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The Press Release |
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"Ninja Assassin" Starts Production In Berlin |
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Distribution |
WARNER
BROS. PICTURES |
RAIN |
Raizo |
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NAOMIE
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Mika Coretti |
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Production Companies |
DARK
CASTLE ENTERTAINMENT |
BEN MILES |
Ryan Maslow |
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LEGENDARY
PICTURES |
SHO KOSUGI |
Lord Ozunu |
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WARNER
BROS. PICTURES |
RICK YUNE |
Takeshi |
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SUNG KANG |
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Screenplay by |
MATTHEW
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Herbalist |
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MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI |
NUMAN
ACAR |
Turkish father |
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RICHARD
VAN WEYDEN |
Battuta |
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Directed by |
JAMES McTEIGUE |
YUKI
IWAMOTO |
Yakuza Billiard |
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MAY SCHEFFEL |
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Comments about Sho's involvement in the film |
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From Comic-Con 2008 - Ninja Assassin Panel Presentation, July 24, 2008 Reporter:
Could you talk about Sho Kosugi's involvement. If you're doing a ninja film, he's pretty much
the guy to go to. How did he get
involved? James McTeigue: He got
involved because I thought it would be you know a good homage. You know he was in so many of those
films. But if you talk to him he'll
tell you he was only in like three, but he's forever known as being in ninja
films. And I just wondered where he
was, you know wondered what he was up to these days. And he went off and formed some martial
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From Comic-Con 2008 courtesy of movieweb.com Reporter:
Did you delve into the Ninja genre
before taking this project on and look at some of the older films? James McTeigue: Uh yeah, you
know, I mean I think, you know, I've known them since I was kid so uh it was
a... it was more of a re-acquaintance I guess, you know. I guess the one that
I hadn't seen for a long time was Shinobi no Mono
which is like a classic kind of you know 50s one, but you know obviously I
knew all the Sho Kosugi
movies from the 80s, all, yeah the great ninja movies, so yeah a little
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From Comic-Con 2008 courtesy of IESB.com Reporter:
You know seriously, we haven't had a good
ninja movie since like Pray For Death or something, right? James McTeigue: Yeah right.
Uh yeah, you know I was interested in like you know making a ninja movie that
was set like in a modern context, you know because I guess like ninjas are so
timeless you know that uh... But I was also um interested that you know you
put them in a modern context people like go oh that's kind of cool, I haven't
seen that in a while. I haven't seen it since some of the classic '80s Ninja
movies I guess. Reporter:
And the fact that you bring in Sho Kosugi to be in the movie
as well... James McTeigue: Yeah. Reporter:
Did you bring his kids in too, 'cause
they're pretty badass as well? James McTeigue: No, just uh Sho. You know you can only have one Kosugi
in one movie, but he's pretty awesome. He uh, he plays the clan boss. He
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From Comic-Con 2008 courtesy of IESB.net
Reporter:
So alright, you know, we all grew up in
the, especially my generation of the 30 something year-olds grew up watching
the Sho Kosugi films Pray
for Death, Revenge of the Ninja... Were they really popular in Rain: Uh... Yes, he's um... he's very very popular, you know, he's good act... you know, he's
um... good actor, yeah. And good movie, you know. Reporter:
Not only, you know, the fact that he's
in your film as well, was that kind of cool to see the fact that you had one
of the guys who portrayed one of the orig... the, you know, the 80s ninja movement was there working
with you in this film as well? Rain: Uh, you know, it's
new stuff. So different, you know. If you see the movie, you're gonna like it, you know, 'cause you'll figure it out.
Yeah, that is perfect, I think. |
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Comic-Con 2008
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James McTeigue |
Rain |
Naomie Harris |
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James McTeigue |
Rain |
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James McTeigue and Rain |
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James McTeigue, Naomi, Rain |
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Comic-Con 2008 Ninja
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