Midgygiant (2002 film)

Midgygiant, also known as Midgygiant: The Movie was a planned film adaptation of the television series of the same name that was to be made by El TV Kadsre Films and Toei Company. It was planned to be released in late-2002 and it was to be a thirty-second installment of the Technic Heroes franchise. It was written by Oskar Stanek and Ted Abrams and Pasi Peure was going to be a director. After Midgygiant ended in 2001, the film was cancelled in favor of Boost 2: Powered Style.

Plot
The plot was similar to the television series. Six teenagers, Takuma, Takara, Kit, Truman, Stanley and Sora received SMS messages to go to Kolm. When they get to Kolm, they become Team Eques and their mission is to save Kolm from Lucifer.

Cast

 * Hiroki Saitou as Takuma Mori/Aguni (died in 2005)
 * Kichirou Matsuoka as Takuma Mori/Aguni (possible replacement for Saitou)
 * Katsu Nakano as Takara Abe/Lux
 * Sammie Rose as Kit Brown/Ventus
 * Nick Steele as Truman Benton/Burittsu
 * Jimmie Padmore as Stan Draper/Hiyasu
 * Harley Michaels as Sora Timberlake/Aurora
 * Shaw Herbert as Charlie Gilbert
 * Pierce Garland as Jarred Tracy

Why It Was Cancelled?

 * 1) Midgygiant aired its final episode in 2001.
 * 2) Midgygiant has a mixed reception from critics and audiences.
 * 3) Most of the cast of the show admitted they were all exhausted and decided not to take part in the film. Pasi Peure decided to cancel the film in response.
 * 4) It was scrapped in favor of Boost 2: Powered Style (mentioned earlier)
 * 5) Digimon Frontier, which bears strong resemblance to Midgygiant, premiered around the same time as the film's planned release date.
 * 6) Hiroki Saitou died in 2005.
 * 7) Katsu Nakano nowadays work on his political career.

Result
The film was permanently cancelled, but its comic adaption of the show was written during the show's run and its elements were to be shown in the movie.

Trivia

 * The film was mentioned on the list of then-coming films in the first edition of The El TV Kadsre Book.