With his feature directorial debut 47 Ronin , he brings plenty of knowledge on how to mix CG and practical work seamlessly. As we walked around the room, we were given a lot of information on the entire movie and they told us how they're going to take the famous story and make it their own.
For those unfamiliar, the tale of the 47 Ronin is very famous in Japan and it's also a national holiday. If you grow up there, it's a yearly tradition. Not only is December 14 a national holiday, but every year they release new versions of the story on TV and in the movies.
However, while Japan has taken some license with the story, Hollywood has never tried to tell the tale, and no one has ever tried to mix in a fantasy element. After talking with the cast yesterday, they all seemed to think it was an interesting way to tell the story and the Japanese actors were happy that the rest of the world would soon learn about the 47 Ronin. As we finished our tour, someone told us that they're taking the story of the 47 Ronin and they're adding Lord of the Rings or Star Wars.
I thought more of Whatever movie you want to say is being added in, the most important thing to know is that it looks cool.
Another thing we learned that I thought was great is unlike some Hollywood movies that use white actors in place of a different ethnicity, for 47 Ronin the entire cast except Reeves is Japanese. Even the day players. And before you start saying anything about Reeves and how he doesn't fit in, almost as soon as he's introduced he's called "half breed", which becomes his nickname for most of the movie.
The fact is, you can't make a movie for western audiences using an all Japanese cast. While I might see that movie, you're got to have a movie star. But while 47 Ronin will be released in America in English, we learned that on every take, the first time they do it everyone speaks Japanese--including Reeves! He decided to learn the language and while he might only be able to say the words in the script and maybe a few more , the fact is, there is always a chance they could release 47 Ronin in all Japanese with English subtitles.
Personally, that's the way I'd like to see it the first time. However, who knows if Universal will release a Japanese version as it's over a year from release and things change. But I thought it was a very cool they were doing this. Soon after leaving the art room, we went to a nearby theater and got to see a sizzle reel from the first five weeks of filming.
While we didn't get to see any full scenes, we did get to see the massive sets and incredible costumes by Penny Rose , and we also got to see a bit of the action. Even though it's impossible to know what the finished film is going to be, I could see the building blocks of what could be a cool film. As we left the theater to walk to the life-size fortress from the end of the movie, we learned:.
In the past six years I've been able to visit a number of movie sets. I've seen a small room transformed into a massive location through the use of CG and movie magic.
However, I've never felt like I've been transported to another time and place while on set. What you need to know is, on 47 Ronin , the production actually built huge portions of a massive fortress and a castle. The fortress that they built was so big it took us a few minutes to walk from the base up the spiraling stairway and into the main section.
It was incredible and I've never seen anything like it. The level of detail was insane. Unfortunately, I don't know how to fully convey what it was like to walk up the black rocks into the fortress and look around where all you see is the inside of a fortress.
The main reason they had to build this set is that a big portion of the ending of the movie takes place here and they're in the middle of shooting 2nd unit at night. Covering Netflix since , Kasey has been tracking the comings and goings of the Netflix library for close to a decade. Resides in the United Kingdom. Leaving Soon. Netflix News. Share Tweet Pin. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
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