Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

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Rebuild of Evangelion
Title 1: ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破 Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Ha Evangelion New Theatrical Version: Division Title 2: Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance
Written By	Hideaki Anno
Directed By	Hideaki Anno (general director), Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masayuki
Theatrical Release	June 27, 2009
Streaming Release	{{{streaming_release}}}
Video Release Date	TBA
Angel Appearances	New Angels, ?Sahaquiel, ?Bardiel, Zeruel
Eva Sorties	Eva-05, Eva-02, Eva-01, Eva-00, Eva-03, Eva-06
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"Evangelion 1.0"	"Evangelion 3.0"

Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破) is the second film in the Rebuild of Evangelion movie series. It will premiere in Japan on June 27, 2009. As of March 14, 2009, two trailers have been released, along with a poster revealing key terms and names from the movie in chronological order.

The movie will introduce Asuka Langley Shikinami (formerly "Soryu", and now with the rank of Captain), Ryoji Kaji, and the new character Mari Illustrious Makinami, along with Eva-02, Eva-03, Eva-05, and Eva-06. A combination of familiar (to NGE veterans) and newly-designed Angels will appear over the course of the film. New locations (such as Bethany Base and Tabgha Base) will also feature.

Eva 2.0 will depart from the original much more extensively than 1.0, with a greater emphasis on new material, although little is known about the plot at this time. Elements from several TV episodes seem to be present in some form, namely Episodes 08, 09, 12, 15, 17, 18, and 19.

Yuko Miyamura and Koichi Yamadera are both confirmed to reprise their roles as Asuka and Kaji, respectively, and Maaya Sakamoto is joining the cast to play Mari. Mugihito has also been listed on the cast as specifically playing "Keel Lorenz" (he only appeared as the "SOUND ONLY" Seele-01 monolith in the first film).

Angels

Based on the scant available information (namely poster key words and the trailers), the film appears to feature five Angels, including two that are original to the Rebuild continuity. In the potential order of appearance:

	New Angel #1: "Tunnel Angel". Possesses a stylized "skull" face, exposed jaw muscles like Gaghiel, and a narrow body with what looks like a long, skeletal tail. In the first theatrical trailer, it advances through a dark corridor (resembling the one Eva-05 uses in the preview from Eva 1.0), large eye sockets lighting up to set off an explosion. The second trailer contains two additional cuts of what appears to be the same Angel. It will probably fight Eva-05 at Bethany Base.
File:Eva2-0 trailer2 C18.jpg	New Angel #2: "Legs" or "Clock Angel". Seen in the first trailer only via two stilt-like "legs" walking on the ocean. When a "foot" touches the water, an A.T. Field-like projection spreads out and causes what appears to be instantaneous frosting. The destroyed warship seen in the same frame implies that the Angel is incredibly large. Although not officially confirmed, what is perhaps the uppermost section of the same Angel appears in the second theatrical trailer. It resembles the hands of a clock, with a Sachiel-like face acting as the "first hand", and a red "second hand" (possibly another face facing the opposite direction) behind this. Both are supported by a tall, thin "neck", with an octahedral structure enclosing the core, that goes off the bottom of the screen. This Angel will possibly replace Gaghiel as the featured opponent in Eva-02's debut battle. The new Aerial Recon S-Type Equipment may be intended to deal with the issue of the Angel's size.
	Sahaquiel (?): Many cuts in the first and second theatrical trailers allude to events involving Sahaquiel, although the Angel has not yet been shown directly. Poster key words and a cut in the first trailer suggest that an N2 aerial depth charge attack (corresponding to the N2 bombing of Sahaquiel in Episode 12) will be depicted, carried out by spacecraft mobilized from the lunar Tabgha Base. The object under attack in the trailer is obscured completely by a rapidly fluctuating, Ireul-like "multicellular" A.T. Field. Both trailers also contain multiple cuts of the three main Evas (and their pilots?) engaged in the Sahaquiel-"catching" operation.
	Bardiel (?): The available trailers indicate that, as in Episode 18, Eva-03 goes out of control, the other Evas are sortied to stop its advance, and Eva-01 is ultimately activated on the dummy system to destroy it. In the second trailer, what appears to be the top of the entry plug is visible emerging from Eva-03's back, although there seems to be a glowing blue mass -- Bardiel's main body? -- covering it and the adjoining region.
	Zeruel: Its brief appearance in the first trailer indicates that the design of the face has been changed slightly. Piloting shots of Rei, Asuka, and Shinji in the preview, borrowed directly from Episode 19, suggest that at least certain elements of Zeruel's assault on Nerv will be left intact. The inclusion of the keyword "Predation" on the poster implies that Zeruel will suffer a similar fate as in NGE.

Trailer Summaries

These will be trimmed down to resemble "summaries" somewhat more when the movie is actually released.

Preview

"ADAMS"

Mari looks at an array of glowing crosses

A preview following the credits of Eva 1.0, structured the same as the "Next Episode Previews" in Neon Genesis Evangelion, complete with the same musical theme, voice-over by Misato, and promise of more fan service.

It opens with an introduction to the Evas scheduled to appear: The "provisional" Eva-05 on an underground rail, Eva-02 being air-dropped (outfitted with the new "S-type Equipment"), Eva-04's explosion, Eva-03 (infected by Bardiel), and Eva-06 descending from the Moon. The text "ADAMS" and a cryptic image of several ghostly, vaguely humanoid figures are flashed on the screen. The text "LILIN+?" then appears, followed by several shots of the "human" cast: Kaji and Gendo (as seen at the end of Episode 08); Misato slapping Ritsuko (recycled from Episode 16); Asuka, Rei, and Shinji (from the Zeruel battle in 19); and Kaworu (smiling against a dusky sky). Finally, the new character Mari is seen from behind, looking up at multiple giant glowing pink crucifixes, followed by a close-up of her face, a fleeing flock of birds reflected in her glasses.

Theatrical Trailer #1

Released in Japanese cinemas on March 14, 2009, set to "FLY ME TO THE MOON (IN OTHER WORDS) 2007 MIX" by Hikaru Utada (same as 1.0's theatrical trailer). Yahoo! Japan subsequently released a 27 second long "special version" edit, which rehashed some of the clips to a remix of the "Next Episode Preview" theme, along with hosting the original theatrical trailer.

Several familiar scenes are indicated, including: the Evas during the operation to "catch" Sahaquiel (although Sahaquiel itself is not depicted), Shinji and Gendo visiting Yui's "grave", Eva-03/Bardiel's attack and subsequent destruction, and Zeruel's attack. Some kind of maritime event is also implicated.

Eva-01.

It opens with several Eva-related shots:

• Eva-01 (presumably under influence of dummy plug) rearing up and roaring. Blood flies up from the bottom of the screen. The actual teeth seem to be visible, but they are red rather than white.
• A pilot's hand (presumably Mari's) inputting commands into cockpit console buttons.
• Monitor screen with text changing from "Internal Power Supply Mode (Disabled)" to "External Power Supply Mode". It seems to depict a schematic of Eva-05's power collectors shifting position.
• Eva-05 seen from the front, visor and pylons lighting up as it activates.
• Eva-01 rearing back, then lashing its hand forward. (Corresponds to shot in Episode 18 where it prepares to punch Eva-03's head.)
• Eva-00 leaping in mid-sprint to avoid telephone lines. (From Sahaquiel operation.) The color scheme is unchanged from 1.0, although pylons have been added.
• Eva-02 running while paired progressive knives emerge from the pylons. (From Sahaquiel operation?)
• Eva-01's foot touching off the ground. (From Sahaquiel operation.)
• Eva-01 unleashing its A.T. Field. (From Sahaquiel operation.)

Asuka.

Several character shots follow:

• Shinji wearing a polo shirt, hanging onto a railing and talking to someone (Kaji?). Probably on a ship.
• Misato, with a dusky sky in the background, smiling and talking.
• Asuka in plugsuit, standing on top of Eva-02 (?), with hands on hips. Followed by a closeup of Asuka talking with an intense look on her face. (Similar to when she tells Shinji in Episode 08, "Come with me.")
• Rei sitting in her dimly-lit apartment, looking at something in her hands.
• Gendo with VTOL in background. (Presumably being picked up from Yui's grave site.)
• A flustered-looking Ritsuko (apparently arguing with someone).
• Shinji in what seems to be Misato's storage room (i.e., after getting kicked out of his by Asuka), wearing SDAT earbuds, hoisting himself off the floor.

Several "environmental" shots follow, including:

• An elevated railway lane forming.
• School girls ascending a building's exterior staircase, with a male student in the foreground leaning against a railing.
• Tokyo-3 in the mist.
• A flock of crows aggregated on telephone pole wires. (Corresponds to a shot from Episode 18.) A streetlight attached to the pole turns on.
• A space vehicle above Tabgha (misspelled "Tagbha") Base, apparently on the Moon's surface.
• Buildings rising up from the ground.
• People on a crosswalk over several train tracks.
• Tokyo-3's array of mirror buildings shifting position.
• A train emerging from a subterranean tunnel.

Several action shots follow:

Eva-02.

• Enigmatic shot of what seems to be an Angel, walking on the ocean. (See Angels.)
• Eva-03 descending from a jump, seen from below. The shot ends with a super-closeup of the Eva's eye.
• Scene set in orbit above Earth, showing multiple spacecraft facing off against something obscured behind a "multicellular" A.T. Field. Probably the bombardment of Sahaquiel with N2 depth charges only mentioned in the original show.
• Closeup of a previously unseen Angel's face, unleashing a blast via eyes.
• A row of tanks unleashing fire.
• Eva-01 running through a city. (From Sahaquiel operation.)
• Eva-05 in dark environs. Two of its legs fly past the camera as it spins around.
• Missile silo.
• Eva-02 holding up (and breaking through?) Sahaquiel's A.T. Field. At the end of the cut, it rapidly draws up its knee (as if mid-kick).
• Zeruel, unleashing a cross-blast.
• A ship being consumed by a giant spout of water from below.
• Giant explosion between two hills in the distance, with a reddish dome and a large halo.
• Red fluid flooding a town or city. (Possibly the dissolved body of an Angel.)

Shinji.

It closes with more character shots:

• Shinji seen from the side, with the red ocean behind him and a flooded settlement at the horizon. Wearing the polo shirt.
• Mari inside some kind of cockpit, wearing her "05" plugsuit, rearing up and rapidly looking to one side. Her face is obscured by a giant helmet with "EVANGELION-05 PROVISIONAL" written across the red visor, and the plugsuit has two large green cables plugged into it somewhere off-screen.
• Asuka sitting in front of an aquarium, picking up a small electronic device.
• Gendo and Fuyutsuki standing near one another. A tree-lined coastline with normal (not red) water is visible beyond the window.
• Kaworu, gazing towards the camera while the Earth pans rapidly behind him.
• Toji and Kensuke chatting in the classroom. Shinji is standing nearby and looks away (at Rei?).
• Kaji leaning back, smoking a cigarette. Possibly on a ship, talking to Shinji.
• Misato hoisting herself off her car. Dusk.
• Asuka laying on a futon. She rolls over to one side and looks at something.
• Rei sitting alone at school.
• Aerial shot of Shinji standing at his mother's grave, presumably watching Gendo fly away. He walks off-camera and 2.0's title comes onscreen, thus ending 2.0's theatrical trailer much the same as 1.0's ended.

Theatrical Trailer #2

Released to Japanese cinemas on April 25, 2009, the Bandai Channel on May 8, 2009, and set to a bombastic choral/instrumental piece, "The Final Decision We All Must Take" by Shiro Sagisu.

Deep blue sea.

It opens with scenic and character shots:

• A pristine blue ocean with coral and live fish.
• A row of panels extending horizontally across the screen and flipping, a reflective building behind them.
• Basketball being shot through a hoop.
• Gendo standing at his desk with what looks like the case containing Adam. Fuyutsuki in background.
• Toji in jogging suit, making a gesture of distaste at something he's holding.
• A doll, with the word "Asuka" barely visible on it. (Vaguely resembles a hand puppet version of Kyoko's rag doll.)
• Asuka stirring in her sleep. (Dim lighting.)
• Shinji lying on his side, looking at someone and smiling.
• Closeup of Rei, immersed in what looks like LCL, wearing some kind of choker.

Shots of Evas and Angels:

Eva-01's eye

• Closeup of Eva-01's eye opening, glowing red. (After being activated on the dummy system?)
• Eva-03 somersaulting into Eva-01.
• "Tunnel Angel" moving through burning wreckage. (See Angels.)
• Eva-05 thrusting its lance weapon forward.
• Closeup of "Clock Angel". (See Angels.)
• Eva-03 landing on all fours. (After somersaulting into Eva-01.)
• Eva-03's chest plate being thrown into a hillside.
• "Tunnel Angel" from behind, with the long tail undulating towards the camera.
• Eva-03 slowly advancing, framed by the setting sun.
• Eva-03's disembodied arm crashing into a group of houses.
• Eva-02 (outfitted with S-Type Equipment) rolled up, revolving forward rapidly in mid-air toward the camera.
• Dropped pallet rifle upright on the ground, slowly falling backwards.

More character shots:

Kaji.

• Misato et al. in the strategic council room.
• Shots of Shinji and Rei looking through a glass aquarium, with Rei speaking.
• Asuka in plugsuit, with Shinji (wearing regular clothes) falling backwards into the foreground.
• Ritsuko slowly looking over her shoulder. Sitting in front of a computer, with a stethoscope around her neck.
• Kaji at the melon patch (?), with a pink towel draped around his neck.
• Shinji slowly getting to his feet, after looking at Kaji's melons? Underground lake in background.
• Mari glancing over her shoulder, pushing a button on her cell phone.

More action shots:

Eva-02 crouching.

• Closeup of airborne Eva-02's back with S-Type Equipment outfitted.
• Eva-02's foot landing on a device holding a "Thunder Spear" weapon, activating the release mechanism.
• Closeup of Eva-01 flying backwards into the ground (after Eva-03's somersault attack).
• Eva-02 falling back-first onto a Tokyo-3 building, and immediately flipping into a crouching position.
• Vast blue sky with a large aircraft, escorted by fighters, dropping a bowgun.
• Multi-color scan of entry plug interior (?).
• Closeup of Eva-01's foot buckling and the heel digging into the ground (while trying to hold up Sahaquiel).
• Closeup of Eva-01 being thrown into the mountain road (by Eva-03).
• Under-shot through a steel tower and power lines, with closely-packed aircraft filling the sky.
• Eva-01 dashing towards the foreground (low angle shot), train line visible at bottom left.

More character shots:

Mari in cockpit.

• Two people (probably Asuka and Shinji; can only see them from the legs down) sharing the same futon. The one in striped panties is lying on top of the sheets.
• Rei with an expression of confusion or shock on her face, standing in front of a man (wearing black, but identify can't be confirmed; only his shoulder is visible). There's smoke or vapor rising off something the man is holding (also not visible).
• Asuka in casual clothes, turning towards the camera with an irritated expression.
• Shinji in the dark storage room, putting down his cellphone.
• Piloting shots of Mari (with visor) and Shinji.
• Closeup of Gendo doing his "pose".
• Shots of Misato and Ritsuko on the bridge, with red emergency lighting.
• Piloting shots of Rei and Asuka.

And finally:

• Low-angle shot of Eva-02 falling out of the sky towards the camera, bracing a weapon (Thunder Spear?), blade pointed downwards.

External Links

• Official Website
• Studio Khara Website

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