Comments on: Famed Manga ‘Lone Wolf And Cub’ Getting The Hollywood Treatment From ‘Fast Five’ Helmer Justin Lin

By: bp

bp — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:16:39 +0000

As a devoted fan of the manga and the film series, I am crestfallen at this news. Lin is a hack.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:16:39 +0000

Even with the Peoples involved, I hope it doesn't get made. The only way to get it done right is with a Japanese cast and crew and filming in Japan. Relocating it to the US would mean that some vital elements from the manga would inevitably get lost in the translation. It was my understanding that the rights situation was quite complicated (didn't Paramount and Darren Arofnosky try to buy a few years back and failed?), so I'm surprised this has been resolved. All things considered, if there ever was a film I hope gets stuck and remains in development hell, it's this one.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:16:39 +0000

Just curious, Kevin – did you ever see Better Luck Tomorrow? Because the promise Lin showed in that film is what has made most of his career since then so disappointing – to me, at least. I think he made "Fast Five" as good as the material would let him (which is still to say, not especially good) so I think he's got chops, but to this point he seems to have been stuck with lackluster projects. Joe Carnahan is similar in that way.