by David Hinkle 
{ May 15th 2006 at 8:00AM }
Apparently an Animal Crossing movie is in the works and slated for a Japanese release in December. The proposed director, Jouji Shimura, is known for his work on titles such as Master Keaton and Shin Angyo Onshi. No release date for America is set and the animated feature is supposedly to remain true to the game's source material.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andrew @ May 15th 2006 11:57PM
Um...not to be snide, but what material is there of AC to make into a movie? @_@
effervescence @ May 16th 2006 1:51AM
One man.
One house.
One town full of anthropamorphic sociopaths.
One question:
CAN
HE
MAKE
THE
RENT?
Coming Spring 2007
Bob799 @ May 16th 2006 8:29AM
and the history of gyroids XD
Umbriel @ May 16th 2006 10:09AM
That's great #2.
Gonzo @ May 16th 2006 10:32AM
I'm just glad Uwe Boll isn't directing this one but I do hear he's lined up to direct the Sims movie.
Chii @ May 16th 2006 11:59AM
...
I dun care how plotless...
I WANT IT. It'll be a reality TV show. Err, movie.
Thomas Averin @ May 16th 2006 12:02PM
This had better not be a musical with a bunch gay people with aids.
yes I just made fun of rent.
RupeeClock @ May 16th 2006 12:35PM
How do you make a movie out of a game that has no plotline, story or end?
theLoneYoshi @ May 16th 2006 2:18PM
"One man.
One house.
One town full of anthropamorphic sociopaths.
One question:
CAN
HE
MAKE
THE
RENT?"
Join him as he deals with an insectophobic museum curator, an antisocial fasion designer, a grumpy postal worker, a greedy shopkeeper, and a low-self-esteemed police officer.
Featuring K.K. songs performed by Utada Hikaru, Chemistry, Orange Range, and lots more.
Animal Crossing: The Movie!
Moving into theaters Spring 2007.
This film is not yet rated.
Marc @ May 16th 2006 3:51PM
effervescence, theLoneYoshi, you should have Morgan Freeman say that!
But anyway, how would this work? The game is a "non-game" so would this be a "non-movie"?
Besides the game doesn't end, so this will be the longest movie ever made. It will just keep going; never stopping. OMG IT'S TORTURE! (sorry, i got into the moment)
Shiro @ May 16th 2006 6:33PM
No, no, no. Morgan Freeman isn't the movie-narrator type. He's more of a Radio DJ announcer type.
You need Strongbad to announce it: http://homestarrunner.com/sbemail144.html
Marc @ May 17th 2006 4:30PM
Shiro,
Good point. What was I thinking?
Holy_Guacamole @ May 24th 2006 8:53PM
I'll watch and I'll TRY my best to like it but, what are they going to do for a plot?
Maybe its got something to do with Tom Nook and characters like that when they get all depressed.
Just a thought.
Robaxoid @ May 29th 2006 1:01AM
Slowly, he made his way into the darkened room.
"I have been waiting for you." A familiar voice whispered, and with a sigh, he rose his hands, the procedure having become more than familiar a long time ago.
"This again, Nook?" He asked, shaking as the racconish hands felt him, checking for weapons that weren't there, and eventually finding his pocket, reaching greedily inside and coming out with the rent money.
"Yes," Nook confirmed, counting the money, "This again, but I also have something you need to know."
"Oh?" He asked, turning and seeing the pistol in Nook's hands, "Do you now?"
"Yes, I'm afriad I do." Nook responded, "I..." The pistol rose, aligned with his head, "Won't be needing your services anymore."
"Nook, you aren't thinking straight." He said, trying to reason witht he crazed raccoon, "Just because your store is upgraded as much as it can be does not mean you don't need customers anymore."
"Perhaps," Nook said, a devilish grin appearing on his evil mouth, "But I won't be needing you anymore."
Everything happened at once, the gun fired, the bullet missing its intended target as he dove forward, taking the chubby raccoon with a tackle his Quarterback brother would have been proud of, forcing him to the floor. The pistol fell from Nook's hands, the rent spilling and rolling across the room, falling under the furniture Nook ordered every day, in an attempt to always have something new for his customers, but lately, Nook had changed, and not for the better.
"You..." Nook sputtered, pushing him off and standing as quickly as he could, panicking as he looked for the pistol.
"Me." He responded, standing and picking up the nearest object, a Gyroid, one with a nice sharp head.
"Wait... No!" Nook yelled, just as his skull collapsed under the force the Gyroid was swung with.
"Yes." He confirmed, throwing the bloody Gyroid onto the dead body, watching it roll off the fat Raccoon and coming to a stop a few meters away as he walked from the store, leaving behind the rent, and the dead body of Tom Nook.
The Gyroid shreiked as the pool of blood seeped towards it.
beo @ Jun 2nd 2006 1:33PM
GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll narate that trailer :D:P