The 1983 series
Ronin was written my fan favorite comic author Frank Millar and tells the story of an ancient samurai who wakes up in a dystopic, tech-crazy New York City with the chance to finally avenge the death of his master at the hands of a centuries-old demon.
Director Sylvian White has been working on a film adaptation of the graphic novel for some time now; and with his latest film
The Losers wrapped up and ready for release, White is focusing more effort on bringing Millar's story to life. Though it doesn't seem like
Ronin will his next project, his passion for the film remains strong.
In an interview with MTV NEWS, White divulges more details on his involvement with the adaptation:
"It's literally, truly a cult classic," he said of "Ronin." I just need it to be right. I had to put a stop on it while I was directing 'The Losers,' but now that I'm back here at Warner Bros. I'm on it again, we're sort of going to the next stage.
"It's something I have a very strong passion for — it's very complex material," White continued.
"I need it to be adapted right. It needs to have the right combination of intellectual ideas and the great action and sci-fi set pieces that it offers — particularly the brilliant production design that Frank Miller has in the comic, which was already groundbreaking at the time and still is today." Though the project is still in the script development stage, White sees possibilities with the latest movie trend; 3D:
"You never know how long these things take, but we're working on a draft right now. But it's looking good. But you don't want it to be good, you want it to be brilliant.
"Fortunately, a lot of the studios are looking to make the sort of big-budget, 3-D movies nowadays much more than a decade ago," he continued.
"Now, so many theaters are equipped with that, it seems to be a very good way to bring people into the theaters. That's something that I've been talking about for a while for a few projects, particularly for 'Ronin,' because when you look at the kind of action and the kind of characters he has in the comic, it totally demands a 3-D treatment." Information courtesy of MTV
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