Samurai Jack update

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by: Dave Davis Nov. 19, 2009

It's been a quiet couple of years since we heard that animator Genndy Tartakovsky's unique and insane 'toon SAMURAI JACK was coming to theaters from indie studio Frederator Films.

The property is apparently still slicing its way forward, and according to a blog post at Frederator, it has JACK fan JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot company on board as co-producers, and is set up at Paramount.

Alas, the movie's progress is reportedly "glacial", and the script for the "2D/stereoscopic 3D production" is still being written by Tartakovsky himself.

The former Cartoon Network series followed a future-flung swordsman battling the armies of demon lord Aku (RIP Mako). The pop-culture packed samurai tale referenced everything from Kurosawa to 'Lone Wolf and Cub' to Frank Miller's 300 to STAR WARS (which Tartakovsky already captured with his CLONE WARS series).

Source: Frederator

Extra Tidbit: Jack was voiced by former MadTV comic (and PULP FICTION gunshot accident) Phil LaMarr.

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predator_silver
9:54AM on 11/23/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Samurai Jack
Genndy Tartakovsky's said in the commentary on the final season, that he didn't want to end the show on a 20 minute episode, but wanted a full movie to do it. Me being a die hard samurai jack fan, this is fantastic news. Considering Genndy's work on the newer star wars movies was the best thing to come out of all that new Star Wars Stuff. Truly Great News. Also knowing that JJ Abrams, is a fan ...
Genndy Tartakovsky's said in the commentary on the final season, that he didn't want to end the show on a 20 minute episode, but wanted a full movie to do it. Me being a die hard samurai jack fan, this is fantastic news. Considering Genndy's work on the newer star wars movies was the best thing to come out of all that new Star Wars Stuff. Truly Great News. Also knowing that JJ Abrams, is a fan and and a artist as a director can spot a great show as this, only proves that this is one of the greatest Cartoons of all time.
 
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ActionFan81
4:36AM on 11/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
just hope they improve on the dialogue sequences. dont get me wrong I loved this cartoon but 3-4 lines of words preceeded or followed by silence was a bit too much.
just hope they improve on the dialogue sequences. dont get me wrong I loved this cartoon but 3-4 lines of words preceeded or followed by silence was a bit too much.
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Grand_Marquis
12:44AM on 11/21/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
 
Grand_Marquis
12:44AM on 11/21/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Personally, I enjoyed the dialogue's pacing.
Personally, I enjoyed the dialogue's pacing.
 
Grand_Marquis
12:42AM on 11/21/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
 
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ActionFan81
4:31AM on 11/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
just hope they improve on the dialogue sequences. dont get me wrong I loved this cartoon but 3-4 lines of words preceeded or followed by silence was a bit too much.
just hope they improve on the dialogue sequences. dont get me wrong I loved this cartoon but 3-4 lines of words preceeded or followed by silence was a bit too much.
 
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Crazy Dud
2:39AM on 11/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Tartatovsky is deeply involved in this project, so I doubt it will be a Dragonball fiasco. Yes, Mako is irreplacable, but fans deserve the ending to the story, and they can't leave Aku out of it, so they really don't have much of a choice.
Tartatovsky is deeply involved in this project, so I doubt it will be a Dragonball fiasco. Yes, Mako is irreplacable, but fans deserve the ending to the story, and they can't leave Aku out of it, so they really don't have much of a choice.
 
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Lucien12
12:54AM on 11/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Having watched many a Samurai Jack cartoon and loving every minute of it I can say that this will be an extremely difficult project to recreate as a live motion picture. Perhaps more in the 300 style it'd work better.

There's a visceral quality to the presentation of the show that's so important to what the show is. The long stints of silence, or just hearing Jack's steps in the ...
Having watched many a Samurai Jack cartoon and loving every minute of it I can say that this will be an extremely difficult project to recreate as a live motion picture. Perhaps more in the 300 style it'd work better.

There's a visceral quality to the presentation of the show that's so important to what the show is. The long stints of silence, or just hearing Jack's steps in the snow. The sound effects and editing etc.

This could be extremely cool, or waste of celluloid such as Dragonball. Creators, you've gotta watch the shows to understand the shows!
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Kid_Zombie
11:19AM on 11/24/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Read the article, it says its gonna be a cartoon not live action
Read the article, it says its gonna be a cartoon not live action
 
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robspider90
11:57PM on 11/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I've been waiting for this for soooooo LONG!
though I do agree with Spraragen88 that it's going to be next to impossible to recast Aku...but i must know how the story ENDS! I hope the powers at be don't fuck this up :/
though I do agree with Spraragen88 that it's going to be next to impossible to recast Aku...but i must know how the story ENDS! I hope the powers at be don't fuck this up :/
 
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beatrixkiddo
11:28PM on 11/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
It makes me sad to think that Mako would ever be replaced, but I really do want to see a Samurai Jack film. This news makes me happy, especially since JJ Abrams is now involved.
It makes me sad to think that Mako would ever be replaced, but I really do want to see a Samurai Jack film. This news makes me happy, especially since JJ Abrams is now involved.
 
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Spraragen88
11:01PM on 11/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
No Mako! No Go!
They will never be able to replace Mako as Aku. I don't care who they hire, it will fail.

I was really looking forward to this film back then but after Mako's demise, I wish they would have lost interest.

They will never be able to replace Mako as Aku. I don't care who they hire, it will fail.

I was really looking forward to this film back then but after Mako's demise, I wish they would have lost interest.

 
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JokerJonWaugh
10:55PM on 11/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Samurai Jack RULES
But who could play him? Ken Watanabe? That guy from Dark Knight? NICOLAS CAGE?
But who could play him? Ken Watanabe? That guy from Dark Knight? NICOLAS CAGE?
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ActionFan81
4:34AM on 11/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
if you READ through, I dont think this will be live-action film.
if you READ through, I dont think this will be live-action film.