Initial D ( Movie )

[Forhod]

I came across my friends magazine and I saw this page advertising Initial D.
I took a closer look and it says about the real show they filming.

-Jay Chou as Takumi Fujiwara
-Anthony Wong as Bunta Fujiwara
-Anne Suzuki as Natasuki Mogi
-Shawn Yue as Takeshi Nakazato
-Edison Chen as Ryosuke Takahashi

Said to be released in 2005 Summer..

Can't wait to watch it!

[duluth2006]

movie was annouced awhile back. i thought andy lau was being bunta fujiwara though and edison chen as takumi. they had to take drifting classes too. but this is a few months old news...

[peter i]

I should let everybody know who they are and how it looks like

Anne Suzuki as Natasuki Mogi
Jay Chou as Takumi Fujiwara
Anthony Wong as Bunta Fujiwara
Shawn Yue as Takeshi Nakazato
Edison Chen as Ryosuke Takahashi

[HuStLaZ]

Jay Chou looks more like Ryoksuke than Takumi, aw well, make up and different hair styles would obviously be used to make them more like the anime characters

[1viadrft]

When IS the movie coming out anyway?

[Forhod]

Originally Posted by Forhod

Said to be released in 2005 Summer..

According to another magazine I read, they say they are already starting filming in Japan.

[duluth2006]

Tsui Hark is not on this HK Initial D movie.
Peter Lam, chairman of Media Asia Group, has announced that Andrew Lau and Alan Mak will indeed be replacing Tsui Hark to direct HK Initial D movie, claiming schedule conflicts as the reason.
Felix Chong is now re-working the script. Shooting starts in Japan by may.

Shooting of Initial D is being delayed due to conflicts between Tsui Hark and Media Asia Group. First, there is a disparity of some HK$10 million between the two's proposals on the production budget. Tsui Hark wants the movie to be as grandiose as possible and to film the car races on actual locations - primarily Japan and Europe - as depicted in the comics. However, this would require a hefty budget which Media Asia Group is hesitant to fork out. Secondly, the script is heading in two directions. Media Asia Group wants the movie to be commercially viable, while Tsui Hark insists on making it according to his filming language and style. Thirdly, while they are basically in agreement on the male cast Jay Chou, Edison Chan, Shawn Yue and Anthony Wong, they are again in dissent on the female lead.

Owing to many disputes, the studio decided to delay the shooting, with no date fixed, wonder how the issue develops. Media Asia Group declined comment on what it would do should the controversies remain unresolved, but some top-dog privately revealed that the director would be changed if the worst comes to the worst.

EDIT: I read it wrong before, its Andy Lau's movie company. I thought it was Andy Lau as Bunta Fujiwara... Although I still remember seeing it somewhere when it was first announced as Andy Lau as Bunta. Also I hope the female lead isn't something stupid like Twins.

[aznxthuggie]

i hope its alot better then legend of speed.. and i heard edison was taking the roll of takumi.. not sure too much crap.. i dont know why they are using all these hk actors.. shoulda kept it japanese

[ColeIketani]

Wait Europe? when do they go to Europe?

[NSX-R-SSJ20K]

the movie is doomed. It was doomed when they mentioned Andrew fucking Lau.

That guy can't direct a movie for shit. Why the hell they haven't got a japanese director etc to do it is beyond me. (I heard jackie chan's production company bought the rights or something?)

[peter i]

Remind me one of the jacky chan movie .....is about a hong kong racer and the mad undergroud racer .

The racing sence on the circuit was fuck up like hell , totally looks like a toys car on the track (that sence is directed by this guy) I hope this fucker will do a research before shoothing a racer movie (even "The fast & the ferious) is the best research material for him!

[joebowlr21]

http://www.active-x.net/cgi-bin/~ini...71605;start=60

Check out the shots of the Initial D movie!

Looks like it's already being filmed.

[ColeIketani]

Originally Posted by ColeIketani

Wait Europe? when do they go to Europe?

WELL? DOES ANYONE KNOW?

[Auto_newb]

IMO I think Tsuchiya should be Bunta, he's perfect. He drifts better than anyone, he's old, he's got an 86, and I bet it won't be long till he picks up smoking hehe.

I also think that they should go over to japan and watch the drift events, and pick whoever looks like Takumi (and can drift well too of course) :P

[Auto_newb]

Originally Posted by ColeIketani

WELL? DOES ANYONE KNOW?

No, nobody knows.