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16-04-2007 21:26
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tatsunokofan
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| quote: | | And Tatsunokofan!! Im stunned! You absolute wealth of inside info!! How do you get such comprehensive information? |
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Thank decades of obsessive interest in the show 
| quote: | | I had no idea about Disney's connection! |
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It's not something that comes up all that often, thanks to Eagle Riders having nearly vanished from the face of the Earth. Sadly, Disney doesn't seem to have much interest in doing anything with the Saban library, aside from producing the latest versions of Power Rangers. Of course, that's what leaves thing open for an outside company to release the shows.
| quote: | | You know, I was at Disney in January, and everywhere I went, I kept asking people if Disney would release Eagle Riders, or allow ADV to dub Gatch II and F. But somehow, the guy running the Dumbo ride just wasn't impressed. |
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| quote: | | I have to say though, we were in MGM, and there were huge lineups of kids to see the Power Rangers. I just kept wondering if in a couple of years it would be Gatch. It wouldn't take much. If the movie is successful, since Disney owns the rights they could just mkae up a couple of costumes and send people out in them. That's all they really did with the Power Rangers. |
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While they certainly could if they wanted to, I wouldn't bet on it. Eagle Riders would have to take off for them to want to do that, since that is the version of the series that they own. And with the series not airing anywhere, I don't see that happening.
If they tried to do it as a tie-in to the CG film, the movie Bird Styles are likely to be different than what appeared in the TV series. They could always make a deal with Imagi to do their versions of the characters, but it seems unlikely they would.
James
This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by tatsunokofan on 20-05-2007 at 19:48.
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19-04-2007 16:19
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tatsunokofan
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| quote: | | It would somehow demean their efforts vying for the same product and target market at the same time is it not? Surely then they might see the benefit of a collaborated effort? |
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I assume by this you mean Imagi and Nikkatsu collaborating, not Disney and Imagi as I was referring to. Either way, I doubt it would happen.
Yes, Imagi and Nikkatsu are indeed vying for much of the same target audience. With Imagi's film currently scheduled to come out first, they'll have the leg up in this race. If their film does well in Japan, and even if it bombs, it will make it harder for Nikkatsu to establish their own live-action Gatchaman film separate from the earlier CG counterpart. There will be plenty of comparisons between the two.
One way this could be avoided would be if the Imagi film isn't given a Japanese release. I certainly don't know the ins and outs of their agreement with Tatsunoko, and it would seem unlikely that they'd agree to exclude Japan from their distribution network, but it is possible. That would certainly explain why Nikkatsu felt it would be all right to go ahead with a live-action Gatchaman film that would follow on the heels of the CG film. If the CG film didn't have a general Japanese release (I.E. One that doesn't count all of the copies that would be imported from overseas), then the live-action film wouldn't look at the CG film as competition. But hey, that's just speculation on my part.
James
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22-04-2007 20:44
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Hon I can more than understand how job and family can be overwhelming at times, giving you no time or headspace for youself! So its great to see you back and even better to hear this news! 
