Wed May 2, 2007 1:59PM4 comments ›
Wed May 2, 2007 — by Mike Gold
At last: Frank Miller's Ronin to big screen
Is it just an option deal?
I guess the first question is, what took them so long?
Frank Miller's 1983 mini-series Ronin has been optioned by Warner Bros., no doubt noticing the success of Miller's recent movies Sin City and 300. Whereas there are only reports of an option deal, Variety reports director Sylvain White is going to direct the live-action project.
It will come as no shock that Ronin will be shot in the blue/green screen method used for Sin City and 300.
No word on any guest-shot from Samurai Jack, who would fit in like a glove.
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Comments (4)
John McCarthy (3:53 PM on Wed May 2, 2007)
Don't let our friend Todd see that Ronin is in development -- he may decide to sue on behalf of Samurai Jack!
;-)
M. Sean McManus (9:23 AM on Thu May 3, 2007)
I don't understand what Samurai Jack has to do with this, but maybe I should read Ronin again. I guess it's the time traveling Samurai-- I don't remember if Aku was in Ronin.
John McCarthy (10:57 AM on Thu May 3, 2007)
The bare bones of the comparison is the set-up: a samurai with a magic sword battles a demon in Japan's past. In Ronin it's Agat, in Jack it's Aku. Each demon is on the ropes from the samurai and initiates a back door escape. Agat binds both himself and Ronin to a sword where they are trapped until NYC in the 21st century. Aku simply banishes Jack to the future, where/when Jack finds himself in a New World far removed from his previous experience. In both cases, the demons are in positions of power high above the teeming masses where they can plot and strike at their enemies from a distance. It's at this point that both stories really begin. If you'll excuse me, I'm gonna run out to Borders and see if I can lay my hands on some Jack DVDs. (Gotta do sumthin' to ease the wait for Ronin: The Movie.)
Oh, BTW --and this is kinda cool-- if you do a search for Ronin on Amazon, Miller's graphic novel is the first hit, with DeNiro's movie at #2. Score one for the home team!
John McCarthy (3:50 PM on Wed May 2, 2007)
Don't let Todd see that Ronin is in development -- he might sue on behalf of Samurai Jack.
;-)