SHIN ULTRAMAN 2021

[mr.negativity]

[mr.negativity]

[lhb412]

August Ragone voiced his doubts about the article and then (a few hours later) relayed Tsuburaya's denial... a denial that seems to have a bit of wriggle room to it: "This (rumor) is not an official annoucement." ?


https://mobile.twitter.com/RagoneAugust ... 6711399425

The thing that strikes me about the idea of an Anno Ultraman is how terrifying an opponent he could conjure up for Ultraman.

---edit--- huh, we posted at the same time!

From the little snooping I've done it seems this is a rumor that's been circulating in Japan for a little while now.

[lhb412]

Gotta say, though: this is exactly the kind of ambitious, high-profile project which would garner international attention that Tsuburaya needs to be doing!

[klen7]

i am onboard if it pushes the Eva movie further back

[Joseph Goodman]

?

[Mac]

More news about this with an actual cast.

https://taishu.jp/articles/-/67311?page=1

If you remember TsuPro's original comments, they were non-denial. Also, at this point, what's' being reported seems too detailed to be false.

[lhb412]

[kiryugoji04]

Formal announcement by Studio Khara:

https://www.khara.co.jp/2019/08/01/01/

Deeply mixed feelings.

[Mac]

Why if I may ask? I like the work Taguchi is doing, but the property is really stagnant creatively right now.

[lhb412]

Very excited.

Interested about the division of labor here: Higuchi directs, Anno writes and produces (I assume a very hands-on producer) and the movie is a Tsuburaya/Toho/Khara co-production.

Man, I can only imagine how scary the monsters/aliens are going to be!

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

I would prefer Higuchi not direct.

[lhb412]

Official word from Tsuburaya:

https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1397

They say it's a reboot of the original show!

[Dr Kain]

So we should expect lots of close ups on faces, black screens with text, lots of political talk, daddy issues, and a female character that is there merely for fanservice.

[sentaison]

Given how they changed Godzilla's ray usage, would it be inappropriate to speculate on which parts of the anatomy Ultraman's Specium Ray will be coming out of?

[Benjamin Haines]

This is nuts. Count me in.

[kiryugoji04]

[Dai]

So if this is a Studio Khara production, does that mean it will be animated instead of live-action?

[Dr Kain]

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

[lhb412]

[kiryugoji04]

[jellydonut25]

Not big on Eva.
Not big on Shin G.
Not big on Ultra-stuff.
Not big on Anno.
Not big on Higuchi as a director.

PASS.

[tbeasley]

So anyone know what became of this?

[Rody]

^Presumably nothing came of it, much like that Gamera concept trailer. I'm guessing Tsuburaya wasn't getting the traffic on that trailer like they wanted.

...So, my next question is: are we getting Shiro Sagisu back to score the film, too? I mean, I bet he'd do a great job scoring Ultraman; but between Evangelion, Shin Godzilla, and SSSS GRIDMAN, I feel like he kind of already has.