Thanks to Dahne for the heads up.
Now a long-stalled U.S. remake of "Battle Royale" could be restarted -- as a TV series.
In the last few weeks, the CW has had talks with the project's Hollywood representatives about the possibility of turning the property into an English-language show, said a person with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to speak about it publicly. The talks were preliminary, but if a deal could be reached, the network would acquire rights to Koushun Takami’s underlying novel, then unpack and expand on it for an hourlong dramatic series.
Asked about the CW talks, Joyce Jun, a Hollywood attorney representing U.S. rights to the title, would say only that "there is no deal in place." A CW spokesman confirmed only there had been some discussion but declined to comment further.
Source: Full Story @ LA Times
Are they just fresh out of ideas or does it just seem that way?
ReplyDeletenever heard of it and I doubt it will happen
ReplyDeleteI doubt it will happen either given that the story is more violent than Hunger Games. They'd have to do some major editing.
ReplyDeleteI love the Battle Royale movies but I just can't see them made into a tv series. Didn't someone already try this idea and it wasn't picked up?
ReplyDeleteI have no idea if this could even work but even if they do decide to do this, I don't think the CW would be the right network to air it. Or they'd have to majorly edit it (which could also affect the quality).
ReplyDeleteBattle Royale(ala The Hunger games with actually good writing) being reanimated? OH YES.
ReplyDeleteBy CW? NOPENOPENOPENOPE
hahaha basically what you've said!!
ReplyDeleteAren't the already redeveloping The Selection? I don't see the need for this show then
ReplyDeleteBattle Royale was brilliant and shocking at the time with its violence, if this was going to work as a TV show it would have to be on a cable channel like HBO or Starz not CW. Basically leave it the hell alone.
ReplyDeleteGood idea! Wrong network. I mean, don't get me wrong because I love the CW, but Battle Royale is really violent and could work better on Premium Cable.
ReplyDeleteI'm in. CW can do good shows: Vampire Diaries, Nikita, Arrow. I don't count Supernatural because WB made it.
ReplyDeleteI rather have a good storyline than all blood like the garbage Starz usually does.
ReplyDeleteCurious,they didn't picked up The Selection,that could also have been favored by Hunger Games success.
ReplyDeleteThey didn't picked it up yet.
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