Oh no! Warner Bros is developing a Bleach live action MOVIE!
Warner Bros., already developing an adaptation of the manga “Akira,” is in the process of securing the movie rights to “Bleach.”
Peter Segal is in negotiations to produce, though not direct, the adaptation with Viz Media, the anime publishing house that releases the books in English in the U.S. Michael Ewing, Segal’s partner at Callahan Filmworks, will also produce.
I’m trying to think of(start of RANT) the last anime to live action adaptation I saw that was any good.. hmmm Dragon Ball? no, actually could only watch half, can’t finish it but I won”t delete from my tivo for some reason… Fist of the North Star? hell no, I think ‘down town julie brown’ was in that. Oh wait just remembered Guyver! with Mark Hamill! no. Not sure why they try to do this with anime, especially with story lines that won’t cross over well to live-action.
I will say that I think Robotech does have potential, however the Bleach concept is a bit cheesy,(and I’m not totally knocking it because I do watch it every few years for about a month when there’s no fillers) but a highschool student shinigami, where everything in the afterlife has a feudal japan aesthetic? How can that even be translated to western audiences? I’m so furious the only remedy is to add more hentai!
As the director of such comedies as “Get Smart” and “50 First Dates,” Segal might seem an odd choice to shepherd the “Bleach” adaptation, but he’s been seeking to expand his portfolio by taking on darker, more action-oriented material.
Makes perfect sense.
Source: Hollywood Reporter