I thought long and hard about it, and I don't think it will work. Even though I would love it to work, it won't. The story is too long and their are too many characters that need decent screen time, it won't fit into a 2 hour film.
Hum I think we need to stop this live action thing.
I was ok for some Disney adaptations... But now there's too many of them
When it comes to animes it's even tougher to bring in "real life". Remember that awful Sailor Moon adaptation