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Adi Shankar, the showrunner for Castlevania, says he's like to do Berserk
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Adi Shankar, the showrunner for Castlevania, says he's like to do Berserk

Here's the full quote and a link to the interview.

“Berserk needs to come back. If someone reputable gets me the rights I’ll bring it back in that 2D hand-drawn vibe and make is closer to the manga, because the hyper-detailed beauty of Kentaro Miura’s artwork in the manga is the true masterpiece.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/11/14/adi-shankar-on-the-success-of-castlevania-and-his-crusade-to-have-animation-taken-seriously/#10c8faab2c5d



Adi Shankar finally opens up about his silence regarding Castlevania seasons 3 and 4.
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Adi Shankar finally opens up about his silence regarding Castlevania seasons 3 and 4.

Taken from an interview from USAToday, Adi Shankar had this to say:

“Without getting into the weeds on dirty laundry, [writer] Warren [Ellis] and I did not have a good personal or professional relationship after Season 3 and 4 commenced, and we stopped communicating directly around mid-2019,” Shankar explains “It turned ugly very fast. The wonderful folks at Netflix attempted to mend the bridge, but there is beef there.”

So it's possible, but not in any way, shape or form confirmed, so don't take my word for it, that the way Ellis handled Alucard and Hector in S3 were done to spite Shankar, since in his early interviews, Shankar talked about how those two in particular were his favourites and he promised that Hector would become more like his game counterpart.

Here's the full interview for context. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/11/adi-shankar-interview-devil-may-cry-anime-netflix

Edit: To clarify my opinion on Ellis spiting Shankar, it's due to the freudian nature of the sex scenes and the power plays/domination involved and the specific choice of those two characters in particular, who Shankar stated were his favourites and wanted to adapt faithfully so it can be read as a very intentional slight. I used to study psychology, so I'm applying what I learned, I'm in no way claiming to be 100% right, I'm just stating my opinion.

People like Ellis are an open book, really, once you really study their interviews. Ellis is very, very controlling, it's part of the reason he and IGA never got along back in 2007 when the project was still a movie since IGA tried his best to really tone down some of his weirder antics through extensive review of his drafts and demanding several rewrites and I feel it might've been the same case with Ellis and Shankar, with the rest of the team ultimately siding with Ellis.

It's all theorising on my part, even if some of the interviews act as proof of sorts, though, so feel free to disregard it if you disagree.





Adi Shankar, Producer w/Rights to Develop Devil May Cry animated series, teasing surprise tomorrow
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Adi Shankar, Producer w/Rights to Develop Devil May Cry animated series, teasing surprise tomorrow

Hey all. You may remember my previous post regarding the possibility that the new animated Devil May Cry series would be getting announced at a Netflix event. That event is tomorrow, now! And with that tomorrow-ness comes a hint.

Adi Shankar, the producer with rights to develop the Devil May Cry animated series, is teasing a surprise in addition to the full-length trailer for Captain Laserhawk. He has been radio silent for a while.

Here is the link to his Instagram post

bootleguniverse Catch the full trailer for Captain Laserhawk and the digital premiere of Castlevania: Nocturne @ Netflix's "Drop 01" livestream event, tomorrow Sept 27 at 9am PST!

Also ... keep an eye out for another surprise. The hype is real

#captainlaserhawk
#castlevanianocturne
#surprise

I think it’s obvious what that surprise will be. And we will know tomorrow morning!





I am Adi Shankar, Producer of The Grey, Dredd, Killing Them Softly, & the short film Punisher: #DirtyLaundry. AMA!
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I am Adi Shankar, Producer of The Grey, Dredd, Killing Them Softly, & the short film Punisher: #DirtyLaundry. AMA!

Hi. I'm movie producer Adi Shankar. I make unapologetically R-rated, ferociously violent, action & crime feature films.

https://twitter.com/adishankarbrand

http://www.youtube.com/user/AdiShankarBrand

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3021774/

Complete Filmography:

Broken City (2013)

Killing Them Softly (2012)

Dredd (2012)

Punisher:#DirtyLaundry (Short) (2012) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpK0wsnitc]

The Grey (2012)

Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

Proof: http://i.imgur.com/6ICg7u8.jpg

EDIT: THANK YOU REDDIT COMMUNITY FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND ENGAGING IN THE CONVERSATION. THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN.


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Castlevania producer Adi Shankar- "I used the classic Berserk as an example of what to do and the CGI reboot as an example of what not to do."
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Castlevania producer Adi Shankar- "I used the classic Berserk as an example of what to do and the CGI reboot as an example of what not to do."

From this interview- http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2017-07-26/castlevania-producer-adi-shankar/.119340

TBH, I just posted this because I found that quote hilarious



Author of Berserk died, Samuel Deats (director) and Adi Shankar (producer) love the series. Striga's Day Armor was based heavily on the Berserker Armor, as well as Artorias Armor in Dark Souls.
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Author of Berserk died, Samuel Deats (director) and Adi Shankar (producer) love the series. Striga's Day Armor was based heavily on the Berserker Armor, as well as Artorias Armor in Dark Souls.
r/castlevania - Author of Berserk died, Samuel Deats (director) and Adi Shankar (producer) love the series. Striga's Day Armor was based heavily on the Berserker Armor, as well as Artorias Armor in Dark Souls.

Dredd 2: Producer Adi Shankar Explains How to Get the Sequel Made
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My main concern with Adi Shankar
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My main concern with Adi Shankar

So I've seen how a lot of people criticize him for being an edgelord and while that does worry me (Berserk is, after all, an extremely dark story, and in less capable hands it wouldn't take much to tip it into an edgy emo-fest of grimdark nonsense) the thing that worries me the most is his tweet saying "#NotAnotherGoldenAge" or whatever it was.

I get it. The Golden Age has been done to death. But it's a CRITICAL part of the story, and I think omitting it is a huge mistake. It establishes Guts' character and motivations, showing how much he grew as a person before Griffith took everything from him, which in turn adds another (extremely important imo) layer of tragedy to his portrayal in the Black Swordsman and Lost Children arcs that helps contextualize their brutal nature. Without said context Guts just comes off as a heartless, unsympathetic monster, which couldn't be further from the truth.

Just as importantly as this though, is the fact that The Golden Age establishes Griffith's character and motivations as well. Without The Golden Age all we get is Femto until Fantasia, and even then it's really just Femto wearing a Griffith-suit. Without understanding his ambition and the sacrifices he made for it (both literally and figuratively) he'll just come off as a cookie-cutter bigbad, which is a disservice to such a layered character.

And lastly, the Eclipse. This whole post was inspired by a conversation I had with a couple of my friends a few nights ago, they haven't read or watched the series, but they know the cribnotes version of the plot (admittedly because I never shut up about it lol) and they know enough to realize that you can't really have a Berserk adaptation without the Eclipse. One of them said to me "well maybe they could just start the series with the Eclipse and move on from there" which after reflecting on it for a minute I said I think that would be worse than not including it at all. Without knowing how the characters got to that point, or why Griffith is betraying them, it would just come off as senseless gore, which is the fastest way to pitch your story into grimdark nonsense possible.

TL;DR- I don't like that Shankar wants to skip The Golden Age, it provides necessary context to the rest of the story, and without it the story could plunge headfirst into an edgelord cringefest.

What's everyone else's opinion on this?

And just to clarify, I've loved Castlevania so far, and I expect good things from Devil May Cry. I'm just nervous about him handling one of my favorite manga of all time.







OFFICIAL AMA: Adi Shankar (Producer, THE GREY, KILLING THEM SOFTLY, LONE SURVIVOR, BOOTLEG UNIVERSE) - August 30, 2016 @ 2 PM PST!
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OFFICIAL AMA: Adi Shankar (Producer, THE GREY, KILLING THEM SOFTLY, LONE SURVIVOR, BOOTLEG UNIVERSE) - August 30, 2016 @ 2 PM PST!

Adi will be joining us on his personal account, with flair, to answer questions at 2:00 PM PST.

Adi Shankar is a film producer, director, YouTube personality, and occasional actor, who is best known for being the youngest producer to have a number one film at the North American box office with The Grey. He is also responsible for legitimizing the fan film as an art form with his creation of the "Bootleg Universe" which includes The Punisher: Dirty Laundry and Power/Rangers which has received over 30 million views online. Adi's feature film credits include: THE GREY starring Liam Neeson, KILLING THEM SOFTLY starring Brad Pitt, DREDD starring Karl Urban, LONE SURVIVOR starring Mark Wahlberg. In 2014 Shankar ranked number 20 on GQ magazine's list of “Most Influential Global Indian Men."

Adi is currently working with Screencraft for their Bootleg Universe contest, you can read more about that here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Screenwriting/comments/4z1lez/write_short_scripts_for_your_favorite_movie_tv/

Additionally, if you'd like to submit to the bootleg universe contest, we've secured an exclusive coupon. All Redditors can use this code for 20% off: SCREDDIT

Post your questions in this thread!




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