New Evangelion Movie Hits September 1st, 2007!

I'm in agreement with you that if this is basically the same as the MSG movie trilogy, I'm not that interested. But if it's more than that, you can't really compare this to a franchise like Gundam which has a new series or movie every couple years. Eva has 26 episodes and 1 movie that came out in a 2 year span. If Anno were planning on taking this thing into the Gundam level, then I'd agree a new cast would be in order. But it's been 10 years since the original, and I'm guessing that this will be the last of it, at least for a very long time.
 
Just because the song is optimistic doesn't necessarily mean the remakes will be more optimistic or lighthearted; in fact, it can mean the opposite.
 
Well, the movie's out. Here are some spoilers/key differences that were posted on the Eva Monkey forums.



Other sources, including Anime News Network, have info regarding the new character as well.

It is a brunette, glasses-wearing girl, who is possibly the pilot of the completely redesigned Eva-06.

I'm not too excited by the idea of a new female pilot; I hope she doesn't steal Asuka's thunder. I wonder what her major psychological problem will be, though.
 
Oh please. EVA has only had 26 anime episodes and two movies so far, in anime form, and less than 15 volumes between both official mangas. If you aren't an obsessive EVA fan reading every overanalysis in the Web and fanfic, you haven't been overexposed to so much of the characters as we have endured with the thousanRAB of episodes of, say, any standard Shone Jump anime (Naruto, Dragon Ball, One Piece. Mind you, I love One Piece).
 
I was going to post the spoilers but wasn't sure if I should post them this tread or make a new one. But anyway those sound interesting and cool. When is the next movie set to be released?
 
That's absolutely ridiculous. Do you honestly think he actually neeRAB the money? If so, why not make it a TV series or something that would be cheaper and more profitable in the end? Why not do this years ago when Eva's popularity was even bigger?

Because maybe, just MAYBE, he actually wants to do these movies.
 
Here's a blog post with more spoilers and first impressions. There's a bit of conflicting information, however.
Like whether or not Misato has mistaken Lilith for Adam.


Sometime in 2008.
 
So when does this get licensed?

And assuming ADV is licensing this, will they wise up and give it a release for more than one night?
 
Because they're adding in lots of new stuff with new information and plot elements, not to mention new animation.

Same purpose any remake(like the Gundam ones) have. To allow new elements to be added, that the creator wants to put in.
 
It's the same reason Lucas "remade" Star Wars or the Turtles franchises being rebooted. It's about the story teller's need or desire to retell the story in some fashion to either a) reach a broader audience and/or b) changes in the way formats are giving. By formats consider the advances in graphical design, animation changes over the years, and indeed the receptiveness of some people to watch something in a "new" light.

Take Appleseed for example. The movie first time around didn't do much, but thanks to changes and updates, Appleseed not only got a new movie but now is garnering a new anime series.
 
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