Manga Live Action
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Various anime/mangas are about to become live action films and 'Antoine' gives a straight to the point list of where things stand with each right now from "Blood" and "Dragonball Z" to "Devilman" and "Neon Genesis: Evangelion":
Tsui Hark next movie will be INITIAL D, based on the famous manga. Shooting begins March 2004. Cast: Edison CHEN Koon-Hei and Jay CHOU.
- Ronnie Yu would like to direct a BLOOD, THE LAST VAMPIRE live action film.
- The CAPTAIN HARLOCK live action movie (directed by Olivier Dahan -> Crimson rivers 2) is on hold, just like the AKIRA live action (Stephen Norrington is no longer attached to the project).
- No more news about the DRAGON BALL Z live action by the 20th Century Fox.
- Producer Gerald R. Molen ("Schindler's List", "Minority Report") acquired last February the rights of LUPIN, the character created by the Monkey Punch mangaka. No further developments have emerged since.
- Distant Horizon and director Rob Cohen ("The Fast and the Furious") have the rights to an action-OAV called DOMINATION NAKITE.
- Threshold Entertainment ("Mortal Kombat") is planning a NINJA SCROLL live action movie. Budget: $60 million.
- Sony is developing an ASTRO live action movie. Director: Eric Leighton ("Dinosaur"). Release Date: 2005.
- Some info about the DEVILMAN live action. Release Date: Summer 2004. Budget: $10 million. First images
- CUTIE HONEY live action. Release Date: May 2004 in Japan. Director: Hideaki Anno. Official site (with trailer!) now online.
- TETSUJIN 28 live action (with tons of CGI). Release Date: Fall 2004. Budget: $10 million. Official site now online.
- CASSHERN live action movie. Release Date: Spring 2004. Budget: $5 million. Official site (with trailer!) now online.
- "Neon Genesis Evangelion" live action film - all the WETA concept art images are here. No director is attached yet.
Tsui Hark next movie will be INITIAL D, based on the famous manga. Shooting begins March 2004. Cast: Edison CHEN Koon-Hei and Jay CHOU.
- Ronnie Yu would like to direct a BLOOD, THE LAST VAMPIRE live action film.
- The CAPTAIN HARLOCK live action movie (directed by Olivier Dahan -> Crimson rivers 2) is on hold, just like the AKIRA live action (Stephen Norrington is no longer attached to the project).
- No more news about the DRAGON BALL Z live action by the 20th Century Fox.
- Producer Gerald R. Molen ("Schindler's List", "Minority Report") acquired last February the rights of LUPIN, the character created by the Monkey Punch mangaka. No further developments have emerged since.
- Distant Horizon and director Rob Cohen ("The Fast and the Furious") have the rights to an action-OAV called DOMINATION NAKITE.
- Threshold Entertainment ("Mortal Kombat") is planning a NINJA SCROLL live action movie. Budget: $60 million.
- Sony is developing an ASTRO live action movie. Director: Eric Leighton ("Dinosaur"). Release Date: 2005.
- Some info about the DEVILMAN live action. Release Date: Summer 2004. Budget: $10 million. First images
- CUTIE HONEY live action. Release Date: May 2004 in Japan. Director: Hideaki Anno. Official site (with trailer!) now online.
- TETSUJIN 28 live action (with tons of CGI). Release Date: Fall 2004. Budget: $10 million. Official site now online.
- CASSHERN live action movie. Release Date: Spring 2004. Budget: $5 million. Official site (with trailer!) now online.
- "Neon Genesis Evangelion" live action film - all the WETA concept art images are here. No director is attached yet.