Takashi Miike, director of Ichi the Killer, Audition, and Visitor Q, is now working on a film adaptation of the popular game series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. The film, set to release this February in Japan, now has a trailer that surfaced recently and gives us a brief glimpse into Gyakuten Saiban (Ace Attorney). Luckily, Miike seemed to have left incest and torture out of this one….
I am a huge fan of the games, having played and beaten every single one of them and for a while, I have been secretly wishing for something like this to happen. I’m glad Phoenix got representation in Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and now I’m ecstatic there is a movie chronicling his adventures. Most of the characters seem to be faithfully represented here, everyone from The Judge and Larry Butz to Manfred Von Karma looking a lot like their video game counterparts. Briefly, you can even see an appearance by the police station mascot. (1:01) Awesome. My only little gripes so far is that Maya looks a little older than I remember and where the hell is Detective Gumshoe?! There must be at least a couple Japanese gentlemen of larger stature out there that could fit the role, right? Regardless, I can’t wait to see this movie…