The Wachowskis' Ninja Assassin

[ninjaracer]

Damn... can someone fill me in on the general details of this flick... I mean I have heard some things about it... never really followed up though...

Director: James McTeigue (V for Vendetta)
Writers: Matthew Sand and J. Michael Straczynski (Changeling, Babylon 5, Crusade)
Producers: Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, Joel Silver and Grant Hill (Speed Racer, V for Vendetta, Matrix I, II, III)

Cast:
Rain ... Raizo
(stunt reel and Rain's training: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DIYsYOCwOI)
Naomie Harris ... Mika Coretti
Shô Kosugi ... Lord Ozunu

Synopsis :- Raizo is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them…and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge. In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti has stumbled upon a money trail linking several political murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying the orders of her superior, Ryan Maslow, Mika digs into top secret agency files to learn the truth behind the murders. Her investigation makes her a target, and the Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers, led by the lethal Takeshi, to silence her forever. Raizo saves Mika from her attackers, but he knows that the Clan will not rest until they are both eliminated. Now, entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Europe, Raizo and Mika must trust one another if they hope to survive…and finally bring down the elusive Ozunu Clan.


Choreography:

87Eleven team (300,Speed Racer,V for Vendetta, Matrix, X-Men Origins: Wolverine)
demo of 87Eleven's past work:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cObEyx7xlUY

Visual Effects:
Jeppe N. Christensen (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
Dan Glass (Speed Racer, V for Vendetta, Batman Begins, Matrix I, II, III, Notting Hill, The English Patient, Mission: Impossible)
John L. Jack (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Australia, Speed Racer, Rush Hour 3,Pirates of the CaribbeanII, III, Spider-Man 3, Matrix II, III)
Chas Jarrett (Speed racer, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Troy ,Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
Daniel P. Rosen (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Australia, Speed Racer, Rush Hour 3,Pirates of the CaribbeanII, III, Spider-Man 3, Matrix II, III)
Christopher Townsend (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Pirates of the Caribbean II, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Star Wars I, II, III, The Day After Tomorrow , Hulk, Artificial Intelligence, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible)


Original Music:
Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust)

release date:
USA 2009
France 29 July 2009

James McTeigue said its going to be an old school Hong Kong influenced fight fest whilst keeping with the traditional Japanese style.

- Looking to be a R rated movie with no exceptions being made to the integrity of choreography prepped by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski with insight on behalf of fight consultant Yuen Woo-ping.

- The Wachowski's are involved with blocking all the complex fight scenes with James taking lead on dialogue related scenes.

source:http://www.latinoreview.com/news/upd...-man-whoa-5001

 

[Nivek]

There a trailer for this scheduled yet?

 

[ninjaracer]

there is not trailer yet. Only a short footage was shown at ComicCon last year, which I wish I'd have seen

source:http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/07/26/comic-con-08-first-look-at-james-mcteigues-ninja-assassin/

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The trailer for Ninja Assassin was truly breathtaking, in an intense and exciting sense, and also was unfortunately something that most will never get to see in advance of watching the actual movie. James McTeigue describes what I saw best: a combination of anime and horror with ninjas, lots and lots of ninjas. This looks like the greatest mainstream ninja movie that anyone might ever see. If you're a fan of ninjas, even in the slightest, then you're going to instantly be a fanatic of this. It starts out with a boy growing up in a small village learning the ways of ninjas and eventually leads to his revenge later on. There wasn't much of a story (or any dialogue) in the trailer, but that didn't matter – the action kicked ass.

This also looked incredibly R rated. Every time someone would smoothly slice a blade across someone else, the blood flowed freely. This where the horror element came into play, because it was incredibly bloody but not exactly in a horrific sense – stylized instead. McTeigue is a filmmaker who definitely attempts to push the limits and he did it with V for Vendetta and he's about to do it again with Ninja Assassin. There was not just one ninja – there were multiples, flying in from everywhere, slicing up people left and right. There were scenes in the middle of a road where ninjas were leaping over cars, scenes with ninjas hiding in the roof waiting to attack a SWAT team, and even one of the best fight scenes in a bathroom I've ever seen!

If you take a look at the photo at the top, you'll notice Rain looks slightly red. That is indeed because he's covered entirely in blood. In a separate scene, Rain fights a guy in the bathroom and starts stabbing him with a very short blade in the neck and other important nerve points, so the blood is gushing out everywhere. Soon enough the entire bathroom, and Rain, were covered in blood yet the fighting continued. And at the end of the trailer, Rain bashes the guy's head into a urinal as a finisher. This isn't your mom and pop's violence either, this is hardcore. You can feel every last slice and every last hit – and it's as painful as hell! It's not cartoony, it's not cheesy, it's unrelenting violent ninja action at its finest.
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[I'm Old Greg]

this one?

when i see the name of the film in that poster all i see is ASS ASS

 

[ninjaracer]

Seems Ninja Assassin will be released in US on 06/01/2009

http://www.fandango.com/ninjaassassin_117033/movieoverview?date=

 

[xwolverine2]

when i see the name of the film in that poster all i see is ASS ASS

theres plenty of "IN" as well

Seems Ninja Assassin will be released in US on 06/01/2009

if thats true then...UGGGGHHHH

but thats fandango... lol

 

[Sebastos]

I can't wait for a trailer.

 

[ninjaracer]

Someone saw a special screening of Ninja Assassin in the midwest (the movie is being cut at Ravenswood, Chicago). And here's his comment:

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I have seen NINJA ASSASSIN and it is the bloodiest, greatest action film in years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAIN looks like a Frank Frazetta painting come to life and Sho Kosuge slices his way across the screen looking like 60 years of badass road. Prepare yourselves. NINJA ASSASSIN delivers!!!!!


NINJA ASSASSIN is like a martial jaws/aliens movie. The Ninjas come out of the shadows and nothing can stop them except another ninja. Simple story, beautifully filmed and choreographed.
Very gory and very RED.
LOVED IT!!!!!
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source:http://www.kungfucinema.com/?p=4754

 

[Octoberist]

funny. i still have not seen one ninja yet.

 

[Octoberist]

btw, does Korean Superstar Rain know Japanese?

 

[ninjaracer]

btw, does Korean Superstar Rain know Japanese?

He's released 1 Japanese album and 3 singles

this is his first Japanese MV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIGnY3Jt-V8

 

[Dark Victory]

The poster turns me off, but the footage sounds great so I'll have to wait for a trailer.

 

[Rishi]

I've been waiting for a good hollywood ninja movie

hopefully this is a return to form for the wachowskis

 

[I'm Old Greg]

theres plenty of "IN" as well



if thats true then...UGGGGHHHH

but thats fandango... lol

LMAOt:

 

[oakzap425]

btw, does Korean Superstar Rain know Japanese?

Most Korean pop stars know Japanese. They most likely do cross over albums. I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[xwolverine2]

Someone saw a special screening of Ninja Assassin in the midwest (the movie is being cut at Ravenswood, Chicago). And here's his comment:

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I have seen NINJA ASSASSIN and it is the bloodiest, greatest action film in years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAIN looks like a Frank Frazetta painting come to life and Sho Kosuge slices his way across the screen looking like 60 years of badass road. Prepare yourselves. NINJA ASSASSIN delivers!!!!!


NINJA ASSASSIN is like a martial jaws/aliens movie. The Ninjas come out of the shadows and nothing can stop them except another ninja. Simple story, beautifully filmed and choreographed.
Very gory and very RED.
LOVED IT!!!!!
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source:http://www.kungfucinema.com/?p=4754

lol i hope he's not overexagerating.

 

[oakzap425]

I am so excited for this.

So that makes transformers 2 and ninja assassin for june?


June is going to be an epic month

 

[DBZ2cool]

It is a PLANT.

 

[xwolverine2]

I am so excited for this.

So that makes transformers 2 and ninja assassin for june?


June is going to be an epic month

i bet it'll get pushed back again lol

 

[SonikDeath]

I hope they release a trailer for this soon, been waiting awhile.

 

[oakzap425]

i bet it'll get pushed back again lol

GET OUT OUT OF MY DREAMS!

 

[xwolverine2]

 

[oakzap425]

How dare you!

 

[oakzap425]

HOW DARE YOU!

On topic: i need that poster as a desktop pic, asap.

 

[ninjaracer]

Just found this posted yesterday by J. Michael Straczynski at http://jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?id=1-17758
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There have been a couple of previews for Ninja Assassin, and the
audience scores have been just terrific. I have a suspicion that this
is going to do very well.