The history of the live-action Hollywood adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira has been a tumultuous one. Back in May, it seemed the closest to reality yet, with director Taika Waititi’s take on the material set for a May 21, 2021 premiere. Then script troubles forced it to be pushed …Read more »
A live-action film adaptation of Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu’s The Promised Neverland manga was announced back in September, and now the feature has a release window. As revealed during Toho’s Conference on December 12, the movie is officially set to open in Japan in December of 2020. …Read more »
At long last, it’s time to see how the planned redesign of the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie’s lead character went. While some doubts understandably popped up during the wait, we have to hand it to the team behind it. Director Jeff Fowler and his VFX crew took …Read more »
Andy Muschietti, the director behind the recent adaptation(s) of Stephen King’s It, is in the process of prepping Hollywood versions of not one but two beloved anime franchises. That’s the word from the director’s press tour of Japan, where the second half of It was just released. Regarding Attack …Read more »
Taika Waititi, the director of Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit, is set to direct a live-action adaptation of the classic manga Akira. But with a new Thor movie in the works, Akira was pushed down the road — to the point where some speculated the project might be over and done for, at least with …Read more »
It looks like curious fans will need to wait a little longer to see how Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop series turns out. Unfortunately, shortly after filming kicked off, lead actor John Cho—who plays Spike Spiegel in the adaptation—suffered a serious on-set injury that has production shutting down …Read more »
Back in December, plans were revealed for a kabuki stage play adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s acclaimed Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind anime film, which is set to run in Tokyo from December 6 to 25. Its existence means Miyazaki had to approve of it, which is interesting …Read more »
The next manga and anime series up for a live-action film is none other than writer Kaiu Shirai and artist Posuka Demizu’s The Promised Neverland, which has been running in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump since August 2016. It previously received an anime adaptation, for which a …Read more »
Just in case it slipped your mind, Netflix’s live-action TV series adaptation of the Cowboy Bebop anime is still in the works. Four of the main roles were revealed back in April—including John Cho as Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine, and …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of anime series Hell Girl is set to hit Japanese theaters November 15. Now we’ve got a look at its principals in costume in a series of creepy photos from the set. In the first shot, from left to right, we’ve got Manami Hashimoto as Hone …Read more »
We previously posted about the live-action Little Miss P film, which adapts Ken Koyama’s manga about an editor for a publishing company and her anthropomorphized period. The official website followed up with news that the feature will open in Japan on November 8, and a new visual and trailer are …Read more »
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, the manga about otaku in love (and the hardships involved), is getting a live-action adaptation. Now we’ve got the first look at that adaptation via a new 30-second trailer. The live-action version of the manga by Fujita is directed by Yuichi …Read more »
When the Sonic the Hedgehog trailer first hit, the reactions were pretty much universal. That look had to go, right? While fans were a little concerned when director Jeff Fowler said they’d be changing the Blue Blur’s look, mostly because it might mean some serious overtime for VFX …Read more »
Dude, with all that Akira talk, we forgot all about the Hollywood take on One Piece, which was announced back in 2017. But apparently it’s still in the works. Shonen Jump just announced that Matt Owens, who’s worked on properties like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage and The Defenders, will be writing the …Read more »
Until yesterday it actually kind of seemed as if Warner Bros.’ live-action Akira movie might be on track. After Thor: Ragnarok‘s Taika Waititi was announced as director, the film was officially lined up for a May 21, 2021 opening. Comic-Con brought with it the news that Waititi will be returning …Read more »
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