And I’m talking about the original 2000 anime. Since I’ve seen it four times now. I know there’s a live action version from 2009, but that doesn’t count. Me and a friend from 7th-8th grade have been chatting on Messenger about a hypothetical 2011 live-action version of Blood: The Last Vampire being released instead of Super 8. Had the 2009 version never existed at all. It would just simply be titled Blood. Imagine this staying true to the 2000 anime with its fall 1966 setting but expanded showing more of Saya doing more detective work in and around the Air Force base and the school she attends while undercover. J.J. would also use elements of the manga and light novel tie-in including the PS2 visual novel. Even including what Kitakubo (the director of the 2000 anime) originally planned for the follow ups. We thought about having Christopher Nolan as producer which would’ve made it amazing. Don’t know if Spielberg would even be involved.

Imagine Blood being filmed in the fall of 2010 at the actual Yokota Air Base (for some scenes) and parts of Tokyo. As this would’ve been a few months before earthquake had struck in March 2011. Though the school would’ve been filmed at an old army barracks with wooden ones (like two-story ones) at a former military base in the US (where filming would’ve taken place mostly). But I don’t know which school would’ve been used since it would have to match the one in Yokota from the anime (yet the actual one didn’t exist until 1973). It would’ve been interesting hearing J.J. in the commentary saying that shot was filmed in Japan or this shot was filmed in America. I bet the C-130 take off with the chiropteran following it and B-52 take off right at the end of the movie would have to been real ones from Yokota. Even when hangars burns down it would’ve be actual one they didn’t need anymore, though the actors inside would be filmed in an early version of the on-set virtual production with the LED lights simulating flames. The C-130 takeoff as the chiropteran follows it would’ve a mix of both stunt doubles and the actors filmed against a blue screen much like in Rogue Nation. I bet most of the filming would’ve taken place at night with some during the day. While Industrial Light & Magic would do the CGI effects for the chiropterans (some done by an actor wearing a mo-cap suit on set and others with key frame mixed in), the subway tunnel in the opening, aerials of the 1966 Yokota Air Base among others like matte paintings or touchups. As well as some practical effects like Sharon’s transformation into a chiropteran via makeup and prosthetics by either Stan Winston Studios, Rick Baker or Steve Johnson, Linda’s dead chiropteran form in the nursing bed, the dying chiropteran, the mangled corpse of the Air Force guardsman at the hangar and the corpse in the bathtub. The chiropterans would stay true to their 2000 counterparts but would look more hideous and grotesque looking. Imagine Guillermo Del Toro doing the design of the realistic chiropterans while basing off of Terada’s designs, don’t know if he would serve as producer.

While Super 8 never gets made in this alternate timeline, though elements of it would sneak into Blood particularly the Area 51 subplot and not the other involving the kids making a movie. Notably the school nurse suspecting that there’s some coverup going on much like how the sheriff knows something’s wrong or how the chiropterans snuffs out its prey in a way similar to what the alien does in Super 8. One example is when a chiropteran eats a black Air Force guardsman when the nurse tries to get help.

Then for the cast, I would go with Noah Emmerich and Richard T. Jones as the two Men in Black-esque agents since they did play two Air Force officers in Super 8. Saya would’ve been played by a young Japanese woman (either 19 or 20 years) that was big name in 2010-11 timeframe in Japan but unknown to the rest of the world. The nurse also would’ve been played by an older Japanese woman. Sharon and Linda, the friend suggested Emma Watson and a then unknown Margot Robbie (by me) but there would’ve been a lot of other actresses from 2010-11 that could’ve played them. I also thought of Dakota Fanning for the part of Sharon, though she would’ve been too young for the part then again she was also doing the second and third Twilight movies at the time. The actresses playing Sharon and Linda would’ve been their first roles much like the kid actors who played Joe and Charles in Super 8. Like Saya, they also would’ve been 19 or 20 years. I also thought about Bruce Greenwood in a small part playing the JFK-looking agent who interrogates the school nurse at the end of the movie and David Gallagher (who also was in Super 8 playing the camera store owner) in a small role playing an Air Force guardsman who gets punched in the guts by Saya knocking him out.

Michael Giacchino does the score for Blood. I bet the horror elements that were heard in his Super 8 score would instead be used in Blood. It would also sound very similar to his score for Let Me In. A mix of both Super 8 and Let Me In.

With it being set during Halloween. Why not have the movie be released in October 2011, which both me and the friend agreed would make sense. Since late summer-fall 2011 had two vampire movies come out like the Fright Night remake in August and Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 in November. Blood would’ve gone up against the Thing prequel which was also released on the same day. But also some competition with Real Steel which was released the week before.

This would’ve been a rated R because of violence and possible language. Which I’m surprised J.J. hasn’t even directed one. It probably would’ve been his only one in his filmography.

And I bet the marketing would’ve been very similar to Super 8’s. But more on the horror and suspense than the sci-fi. It even would’ve had the same font as Super 8.

Imagine this being one of the last Paramount movies along with Hugo and Young Adult to use the 2002 logo before the debut of the new logo in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol for the 100th anniversary at the time which is still in use. Tintin (also a Paramount movie was the last one to use that logo) wouldn’t even exist in this alternate timeline as well. Since Spielberg and Peter Jackson had released an animated LOTR-style adaptation of Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on the same day Super 8 was supposed to come out in June 2011. Which would’ve had the same animation Tintin used. Spielberg’s version would’ve mostly followed the manga instead of the anime. Or maybe Super 8 still exists but it was pushed back to a September 2011 release since there was no Paramount being released in that month.

This would’ve been like Cloverfield but with vampires.

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the texture and lighting it so good. compared to the one they use now

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looks to cartoon-y and they golden sky doesn't match the logo it transitions to

It sucks looking on eBay for a hat or shirts that are real not fan made

Chaz Cardigan (one of the newest artists signed to the label):

https://youtu.be/hbqWTxAlN04

I heard that overlord might not be a tie in to the cloverfield films anymore like it was originally supposed to be. Is this true? Does anyone have any information on this?