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Special "Delivery" From Disney
by RT Staff | February 04, 2005
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An English language version of "Kiki's Delivery Service" is in the works at Disney, Variety Reports. The story of a 13-year-old witch was previously adapted from a series of books by Eiko Kadano into an animated film in1989 by Hayao Miyazaki; that film was dubbed into English with Kirsten Dunst voicing the title role in 1998. Jeff Stockwell, who wrote the script for "The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys," has been hired to adapt the film.

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Feb 04 2005 07:33 PM

Sounds a bit 'Harry Potter' to me. But there's nothing wrong with that.

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Dystopia Land writes:
on Feb 05 2005 11:51 AM

It's nothing like 'Potter,' and even if it were, it came out long before that. I happen to own the English dubbed version, and I love it. I don't really see the point of Disney adapting it, and redoing it completely. The dubbed version with kirsten was fine. I guess it's just Disney trying to recapture it's old magic... by redoing other's work, or making sequels to other's work.

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clamity8u writes:
on Feb 05 2005 12:03 PM

Oh dear god... PLEASE don't cast Dakota Fanning... AGAIN!

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Feb 06 2005 04:13 PM

In reply to this comment (#819518)
Oh. Sorry. I don't know anything about it, so I take it all back. I like anime movies. What I don't like is Disney hijacking everything that's good in animation.

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Now it's dark writes:
on Feb 07 2005 11:30 AM

The most retarded idea since Taxi Driver 2.

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kknight writes:
on Feb 07 2005 11:37 AM

In reply to this comment (#819519)
I second that opinion! I am concerned about the idea of Disney adapting this movie into a live action one though I am curious to see how it turns out. With regards to the casting of Dakota Fanning though,... please please DON'T!!!!

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porco writes:
on Feb 03 2006 01:40 PM

If it turns out good, is possible they would do it with more Japanece animation.
Hayao Miyazaki has a gift of bringin life to a character like no one else.And that my friends a writer or director can't bring to your a work of art like Miyazakison.


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celticknots writes:
on Jul 08 2006 02:09 PM

oh no! my only worries are that they'll totally ruin the adapted version. Lots of Disney's latest adaptations/sequels are less than thrilling, so it would be awful if this one came out bad

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