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So the false rumor that Fox Studios wants to make a live action Sailor Moon movie with Joss Whedon is going around again and it got me thinking. I do feel that with all the live action anime movies being made these days, there is a very good chance Sailor Moon could be among them (not something fans should be planning for of course but it could be a possibility and at the very least something interesting to think about).

Some might remember that this has been attempted before where Geena Davis was set to play Queen Beryl and every fan was yelling for Kristen Dunst to be Sailor Moon (a part she very much wanted to do) but that never go off the ground. Now, with the success of several other live action anime movies and with the success of PSGM, who knows.

Yet, as far as I am concerned, if this ever becomes a reality, no matter how much they change things or how crappy it is, I will be there early on opening night wearing a Sailor Moon outfit and be the happiest person on earth 3nodding

oh the special marriage one or Christmas one?

Wow. I didn't realize this whole thing was still an issue.

Okay. Back in like '95 (I think--that's awhile back for me it could have been later like in 97 or even 99--I can't remember when exactly SM started airing in the US) not Fox, but some production company started to make this rip-off "thing," is all I can describe it, of Sailor Moon incorporating live action and cartooning. The cartooning was atrocious considering the greatness of SailorMoon (think Jemm if you're old enough to have seen them--don't get me wrong, I like Jemm, but to redo an anime in that style is just wrong). The live action was more like watching a childish "Blossom" episode.

They cleared enough clips to make a sneak peak sort of thing to get bids on the airing if it. Not a day later, did they get a Cease-and-Desist letter from Toei AND DiC/WaltDisney. That's as far as they've gone with it.

I saw this trailer-thing when I was like fourteen. My friend's mom worked for a production company for awhile before her divorce and moving to TN. She had a collection of videos of different stuff that was strictly for purposes of the company (editing lines from the equipment visible and number ques in the beginning and for commercial placements--those kinds of videos, if you aren't sure of what I'm talking about), one of which was this abomination calling itself Sailor Moon. We watched and I was like "THAT'S NOT SAILOR MOON!!" And her mom explained that a company attempted to produce it until the Cease-and-Desist.

Okay, keeping this in mind. I found on YouTube the same if only similar (I don't remember the Bandai thing) trailer. The only difference is this was recorded poorly from a viewing room--bootleg style, and the only thing that remotely shows Fox has anything to do with it, is a ********' WindowsMovieMaker blue-screen "Coming Soon From Fox". The voice--which is the original voice--cuts off saying "Coming this fall--".

If you couldn't figure out that it was false, then you're an idiot. This thing was probably made by a company that lost the bid from Toei for rights and thought they could over-rule international copyright law by beating DiC to the punch. Wrong, and good thing too.

Chill out. I was talking about something SIMILAR but different. Did you think that I was calling you an idiot? No. As for "Saban Moon"---I was just going by what I was told by someone that I believed to be knowledgeable on the subject. Now, I'm sorry you think I don't have my facts straight, but if you take time out from your schedule actually go to YouTube to see the clip I'm talking about--or did you not read all of my post--you'd know why I even mentioned it and how someone who doesn't know about the new rumors that the creator of Buffy or who else mentioned having rights to SM may not know that the clip is bull s**t. Those are people who are idiots--if they can see blatant changes between bootleg recording and a digitally created clip. And if you would stop jumping to a damn conclusion and go see what I'm talking about you'd agree with me about that. But whatever. I'm not coming back to this thread if all I'm going to get from the author is rude flaming.