Sounds like we may be able to get our peepers on the South Korean Jin-Roh remake before too long. Netflix has announced they’ve licensed the streaming rights to the film, which is called Inrang. The film opens in South Korea next week. The original Jin-Roh …Read more »
There’s a live-action adaptation of Mamoru Oshii’s Jin-Roh coming soon, and from an unexpected source: South Korea. The original anime film, set in Oshii’s sprawling Kerberos universe, was directed by Hiroyuki Okiura at Production I.G, and released in 2000. The live-action version from Korea, which …Read more »
Here’s a sign work on the long-awaited Final Fantasy VII remake is picking up steam: Square Enix is hiring level planners for the game. This news comes from an online job posting, the top line of which reads “Square Enix is looking for core members …Read more »
For folks like me who are huge fans of late director Ryutaro Nakamura, it was a bit of a shock to learn earlier this year one of his iconic series, Kino’s Journey , would be getting remade. Now we’ve got a look at the character …Read more »
The Resident Evil film franchise is, apparently, harder to kill than one of its zombies. The Final Chapter , which was billed as the final Resident Evil film (it's right there in the title), was only released months ago, but Variety reports not one but …Read more »
Tetsuo reached out to no avail. Jordan Peele, the comedian and actor who made his directorial debut with this year’s hit Get Out , will not direct the live-action Akira film. The filmmaker had reportedly been in talks to helm the film. Peele told William …Read more »
Prepare for your favorite Legend of the Galactic Heroes characters to sound a bit different. The upcoming Production I.G adaptation of the epic sci-fi novel series will not use the cast of the original anime, it was announced yesterday. It’s another sign this series, which …Read more »
The Hollywood adaptation of Death Note took one more step closer to becoming a reality today with the news that streaming site Netflix is in final negotiations to pick up the project. Netflix is looking to start shooting Death Note in June. Death Note will …Read more »
A couple days ago, Final Fantasy VII fans were finally able to get a glimpse of the PlayStation 4 remake in a preview video that included footage of some in-game action. Now various details about the game are being revealed, including the fact the game …Read more »
Final Fantasy Adventure , the Game Boy Final Fantasy sidequel that launched the Mana series, is getting a mobile remake, announced Square Enix Thursday. The remake will hit iOS, Android and PS Vita this winter. For those readers too young to have played Final Fantasy …Read more »
by Valerie Lopez Dragon Ball Z is no stranger to being rereleased, remastered and reworked, but a fan project currently underway may be the coolest spin on the classic series yet. A group of artists working under the name “Seven Star Re-Animate” are recreating the …Read more »
State of the art video game cover circa 1998. Final Fantasy VII isn’t the only PlayStation classic getting a fresh coat of paint . Capcom producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi appeared on YouTube Aug 12 to announce a remake of Resident Evil 2 , the survival horror …Read more »
Shinji Higuchi, the director and special effects master whose live-action Attack on Titan adaptation hit theaters this past weekend, is set to co-direct a new Godzilla movie, the first made in Japan in 12 years, with Evangelion director Hideaki Anno. With filming set to get …Read more »
Someday, there will be a week we squeak by without reporting on any live-action anime adaptations. But it is not this week. The rights to the Hollywood-produced live-action version of the Hollywood-produced anime mashup Robotech has switched hands from Warner Bros. to Sony Pictures, reports …Read more »
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony’s American filmmaking subsidiary of recent hacking infamy, registered several domain names all relating to Attack on Titan Tuesday. The eight domain names are all some combination of “Attack on the Titan” and half of them also include “movie.” First off – …Read more »
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