Kamen Rider Dragon Knight - New NA adaptation???

[Temjin]

Yeah...maybe she was the only one to consider the role? Guess beggars can't be choosers...(the producers in this case)

I'm getting the feel that this'll be a Lois Lane-Clark Kent/Superman relationship...

[pocketmego]

[Temjin]

Yep...The hoaxes.

I wonder when we'll start getting "Kamen Rider: The Movie" fakes.....

Besides - I don't even think Kamen Rider even has a channel yet, and I highly doubt they'd give it to Disney...unless Disney pays top dollar for it......THEN I'd worry.

[Dr Kain]

[Temjin]

Trust me - SOME station out there will get it, even it means the BBC will get their henshin on.

Besides, if Comic Book Movies, Michale Uslan's studio, is behind Kamen Rider '09, they'll need some sort of jump-start program somewhere.

[Crex99]

[Temjin]

[The Shadow]

[pocketmego]

[Temjin]

I got some new "info" on KRDK - it seems Sci-Fi got outbid by a certain company for the rights to the show.


But I can tell you this - it ISN'T Disney. According to the source, the Sci-Fi channel/USA, MTV Networks, Disney/Buena Vista, and FOX were after the franchise, but after much debate, only one took it....and it came out of left field.

I won't say who supposedly has the show now, but it seems that they'll let the cat out of the bag late this year, along with another live-action Toku adaptation currently under the US radar...but very popular in Japan.....

Kamen Rider Dragon Knight will have a booth at the New York Licensing Show, though it's been reported that the network won't be shown or revealed.


Also, some new info on the show itself:

The pilot was only for show, similar to MMPR's "Episode 0", where beta actors were cast in prominent, important roles for idea purposes only. The pilot's lackluster visuals, though, were a deception - the final first episode is said to have better acting and better special effects done by "a team of professionals who've worked on other popular science fiction shows"....wonder what shows?

Also, the show won't be marketted towards the young demographic like PR is - it's for older demographics like MMPR was(18 - 25).


Sounds a bit promising, don't ya think?

[ultrazilla2000]

[August]

No, ADNESS ENTERTAINMENT is not related to ADV; ADNESS is a Japanese company that imports foreign films to Japan, and also brokers Japanese films to US distributors under the name ADNESS AMERICA. They worked with Ventura Distribution with a flurry of Japanese films released on US DVD, including tons of films from Toei, Daiei and Kadokawa, including the TOMIE horror series and a bunch of Sonny Chiba action films.

ADNESS is also the company that brokered the deal between Chiayo and BCI/Eclipse to release the original ULTRAMAN series on DVD in the US last year. They are also acting as the agent for BCI in obtaining other Japanese titles for release in the US, including the Ventura back catalogue. Here is their website: http://www.adnessamerica.com/

[lhb412]

[Temjin]

From what I've heard, yes, CN will debut Kamen Rider, though sources tell me it seems to have undergone a name change to "Kamen Rider: Black Knight".

THIS BETTER not be true. The word also suggests that the ENTIRE cast was released in favor of a new cast(well, some of it - KR Knight's actor still remains. ) and dumbed down for a younger demographic.

What makes this more interesting is that CN is supposedly lookign to acquire more tokusatsu - Gransazers being the first....COuld this be that rumored action block we keep hearing about? maybe, but for now, only Kamen Rider Dragon Knight seems a lock.

[MouthForWar]

[kidnicky]

[Temjin]

We'll be lucky if it's even a dub like Tiga. "Zodiac Warriors" seems to be the US name for this....

I sense a certain Lord Vader phrase coming on......

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

[Temjin]

[Elliot Gay]

[lhb412]

[Temjin]

It can, but it looks like Adness was aiming for Japan-esque Kamen Rider maturity....I mean, let's face it: Ryuki wasn't very light-hearted...sure, T43 C@RD$!! are the children's selling point(and an easy way for them to get both the Ryuki cards and the Rider Strike card game to sell here in the states), but the show was darker than super sentai and had more drama...older kids and young adults watched it....and why they'd want to tone it down, to get more viewers.

I'm guessing some rep. saw they remade episodes and said: "Ummm...these guys and girls aren't working. Fire them. Also, it's a bit too violent. The network can't handle this kind of violence. Tone it down or we walk out." It's really messed up when you're just starting out and need that backup, isn't it?

[kiryugoji04]

[Xenorama]

[Temjin]