In keeping with the tradition of super-short clips, the latest preview of the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie is another blink and you'll miss it affair. Still, it manages to include a quick sample of the Major's thermoptic suit, as Scarlett Johansson makes a …Read more »
In addition to the anime series and features, Gamon Sakurai's Ajin: Demi-Human manga is getting a live-action film adaptation. Rurouni Kenshin star Takeru Satoh is lined up to play lead character Kei Nagai, and Katsuyuki Motohiro ( Psycho-Pass , Space Travelers ) is directing. The …Read more »
Sensei! , the manga written by My Love Story!! creator Kazune Kawahara, is getting a live-action adaptation, reports ANN. The film will be penned by none other than Mari “we have no idea where she finds the time to write all this stuff” Okada. Wow! …Read more »
Romance manga-turned-anime One Week Friends is getting a live-action film adaptation, and some brand-new stills have just been revealed. One Week Friends ’ two main characters, amnesiac Kaori Fujiyama and her one-week friender Yuki Hase are played by Haruna Kawaguchi and Kento Yamazaki, respectively. Kawaguchi …Read more »
In addition to the recently-concluded summer anime series and a September stage play, So Yayoi's comico web manga ReLIFE is set to get the live-action movie treatment. A film was announced this week , with the Japanese premiere set for April 15, 2017. The movie …Read more »
Back in August, it was announced shonen manga Bleach would be coming to theaters in the form of a live-action film starring Sota Fukushi ( Library Wars ). Now a few photos from the set have appeared showing Fukushi decked out as main character Ichigo …Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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