Capcom Confirms Phoenix Wright Movie From...Takashi Miike?

This is weird.  I mean, I like the games but they're hardly action-packed.  Though I dare say that'll change for the adaptation.  Still, could be interesting...  
 
  

It should have been anime with ovas... This is... They c-can't capture who Phoenix Wright is without animation... Urk...

Most people always seem to remember Takashi Miike for his dramatic and violent Ichi the Killer, but he's done some pretty lighthearted movies as well.... Such as last years Live Action adaptation of Yatterman. 
 
  

This can only mean good things for... someone. Me probably. I'll watch anything Miike makes.

Same guy who played... Masamura? I can't remember the name, but the cop in Yakuza 4.

Aw man, why can't they just focus their attention on Making Gyakuten Saiban 5 so we can all get back to playing proper Ace Attorney games again? I'm looking forward to Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney but it'd be nice to get a real Ace Attorney game again soon instead of just a side-story. 
 
Though, while they're at it, they should find some way of bringing Gyakuten Kenji 2 to the West.

This is weird.  I mean, I like the games but they're hardly action-packed.  Though I dare say that'll change for the adaptation.  Still, could be interesting...  
 
  

I hope he does it "Happiness of the Katakuris" style.

@swomar said:

Sorry Patrick, but you're out of your element with this story.

Dude wrote an article about a movie based on a game. Sounds like "his element" to me

I have no

Takashi Miike is perfect for this. Watch Crows Zero and tell me different. No one else could do it.

I love Miike. Gozu is one of my most favorite movies. Hopefully the Ace Attorney flick will have some Visitor Q-style  breast milking and corpse-fucking.

Miike made most of his extremely violent and disturbing films at the turn of the millennium.  He's been involved in plenty of diverse projects prior, and since then. I think one of my favourites has to be The Bird People In China.
 
With such range to his name already, I think Miike is the perfect choice.

Sorry Patrick, but you're out of your element with this story.

I understand that mentioning Ichi the Killer and Audition in a story about Miike makes for good headlines (and it does, seriously, this is exciting news) but it should also be mentioned that Miike has written and directed many family friendly movies such as The Great Yokai War (which is one of my favorites of his (just as parenthesis are one of my favorite tools in grammar)). 
 
Again, extremely excited about this. It will be super entertaining no matter which direction it goes.

Miike put his fingers in every possible genere by now. Hiroki should be good for the role so the movie is looking promising.

This is either gonna be good, or bad. I vote the former.

Everyone should take a quick look @ 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o30Xyr7_lSs 
   
It's a musical from Japan based on Phoenix Wright. And b4 you all ask, yes all of the performers are female (the troupe is an all-female one). 
 
This might give you an idea of what it can be like. Tho I don't know if I'd prefer a comedic case or a serious one.  
 
edit: didn't see the link was already posted b4

Nice, I'd like to see more Pheonix Wright on the iPod.  I know it was only a DS port but I loved every minute of it.  Give me more Capcom!

You know, Miike has a more diverse catalog than you're giving him credit for. He's already done children's movies before, after all.

Excited to see this. I love Miike.

It should be noted that Mike's past few films have been family friendly affairs.

How was the Yakuza movie that he directed a few years back? Like many others have said, guy has mad range when it comes to genre and style. Just here in the west he's known better for his controversial features.

Dudeglove took the words out of my mouth as far as the director goes. Still, with the episodic or even story arc format the series normally goes for you would think Capcom would try to milk a manga and/or anime for this. Then again the series is popular enough that it even got it's own orchestra show and cd a couple of times in japan so this isn't probably that far off.

So I guess we can count on an awful cameo by Quentin Tarentino.

Hmm... This sounds promising. Miike's weird dark humor mixed with Phonix Wright seems like a perfect match.

If its anything like the Audition then it gonna scare the piss outta me.

i have faith. just dont want the same style as was in that picnic with whatever..remember that movie in the countryside with people killing hotel guests and then it breaks out into a musical?

As much as it is seems like an odd choice, there's also something about Miike directing that feels kinda perfect. I just can't explain why...

Ichi the Killer is f'in crazy!

Nice! A movie we will never get! 

Reiji Mitsurugi is a badass prosecutor name. I'm down.

I believe he is fully capable of making a great film out of this. Just because he's made some violent films, does not mean this one will be violent too.

Well, it isn't made by Americans, so I have faith.

You know, Miike has a more diverse catalog than you're giving him credit for. He's already done children's movies before, after all.

This could be really good.
Or really bad.
There is no in-between!

A Gyakuten Saiban film by Miike? I am down.

This can only end well......

Man, I am terribly excited for this. Takashi Miike is my favourite director.

@Daroki said:

@AuthenticM said:

I saw Ichi the Killer about a month ago. That movie is a shitwreck.

It took me about 6 sittings to actually get through Ichi.  The tempura fried yakuza scene gave me nightmares.  (If you've seen it, you know what I mean.)           

That movie is incredibly funny, I don't know why the slapstick comic-book violence would be legitimately disturbing to people. Now, Audition, that movie was f'd up.  

These characters should all be played by Europeans. What kind of nihonjin has a name like "Miles Edgeworth"?

I remember the last time Miike did a movie based on a game: http://www.screened.com/yakuza-like-a-dragon/16-196545/