Live Action Anime

In case you haven’t heard (apparently I didn’t, thanks to an extremely busy schedule, my apologies), the screenwriter for Dreamworks upcoming adaptation of the cyber-punk classic Ghost in the Shell will be submitting a draft of the script in the coming weeks.

The screenwriter, Laeta Kalogridis, also noted that fans should “cross your fingers”, because it [...]

Earlier this week, producer Joseph Chou made an announcement on ANN’s podcast that WETA’s live action adaptation of Neon Genesis Evangelion is still “very active”.  The movie, which has been in limbo since 2003, seems to be creeping closer to being fully realized.

In the interview, Chou went on to say, “there is a lot of [...]

Lots of buzz has been surrounding the upcoming adaptation of the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender.  A few days ago domestic and international posters for the film were released, and you can take a look at that over on Last Airbender Fans. Also today, a new promotional pic of Aang was released, which [...]

Looks like the official website for the upcoming live action adaptation of Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s series Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad is streaming 30 seconds of the movie, and you can watch it right HERE.
 

 
Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi (20th Century Boys, Ikebukuro West Gate Park) began filming for the movie late last summer, and the film is slated [...]

Just in time for one last podcast in the first decade of the 2000’s, myself and Thrash Til Death discuss everything that’s gone on in the wide world of Live Action Anime adapatations in the past several weeks.  And you can downlaod it right HERE!

 
In this episode, Thrash and I discuss recent happenings with the Cowboy [...]

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Seems I missed this exciting interview earlier this week due to the craziness of finals.  But anyways, here is some awesome news for fans of Battl Angel Alita and James Cameron. The acclaimed director, whose recent film Avatar just premiered yesterday, sat down to talk about his new film, as well as his upcoming live [...]

According to ANN, the trailer for the upcoming live action adaptation of Naoki Serizawa’s manga Saru Lock is currently streaming on the film’s official website and Yahoo Japan.

The manga, which was already turned into a live TV show in Japan, follows the life of Yataro “Saru” Sarmaru, a regular high school kid who dreams about [...]

Teen heart-throb Zac Efron (High School Musical) answered a question during a recent interview with Collider.com concerning his involvment in the upcoming American remake of the Death Note movie:
“I love Death Note, and we were, kind of, working on it right now. You know, it’s not…it’s definitely not something that would be coming up soon. [Turns [...]

Me and Thrash Til Death are back with another installment of the Live Action Anime Podcast!  And you can listen to it right HERE!

Today we talk about recent updates to quite a few movies, including the supposed leak of Warner Bros. Death Note script, some information on the Gantz live action movie, as well as [...]

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Once again, the forces that be are making it harder for the live action adaptation of Voltron to get going.  According to ANN, three independent film producers (James Young, Ford Oelman and Mark Costa) are filing a new lawsuit against the American right hodlers, World Event Productions (WEP).
 
 
 
The producers contend that they had a deal [...]