Hopefully you're ready for another peek at the upcoming live-action Attack on Titan film, because a second official trailer is here along with a new poster. The adaptation opens in Japan on August 8, and you can see the latest preview below. Here's the new …Read more »
This past April 1, it was revealed Hideaki Anno ( Evangelion ) and Shinji Higuchi (live-action Attack on Titan ) would be co-directing the new Japanese Godzilla film due out 2016. Both men, who have a long history as tokusatsu professionals and fans , are …Read more »
Kabukicho, a seedy-yet-charming entertainment district in Tokyo, has a new mascot care of Toho, the movie studio that just opened up a new movie theater in the area. As of this month, a 12-meter high Godzilla head stands perched on the top of the nine-story …Read more »
Assassination Classroom , the live-action film based on the manga of the same name, revolves around a fantasy that’s run through the head of every junior high school student at least once: killing their homeroom teacher. In Assassination Classroom , though, the teacher is a …Read more »
We previously posted pics of the cast of the Attack on Titan film in some bold poses, but Japanese morning show ZIP! has the first footage from the pair of live-action films. Get an idea of how director Shinji Higuchi's adaptation of Hajime Isayama's manga …Read more »
The legacy of chanbara (samurai sword fighting) cinema is vast and worth studying in great detail. Filmmaker Eric Power clearly understands and appreciates the genre's history, as most recently evidenced in his 61-minute animated film Path of Blood . Available to watch On Demand via …Read more »
February 2015 been intense for the Power Rangers franchise. Not long after former Red Ranger Ricardo Medina allegedly murdered his roommate with a sword earlier this month, the violent and explicit bootleg "deboot" short film by Adi Shankar and Joseph Khan was released this week to …Read more »
Earlier this week we posted about Joseph Kahn's POWER/RANGERS "bootleg" short , and now it's time for another beloved series to become a fan film. Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope is Robot Underdog's attempt at turning The History of Trunks special into a live-action …Read more »
Here's something you might not have expected to see this week: a short film that takes Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and darkens it up without turning it into some ironic parody. POWER/RANGERS comes from director Joseph Kahn ( Torque , commercials) and producer Adi Shankar …Read more »
The controversy over the casting of Scarlett Johansson in the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film continues. It’s now the subject of an online petition aimed at Dreamworks, the producers of the film, which urges them to consider recasting the role with an Asian-American …Read more »
Godzilla: Final Wars begins where other Godzilla films end, and I don’t intend that as hyperbole, it actually begins where another one of these Big G flicks ends. Our favorite mon-star is getting ready to take the kaiju ice bucket challenge just like during the …Read more »
Live-action adaptations of anime and manga are an inevitably contentious topic, as more often than not fans are worked into a furor over a film project that may not ever enter production. Case in point: the recent announcement that Scarlet Johannson has been cast as …Read more »
These live-action adaptations just don’t stop coming, man. Today we’re reporting on not one but two live-action versions of classic anime, this one being the classic anime: Astro Boy , also known as Tetsuwan Atom . The film will be produced by Animal Logic Entertainment …Read more »
A Hollywood version of Robotech has been announced, delayed and changed hands more than once over the last few years, but Deadline Hollywood is reporting the project is “back online.” The project is now in the hands of Warner Bros-based producers Hollywood Gang. Set to …Read more »
Former Power Rangers actor Ricardo Medina, 36, was arrested February 1 for allegedly stabbing his roommate to death with a sword. Medina played Cole Evans, the Red Wild Force Ranger on Power Rangers Wild Force , the tenth season of the franchise, and the villain …Read more »
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