Miyazaki's (Castle of Cagliostro) question

[boss]

Hi, this might not be the site to ask but... I have a question for Miyazaki fans that are here, I think I was on some comic book movie site a while back and I remember reading some little one line blurb some where there about some kind of live action remake? or new story? to do with the movie Castle of Cagliostro/(Lupin the 3rd) being made or possibly being made. Does anyone know or heard anything about this in the past?. I have tried to refined/retrace that site for info with no luck yet so I thought I would ask here.

[Maerj]

I remember reading about that too, a long time ago. I haven't heard anything else about it so I would assume that the live action 'Castle' project is most likely not going to happen.

[castleinthesky]

All I know that Miyazaki's first movie was Caligostro!

[goofystitch]

I think every successfull anime has rumors about a live action version, but to my knowledge, the only one of them to ever happen was Sailor Moon and it looks just plain silly!

[umbreongirl]

I just wondered that myself. Saw that and I said "...Lupin the third?"
That's weird and odd.
I dun like Lupin's animation....they're legs are weird.

[Little Red Henski]

There is a Hollywood Lupin the III movie in production I think. The live action Sailormoon series looks pretty cool. My favorite live action movies based on manga are Riki Oh and Lady Snow Blood.

[ohmahaaha]

How is Castle of Cagliostro, to anyone who has seen it? How does it compare to like "Princess Mononoke" or "Spirited Away?"

[Little Red Henski]

Cagliostro is my favorite Miyazaki film.

[boss]

When I first started to look into anime films, I rented this film before I seen some/most of Miyazaki's/Ghibli's newer stuff, at that time I thought it was just ok, but when I seen some of his newer films and started to appreciate Ghibli's/Miyazaki's style of art work and how he/they do things, I rented this film again and liked it MUCH! more for some reason (I think because I payed more attention the the story plot). I then bought it just recently and then remembered seeing some where/some thing about a live action version. Watching it again and imagining it as a live action story/film it just makes sence that this Lupin character would/could be a great live action movie.

I think once a new person sees Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away and they start to become a fan of his art then I think his older work like Castle of Cagliostro would be an excellent movie to see and own too.

Now that my family and I are Ghibli fans Castle of Cagliostro is a must own/have for us and is a favorite... it has a great story.

[littlefuzzy]

I don't know if anyone is aware of this, but did you know that Castle of Cagliostro was made into one of the few laserdisc arcade games?

It was called Cliff Hanger.

[lucifer]

I LOVE the live action Sailor Moon show. It was pure heaven sent down to us on earth!
and as for the Lupin movie, yes, it is still in production, actually, it only plunged into production about two years ago.

[boss]

Look what I just found.

http://www.lupinthethird.com/

Hi lucifer, I don't suppose you heard anything about what actors could/will be in it???

[Sunset Girl]

A Lupin live-action movie could be awesome if done right. Of course, we're still waiting for a live-action Speed Racer film. Any time an anime property gets hot, rumors about an Americanized live-action version fly all over the place. Anyone remember how Tim Burton was interested in making a film out of the Mai the Psychic Girl manga several years ago?

Actually, I was hoping for the US live-action version of Sailor Moon that Geena Davis wanted to star in (as Queen Beryl, of course). Funny how it probably would have been a Disney movie, if only Meet the Deedles had done well in theaters. I'm still not sure what to make of the live-action TV series; at the very least I can admit it's one of my guilty pleasures.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I'm tempted to buy Castle of Cagliostro every single time I hit Media Play. The only thing that holds me back is the $30 price tag.