Chiyomaru Shikura, previously the chairman and government director of Mages, shared some data of what may have been relating to a live-action adaptation of Steins;Gate. Apparently, there had been talks of a live-action present after the anime for the game ended. The deal ended up falling by way of as a consequence of disagreements over the primary actor. [Thanks, Famitsu!]
Shikura had been very optimistic concerning the live-action present, as a result of the producer who would have dealt with it was somebody whose work he admired. He didn’t identify the producer or the studio that will have labored on the live-action Steins;Gate adaptation. During discussions although, the studio said that it needed a Johnny’s actor to play protagonist Rintaro Okabe. Shikura joked that single request brought on a divergence within the timeline.
Though Shikura likes Johnny’s, he thought it was an unreasonable request as a result of he didn’t suppose a Johnny’s actor may match as Okarin. But he determined to go forward anyway and requested Tomoya Nagase, whom he thought may painting Okarin. However, the producer replied that they couldn’t get Nagase and the choice on who to solid was not within the producer’s arms anyway. As a end result, Shikura determined to show down the provide, and thus the Steins;Gate live-action drama by no means got here to be.
Steins;Gate (the anime adaptation) is obtainable on streaming companies equivalent to Crunchyroll. The authentic game is obtainable on consoles such because the PS4 and cellular gadgets.
