I’ve been aching since last August to finally post about Big Hero 6 the upcoming animated movie from Disney. Big Hero 6 is the marvel comics Japanese based property which I’m sure more than 90% of you have either never heard of or never read. I myself only read it back int he day because Sunfire was on the team. Don’t expect Sunfire to make an appearance here though since he’s tied up with the X-men franchise to which Fox Studious has all the rights.
Here’s the Official Synopsis:
From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Big Hero 6,” an action comedy adventure about brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who finds himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo. With the help of his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—Hiro joins forces with a reluctant team of first-time crime fighters on a mission to save their city. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action and all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the CG-animated “Big Hero 6” hits theaters in 3D on November 7, 2014.
Why should you care and why are we posting about a Japanese based superhero team being reworked by Disney? Here’s why!
Last year on August 9th at the D23 expo director Don Hall talked about the project and showed a demo reel:
A preview reel, featuring a wide range between more polished CGI animation and 2D drawings, introduced the movie’s main cast to the 4,000 fans assembled at the Anaheim Convention Center’s “D23 Arena” which included: main character Hiro Hamada, called a “14-year-old tech wizard with unparalleled genius;” GoGo Tomago, a “daredevil bike messenger with velocity and ferocity;” Wasabi No-Ginger, “a sushi chef whose talents are sharp — razor sharp;” Honey Lemon, “a brainiac chemist and part-time barista, big on hugs and thwarting thugs;” Fred, “a fanboy whose comic book knowledge is vital to their mission” and sports a fire-breathing monster suit; and the robot Baymax, “Hiro’s best friend, originally programmed to be a diagnostic nurse, but reprogrammed and repurposed into a superhero warrior.”
While the details are about the team one member in particular is of utmost import that is Wasabi No-Ginger who will be depicted as African American. Who is this guy and what’s his background? Wasabi is a weapon master and master chef with the ability to generate energy based constructs in the form of knives which disrupt a persons brain waves and neurons rendering them unconscious. Below you’ll find the latest trailer for Big Hero 6. Wasabi doesn’t make an appearance but it’s a pretty hilarious nonetheless. I’m hopeful that Big Hero 6 is successful because it could launch a slew of other titles and a different approach by Disney in handling the superhero genre/catalog of Marvel Comics.
Will you be seeing Big Hero 6 when it debuts later this year?
What do you think of Wasabi No-Ginger’s race swap?
More as it breaks!
[Source: CBR and ]