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[SCULLIBUNDO]

http://m.deadline.com/2013/04/after...ays-in-sci-fi-mode-with-warner-bros-yukikaze/

EXCLUSIVE: With a $61 million opening weekend overseas on Universal Pictures’ Oblivion, who could blame Tom Cruise for wanting to stay in science fiction mode? He’s just made a deal to become attached to star in Yukikaze, a big-scale film based on a series of Japanese sci-fi novels by Chohel Kamayashi. Warner Bros acquired the novel series and will finance and distribute. The author has been called Japan’s answer to Isaac Asimov, and the film will be produced by 3 Arts’ Erwin Stoff and Tom Lassally, who developed and produced the sci-fi film All You Need Is Kill that Cruise starred in for Warner Bros and director Doug Liman. Viz Media’s Jason Hoffs will also be producing.

Yukikaze unfolds in the early 21st Century, three decades after the alien force JAM invaded earth through a dimensional porthole that appeared over Antarctica. While humans beat back the attack, they form a special combat force to eradicate the alien threat on its home planet.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Sounds like Pacific Rim: Antarctica.

JAM. The least intimidating alien name ever.

 

[Dead]

For reference:

 

[Prologue]

 

[sfedai0]

I thought it was Yukikaze not Yukizake...

 

[Übermatik]

For reference:

Okay, now I'm interested. When's this getting released?

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Typo'd the title. Mods pls

 

[Jibbed]

Top Gun x Independance Day?

Sold.

 

[Dead]

Between this and "All you need is Kill" its clear the Cruise Missile's next target is the Japanese light novel industry.

"My Sister can't possibly be this cute" to be the next Cruise movie!

 

[FloatOn]

So top gun but with aliens? I'm down if fat val kilmer is in it.

 

[Enron]

Holy fucking shit, LIVE ACTION YUKIKAZE? The anime is awesome (well, the animation and designs are awesome).

 

[LaserBuddha]

Typo'd the title. Mods pls

It was because you were beaming with pride over "Cruise missile", wasn't it?

 

[temp]

Yukkake. All over cinemas.

 

[SerArthurDayne]

I actually just watched this anime a few months ago. Only like 6 episodes. Maybe 12. I didn't really care for it. But Tom Cruise is cool, so we'll see?

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

It was because you were beaming with pride over "Cruise missile", wasn't it?

You say that like it's the first time I've called him that.

 

[TheKaeptain]

GOD DAMMIT. Wait the pilots are supposed to be young right?

 

[Bebpo]

But Yukikaze was Top Gun already...

This makes my brain hurt ;_;

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

But Yukikaze was Top Gun already...

This makes my brain hurt ;_;

Cruise feels the need, the need for Yukikaze!

 

[Jarmel]

Top Gun!

Now with aliens!

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Typo'd the title. Mods pls

Grumble grumble

 

[RustyNails]

Sounds like bukkake. I'm in.

 

[Rayven]

Exclusive pic of the Aliens:

 

[Subitai]

Top Gun!

Now with aliens!

That's what will make people come see it!

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Is this after Jack Reacher II?

 

[Dead]

Is this after Jack Reacher II?

This IS Jack Reacher 2

Also, a prequel to Oblivion

Cruise-verse in full swing baby!

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

This IS Jack Reacher 2

Also, a prequel to Oblivion

Cruise-verse in full swing baby!

I nearly spit out my drink, hahaha

 

[Kagari]

Grumble grumble

You should have withheld it until Sculli agreed to stop posting movie titles in all caps :0

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

You should have withheld it until Sculli agreed to stop posting movie titles in all caps :0

He'll die before giving up the caps.

If he can't type in AVATAR 2, he will literally rage at lower case letters.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Top Gun with aliens.

Sounds fun.

 

[Enron]

I'm guessing they WONT be adapting the moe version of Yukikaze.

 

[Discotheque]

That whack looking oblivion film made 61 mil weekend?....the world hates me. Tom cruise filmography stays winning....at making money and failing to be interesting any longer

 

[Dead]

That whack looking oblivion film made 61 mil weekend?....the world hates me. Tom cruise filmography stays winning....at making money and failing to be interesting any longer

Meanwhile Joe Kosinski proves himself to be the least interesting thing in movies ever.

Only thing blander than that guys movies is the Hunger Games

 

[Solo]

Christ his career has gone in the shitter in the past 5 years. This is now like the 5th or 6th consecutive role than he wouldn't even give the time of day back in his prime.

RIP, Cruise Missile.

 

[Discotheque]

Meanwhile Joe Kosinski proves himself to be the least interesting thing in movies ever.

Only thing blander than that guys movies is the Hunger Games

Yeah it's hilarious that this guy has a third chance at making crap now that this is successful

 

[Deft Beck]

I'm sick of aliens being the threat. It's too easy.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Christ his career has gone in the shitter in the past 5 years. This is now like the 5th or 6th consecutive role than he wouldn't even give the time of day back in his prime.

RIP, Cruise Missile.

I dig his movies, but he needs to shift back into 'motherfucking baller' mode and team up with Michael Mann again for something awesome.

Or do a David Fincher crime film.

 

[Dead]

Cruise should team up with Gaspar Noe

 

[Discotheque]

Cruise should team up with Gaspar Noe

Yeah we'll all get excited that it's happening....until they announce that it's actually gaspar noe being cast as the villain for mi5

 

[JdFoX187]

Yeah it's hilarious that this guy has a third chance at making crap now that this is successful

Disney has him set for a while. He's got TRON 3 and is signed on to direct The Black Hole. I'm intrigued.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Tom Cruise needs to play a serial killer before he retires.

 

[Dead]

Yeah we'll all get excited that it's happening....until they announce that it's actually gaspar noe being cast as the villain for mi5

lol!

Tom Cruise teams up with Herzog for new movie!

Dem misleading headlines

 

[Caelestis]

The premise reminds me of Strange Journey... Just with aliens instead of demons. Might watch if it ends up being decent.

 

[Violet_0]

Cruise so kawaii~
^-^

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

OT, but I really hate Jimmy Fallon. Cruise was on his program a couple of nights ago, and Fallon just butters up Oblivion.

 

[Solo]

Just looking at Cruise's filmography, and he really did kill his career with his 2005 Katie Holmes/Xenu insanity. His last two films prior to that were War of the Worlds and Collateral. He was working with the top directors in the game.

Some of his stuff since then: Knight And Day, Rock of Ages, Jack Reacher, Oblivion, All You Need Is Kill. And the highest profile director of any of those films is James Mangold.

 

[The Technomancer]

Yukikaze unfolds in the early 21st Century, three decades after the alien force JAM invaded earth through a dimensional porthole that appeared over Antarctica. While humans beat back the attack, they form a special combat force to eradicate the alien threat on its home planet.

The Japanese answer to this?

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Just looking at Cruise's filmography, and he really did kill his career with his 2005 Katie Holmes/Xenu insanity. His last two films prior to that were War of the Worlds and Collateral. He was working with the top directors in the game.

Some of his stuff since then: Knight And Day, Rock of Ages, Jack Reacher, Oblivion, All You Need Is Kill. And the highest profile director of any of those films is James Mangold.

I haven't seen Oblivion and All You Need Is Kill, but to be fair, he's really good in all those movies. Ghotocol with Brad Bird was really good.

He should try a few smaller-scale projects and personal projects in the future. Maybe he just wants to do as many blockbusters as possible before the Scientologists take him out.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

I actually liked Knight and Day. It was a fun movie with a lot of cool locales.

 

[Shouta]

Live Action Yukikaze, oh my. But Tom Cruise? Oh no.

 

[icecream]

Live action Yukikaze oh yes. Tom Cruise? Double yes!