egyptianknights ([info]egyptianknights) wrote in [info]hellsing,
@ 2008-04-04 21:35:00
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Apparently that movie is gonna be made...
...if this post on 4chan(i googled for this info) is to be believed :

"LA Hellsing movie Anonymous 04/04/08(Fri)02:19 No.10688313 [Reply]

Reposting the news for nighttime /a/. Hellsing LA movie confirmed by producer and trailer accidentally leaked.

Trailer:
http://www.imagenfilms.com/HellsingTrailer.mov

Jootube version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl4bJqmY5KQ

Note that the trailer in no way reflects what the finished product will be because it was made as a sort of test to see if the movie was worth making. It's still pretty awesome though. Also, the company that produced this trailer is NOT the same company that will produce the movie. It only features a model playing Seras and no other characters, but there WILL be all other characters in the film".

From the director :

"This was produced several months ago as a spec teaser to get the greenlight from Japan. As of this point, production is moving forward and I will be directing it. My company is not producing as I was pulled on by an established production company who has already produced comic-to-film adaptations.

To answer your other question, this focuses on Seras' origin story and her entry into the Hellsing Organisation and it will be shot in England. I can't say who we are casting as the lead, but she looks exactly the part and everything about the story is as true to the originating material as can be. It will be very dark and gritty, mixed between something like the Russian film Night Watch and the ** rabble :robotmad: ** feel of the american film Constantine.

My goal is to make this very real feeling, and to ground all that seems unbelievable in some sort of reality. You'll dig it, I promise"!


Theres also a new British T.V series currently shooting for a September release on ITV called "The Last Van Helsing".

"6 x 60' supernatural drama series for ITV1.
‘In-humans’ – supernatural entities with freakish powers – are on the move and the only one who can stand in their way is Luke Forsythe. Luke is a normal, everyday 17-year-old Londoner until, one night, he wakes up to find a mysterious stranger raiding his fridge.

Philip plays CIA operative Rupert Galvin, a "larger-than-life" American with a "tragic past and a zero-tolerance policy to the rabble of mythical half-life entities" in the as yet untitled new ITV1 drama series. The drama, currently known internally at ITV as the "untitled Van Helsing project", will put a "contemporary spin on the legacy of Bram Stoker's Dracula" and be set above and beneath the streets of modern-day London. Philip's character will appear in the life of his teenage godson, Luke, played by Robin Hood's Christian Cooke. Luke's father died in mysterious circumstances and afterwards Philip's Galvin is "catapulted into a world of vampires, demons and zombies". The Office's Mackenzie Crook will also appear as the evil Gladiolus Thrip, a sinister vampire with a burning hatred for the Van Helsing lineage. "There are supernatural forces of evil at work and it is Luke's destiny, as the last descendent of the Van Helsing line, to smite the half-lives that stalk our streets," ITV said. The drama will be made by Elisabeth Murdoch's independent production company, Shine, which previously made Sky One's supernatural series Hex. It will be produced by the team behind Hex - Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps - and written by two writers from that show, Peter Tabern and Lucy Watkins, as well as Hotel Babylon's Howard Overman. The six-part drama was commissioned by ITV director of drama Laura Mackie. It is currently filming in London with an ITV1 transmission expected later in the year".

My opinion? Who cares anymore?! I'm through with Herushingu. The concept will never get done any justice; especially via Hirano's hand.



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[info]gguardian
2008-04-04 12:18 pm UTC (link)
So it is about Seras afterall. And who the hell is the director? Keeping it secret for now eh? They will screw it up but we'll see what happens.

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[info]inu_yukai
2008-04-04 12:33 pm UTC (link)
Damnit I am so used to the Japanese and English dubs but now I have to watch it with diffrent actors.. I prob wont even watch it at all.

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[info]hellsing999
2008-04-04 12:39 pm UTC (link)
So Seras does get a big role now? Suprise... I´ll be looking forward to any scenes with Pip.

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[info]sailorptah
2008-04-04 12:42 pm UTC (link)
My opinion? Who cares anymore?

...then why did you post it?

For my part, Rupert Galvin is setting off my Suedar like nobody's business. And I'm going to have a very, very hard time taking any bad guy named "Gladiolus Thrip" seriously.

(Okay, admittedly we have "Montana Max", but at least the official series doesn't admit that that's his name.)

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[info]romancandle_
2008-04-04 12:48 pm UTC (link)
Not at all being a fan of Seras, this "trailer" does nothing for me. In fact, the entire concept does nothing for me. If said film truly does come to fruition, I will probably see it - just like I saw Resident Evil - and, as with RE, be supremely disappointed. I'm not excited about this, in the least.

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[info]cleo2584
2008-04-04 12:56 pm UTC (link)
*sigh*

I'll probably see it, but I'm with [info]romancandle_ on not being a Seras fan at all. I think a lot will depend on the acting, but I can see the film as having the potential to turn into a sfx nightmare. And I'm sure Integra's role will end up marginalized as always (hopefully not just completely fucked up).

I'd like to know which company this "established production company" is, and I'd like to see a profile for it on imdb.

Edited at 2008-04-04 12:59 pm UTC

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[info]theartema
2008-04-04 06:11 pm UTC (link)
And I'm sure Integra's role will end up marginalized as always (hopefully not just completely fucked up).

She'll either be Queen of Exposition, ala OVA, or turned into a bossy, icy bitch who gets her comeuppance via vampire attack and eventual rescue by Seras/Alucard.

Never mind that it's her goddamn organization and she's been killing things since she was a child. /bitch bitch bitch

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[info]hoozilla
2008-04-04 01:32 pm UTC (link)
I feel like I should be more excited about this, but mostly it seems kind of dubious. Probably because we haven't heard a single thing about this before? But I guess we'll see.

Girl playing Seras is cute, though.

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[info]bigbad88
2008-04-04 01:42 pm UTC (link)
Why is another of my fandoms being turned into a movie? First Avatar now Hellsing? *goes of to cry somewhere*

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[info]darklord_wes
2008-04-04 01:48 pm UTC (link)
I stopped reading at 4chan. I don't believe most of them, and most of them are assholes. And the concept being about Seras is pretty fucking lame, seems too common Hollywood.

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[info]darklord_wes
2008-04-04 01:52 pm UTC (link)
I did read it all, just hating 4chan.

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[info]xxherlullabyxx
2008-04-04 02:42 pm UTC (link)
Somehow, I don't see this working out. I just doesn't seem....real, ya know. Although the trailer is neat in itself, good special effects and all, it just seems like a fan trailer.

And, if it does end up being real and actually does become a movie then the fandom is doomed.

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[info]sevarem
2008-04-05 02:05 pm UTC (link)
That's what I was thinking. It doesn't seem like a real trailer at all. And if it is, it doesn't seem like a trailer for Hellsing at all.

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(no subject) - [info]xxherlullabyxx, 2008-04-05 02:41 pm UTC
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[info]shino_usagi
2008-04-04 03:56 pm UTC (link)
This sounds exciting. I like teh girl that they put in as Seras for the trailer, but I wish they didn't have her wearing high heels X3
Looks like it will be rather interesting if it does get made/finished =)

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[info]yumenohogosha
2008-04-04 04:27 pm UTC (link)
It's pretty much guranteed that I'll go see this if it's real.
I'll probably be very dissappointed and will then proceed to rant about how Hollywood butchered it.
But yeah, the fandom's probably doomed if this thing ends up getting more than a limited cinema run, which I doubt it will, personally.
I'd be interested to see the cast list, though, if this is real.

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[info]razorknives
2008-04-05 12:06 am UTC (link)
It already sounds like your going into it with a negative, (it IS going to suck) attitude. You would hate perfection if you go in like that. Fairness, and Impartiality. Isn't Hellsing worth it??

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(no subject) - [info]yumenohogosha, 2008-04-06 09:22 pm UTC

[info]castlecapegirl
2008-04-04 04:34 pm UTC (link)
I'm disappointed that they made no mention of Alucard, him being just about the main character and all. And what about Integra? And Walter? If it turns out to be entirely about Seras, I will be disappointed, but my fangirl will not let me rest until I see it. Perhaps, since this is a test, they'll change it so it's closer to the Manga/OVA, and Hirano will help out with it. Because that would make it a bit more awesome.

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[info]twinenigma
2008-04-04 05:04 pm UTC (link)
It seems you do care, or you wouldn't be posting.

Besides, someone already made a post about this. :B

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[info]razorknives
2008-04-05 12:09 am UTC (link)
He\ she is probable posting for our information.

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(no subject) - [info]twinenigma, 2008-04-05 01:47 am UTC

[info]sir_hellsing
2008-04-04 05:19 pm UTC (link)
Just like Constantine. Then that explains how faithful it is to the source material. *lololol*

Maybe it'll be as bad as it.

(For those who didn't know Hellblazer, John Constantine is British and blond, and they made him Yank and Keanu Reeves)).

I doubt Hirano is going to give these people the rights and they'll get funding.

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[info]noblesseoblige
2008-04-04 05:32 pm UTC (link)
Oh gawd, seriously. If I believed everything I read on *4chan* then I would be bowing down at the altar of Kippi or however you spell her name.

The "trailer" wasn't accidentally leaked, it was on the studio's website and they've been posting craigslist ads for Seras models since January.

For one, I doubt an actual studio will pick it up even if Hirano did end up giving them an okay (I doubt that), and if it does, this looks like another Blood Rayne in the making.

I love Hellsing and I do not want it to become a joke like most other LA movies.

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[info]kylash327
2008-04-04 05:51 pm UTC (link)
ive been wanting to make or see a hellsing movie for yeeeears so im excited something might finally get done and with good style. Im not thrilled its going to be about seras mostly, but hopefully it ends up covering everythng. if they say theyre following the manga, im not sure how they can say that and then change the story to focus on seras.

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[info]theartema
2008-04-04 05:55 pm UTC (link)
Ohh, EK. If you didn't care, you wouldn't post. <3

If that is indeed the director, his type style's British. Oranisation vs Organization. -lawl armchair psych-

Hellsing is the story of Seras Victoria... at first. It's more an ensemble as the story continues though, and it's especially obvious now that we're nearing the end and Hirano is trying to finish all those separate little storylines.

It's really too long to make into a film, though. I don't think a single film, with such a large potential cast, would be able to make the audience connect with so many different characters.

Integra gets no love. :/ I wish we knew what production company/director has their sights on this.

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[info]theartema
2008-04-04 06:05 pm UTC (link)
double-posting lalalal

If Seras is indeed some sort of lone saviour in this film, then it really defeats a ton of Hellsing's original messages: that of humans being far more worthy and awesome than vampires.

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[info]nolifeking66
2008-04-04 06:17 pm UTC (link)
I'm very apprehensive about this (looking forward to it and fearing it at the same time), but I'm reserving my judgment until after I've seen it (if, indeed, it ever gets made).

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[info]razorknives
2008-04-05 12:18 am UTC (link)
Thats great to hear. Your obviously a fair and rational person. I have the same attitude, and wish everyone here did as well.

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(no subject) - [info]nolifeking66, 2008-04-05 04:26 am UTC

[info]rip_von_christ
2008-04-04 06:22 pm UTC (link)
I had two reactions to this.

-You're fucking shitting me.

and

-This should have been posted this past Tuesday, instead...

But seriously, this is a horrible idea. A Hellsing movie? A Hellsing movie focused primarily on Seras? Shall we just ignore the fact that the title is Hellsing, and that there is a character who bears that name? And while we're at it, let's just push Dracula to the side because he's obviously not a character anyone will care about. I mean, it's not like he's captured the imagination of millions via novels, films, and video games. No, surely not. The only character worth focusing on is surely the well-endowed vampire girl who tends to imitate Anne Rice's Louis. Though chances are they'll re-write her character to make her OMG SUPER HARDCORE BADASS. Because, after all, she is our last hope...

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[info]hemamal
2008-04-04 07:54 pm UTC (link)
I agree completely!!!! Who in the 7 hells is going to watch this other than Seras fans. Just forget the two main character! Lets base it on the wimp of the ultra cool killing weapons.

Forget watching it. I'm disappointed in it right now! That saves me $7 to spend on something worth wild.

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[info]a_tannenbaum
2008-04-04 06:39 pm UTC (link)
I think people here are overreacting. We only have a fragment of information so far; I don't see why everyone is leaping to the conclusion that Integra and/or Alucard will be unimportant.

Yes, I am suspicious about the whole thing. They say they will shoot it in the UK. I hope so, but I would trust that more if a British company had made the promo clip.

I'd say just wait until we hear something from a major studio or production company, or from Hirano himself. There's no sense counting chickens that may never hatch.

For the record, I have no objections to a film per se. Yes, most comic adaptations are poor, but so are most movies of all kinds. Hellboy was OK, so were the Tim Burton Batman films. The manga has gotten awfully silly in recent volumes, and a good screenplay could be an improvement.

Tim Burton...now THAT's who should direct it.

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[info]theartema
2008-04-04 06:43 pm UTC (link)
Tim Burton...now THAT's who should direct it.

I hate his blood. :/ It's a weird thing to pick on, but he has that godawful fetish for orange-red blood and it just ruins the visuals in his films.

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[info]vtdracula
2008-04-04 06:52 pm UTC (link)
seras's origins? didn't we get the answer of that during the anime series? of course knowing that is a sidehistory from the manga...but i think is really a strange to use that as a plot on a hellsing movie ( there's nothing really new unless you bring some new material) i think seras's entry in the hellsing organization was made clear in the manga, in the ovas and of course the anime series...
i dont really see it happening that way.

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[info]archaenon
2008-04-04 06:55 pm UTC (link)
......no.

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[info]kylash327
2008-04-04 08:10 pm UTC (link)
im guessing this will be some direct to dvd thing and probably wont ever see theater release.

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[info]twinenigma
2008-04-04 10:33 pm UTC (link)
Like that godawful Dragonlance animated movie?

Thank god.

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Haha oh wow
[info]mr_mitts
2008-04-04 08:45 pm UTC (link)


O man, Herusingu is sirius biznaz.

ZOOP ZOOP BREAK IT DOOOOOOOOOWN:

ZOMG! A Hellsing movie won't do justice to the sauce!

Answer: Source Material Doesn't Do Justice To The Source Material, QED


Itz abuot SIRUS VICTORIA?!? BUT IT'S herusingu!!!!!eleventyone!!

Yeah, fucknuts, but Alucard's boring.


I HOPE TIM BURTAN DOES IT because he is so ROCXXorZ!!! ^_^

Get the fuck out of this fandom.

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Re: Haha oh wow
[info]twinenigma
2008-04-04 10:32 pm UTC (link)
Well said, but you know you still won't get your retcon without donations, hot Asiatic sex and/or drugs. :D

Cause, you know, the author of the source material is poor.

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Re: Haha oh wow - [info]a_tannenbaum, 2008-04-05 03:59 am UTC

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