HBO Max's "Tokyo Vice" (by Michael Mann) - Blu-ray Forum

Cremildo · 10-22-2019, 08:13 PM

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Michael Mann has been set by HBO Max to direct the pilot episode of Tokyo Vice, the drama series that stars Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe. Mann will potentially direct more episodes of the series in its freshman season, and he becomes executive producer alongside J.T. Rogers, John Lesher, Emily Gerson Saines, Alan Poul, Elgort, Destin Daniel Cretton and Watanabe.

Move brings an A-list filmmaker to one of HBO Max’s first drama series, and was written by Rogers based on Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat. The drama captures Adelstein’s daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo, where nothing, and no one is truly what or who they seem. It is informed by his memoir Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter On The Police Beat In Japan.

Production on the series begins in February on location in Japan. [SOURCE]

cardiac161 · 10-23-2019, 12:45 AM

So looking forward to this. I read the book when it came out and it was fascinating to see how the Yakuza, being so mainstream in urban Japanese society, is dealt and somewhat tolerated by the police.

MifuneFan · 10-23-2019, 12:48 AM

Ansel Elgort is an odd choice.

Gacivory · 10-23-2019, 02:00 AM

YAY! Michael Mann!

UGH! Ansel Elgort.

LegacyCosts · 10-23-2019, 02:23 AM

Premise sounds amazing and Michael Mann but that kid's face is really annoying.

Hoke Moseley · 10-23-2019, 04:16 AM

Finally some concrete Mann-related news.

principehomura · 10-23-2019, 06:56 PM

Holy moly!
Perfect news to me: Mann, police, Tokyo, Hbo. I also liked a lot Elgort in Baby Driver!
Can't wait for this.

Cremildo · 05-15-2020, 05:26 PM

Michael Mann On Resuming Ansel Elgort-Ken Watanabe HBO Max Drama

MarioG280 · 05-15-2020, 05:46 PM

Cremildo · 11-16-2021, 08:46 PM

Michael Mann’s ‘Tokyo Vice’ HBO Max Series Fills Out Cast

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Series leads Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, as well as the previously announced Rachel Keller, Ella Rumpf and Rinko Kikuchi, are joined by Japanese actors Hideaki Ito, Show Kasamatsu and Tomohisa Yamashita, who will be series regulars.

Naiera · 11-17-2021, 03:43 AM

Ugh. I hoped that Ansel had been succesfully cancelled.

Cremildo · 02-07-2022, 10:27 PM

The series will premiere Thursday, April 7 with three episodes, followed by two episodes airing every Thursday until the series finale on April 28.

tim_p · 02-08-2022, 07:46 PM

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Movement at last. Goddamn I need a new fix of Mann.

principehomura · 02-08-2022, 12:54 PM

Wow, time really flies by!
Didn't realize we're almost there!

Doc Samson · 02-08-2022, 05:47 PM

Can't wait for this! I've been tracking its development for a while and it was quiet for a bit. Glad there's finally a date.

Anything Michael Mann works on is exciting. I agree that the casting for the lead role is odd.

Doc Samson · 03-04-2022, 02:41 PM

Hopefully a trailer should drop for this soon. The show premiers in about a month.

Cremildo · 03-14-2022, 04:08 PM

BudBaxter · 03-14-2022, 04:27 PM

Hated Ansel Elgort in pretty much everything I've seen him in. This trailer hasn't changed that opinion yet. Stupid haircut & massive noggin doesn't really help.

Weird that Michael Mann's name is nowhere to be seen in the trailer. He's the main reason I'd watch this. Is he just a director-for-hire here? Or does his name not mean anything to the viewing public anymore?

Doctor Jack · 03-15-2022, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BudBaxter

Weird that Michael Mann's name is nowhere to be seen in the trailer. He's the main reason I'd watch this. Is he just a director-for-hire here? Or does his name not mean anything to the viewing public anymore?

hate to break it to you, but outside of film lovers, Mann’s name has never meant anything to the general public. Ask 100 general public people who directed Heat, maybe 5 will know. He’s never been a household name or selling point.

Youre My Boy Blu! · 03-15-2022, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

hate to break it to you, but outside of film lovers, Mann’s name has never meant anything to the general public. Ask 100 general public people who directed Heat, maybe 5 will know. He’s never been a household name or selling point.

Agreed. Mann may not be a blockbuster draw on his own.
However, it is still important to recognize that studios/producers will request him to direct because he tends to draw an elite ensemble cast for his projects.
And it'll be the cast that sells the movie or in this case, the series.

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10-23-2019, 12:45 AM	#2
cardiac161 Senior Member Member since:May 2008	So looking forward to this. I read the book when it came out and it was fascinating to see how the Yakuza, being so mainstream in urban Japanese society, is dealt and somewhat tolerated by the police.

10-23-2019, 12:48 AM	#3
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1145 Trading Score:69	Ansel Elgort is an odd choice.

10-23-2019, 02:00 AM	#4
Gacivory Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Los Angeles, California 4K collection:1123 Blu-ray collection:5616 DVD collection:183 Digital collection:25 Trading Score:1	YAY! Michael Mann! UGH! Ansel Elgort.

10-23-2019, 02:23 AM	#5
LegacyCosts Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:177 Blu-ray collection:452 Trading Score:20	Premise sounds amazing and Michael Mann but that kid's face is really annoying.

10-23-2019, 04:16 AM	#6
Hoke Moseley Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1353 DVD collection:62 Digital collection:15 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:156	Finally some concrete Mann-related news.

10-23-2019, 06:56 PM	#7
principehomura Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Italy 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:211 DVD collection:223	Holy moly! Perfect news to me: Mann, police, Tokyo, Hbo. I also liked a lot Elgort in Baby Driver! Can't wait for this.

05-15-2020, 05:26 PM	#8
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:166 Blu-ray collection:1052 Trading Score:51	Michael Mann On Resuming Ansel Elgort-Ken Watanabe HBO Max Drama

05-15-2020, 05:46 PM	#9
MarioG280 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 4K collection:199 Blu-ray collection:1755 Trading Score:49

11-17-2021, 03:43 AM	#11
Naiera Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:2 Trading Score:25	Ugh. I hoped that Ansel had been succesfully cancelled.

02-07-2022, 10:27 PM	#12
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:166 Blu-ray collection:1052 Trading Score:51	The series will premiere Thursday, April 7 with three episodes, followed by two episodes airing every Thursday until the series finale on April 28.

02-08-2022, 12:54 PM	#14
principehomura Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Italy 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:211 DVD collection:223	Wow, time really flies by! Didn't realize we're almost there!

02-08-2022, 05:47 PM	#15
Doc Samson Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2021 Location:Shadyside 4K collection:199 Blu-ray collection:337 DVD collection:32 iTunes collection:194	Can't wait for this! I've been tracking its development for a while and it was quiet for a bit. Glad there's finally a date. Anything Michael Mann works on is exciting. I agree that the casting for the lead role is odd.

03-04-2022, 02:41 PM	#16
Doc Samson Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2021 Location:Shadyside 4K collection:199 Blu-ray collection:337 DVD collection:32 iTunes collection:194	Hopefully a trailer should drop for this soon. The show premiers in about a month.

03-14-2022, 04:27 PM	#18
BudBaxter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2016	Hated Ansel Elgort in pretty much everything I've seen him in. This trailer hasn't changed that opinion yet. Stupid haircut & massive noggin doesn't really help. Weird that Michael Mann's name is nowhere to be seen in the trailer. He's the main reason I'd watch this. Is he just a director-for-hire here? Or does his name not mean anything to the viewing public anymore?

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