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L.A. Times: CW Discusses Battle Royale TV Remake in U.S.
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The Los Angeles Times newspaper's 24 Frames column reported on Thursday that Battle Royale novel. Although the talks are preliminary, the network has reportedly spoken with the title's Hollywood representatives about potentially adapting and expanding the novel into an hourlong dramatic series.
Battle Royale depicts a Japanese dystopian society in which every year, a middle school class is chosen to engage in a battle to the death with each other. Takami's original novel in North America.
Tokyopop released the entire manga starting in 2003 before shutting down its North American publishing operations.
Update: Producer ABC News that he appreciated his fans' in the Battle Royale/Hunger Games comparisons but that “every novel has something to offer."
The Los Angeles Times commented that a television series adaptation "could offer a new opportunity, picking up on the theme but in a different way, much like The CW's The Vampire Diaries found success even in the wake of the first Twilight movie."
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