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Huge Ghibli News: Earthsea Project Announced

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From Nausicaa.net:

December 13, 2005 Next Studio Ghibli Film Announced
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Studio Ghibli has officially announced that their next feature film will be Gedo Senki (Gedo War History), directed by Hayao Miyazaki's son, Goro Miyazaki. The film will be an adaptation of Ursula K Le Guin's "A Wizard of Earthsea," and will be released in the Japanese theatres in July 2006.

The Studio's official site has also undergone a revamp. Details of the new film can be found there. There are also dedicated sections of production diary and director's diary. Goro Miyazaki has posted some comments on his father's opposition towards his work as a director.

Here is the poster art, which look awesome IMO:

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Hopefully this will get a theatrical release here in the U.S., unlike how The Cat Returns was treated. This will become my most highly anticipated movie of 2007 (probably when it will be released).
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Hey cool! I'm liking the dragon :) . I hope to hear more about this soon, something to fight against the evergrowing CGI army. :lol:
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Great!

So it's most likely being released in the US in 2007?? I hope it's released in fall '06...I can't wait that long!
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Wow, great news! More proof that the genre known "as Ghibli films" can use a Japanese medium to present non-Japanes stories. I didn't realize this studio had the capabilities of making films this quickly. That gives them roughly six months to run the filmmaking gammut. Are you sure it's not 2007? :?

Edit: Nevermind, just read the poster. Still boggles the mind, though.
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This is probably the first Ghibli release I'm interested in! I'll be keeping a close watch on this feature!
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I was very surprised at how quickly they can do these movies as well. Seems Howl's was just released and they're already finishing up the next project. The design and style of the poster (especially the dragon) looks very promising, hopefully it'll have more solid storytelling than the previous movie (which I didn't like very much, apart from the amazing animation.)
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Next Studio Ghibli film announced!

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Studio Ghibli has officially announced that their next feature film will be (Gedo Senki / Gedo War History), directed by Hayao Miyazaki's son, Goro Miyazaki. The film will be an adaptation of Ursula K Le Guin's Earthsea novels, and will be released in the Japanese theatres in July 2006.

http://www.onlineghibli.com/index.php?s ... m=&ucat=2&

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At one time, the human and the dragon were one.
the human chose the land and the sea,
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Am I the only one here worried about a movie directed by a gardener?
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Well that poster looks simply amazing!

Can't wait!
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Mr. Toad wrote:Am I the only one here worried about a movie directed by a gardener?
rotfl Well the scriptwriter for Ocean Waves is also writing the screenplay for this movie so it shouldn't be a complete disaster ala Battle Royale2. This film will probably be on the same level as the Cat Returns.
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Here's the trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=E8Yx6_bEr-8
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I think the trailer is gorgeous (that adjective is becoming a cliche when referring to Studio Ghibli films, but it's true). The art direction appears to be as intricate as ever, but I can definately tell that it's not a Miyazaki picture...Hayao that is. The character designs seem to have gone a step backward to a previous era of Ghibli anime and I can't say I'm thrilled by this development. The song was nice, but I don't think it's quite up to Joe Hisaishi level standards. Overall, I'm underwhelmed, but I do believe it will go above and beyond this year's slate of American animated releases. (For clarification, I'm making that statement based on the trailer and on track records with studios/directors. It's an educated guess. :wink: )
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Is that a llama? :D

I'm so excited about this movie. I don't really want to wait till fall/winter for its DVD release in US to finally see it though. :roll:
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i love how they seem to be using other cultures in there movies other then japanese
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That movie looks great!! I have all their Region 1 releases and I;m looking forward for the next wave.
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reyquila wrote:That movie looks great!! I have all their Region 1 releases and I;m looking forward for the next wave.
I seriously hope this is not part of their next wave. I would like to see it have a proper theatrical release first. These movies are just beautiful to watch on that format. :)
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What would be in the next wave, though, to accompany Tales from Earthsea ? Grave of the Fireflies and Only Yesterday? A double-dip of Princess Mononoke in two-disc format?

Anyways, judging by the trailer, I'm sure this'll definitely get a theatrical release! :D

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Escapay wrote:What would be in the next wave, though, to accompany Tales from Earthsea ? Grave of the Fireflies and Only Yesterday? A double-dip of Princess Mononoke in two-disc format?

Anyways, judging by the trailer, I'm sure this'll definitely get a theatrical release! :D

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DaveWadding wrote:
Escapay wrote:What would be in the next wave, though, to accompany Tales from Earthsea ? Grave of the Fireflies and Only Yesterday? A double-dip of Princess Mononoke in two-disc format?

Anyways, judging by the trailer, I'm sure this'll definitely get a theatrical release! :D

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...except Grave was never part of the Disney deal. ;)

The 2 discer from Central Park Media suits me just fine though 8)
D'oh, I forgot about that.

I've got the single-discer from CPM (got it used for $10), so that suits me fine as well.

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Prince Eric wrote:
reyquila wrote:That movie looks great!! I have all their Region 1 releases and I;m looking forward for the next wave.
I seriously hope this is not part of their next wave. I would like to see it have a proper theatrical release first. These movies are just beautiful to watch on that format. :)
Right now, I think that this would get a theatrical release, and then it would be released in the next wave. But the next wave probably won't come out for a while because of Only Yesterday's situation, Ocean Waves not being a priority, and the possibility of a section for Ghibli Shorts.

However I could see Disney releasing the above 3 before Earthsea, and maybe buying the rights to Takahata's Horus: The Prince of the Sun, which would probably make a good companion to Earthsea.
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