Live Action Anime

It’s finally arrived: only a few days after its spot at the Superbowl, the full theatrical trailer for The Last Airbender hit the internet last night. At a little over two minutes, it expands on the some of the footage we’ve already seen in flashed with other bits and pieces that are entirely new. Some [...]

Today’s review takes a look at the Studio Ghibli fantasy adventure Tales From Earthsea, adapted from the novels by Ursula K. Le Guin and controversially directed by Goro – son of Hayao – Miyazaki. The film was the subject of a mixed response, finding both strong proponents and detractors among critics and audiences. Does it [...]

As of yesterday, a new 30 second teaser for M. Night Shyamalan’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender emerged online following its spot on the Superbowl. Check it out below:

It contains only a few tantalising shots and a single line of voiceover, but it’s enough to make me more excited for The Last Airbender [...]

Credit goes to ANN for this item of news.
The websites MoviesOnline.ca and ScreenRant.com have both posted interviews with Laeta Kalogridis, the current screenwriter for Dreamworks’ and Steven Spielberg’s planned live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s cyber-police manga Ghost in the Shell. Kalogridis was once also hired by James Cameron to script his planned adaptation of [...]

Thanks go to ANN for this bit of news. Scott Charles Stewart, director of the upcoming live-action adaptation of the Korean manhwa Priest, announced on Friday that the film would have a prologue segment done in 2D animation. The segment, which will purportedly be R-rated will feature a look at “the war between man and [...]