James Cameron has been dreaming up a live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita manga for a long time, and plans recently started heating up more and more. Following earlier news that put Robert Rodriguez ( Sin City , Once Upon a Time in …Read more »
Rila Fukushima, a Japanese actor who co-starred in The Wolverine , has joined the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell , says the Hollywood Reporter. Fukushima joins actors Scarlett Johansson and Takeshi Kitano in the film which opens March 31, 2017. Best known in …Read more »
Fans of Wataru Watanabe's ongoing cycling manga Yowamushi Pedal , AKA Yowapeda , can look forward to another adaptation in the near future. According to an early look at this week's issue of Weekly Shonen Champion magazine, a drama is slated to kick off on …Read more »
Yuta Furukawa ( The Prince of Tennis Musical ) reprises his role as Sebastian Michaelis in the latest musical based on of Yana Toboso's Black Butler manga, and a new visual is here to preview the adaptation. This one, titled Black Butler: Noah's Ark Circus …Read more »
Ben Ramsey wrote Dragon Ball Evolution , and he is sorry. Author Derek Padula is writing a book on DBZ fandom in the USA, and contacted Ramsey for an interview. Instead, he received an apology directed at all Dragon Ball fans, which he posted on …Read more »
Go Nagai's Cutie Honey is getting another live-action adaptation in the form of a movie called Cutie Honey -Tears- . This time Mariya Nishiuchi plays the lead role, with Asai Takeshi directing the mix of live-action and CG, and a new teaser is here to …Read more »
James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s Hollywood adaptation of Battle Angel Alita , which Cameron has been attempting to get off the ground for years, is inching towards becoming a reality, with three actresses testing for the main role, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Actresses Zendaya ( …Read more »
So often, even when I write film reviews (even positive ones), it’s with qualifiers. Even if I don’t flat out say it, it’s at least implied, crouching there in the text like the proverbial elephant in the room. Yes, this movie is good – for …Read more »
The first advance review for the live-action adaptation of Terra Formars , which opens Friday in Japan, is out, and it is not exactly glowing. Critic Yuichi Maeda of the movie review site Chou Eiga Hihyou gave the film 5 out of a possible 100 …Read more »
It’s been about a week since the internet got its first look at Scarlett Johansson as the Major in Paramount Pictures/Dreamworks’ live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell . Since then, reaction to the image has been, in Ghost in the Shell terms, vast and …Read more »
Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, so Shueisha marked the occasion by filming a live-action short. Kento Yamazaki takes on the lead rol of Xin, with Kōichi Yoshinaga as the narrator and Hiroki Ono as director. Kingdom has been running …Read more »
It's one thing to read about the casting for the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film; now it's time for an idea of how it looks on screen. There's been no shortage of controversy surrounding Scarlett Johansson's role as the Major in Hollywood's Ghost …Read more »
Why are recent Japanese films so bad? That topic has been making the rounds on Japanese social media recently, largely due to a series of tweets by Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto music supervisor Yasuhiko Fukuda. Fukuda’s original tweet basically appealed for people who say …Read more »
The 2015 Naruto stage play was a hit, it seems, because the crew is back for more headbanded ninja action this summer. The 2016 version of Live Spectacle Naruto , which stars largely the same cast as last year, will add character Rock Lee, who …Read more »
The Hollywood adaptation of Death Note took one more step closer to becoming a reality today with the news that streaming site Netflix is in final negotiations to pick up the project. Netflix is looking to start shooting Death Note in June. Death Note will …Read more »
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