manga be printed again.
Another great thing about this is that if it does go ahead, and is popular, which i am very sure it will be, we will most likely see the monster manga be printed again.
And maybe Viz will finish the DVD release.
That would be awesome indeed.
Nov 11, 2013 9:35 AM by Alcoholicide
WalkingMisery said:
Ever seen Don't Be Afraid of the Dark? Yeah, not excited about this.
Ever seen Don't Be Afraid of the Dark? Yeah, not excited about this.
Zeppen said:
I'm kind of excited for this. I hope this will turn out good (and successful).
I'm kind of excited for this. I hope this will turn out good (and successful).
Pfff.
I really WISH it would be a Breaking Bad tier series, but I know it probably won't. Though filming the gun guy and the girl and a bunch of other characters would be MUCH easier comparatively to other series.
Nov 11, 2013 7:42 AM by GodlyKyon
I'm kind of excited for this. I hope this will turn out good (and successful).
Nov 10, 2013 9:31 PM by Zeppen
Ever seen Don't Be Afraid of the Dark? Yeah, not excited about this.
Nov 10, 2013 9:27 PM by WalkingMisery
Kipcha said:
http://thinkingparticle.com/images/leonardo-dicaprio-tiger-conservation.jpg
GodlyKyon said:
Kipcha said:
Exactly, Johan is going to be nowhere near "easy" to act. That scene gives me chills and shows just what an amazing character Johan really is, the show will truly be riding on them finding a good actor for him.
In my opinion, Leonard Dicapricio in Titanic would've been PERFECT for his role, or...CtrlShiftC said:
But that emotionless act of Johan's is hard. I mean, it's in the eyes, the smile, the voice and the way he carries himself. I know you didn't watch the anime, and that is why I was sugesting you check the ep 29. It's the one where Johan makes the detective Richard Braun commit suicide. A good ep to watch Johan at work, with sound to make it even better (another reason why I sugested the eng dub, cause by the end I can't take my eyes away from it).
My opinion at least.
GodlyKyon said:
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
But that emotionless act of Johan's is hard. I mean, it's in the eyes, the smile, the voice and the way he carries himself. I know you didn't watch the anime, and that is why I was sugesting you check the ep 29. It's the one where Johan makes the detective Richard Braun commit suicide. A good ep to watch Johan at work, with sound to make it even better (another reason why I sugested the eng dub, cause by the end I can't take my eyes away from it).
My opinion at least.
Exactly, Johan is going to be nowhere near "easy" to act. That scene gives me chills and shows just what an amazing character Johan really is, the show will truly be riding on them finding a good actor for him.
Nov 10, 2013 9:23 PM by GodlyKyon
GodlyKyon said:
Kipcha said:
Exactly, Johan is going to be nowhere near "easy" to act. That scene gives me chills and shows just what an amazing character Johan really is, the show will truly be riding on them finding a good actor for him.
In my opinion, Leonard Dicapricio in Titanic would've been PERFECT for his role, or...CtrlShiftC said:
But that emotionless act of Johan's is hard. I mean, it's in the eyes, the smile, the voice and the way he carries himself. I know you didn't watch the anime, and that is why I was sugesting you check the ep 29. It's the one where Johan makes the detective Richard Braun commit suicide. A good ep to watch Johan at work, with sound to make it even better (another reason why I sugested the eng dub, cause by the end I can't take my eyes away from it).
My opinion at least.
GodlyKyon said:
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
But that emotionless act of Johan's is hard. I mean, it's in the eyes, the smile, the voice and the way he carries himself. I know you didn't watch the anime, and that is why I was sugesting you check the ep 29. It's the one where Johan makes the detective Richard Braun commit suicide. A good ep to watch Johan at work, with sound to make it even better (another reason why I sugested the eng dub, cause by the end I can't take my eyes away from it).
My opinion at least.
Exactly, Johan is going to be nowhere near "easy" to act. That scene gives me chills and shows just what an amazing character Johan really is, the show will truly be riding on them finding a good actor for him.
Nov 10, 2013 9:17 PM by Kippercha
Kipcha said:
Exactly, Johan is going to be nowhere near "easy" to act. That scene gives me chills and shows just what an amazing character Johan really is, the show will truly be riding on them finding a good actor for him.
In my opinion, Leonard Dicapricio in Titanic would've been PERFECT for his role, or...
CtrlShiftC said:
But that emotionless act of Johan's is hard. I mean, it's in the eyes, the smile, the voice and the way he carries himself. I know you didn't watch the anime, and that is why I was sugesting you check the ep 29. It's the one where Johan makes the detective Richard Braun commit suicide. A good ep to watch Johan at work, with sound to make it even better (another reason why I sugested the eng dub, cause by the end I can't take my eyes away from it).
My opinion at least.
GodlyKyon said:
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
But that emotionless act of Johan's is hard. I mean, it's in the eyes, the smile, the voice and the way he carries himself. I know you didn't watch the anime, and that is why I was sugesting you check the ep 29. It's the one where Johan makes the detective Richard Braun commit suicide. A good ep to watch Johan at work, with sound to make it even better (another reason why I sugested the eng dub, cause by the end I can't take my eyes away from it).
My opinion at least.
Exactly, Johan is going to be nowhere near "easy" to act. That scene gives me chills and shows just what an amazing character Johan really is, the show will truly be riding on them finding a good actor for him.
Nov 10, 2013 9:06 PM by GodlyKyon
CtrlShiftC said:
But that emotionless act of Johan's is hard. I mean, it's in the eyes, the smile, the voice and the way he carries himself. I know you didn't watch the anime, and that is why I was sugesting you check the ep 29. It's the one where Johan makes the detective Richard Braun commit suicide. A good ep to watch Johan at work, with sound to make it even better (another reason why I sugested the eng dub, cause by the end I can't take my eyes away from it).
My opinion at least.
GodlyKyon said:
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
But that emotionless act of Johan's is hard. I mean, it's in the eyes, the smile, the voice and the way he carries himself. I know you didn't watch the anime, and that is why I was sugesting you check the ep 29. It's the one where Johan makes the detective Richard Braun commit suicide. A good ep to watch Johan at work, with sound to make it even better (another reason why I sugested the eng dub, cause by the end I can't take my eyes away from it).
My opinion at least.
Exactly, Johan is going to be nowhere near "easy" to act. That scene gives me chills and shows just what an amazing character Johan really is, the show will truly be riding on them finding a good actor for him.
Aug 27, 2013 11:30 PM by Kippercha
So has a release date been confirmed yet? Or is this still years in production?
Aug 27, 2013 9:56 PM by Grouchio
GodlyKyon said:
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
But that emotionless act of Johan's is hard. I mean, it's in the eyes, the smile, the voice and the way he carries himself. I know you didn't watch the anime, and that is why I was sugesting you check the ep 29. It's the one where Johan makes the detective Richard Braun commit suicide. A good ep to watch Johan at work, with sound to make it even better (another reason why I sugested the eng dub, cause by the end I can't take my eyes away from it).
My opinion at least.
Aug 25, 2013 1:31 PM by CtrlShiftC
Fai said:
Its also reverse-xenophobia. "westerners touched it now it will suck".
Never mind that Del Toro made freaking Pacific Rim - pretty much a love-letter to japanese anime culture
GodlyKyon said:
Thats because people don't read. You are completely right about Urasawa getting the approval of the show.
Spooky_Sez said:
I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck?
It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html
I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck?
It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html
Thats because people don't read. You are completely right about Urasawa getting the approval of the show.
Its also reverse-xenophobia. "westerners touched it now it will suck".
Never mind that Del Toro made freaking Pacific Rim - pretty much a love-letter to japanese anime culture
Never saw the show, it still looks bad to me.
But yeah... The assumption that Just becuz it's made by hollywood = its bad is a stupid thought. Japan makes PLENTY of bad Live Actions. Though that's probably due to the transition from 2D to 3D. However, Monster is fairly realistic and involves Caucasians as the majority of the cast, so that would work out PERFECTLY instead of using Japanese actors(You cannot imagine how many times I banged my head when Thermae Romae was acted by Japanese actors)
CtrlShiftC said:
Mmh, I don't have that idea. The manga can be a bit deceiving, since it's image oriented. Go check the ep 29 from the anime. It's one of my favourites and has a lot of Johan (probably better to see in english dub since that is what most likely awaits us with the adaptation).
@Fai - Couldn't agree more.
GodlyKyon said:
Actually, Johan doesn't have to act all that much, since most of his screen shots are just flashes of him giving his signature smile.
S yeah... If he's used to doing smiles, hes pretty much set for this role!
St is, if I am right, I am on chalter 100 or so, then stopped, so d no too mu
Actually, Johan doesn't have to act all that much, since most of his screen shots are just flashes of him giving his signature smile.
S yeah... If he's used to doing smiles, hes pretty much set for this role!
St is, if I am right, I am on chalter 100 or so, then stopped, so d no too mu
Mmh, I don't have that idea. The manga can be a bit deceiving, since it's image oriented. Go check the ep 29 from the anime. It's one of my favourites and has a lot of Johan (probably better to see in english dub since that is what most likely awaits us with the adaptation).
@Fai - Couldn't agree more.
Didn't watch the Anime, but seems like Johan is mostly emotionlessly smiling and very calm, not very hard to act.
Aug 25, 2013 12:43 PM by GodlyKyon
jimbob1141 said:
Another great thing about this is that if it does go ahead, and is popular, which i am very sure it will be, we will most likely see the monster manga be printed again.
Another great thing about this is that if it does go ahead, and is popular, which i am very sure it will be, we will most likely see the monster manga be printed again.
And maybe Viz will finish the DVD release.
Aug 25, 2013 12:02 PM by mjjfan10
GodlyKyon said:
Actually, Johan doesn't have to act all that much, since most of his screen shots are just flashes of him giving his signature smile.
S yeah... If he's used to doing smiles, hes pretty much set for this role!
St is, if I am right, I am on chalter 100 or so, then stopped, so d no too mu
Actually, Johan doesn't have to act all that much, since most of his screen shots are just flashes of him giving his signature smile.
S yeah... If he's used to doing smiles, hes pretty much set for this role!
St is, if I am right, I am on chalter 100 or so, then stopped, so d no too mu
Mmh, I don't have that idea. The manga can be a bit deceiving, since it's image oriented. Go check the ep 29 from the anime. It's one of my favourites and has a lot of Johan (probably better to see in english dub since that is what most likely awaits us with the adaptation).
@Fai - Couldn't agree more.
Aug 25, 2013 7:32 AM by CtrlShiftC
GodlyKyon said:
Thats because people don't read. You are completely right about Urasawa getting the approval of the show.
Spooky_Sez said:
I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck?
It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html
I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck?
It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html
Thats because people don't read. You are completely right about Urasawa getting the approval of the show.
Its also reverse-xenophobia. "westerners touched it now it will suck".
Never mind that Del Toro made freaking Pacific Rim - pretty much a love-letter to japanese anime culture
Aug 25, 2013 7:26 AM by Ahenshihael
Spooky_Sez said:
I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck?
It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html
I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck?
It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html
Thats because people don't read. You are completely right about Urasawa getting the approval of the show.
Aug 25, 2013 7:08 AM by GodlyKyon
Well....this should be interesting.
Aug 25, 2013 4:48 AM by loghneckbeard
I don't know why people are so adamant that this will ruin Monster. Del Toro has said that before Urasawa Naoki would sign off on the show he wanted to see the layout for the whole first season. Which Del Toro wrote, and Urasawa approved of, so how could it suck?
It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html
It's all in this video (3 mins or so)- http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/guillermo-del-toro-talks-about-his-adaptation-of-urasawas-monster.html
Aug 25, 2013 4:47 AM by SpookyWasabi
Do not want, ruining great Manga is not a fun thing to see.
Aug 25, 2013 12:05 AM by Lucumo
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