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Not only is Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale making its appearance on the big screen in the spring of 2017, but apparently a live-action adaptation for TV is also being developed in Hollywood! Comments from Sword Art Online author Reki Kawahara, live-action screenplay writer Laeta Kalogridis, and Skydance Media CEO David Ellison were also released!
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Based on the popular light novel published under Kadokawa’s Dengeki Bunko, Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale will be opening nationwide in spring 2017. It’s now also been revealed that Skydance, an American company which manages a wide variety of entertainment media, purchased the rights to create a live-action adaptation with support from Kadokawa.
Sword Art Online has had a number of adaptations including a manga, anime series, and video games, and 2017’s Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale will be its first film. This new TV series, though, will be the first live-action adaptation and will follow the original story.
The pilot episode was written by Laeta Kalogridis who also worked on Avatar, Shutter Island, and Terminator Genisys. In addition to the TV series, Skydance also has plans to set up a Sword Art Online VR experience! (Uh-oh!)
In response to this news, comments from author Reki Kawahara, screenplay writer Laeta Kalogridis, and Skydance Media CEO David Ellison have been released.
Reki Kawahara’s Comment
“For years I have been inspired by the inventive and masterful storytelling of the Sword Art Online franchise. I’m thrilled to get the opportunity to work with such talented partners to bring this cutting-edge yet timeless story to a new format at Skydance”
Laeta Kalogridis’ Comment
“For years I have been inspired by the inventive and masterful storytelling of the Sword Art Online franchise. I’m thrilled to get the opportunity to work with such talented partners to bring this cutting-edge yet timeless story to a new format at Skydance”
David Ellison’s Comment
“At Skydance we are in the business of world-building and Sword Art Online is a massive pop-culture phenomenon from which we plan to launch a full-scale and wide-ranging set of live action franchise extensions across our business verticals, beginning with television. We look forward to working alongside Laeta, Reki Kawahara, and the teams at Kadokawa and Aniplex to build out a deeply immersive new universe of Sword Art Online in an authentic way that honors its well-established fan base around the globe.”
About Skydance Media
Aiming to create world-conquering entertainment, Skydance is a diverse media business established in 2010 by David Ellison. Using a variety of platforms including films, TV, and interactive media, it has specialized in bringing a sense of reality to stories. Its related works have including Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Jack Reacher, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Star Trek Into Darkness, and True Grit. The 2015 films Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and Terminator Genisys earned a total of over 1 billion dollars in worldwide box office earnings.
In 2016, Skydance acquired the video game developer The Workshop Entertainment and launched Skydance Interactive, specializing in virtual reality experiences.
The anime series Sword Art Online is based on the winner of the 15th Dengeki Novel Award Grand Prize by Reki Kawahara. Set in the mysterious next-gen online game Sword Art Online, it follows protagonist Kirito. Since the release of its first novel in April 2009, it has received a phenomenal amount of praise, and more than 11.5 million volumes have been printed (16.7 million worldwide). It has since received two anime adaptations, video games, and other goods, expanding over a variety of media. It will also receive its first film in the spring of 2017 with an entirely new story written by Reki Kawahara. This franchise is loved around the world by fans as they eagerly await the film’s release.
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale News
Opening around Japan in the spring of 2017! First round of advance sale tickets come with a special bonus, on sale now in theaters nationwide!
Story
In 2022, a genius programmer named Akihiko Kayaba developed the world’s first Full Dive device, the NaviGear. This innovative device brought infinite possibilities to the VR universe. Four years later...
A next-gen wearable multi-functional device was released to compete with NaviGear’s successor, AmuSphere, called the Augma. Instead of being limited to Full Dive, this cutting-edge machine offers an AR function. Augma can be used while the player is awake, making it safe and convenient, so it immediately spreads to users with killer content: the ARMMORPG for the Augma called Ordinal Scale. Asuna and their friends play it, so Kirito gives it a try, too, but...
Staff
Original Work: Reki Kawahara ( Dengeki Bunko )
Director: Tomohiko Ito
Original Character Design: abec
Character Design: Shingo Adachi
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Animation: A-1 Pictures
Distribution: Aniplex
Production: Sword Art Online Movie Project
Cast
Kirito (Kazuto Kirigaya): Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Asuna (Asuna Yuuki): Haruka Tomatsu
Leafa (Suguha Kirigaya): Ayana Taketatsu
Yui: Kanae Ito
Silica (Keiko Ayano): Rina Hidaka
Lisbeth (Rika Shinozaki): Ayahi Takagaki
Sinon (Shino Asada): Miyuki Sawashiro
Klein (Ryotaro Tsuboi): Hiroaki Hirata
Agil (Andrew Gilbert Mills): Hiroki Yasumoto
Akihiko Kayaba: Koichi Yamadera
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Theater Info
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©2016 Reki Kawahara / Kadokawa, Ascii Media Works / Sword Art Online Movie Project
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