One of the first anime titles I actually paid money for was
Bubblegum Crisis. It's a little
Charlie's Angels, a little
Terminator, and a lot
Blade Runner, with music heavily influenced by
Streets Of Fire. I tolerated the "Crash" sequel and loathed the "2040" remake, but there's going to be a
live-action movie? Aw, hell naw!
And a very special movie it is. It will take the cult series from animation to live action, Japanese to English, and combine the financial resources of six nations: Japan, the UK, Australia, Singapore, Canada and China. The $30 million adventure will be shot in Australia, with a release date in 2012.
My teenage years just curled up and died. Fuck you very much, unnamed Southeast Asian film cartel!
This tragedy was revealed on io9.