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Eagle Eye, Mission: Impossible and other films to get Manga treatment

Variety reported yesterday that Paramount Pictures is prepping a string of mobile comics based on a number of it’s movie properties. The studio’s Digital Entertainment unit has contracted Singapore-based animation outfit Omnitoons, to deliver a series of Manga-styled comics, the first to be based on the Gurinder Chadha-directed U.K. hit movie Angus, Thongs and Perfect ….

Akira back at Warner Brothers, with Oscar nominated short film director at the helm

20th Century Boys a.k.a. 20-seiki shonen a.k.a. Twentieth Century Boys a.k.a. 20 Seiki Shounen film information

Fantasy Manga Comic-Based Action Adventure Science Fiction Synopsis 20th Century Boys is the first film in a planned trilogy with a budget of $57 million, that will be shot in seven countries, including China, Thailand, the U.K., Japan and the U.S. The first film will revolve around a “Book of Revelations” written by the main ….

Highlander and Devil May Cry, the Anime films

According to Anime News Network, at the 2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair, also called TAF, the booth for the anime production company Madhouse included promotions for some of their new titles. For one, an anime based on the popular Capcom video game Devil May Cry is in the works. The anime is slated to debut ….

Afro Samurai Trailer and the First Scene Online

Afro Samurai focuses a Black samurai in a futuristic yet feudal Japan who is on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father. Afro is a warrior who travels a solitary path encountering a myriad of enemies, friends, and challenges beyond imagination. The animated series will feature original music by The RZA, and stars Samuel L. Jackson ….

More on Tarantino’s Kill Bill Anime Prequel

TokyoPop has an article about the possibility that Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Anime Prequel franchise may be closer to fruition. This was discussed at the Comic Con in San Diego also. It’s a pretty good article and worth a read, if you’re not up to date on the status of these projects. But also talks about other ….

NEW Ghost in the Shell Film and Trailers

Production I.G is prepping a new Ghost in the Shell film called Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society. It will debut in Japan this September and then in the U.S. and Europe in 2007. The film takes place in 2034, two years after the refugee riot incident from Stand Alone Complex. A significantly larger Section 9, ….

First Transformers Movie Now Trailer Online!

Dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons, bring their destructive battle to Earth on July 4, 2007, with Michael Bay at the helm. Just in time for this holiday, the first teaser trailer from the Transformers has finally hit. Check out the only warning we’ll get when the big robots hit earth next year RIGHT HERE

Wachowskis Helming Live Action Speed Racer?

With 2006 being the 40th Anniversary of Speed Racer, the rumor mill is a buzz with mutterings of a live action movie from the Wachowski brothers. While Speed Racer fans await the good news, the folks at Art Asylum are bringing out a new toy line packaged with all new, original animated promotional shorts that will be comprised of ….

The Anime Event List

The Anime Network has launched an event lounge, where Anime and Manga lovers can find out any Anime related event in the U.S. The Anime Network web site has always been a great place for trailers, upcoming news and more, related to the artform. This just rounds things out. Check out the calendar RIGHT HERE

Samuel L. Jackson in Afro Samurai

Acclaimed actor and producer Samuel L. Jackson is set to voice and produce the highly anticipated animated action-adventure Afro Samurai for Spike TV, with Japanese anime studio Gonzo and Japan’s largest TV network, Fuji Television. The five episode series will premiere on Spike TV in 2006. Afro Samurai is the tale of a black samurai ….