Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

The dream lives. No major details other than the announcement so far, but I'm hopeful.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat- ... ry-1125241

Hell.

Well, with all this talk of Legendary's troubles it just shows they're not stopping with ambitious projects. Gundam is popular all over Asia, which I'm sure Legendary's Chinese owners like.

I keep reading the announcement and many are saying "first time" but there was a Live action Gundam film done before. G Savior released in 2000.

So, after the rampant box office success of Pacific Rim, Legendary wanted more giant robots?

^ Gundam is so distinct from PacRim or Transformers I don't think there will be a problem in standing out if they do it right.

I'm glad that Legendary is still putting their faith in giant characters. The Gundam franchise has a built-in global fan base going back decades. Hopefully this movie will be good enough to parlay that awareness into a worldwide haul closer to Godzilla or Kong: Skull Island than an original property like Pacific Rim.

They did a live action film for Gundam's 20th anniversary, which did so well, they couldn't wait another 20 years to try it again...

Seriously though, I'd love to see a good live action Gundam Film, but not sure there is a winning solution. I'd like to see an attempt to recreate the original story with Amuro, Char etc... but any deviation form the original would be a source of contention. If they try to do something completely original, that will be a sore spot as well...