Evangelion Live Action Movie Rumors
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Ray and Kate Rose?
05th March 2004
Fans have been brooding over RAY and KATE ROSE for over a month now. Seemingly losing any slight hint of faith they had that this movie could be pulled off successfully. New information has come about regarding the name changes of the characters. On the concept sketch for Rei Ayanami, the title stated RAY, however on closer inspection of the image it can be seen that it says "NERV - Rei Ayanami" on her arm. Suggesting the title was either in error, in reference to something else or as Tiffany Grant stated, "something merely to distinguish between pilot A and pilot B". It states NERV, thus we can also stand confident in the present moment, that this will stay as NERV, for there is no cause to alter it. With regards to the future of the title name "Rei Ayanami" we cannot be sure, to quote T.Grant: "The cast will be international, and mostly of European descent. Meaning, for example, if Daniel Radcliffe (Anime Insider's suggestion - NOT mine!) were to play the lead male role, it would be pretty stupid to call an ENGLISH boy Shinji." Unless of course he was PART Japanese, *ahem*
16th January 2004
Character name changes. Massive rumors are currently circulating as to whether Rei Ayanami has been christened "Ray" and similarly Asuka as "Kate Rose". There is nothing concrete to suggest they have - as these names appearing on the images are very likely to be the names of the artists or costume designers who produced them. However, a few points to consider are; no other pictures have a similar name appearing on them, Rei and Ray maybe too similar to be a coincidence and why would an artist put only a first name down, especially if it's a signature? On the other hand, on the image it does say "Kate Rose plugsuit" and "Ray plugsuit" however these maybe concepts drawn by another artist to simply incorporate and show a costume design by Kate Rose / Ray. "Kate rose plugsuit" would then be required to distinguish which plugsuit design is being viewed. Kate Rose is a costume designer (i.e. the images were not drawn by Kate/Ray but they are an interpretation of their current designs). Another rumor, but to much less extent, is the name of "New City" which is not called Tokyo 3 - suggesting another name change will be present. Rei production images show her without blue hair, much to the disgrace of many fans. Suggesting Rei will be dark haired within the movie although appearance will depend on the actress playing her.
Organic Units
09th August 2003
The EVA's will have a more organic look to them, their suits looking less metallic and having more a skin kind of rubber texture.
Hideaki Anno NOT directing
27th July 2003
Hideaki Anno is not directing the movie. He will instead be concentrating on his latest project, "Cutey Honey".
Cast Predictions
13th January 2004
All cast predictions are still rumors, including those made within Anime Insider magazine. No one has as of yet been cast.
26th July 2003
Daniel Radcliffe, a.k.a Harry Potter, may be cast as the leading role, Shinji Ikari. Currently a lot of rumors, predictions and what-not is flying around as to who could play who. These are all rumors, nothing concrete has of yet been announced, confirmed or even hinted at by the companies involved. In conclusion, it is highly likely that Mr Potter will NOT play Shinji - as casting at this stage in the movie's production is utterly pointless.
