The Guyver Review

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SMAXZO wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:16 pm Alright, this is me being picky...but..why did they changed the Zoalord's name from Hamilcar Barcas to Fulton Balcus? I mean, Hamilton Burgess is a closer name, no?

Localization, mainly. Same reason the only other name they kept the same was Mitsuki.
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So why isn't Hamill playing the titular role? He want to much money or is the guy playing Shawn the best friend of the director?
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I’m betting it’s because Hamill couldn’t/wouldn’t do the fighting stuff and stunts, or maybe he didn’t want to be replaced for big chunks of his screen time by a suit actor.
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SMAXZO wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:16 pm Alright, this is me being picky...but..why did they changed the Zoalord's name from Hamilcar Barcas to Fulton Balcus? I mean, Hamilton Burgess is a closer name, no?
It's actually a name, at least. The other two sound like someone trying to get at it by guessing, but being entirely unfamiliar with common names.
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For that matter, why not keep it at Hamilcar? Hamilcar Barcas, IRL, was the brother of Hannibal Barcas, the great Carthaginian general of the Second Punic War.
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Steve wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 7:58 pm For that matter, why not keep it at Hamilcar? Hamilcar Barcas, IRL, was the brother of Hannibal Barcas, the great Carthaginian general of the Second Punic War.
Oooh, so that's where it came from! Thanks!
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Kendrakirai wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:07 am I’m betting it’s because Hamill couldn’t/wouldn’t do the fighting stuff and stunts, or maybe he didn’t want to be replaced for big chunks of his screen time by a suit actor.
Maybe he was viewed as too old to play the Sean character. After all this is supposed to be based on the Manga where Sho Fukamachi was a high school kid. So they wanted a young actor to play the lead and have Mark Hamill be the star pull for the movie.

The movie itself didn't help itself of course.
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Deledrius wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 9:57 pm
SMAXZO wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:16 pm Alright, this is me being picky...but..why did they changed the Zoalord's name from Hamilcar Barcas to Fulton Balcus? I mean, Hamilton Burgess is a closer name, no?
It's actually a name, at least. The other two sound like someone trying to get at it by guessing, but being entirely unfamiliar with common names.
Which other 2?
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