According to one of our forum members, zandor117, who was present at the ADV panel at Animé Weekend Atlanta, ADV’s David Williams said that the Evangelion live action movie is now moving into production. We have seen no other report, even though the same panel was used to announce several animé licenses that have been reported by reputable animé news sources.
According to zandor117, this is what was said:
Questioner: “Is there anything new about the EVA movie?”
David Williams: “The EVA movie is now in Production”
Questioner: “Can you tell us the director?”
David Williams: “I am not allowed to say that yet.”
ADV has not yet commented further.
While this does not seem like full production (i.e. filming actors) or even fully fledged pre-production like set building, the main concrete news seems to be that a director has signed on, moving the project beyond the proposal and development phase. Previously, negotiations were under way with a shortlist of directors who had expressed an interest, but the decision had not been made yet.
Comments 4 Responses to “Eva live action director and financing in place?”
This was never said, I was at that panel, all he said was that the project was still in early pre-production stages and that he couldn’t say anything more. However, he did add at the end of his response, “I assure you will all be pleasantly suprised with what we have planned”, or something along that line of dialogue.
I have just come back from the Otakuthon Convention in Montréal where Matt Greenfield has said that there is indeed a director and a A list of Producers. Also he has said, saying that it wouldn’t influence any decision that Hideaki Anno would like Emma Watson to play the role of Asuka.
I am the fan of evangelion, have casually come on your web site, have seen that you do a film and now very much I wish to see it. But I have 1 remark, you have made EVA 00, 01, 02 and other angels too cartoon and it does not please.
Excuse me for grammar
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