I want a Howls' moving castle tv series made with the same love and care of G.O
Don't get me wrong, I love the Ghibli movie, but we all know that's not 100% accurate to the book. And yes, I know there are some slight changes from Good Omens from book to screen, but all it did was make a decades old story a bit fresher and relevant. I think Howl Moving castle deserves the same loving treatment.
This is purely just a thing i'd like to see. A wish list if you will. Between writers strikes, legal issues and whatever else, Its just something to imagine:
First of all, i'd like it to be very, very Welsh. I'm not Welsh, but Howl is, and I think the TV series should celebrate it, particularly if there is a chance a wider audience would watch it. I'd love to see entire scenes (or episodes!) in Welsh, particularly when Howell visits home (yes I know they speak English in Wales)
I want lots of cosy british scenery. I want it to feel like i've been transported to the mid 90s and i'm watching a pastorial classic whenever they show the sweeping countryside of Igary. Want a vaguely "otherworldly" feel? film these scenes in New Zealand.
I would like an extremely popular and internationally known Welsh actor to play the king. The King is described as kind of an everyman, familiar and almost at odds with his royal status. it's a small role but imagine if someone like Christian Bale (that would be a great nod!) or Michael Sheen took the role.
Omg the fashion. I think they did a pretty good job with the vaguely British otherworldly fashion of Ingary in the Ghibli world, but I'd love to see another interpretation. I Imagine a sort of 90s Whimsygoth feel would be immaculate.
Modernised, not modern. The only thing I absolutely DO NOT want is a modernised version like what happened to The Watch. Sure, update Wales, and tinker with some of the dated views (such as the age gap of young Sophie/ Lettie and Howl), but keep the essence. Sophie is a boss without being a fighter. We know Howl is trash, but we love him like that
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