Live Action Anime

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 [...]

Surprising pretty much, well everyone, DragonBall: Evolution has been nominated for Best Comic Book Movie in Spike TV’s Scream 2009 Awards:

The movie, while not grossing nearly as much as some of the other films nominated (Watchmen, Wolverine), still managed to somehow get nominated for an award with “Best” in the title.  To vote for the [...]

We’re back with another podcast chock full of goodies.  Today, Thrash Til Death joins me as we talk about a lot of different anime and manga adaptations including Astro Boy and Assault Girls, and we also get into some discussion on DragonBall: Evolution’s budget, and more speculation on our other favorite anime going live action.  [...]

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The finale of director Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s 20th Century Boys trilogy premieres today in both San Francisco and Japan.

So if you’re in San Francisco, head on over to the Viz Cinema inside the San Francisco’s New People Cultural Entertainment Center.  The film will be shown in the theater for a special one week engagement, and will [...]

The status of the live action Voltron adaptation was in limbo for several months following the fallout with 20th Century Fox’s New Regency.  Now, it seems a new comapny has acquired the rights to the franchise.  According to a report in The Hollywood Reporter’s Risky Business Blog, Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, and Steve [...]

In another update via this weekend’s Otakon, it was announced by Noburu Ishiguro, director of the Space Battleship Yamato series, that a live action adaptation is being planned according to ANN.

The story is set in the year 2199 with the last remnants of humanity struggling to survive in a battle against a malevolent group of [...]

English-speaking fans of DragonBall everywhere had reason tor ejoice following this year’s Otakon held in Baltimore, MD.  During FUNimation’s industry panel at the convention, it was announced that the highly sought after “Dragon Box” sets will be made available for a North American release.

It seems after years of hardcore fan’s dissapointment with the way the [...]

It’s that time again for another episode of the LAA Podcast!  You can download it right HERE!

Today, Stryyder joins me after a hiatus from the show for over a year. We give some insight on what’s going on with the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie, and get in depth with some Cowboy Bebop speculation [...]

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Do you have what it takes to be an expert martial artist?  Well if you do, you might want to head down to LA this weekend for a chance to earn a role in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live action movie as one of the Foot Clan.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in association with [...]

The film triology that has been taking Japan by storm, 20th Century Boys, has recently been picked up by VIZ Pictures, according to ANN.  Thanks to forum member Kmccaskill for the heads up

 
VIZ has acquired the rights to show the movie in theaters and will release them on DVD as well.  Viz Pictures will run [...]