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I don't believe everything on IMDb either, but I just thought it would be something to talk about. I hope I didn't mislead anyone...

Now, the voice of Jinpei has been added to the liist at IMDb. His name is Colin Ford, a 12-year old actor. Nice to know he's actually a boy, and close to Jinpei's age:surprise: . [URL=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1225406/]IMDb[/URL] [URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UY79bqKwrM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Frara%2Ejp%2Fnanbukyoko%2F&feature=player_embedded]Colin talking on Youtube[/URL]

[QUOTE]So.... Nambu really is black? [/QUOTE] Yes, she does say he's black. Maybe that's why David Oyelowo is doing the voice of Nambu. She also says in her blog that Jun's face looks like one of the characters in Square Enix, and Joe looks like someone from Grand Auto Thief (Maybe she means Grand Theft Auto. I'm not into video games, so I'm not really sure.) Jinpei is cute looking, and Katse has a macho body. She says maybe Ken's face is yet to be determined, since there weren't any decent shots of his face. (And he's supposed to be the lead character...:sad2: )

The lady had a bit more to say about the movie on another page of her blog. - (story) Since Nambu needed a fifth member to complete the team, the other four hunt down Joe, whose parents were killed by Gallactor. Joe wants revenge. Because Joe is stubborn and refuses to join the team, the four gang up on him and beat the hell out of him at a construction site. Joe is then taken to the base, but his arbitrary actions put Nambu in the hands of Gallactor. - (story) The team (including Joe) reach the Poseidon base at the bottom of the sea. Joe, feeling responsible for what happened to Nambu, goes off on his own to rescue the doctor. Meanwhile, Ken tries in vain to start the God Phoenix, which won't budge. But all of a sudden, he realizes that putting together all five communicators may do the trick. So he breaks into Joe's room (since he's not around) and ransacks it. He finds an old photo of Joe as a little boy with his parents, and is convinced that Joe will indeed come back to the team. - (story) Finally, Joe joins the team, and together the team beat Katse's giant robot with the God Phoenix that had turned into a firebird. - Photography inside the studio was prohibited. - The images they showed to the audience seemed to maintain the atmosphere of the original show. (She's not very specific, so I'm not sure what she means by this.) - The team's civilian clothes weren't the numbered T-shirts, and had more of a modern design. - Joe looked more like the OAV Joe. - Jun's Birdstyle is a miniskirt. - Jun blushes when she sees Joe go off on his own to rescue Nambu. (I have no idea what this means...) - Ryu is a bit more good looking compared to the original. - Some more things they asked in the questionnaire: Which character did you like? Did you think the car chasing scenes had impact? - They seemed to be confused about the title--some were [I]Gatcha Man [/I] and some were [I]Gatcha Men[/I] . But all the posters had [I]Gatcha Man [/I] on them.

Here are some bits and pieces of what the new movie may look like, according to a Japanese lady who currently resides in L.A. Apparently, she was invited to see a pilot of the new Gatchaman movie which was shown at a Warner Bros. studio in Burbank. Actually, her son who is in junior high and is within the target audience age group was invited but since he couldn't make it, she went instead. This is what she had to say. - The movie is scheduled to be released in 2011. - The audience was shown a trailer, some scenes from the movie that were already finished making, and some images explaining a rough storyline. - The story takes place in the future. Dr. Nambu, who seems to be of African descent (wears an Afro), is trying to gather the legendary group of five teenagers to protect Earth from Katse, an invader from outer space, and his organization Gallactor. - Ken, Jun, Jinpei, and Ryu are already gathered, but Joe, who is a street fighter and a maverick, refuses to join in. - After going through some all-too-common mess, Joe finally agrees to join the group, and together the five fight against Katse on a legendary combat machine, the God Phoenix, which turns into a fire bird. - Joe is strangely hotheaded and casual, not at all like the original Joe. - Jun's action scenes are cool, but lack sexiness. - Jinpei and Ryu are a little more noticeable compared to the original series. - Katse's playfulness in the original series is gone, and he is male, not a mutant. - The quality of the CGI is not so good. The movements of humans in the movie are awkward, not very smooth. - At the end of the preview, the audience was asked to answer a questionnaire. Some examples: Which scene did you like or didn't like? Should there be some romance in the storyline? What do you think about a love triangle among Ken, Joe, and Jun? (attention all 'shippers!:luvu3: ) - There seemed to be some confusion about the title--"Gatcha Men.":looking: [URL=http://losangelesjapan.com/blog.jsf?au=52]source[/URL]