Search Results for: Samuel L. Jackson
It's no secret that Samuel L. Jackson is an anime fan, but do you know what type of anime he especially digs? The question came up during a Wired video that had the actor answering the most searched questions about him on the Internet, and …Read more »
As something of a follow-up to last week’s news that Monster would be getting the live-action treatment courtesy of Guillermo Del Toro, the Weinstein Co. announced it has obtained worldwide distribution rights to a live-action adaptation of Yasuomi Umetsu’s 1998 OVA Kite. When “anime” meant …Read more »
As infrequently as live action Hollywood adaptations of manga and anime properties tend to actually make it through to production (see: Akira , Battle Angel Alita , the live-action Robotech with Tobey Maguire), every once in a while something slips through, a freak blip in …Read more »
This franchise has a rather strange (if short) history. Afro Samurai began as a doujinshi by author Takashi Okazaki which appeared in an independent Japanese magazine, and from that point, Gonzo and Samuel L. Jackson produced it as a 5 episode TV series straight to …Read more »
Takashi Okazaki’s Afro Samurai is a stylish merging of influences from anime, Western film, Japanese history, and rap culture. First a manga and then an anime starring Samuel L. Jackson, it’s become a hit around the world. And starting today, DGK has made it a part …Read more »
Say the name “Mark Hamill,” and most people’s immediate thought will probably (for good reason) be Luke Skywalker. But while he made a name for himself as the Star Wars hero, his career is so much more. His resume as a voice actor includes turns …Read more »
[Excerpted from the December 2007 issue of Otaku USA magazine Ryuhei Kitamura is a giant among Japanese film directors. The only catch is, he's not in Japan anymore. A newly minted Los Angelino, Kitamura is currently prepping his US film debut with Midnight Meat Train, …Read more »
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