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Phoenix Wright flick gets a poster, new trailer
A promotional flyer for a movie isn't the sort of thing we typically post around here, but in Phoenix Wright's case, we'll make an objection exception. The movie's website also has two trailers available, including a cleaner version of the one we saw in October. Check out the full flyer at Andriasang, and find the trailers on the official site (in the bottom righthand corner).
The Phoenix Wright movie looks better than we could have hoped [update: trailer pulled]
The Phoenix Wright movie is lookin' good, you guys. We were foolish to ever doubt the incredible directorial abilities of the great Takashi Miike (Ichii The Killer, IZO), but we've been burned before, and it's hard to put faith into a video-game adaptation film these days. The production still released a few days ago helped ease our fears a little bit, but the above footage has pushed us completely over the edge into straight-up excited territory. The clip is a bit noisy, sure, on account of the confusing, disembodied screaming, but the underlying cinematography and character designs look spot on. There's still no word on the film receiving a stateside release, but Miike's work has enjoyed a cult following in the U.S. for years, as has the Phoenix Wright series, so it doesn't seem entirely outside the realm of possibility. Gyakuten Saiban will hit Japanese theaters on February 11. Update: The trailer has been pulled from YouTube.
