Appleseed Alpha
- PG-13
- Year:
- 2014
- 93 min
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The origin of this film goes back...
...to when we were shooting
Starship Troopers: Invasion.
That film we were shooting
with director Aramaki...
...who's also the director of this film...
who's our friend.
We thought, ''Okay,
why don't we do another project...
...you know, together,
and have some fun with it.''
We decided to brainstorm,
look into different titles...
...and we came back to the idea
of Appleseed.
I thought this was a great idea...
...because the former titles worked well
all over the world.
It's very well-known.
And the franchise is something
that we probably should continue...
...because it works well in CGl films.
So that is why, you know, I thought,
"it's a great idea, we should go for it.''
When I went independent
as a producer...
...Appleseed was the first title
that I got to work on.
And that's when I met Aramaki.
And then it led to the following film,
Appleseed Ex Machina...
...that we worked on together.
And that led to several other films
that we created.
But after Appleseed, however...
...a lot of the films that we've done
were ideas or franchises...
...that were not from Japan.
So it was actually very much
a Western-driven project.
But, you know,
when we were discussing what to do...
...for our next project,
we kind of hit upon the idea of:
"Well, what about
tackling Appleseed again?''
Before working on Appleseed...
...we established a studio called Sola...
...and worked on Starship Troopers.
In discussing our next
project with Joseph...
...we had a new studio
and new staff members.
Of course, they were the same staff
from Appleseed Ex Machina.
But that group was at
the core of our new studio.
So we knew certain things.
We made great technological leaps.
We wanted a new challenge.
So we focused on doing Appleseed...
...but in a new way.
That's how we decided.
Personally, it was
...so it has a special significance
for me.
I wanted to give it new life.
That was my main
motivation behind this project.
Well, at that point, I thought...
...it would also be important
to call on my other friend in Japan.
His name is Eiichi Kamagata...
...and he's head of a company
called Lucent Pictures.
And I wanted to bring him on board,
just because, you know, we're...
Sola Studio
But in order to really provide
production companies service...
Because we're dealing with
a Japanese property.
We're dealing with
a Japanese licensor.
on the ground...
...who would oversee these issues and
Japanese distribution and whatnot...
...who specialises in that market.
And Tony brought in, obviously,
the international distribution...
...and Sony expertise...
...in trying to craft this film's
distribution or marketing strategy.
I thought we were all a natural fit.
...with the idea of
doing another film.
Mr. lshizuka is based
in Los Angeles, so...
...it was tricky to coordinate.
From 2009 onwards...
...we have been in constant contact...
...regarding this new project.
We acted as producers
based in Japan...
...to get this project off the ground.
So we formed this great team with...
Co-production team with everyone.
Now, the only thing left...
...was to go back to the creators
about making this.
And we went to see,
in Osaka, the creators...
...so that we can discuss
and do something.
It took quite a while
to really make this happen.
But then finally they agreed,
since Aramaki was directing it...
...and it was gonna be a great sort of
rendition of a new franchise.
When Aramaki and I were first
discussing the idea for the new film...
I mean, we obviously wanted this
to be a reboot.
A fresh start for the franchise.
we were wondering:
What kind of story
do we want to tell?
Do we want to go back
to the first film...
...where we kind of retread
the story of Deunan and Briareos...
...and their experience
in this city called Olympus?
When we looked at the manga, when we
revisited the manga together again...
...we realised that both of us
shared a love...
...for the first volume of the manga,
how it started.
Meaning how Deunan and Briareos
ended up in this city called Olympus.
What were they doing before then?
How did they get there?
And I thought there was room...
...to explore that
in a much bigger sense.
And Aramaki had this brilliant idea...
...of trying to set this
in a post-apocalyptic world.
And they're on a journey
to find this city called Olympus...
...which might just be a mirage.
So to restart the franchise,
we called it Appleseed Alpha...
...which is, of course,
the starting point.
This time around, we had
a new team and a new look.
It was a reboot of Appleseed.
That was one of our goals.
So what do we need to do?
We re-examined the source material.
Appleseed is a story that...
...takes place in the United States.
So in doing a prequel...
...we wanted to focus on the setting.
In developing the scenario...
...it was only natural to tell
the story in English.
That was one of our big focus points.
So we approached Mary Anne...
...who's the writer of several very
successful video game franchises.
When talking to her, we realised...
...that she really did have the right
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