The casting continues. Jackie Earle Haley has been added to the cast of Alita: Battle Angel , the live-action version of Battle Angel Alita , also known as Gunnm , it was reported today. The actor will play “a monstrous cyborg in a villain role …Read more »
Following up on an official still and some set photos, it looks like we have a fresh peek at the cast of the live-action Ghost in the Shell adaptation in costume. While the source of the leaked photos is somewhat dubious, the images offer a …Read more »
Inglorious news, indeed. It’s been reported that actor Christoph Waltz is in early negotiations to co-star in Alita: Battle Angel , the long-gestating live-action version of Battle Angel Alita . Waltz’s mission, should he accept it, would be to play Doctor Dyson Ido, the scientist …Read more »
Big news has been coming out of early leaks of the latest Shonen Jump , and it looks like the final chapter of Bleach is being celebrated in style. That celebration will come in the form of a live-action movie based on Tite Kubo's manga, …Read more »
The wheels of the upcoming live-action Pokémon movie, based on the Detective Pikachu game, continue to spin. The latest development has Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch in talks to write Legendary's feature, which Universal Pictures will distribute outside of Japan. Nicole Perlman previously worked in …Read more »
While we're still waiting to see how some of them are going to turn out, and others might remain on the shelf for the foreseeable future (what's up, Akira ?), Hollywood is all about some anime adaptations. One of the more recent live-action takes being …Read more »
According to a report on Mashable , we have a new cast member to look forward to in director Adam Wingard's Netflix-bound Death Note movie. This one is particularly good casting, with Willem Dafoe set to voice the Shinigami we all know and love, Ryuk. …Read more »
Here's an exciting report out of left field from The Hollywood Reporter . Sword Art Online is getting the live-action adaptation treatment thanks to Skydance Television, an independent production company that recently acquired the global live-action rights in a partnership with Kadokawa Corp. There's currently …Read more »
It’s hard to overstate how huge a hit Mr. Osomatsu , the 2015 anime series based on Fujio Akatsuka’s gag manga Osomatsu-kun , was here in Japan. For months, it was hard to go anywhere and not see Osomatsu T-shirts, badges or a gaggle of …Read more »
Matcha Hazuki's One Week Friends manga—previously adapted into a 2014 TV anime that streamed on Crunchyroll and is licensed by Sentai Filmworks—is heading to the big screen next. The film officially has a premiere date, which puts it in Japanese theaters on February 18, 2017. …Read more »
Weta Workshop, the New Zealand-based effects studio behind the live-action Ghost in the Shell film’s practical effects are on-site at San Diego Comic-Con, and they have brought some Ghost -related goods along with them. WETA’s Comic-Con display appears to be giving con-goers a first look …Read more »
The rumors are true. Pokemon will be coming to a silver screen near you courtesy film studio Legendary, according to a report by the Hollywood Reporter. The film, announced shortly after the augmented reality game Pokemon Go exploded into a blaze of profit for Nintendo …Read more »
Death Note is all over the place once more, from the Netflix-destined adaptation by director Adam Wingard ( You're Next , The Guest ) to the new Japanese live-action attempt, Death Note: Light Up the New World . In the case of the latter a …Read more »
Well, that’s pretty cool. Wake Up, Girls! , the anime series about a Tohoku-based production company that forms an idol group, is becoming a stage play that’ll open in January 2017. Okay, anime-based plays are pretty common these days, but here’s the thing: the play …Read more »
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