Back in 2004, a live-action "Lupin III" movie was going to be made with Gerald R. Molen as producer. The film was slated for a late spring 2006 release. For reasons unknown the project never materialized and never was it ever mentioned again.
Mirei Kiritani, Masami Nagasawa, Anne Watanabe, Airi Taira, Kyoko Fukada, Asami Mizukawa, Tsubasa Honda, Kiko Mizuhara, and Kou Shibasaki were considered for the role of Fujiko Mine.