Live-action Japanese Phoenix Wright film in the works

**Valigarmander** · 06-02-2011, 10:58 AM

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Japanese director Takashi Miike said recently that he was working on a "light comedy" based on a court drama game for the DS. The Ace Attorney series seemed to fit the bill and, sure enough, Capcom has officially announced that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is headed to the big screen for a live-action adaptation.

The titular Wright will be played by Hiroki Narimiya, prosecutor Miles Edgeworth by Takumi Saito, and assistant Maya Fey by Mirei Kiritani. Production will be handled by Nippon Television Network Corporation and the movie -- currently carrying the working title of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - The Movie -- is currently scheduled to be out in Japan next spring.

Capcom is no stranger to videogame-based movies; its Resident Evil series will see its fifth live-action movie released in 2012.

There's no word as of yet on an international release. It doesn't seem like the sort of thing that would get a wide release in theaters in North America, but it's anyone's guess as to what could happen with a possibly subtitled DVD or digital release.

lol

Bomby · 06-02-2011, 11:27 AM

Takashi Miike would.

***Booyakasha*** · 06-02-2011, 11:41 AM

SephirothKirby · 06-02-2011, 12:41 PM

I'll watch it.

Bomby · 06-02-2011, 01:32 PM

The thing to remember is that this is no hack director; He just released this masterpiece last year, and is pretty well respected for other films of his such as Audition, Ichi the Killer, Visitor Q, and The Happiness of the Katakuris. Considering how many rabid fanboys he has (myself not really being one of them, as other than 13 Assassins I've really only moderately enjoyed his work), this will at the very least make it to the states in DVD form.

Maximum Spider · 06-02-2011, 04:18 PM

It'll be better than what America could do with it.

Dux is not you · 06-02-2011, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bomby

The thing to remember is that this is no hack director; He just released this masterpiece last year, and is pretty well respected for other films of his such as Audition, Ichi the Killer, Visitor Q, and The Happiness of the Katakuris. Considering how many rabid fanboys he has (myself not really being one of them, as other than 13 Assassins I've really only moderately enjoyed his work), this will at the very least make it to the states in DVD form.

That's like a Japanese Ridley Scott

Bomby · 06-02-2011, 04:43 PM

Except his films tend to be a lot more strange than Ridley's.

1-up Salesman · 06-02-2011, 05:48 PM

I'll watch it. My sister will be so excited.

CuccoLady · 06-02-2011, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Val

lol

**Loot** · 06-05-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Maximum Spider

It'll be better than what America could do with it.

An American court drama with an awesome defense attorney?

Nah, it'll never happen.

**Valigarmander** · 11-08-2011, 09:29 PM

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This actually looks pretty tight.

Bomby · 01-31-2012, 03:24 PM

First reviews are in:

IFFR 2012 Review: ACE ATTORNEY leads the witnesses!

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Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Takashi Miike would.

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06-02-2011, 01:32 PM	#5
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	The thing to remember is that this is no hack director; He just released this masterpiece last year, and is pretty well respected for other films of his such as Audition, Ichi the Killer, Visitor Q, and The Happiness of the Katakuris. Considering how many rabid fanboys he has (myself not really being one of them, as other than 13 Assassins I've really only moderately enjoyed his work), this will at the very least make it to the states in DVD form.

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Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Except his films tend to be a lot more strange than Ridley's.

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01-31-2012, 03:24 PM	#13
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	First reviews are in: IFFR 2012 Review: ACE ATTORNEY leads the witnesses!