Gurren-Lagann Movie (Same themes and characters - all else different)

[Kisuke06]

Originally Posted by CSakuraS

"Look forward to news about not just the movie, but this secret project as well"

OH WOW. =D

[Dann of Thursday]

Well, this is the first I have heard of this.

Sounds good so far. Maybe we'll actually get a happy ending instead of a bittersweet one this time. It will be amazing I'm sure, but the wait for it is going to be tough.

[_DaViD_]

Originally Posted by AlphaDragoon

"Things that could not be broadcast on television"? What the hell does that mean?

umm... a lot of gore? maybe naked girls O_O or sex scenes but i dont think so about the last one xD!
but im sure about one thing, it makes people more curious about that lol

[musashiken]

Bah who gives a damn. They'll just make Nia die again in a more "tasteful" way.

Pft.

[Malintex_Terek]

Originally Posted by _DaViD_

umm... a lot of gore? maybe naked girls O_O or sex scenes but i dont think so about the last one xD!
but im sure about one thing, it makes people more curious about that lol

The worst in fanservice cannot exceed Godannar's tastelessness. Violence is not something this series is going to have a lot of, except for exploding robo's and the like.

...

Anyway, where's my dimension-shattering Simon Garlock?!

[7Th]

Originally Posted by musashiken

Bah who gives a damn. They'll just make Nia die again in a more "tasteful" way.

Pft.

Or give her more screen-time in the secret project.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by 7Th

Or give her more screen-time in the secret project.

Secret project: Nia's magical adventures, TV series.

[SabakunoPara]

I can't wait for this movie.

[CSakuraS]

The movie website updated with a release date (September), info on the Anime Fair events, and a new image.

[Spectacular_Insanity]

Originally Posted by CSakuraS

The movie website updated with a release date (September), info on the Anime Fair events, and a new image.

Gurren Lagann! Spin on! Ore wo dare da to omotteiru?!?!

[sapphire-pyro]

I have to wait till September for the movie???? Aaaahhh . . . the wait xD And the secret project as well xD aaaahhhh!!!! the wait kills xD

Anywayz, that movie pic of Simon is so awesome O_O

[Revolver Ocelot]

I dunno.. I can't really see GL working as any sort of single compilation flick. The story is just too epic to compress. I think it would work best as a trilogy of compilation movies, one with the

Spoiler for gurren lagann plot ending/character death details):

movie ending with Kamina's death, one ending with Simon fighting Lord Genome, and the last ending where the series ends.

The structure of the show and the three distinct story arcs lends itself perfectly to this 3-movie format.

[CJL13]

*Looks at image* Now I HAVE to watch it.

[7Th]

New information for the movie from Megami Magazine:

メガミマガジン(1/2)
ttp://imepita.jp/20080328/700000
※テレビアニメシリーズに新作カットを大量に加えて再構築

●プロデューサーが語る劇場映画化への道
－劇場版制作が決定したのは？
　実はテレビアニメの制作時から、劇場版の構想はあったんです。
これほど熱い作品をたった半年で終わらせたくない、
自分たちでももっと味わい尽したいと。
そして、テレビアニメ放映後もう一度お祭り騒ぎをぶちあげたいと思い、
制作にこぎ着けたんです。

－劇場版は複数本作られるそうですが、どのような内容になるのでしょう？
　まだ詳しくは言えませんが、１本目はシモンの少年時代、
２本目は青年時代、という安易な構成にはしません。
そして、物語をただあらすじとして流すようなこともしません。
物語を語るなら、バトルの中で語ります。
新作カットを投入しながら、テレビ版を見た時に感じた、
ほとばしるような熱さを前面に押し出した作品にするつもりです。
それと、総集編として再構成すると、セリフの前後がつながらなくなる場面も出てくるので、
セリフはすべて新たに収録し直しますよ。

－女性キャラクターの活躍はどうなるのでしょうか？
　総集編だからといって、ヨーコや三姉妹の影が薄くなってしまうのは悲しいですよね。
できるだけ彼女たちにも活躍の場を与えつつ、物語を構成していきたいと考えています。

メガミマガジン(2/2)
－今回の劇場版の後、完全新作が作られる可能性はありますか？
　ぜひ作ってみたいですね。
螺旋王を倒した後の、空白の７年間の話とかネタはいろいろありますからね。
劇場版が大ヒットしたら、新作が作られる可能性も高くなると思いますよ(笑)。

－劇場版以外に、どのような展開がありますか？
　東京国際アニメフェア２００８でも少しお見せしますが、『グレンラガン』の音楽をテーマにし た
劇場版とは違う映像作品を何本か制作しています。
各作品ごとにスタッフも異なります。
１本あたりの時間は短いですが、『グレンラガン』に対する
スタッフの熱い思いが込められていて、何本かできあがっていますが、
どれもおもしろいものになっています。
どのタイミングでファンの方にお届けしていくかは未定ですが、
まずはこの映像を見つつ、劇場版の公開をお待ちいただければと思います。

－それでは最後にメッセージを。
テレビアニメで感じた熱い思いが再びよみがえるはず。
ご期待ください。

途中で「ニアがこの作品のヒロインです」ってスタッフのコメントが入るような扱いってどうよ。
ヨーコの扱いが悪いんじゃない。
ニアの扱いの方こそ真ヒロインとしては薄かったんだ。

Translation?

[pinoy78]

This translation was spotted on 2/4chan.

New information for Gurren-Lagann's movie from Megami Magazine:

-The storyline will be completely different, with only theme similarities.
-The characters will remain with their core mostly untouched but some of them will play much smaller roles. They're focusing on the lead characters for development.
-Gainax apologizes to Megami because the movie will focus a whole lot more on the male characters. Nia will have the only prominent female role in the film, she will be the main heroine. Yoko and the three sisters will be more on the line of secondary characters.
-Imaishi wants to give it a different mood/direction style more fitting of a film while still conveying the same excitement
-All new soundtrack/animation

[CSakuraS]

Originally Posted by 7Th

New information for the movie from Megami Magazine:






Translation?

-It will be a reconstruction of the TV series with a lot of new cuts.

-There's going to be more than one movie, but it will NOT be organized simply like Part 1: Simon as a boy and Part 2: Simon as a man. They won't make it like a straight summary either. "If we're going to tell a story, it will be told in battle. While throwing in new cuts, we plan on making it a work that has the surging hotness that you felt watching the TV version at the forefront."

-Because the dialogue won't match up if they're doing a reconstruction, all of the dialogue will be newly recorded.

-They would like to create more new works after the movie. They have many stories from the seven years after Lord Genome was defeated. If the movie is a hit, the possibility of them making more will become higher.

-The movie will have music as its theme? (People on 2ch are speculating it might be like a professional MAD.) [EDIT: Looking back at this line, it's hard to tell if "Gurren Lagann's music as its theme" is referring to the movie or the animated shorts. The wording of the sentence makes it so that it could be either one, but animated shorts is probably more likely.]

-They're creating several new animated works, a little of which will be shown at the Anime Fair. The staff will differ for each one. Each one will be short, but have the staff's hot feelings packed in. They're still unsure when they'll be able to get these to the fans.

-It seems implied that Nia is the main heroine of the movie, because when asked about the female characters, he replies that it's sad that Yoko and the three sisters might end up in the background.

[NoSanninWa]

Well, I'm certainly looking forward to Mai-Gurren-Lagann (should that be Gurren-Otome? ) and hopeful they make it well.

[CSakuraS]

-The storyline will be completely different, with only theme similarities.
-The characters will remain with their core mostly untouched but some of them will play much smaller roles. They're focusing on the lead characters for development.
-Gainax apologizes to Megami because the movie will focus a whole lot more on the male characters. Nia will have the only prominent female role in the film, she will be the main heroine. Yoko and the three sisters will be more on the line of secondary characters.
-Imaishi wants to give it a different mood/direction style more fitting of a film while still conveying the same excitement
-All new soundtrack/animation

This just seems to be stretching everything that's been said in the article. :/ I suggest not taking it as a literal translation.

[Kisuke06]

So, wait, wich one is the right translation? CSakuraS's or 2ch/4chan's?

Because, while I think CSakuraS is probably right, I really like what I read from 2ch/4chan.

[CSakuraS]

Originally Posted by Kisuke06

So, wait, wich one is the right translation? CSakuraS's or 2ch/4chan's?

Because, while I think CSakuraS is probably right, I really like what I read from 2ch.

Content of the article taken from 2ch, but translation is from 4chan. Most of the 4chan "translation" is simply expanding on implications (for example, Nia and Imaishi are never mentioned). The article is vague but I tried to translate the main points faithfully. It's up to you to decide who to trust. :P