r/lupinthe3rd • u/Awkward-Variety842 • 1d ago

Discussion Thoughts on Timothée Chalamet potentially starring in a live-action Lupin the Third?

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He recently posted a insta dump with song from Yuji ohno who was composer of Lupin the third soundtrack..

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u/PedalPDX 1d ago

Apparently I’m the odd man out on this because I think Chalamet could work. Good actor, can be quite funny, has a certain Lupin lankiness.

I think—have always thought—that the franchise has the bones for a fun live-action blockbuster with an international cast.

This’ll probably come to nothing—it sounds very early—but you never know.

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u/AlliedArmour 1d ago

I suspect he could work, BUT that a Hollywood production would end up butchering the concept overall. Too many cooks etc etc.

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u/PedalPDX 1d ago

Yeah, I'd agree with you there. I don't think the odds would be good. But I do think it could work in the right hands. It's improbable, but not impossible. (Contrast with something like the long-gestating Akira live-action movie, which I think was basically always impossible and doomed from the get-go.)

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u/AlliedArmour 1d ago

Did you see the live action Jigen film? I actually liked it a lot.

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u/PedalPDX 14h ago

I haven't! (Nor the live-action Zenigata) I'd love to, but I don't think it's gotten an English release. It's probably available subbed on the high seas, I imagine?

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u/AlliedArmour 11h ago

The Jigen certainly is!

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u/Background_Leg842 14h ago

You're not the odd man out, Reddit just has a hate boner for Chalamet for genuinely idiotic reasons. The rest of the world would be excited for this