Gans Helming Onimusha
May 31st, 2007 by Rajiv Ashrafi in ActionT
hose who have seen the Silent Hill movie will either love or hate it… there’s no middle ground. With that in mind, IGN reports that Christophe Gans, the director behind the Silent Hill movie, will direct the film adaptation of Capcom’s Onimsha.
Budgeted at $70 million, the movie’s screenplay is by Leslie Kruger and John Collee (Master and Commander). Shooting is expected to begin in China next February, with the film being targeted for a December 2009 release.
“I have loved the Onimusha story for years and am overjoyed to have the opportunity now to bring it to life for worldwide film audiences and to access the unparalleled film resources of China to do so on the scale that the story demands,” Gans told ScreenDaily.
Producer Hadida added, “There is nothing else in the marketplace like Onimusha. It combines swashbuckling adventure, passion, and heroic destiny on an epic scale. … I have worked with Christophe on three successful productions and am confident that he brings the ideal vision to realize this incredible story.”
Onimusha is now being shopped around to prospective buyers, with several studios showing interest in the project.
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June 25th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
ONIMUSHA MOVIE SCREENPLAY.
Christophe Gans has hired John Collee and Lesley Kruger to write the script for the Onimusha movie.
The Silent Hill director should have hire two Japanese screenwriters like Choko Sakai and Hirohisa Soda to helm the script.
But Sakai,Soda,Colle and Kruger can work together on the script if Gans has any ideas on the script.
There will be Japanese production companies like Hicott & Basara and Kadokawa Picutres also Gaga Communications has the rights to Onimusha so if these three companies to join forces with Gans and Capcom will be there to work on the storyboard and supervise the script.
Takeshi Kaneshiro will be in this movie as Samanosuke
plus there will be other Asian actors in the film and the music will be composed by Mamoru Samuragochi and
Rainy Day will be performed by Ayumi Hamagaki will also
appeared in the film.
Thank You.
BRUCE ACOSTA
AUSTRALIA.