Sony Announces Live-Action Final Fantasy XIV TV Series

[AnnaRosa]

Peter Dinklage as Papalymo rumored?

And Nanamo would be ..??
Raubahn as Terry Crews ❤

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I really don't get why people are so repulsed to a live action adaptation. The technology and budget is there to handle all of the effects, creatures, and magitek faithfully. There is a much larger audience reach for live action versus anime (there are a sizable number of people who just won't watch anime, no matter how good it is). Video games by and large—including Final Fantasy—have moved towards more and more realism, so the marriage is there. Lastly, to see places like Gridania becoming fully realized in live action would be breathtaking (and just simply meh present in anime).

So, personally, I'm excited by the prospect of live action. Very excited.

It's reasons like this that got us that horrible sonic design... but sure... anime/cartoons need to be in live action now. :c - Not agreed.-

[Vahlnir]

It's reasons like this that got us that horrible sonic design... but sure... anime/cartoons need to be in live action now. :c - Not agreed.-

We'll have to see how things play out with Sonic. They said that he would be redesigned due to the backlash they received. I still feel that Jim Carrey will carry the whole film but it will probably end up in the bargain bin at Wal Mart pretty quickly. But hopefully it'll be a fun watch even if it's terrible. Detective Pikachu was probably the most successful game to movie live action adaptation in recent memory and I felt like it earned it. So it can happen, but it's rare and extremely difficult to pull off.

[griffinborn]

Raubahn as Terry Crews ❤

He can't hold a sword and an Old Spice bodywash bottle at the same time.

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We'll have to see how things play out with Sonic. They said that he would be redesigned due to the backlash they received. I still feel that Jim Carrey will carry the whole film but it will probably end up in the bargain bin at Wal Mart pretty quickly. But hopefully it'll be a fun watch even if it's terrible. Detective Pikachu was probably the most successful game to movie live action adaptation in recent memory and I felt like it earned it. So it can happen, but it's rare and extremely difficult to pull off.

While what you say is true... it should've never happened to begin with. Which is my point ingeneral. They don't get points for changing the design in my opinion cause they shouldn't have gotten it wrong in the first place. And you can BET your raid food this -live action- XIV is going gets ALOT of things wrong too. Should've just been an anime.

[Radacci]

A well animated FF anime, would be so awesome - like the ninja war at the end of Naruto.
A live action can tecnically be great, just like Avengers, GoT, LotR, it's just that it would take a huge budget, and great CGI team, producer, director, and actors.
There's certainly enough drama and action to make it as popular as GoT.
I mean People were sceptical about LotR, cause of Peter Jackson, but it turned out quite well lol, so it could be good, it could be bad.
I'm a bit sceptical though.

[Alucard135]

Leaked image of Guy Fieri as a male Viera named Guy Vieri

[Edax]

A well animated FF anime, would be so awesome - like the ninja war at the end of Naruto.
A live action can tecnically be great, just like Avengers, GoT, LotR, it's just that it would take a huge budget, and great CGI team, producer, director, and actors.
There's certainly enough drama and action to make it as popular as GoT.
I mean People were sceptical about LotR, cause of Peter Jackson, but it turned out quite well lol, so it could be good, it could be bad.
I'm a bit sceptical though.

For some reason, I just don't think a video game movie is going to get the same scale of production as the live-action Lord of the Rings.

[Gula]

I remember at E3, Bethesda maybe? But there was some presentation on a TV series. Some men in suits who dont care about what fans want likely saw XIVs numbers and went "... Lets do this"

[Gula]

A well animated FF anime, would be so awesome - like the ninja war at the end of Naruto.
A live action can tecnically be great, just like Avengers, GoT, LotR, it's just that it would take a huge budget, and great CGI team, producer, director, and actors.
There's certainly enough drama and action to make it as popular as GoT.
I mean People were sceptical about LotR, cause of Peter Jackson, but it turned out quite well lol, so it could be good, it could be bad.
I'm a bit sceptical though.

Animation is expensive and time consuming. Redline? S e v e n years hand drawn. On a reasonable budget, youre looking at loads of CG and not ufotable quality either. The mass market matters. Will all XIV players buy anime blu rays? No. They wont. But you know who migh? People looking for fresh but familiar entertainment.