If, when in the case of Castlevania, that is partly due to timing, since he felt the market was ripe for genuine adaptations of classic games, and again, the success of Castlevania has triggered a huge investment in quality game-to-TV adaptations. As to what you can imagine, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to taking a book to a movie, and as far as there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to transforming a game into a whole new medium. After that question, how can he protect the integrity of the games he adapts for TV? Shankar responded that it requires passion and an open mind. He said that he sat at the DMC and then acquired the animation rights himself, so that the jabronies in Hollywood cant f**k this one up so much.Īs far as his projects have been achieved, Shankar has continued to be successful, and Castlevania has been recognized by many (including IGN) as one of the best videogame adaptations of all time. The anime was originally announced in a visit to the IGN in November of this year. I can also confirm that Chris Pratt isn’t voicing any character.” Their character library is more than anything assembled. Kobayashi-san was impressive, said Shankar. He started working with Hiroyuki Kobayashi, a veteran producer at Capcom and worked on the original DMC and Resident Evil games, and also the 2007 DMC Devil May Cry: The Animated Series, that Madhouse produces. He told me that the entire team from the management and the creative side was so very supportive and gracious. Shankar commented that working with Capcom on this project was a dream. Pratt recently made an animated movie of high-results, both in Super Mario and Garfield.

I can confirm that Chris Pratt will not act as a character, Shankar joked. I can confirm Vergil is in, and Lady is in, he said, and of course Dante. While Shankar didn’t give details on the story, he confirmed that several DMC favorites will appear. Shankar explained that Season 1 will include eight episodes, but the story isn’t going to end there: He plans to create a multiseason arc for Castlevania, with meaning it will spread over a multitude of connected seasons.Īdi Shankar, naturally in cosplay with Dante from Devil May Cry (Image credit: Adi Shankar). The scripts were written by Alex Larsen, who wrote the screenplay for Bodied (with his production by Shankar and Eminem, among others) and who recently wrote on the Netflix anime series Yasuke. The season one script is done, explained Shankar in a new interview for IGN Japan. Adi Shankar, the producer behind the most anticipated castlevania series and the recently announced Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, has revealed some more details about his upcoming anime series based on Capcoms Devil May Cry.

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