
Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has been chosen to star in the long mooted live-action Ghost in the Shell film being produced by Dreamworks, proving to be quite the shock for fans of the classic series.
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Legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki’s world renowned efforts in animation have at last snatched him an Honorary Oscar at the 2014 Governor’s Awards in Hollywood – the award in fact being his 2nd, with his first having been obtained in 2003 thanks to his classic film “Spirited Away” which won the title of “Best Animated Feature Film”.
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The upcoming release of Hollywood war movie “Fury” in Japan has caught the attention of wary otaku thanks to narration by Girls und Panzer‘s adorable tank fanatic Yukari Akiyama.
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Possibly one of the least likely candidates to be the subject of a feature film, world renowned block dropping sensation Tetris is now set to receive a live-action SF movie from Threshold Entertainment – sure to be an absolute blockbuster.
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The trailer to Hollywood’s Tom Cruise vehicle adaptation of time loop military SF light novel All You Need Is Kill -retitled to “Edge of Tomorrow” for the discerning American audience – has been attracting attention amongst fans of the original, with some even prepared to concede it may actually be good.
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Hollywood is preparing to wreak its magic on yet more anime classics after the director of its Akira adaptation rubbished the original, saying there was “nobody interesting” in it and that he will doubtless do much better, whilst DreamWorks has finally announced its long-feared adaptation of Ghost in the Shell will be directed by the man famed for Snow White and the Huntsman.
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Gundam creator Yoshyuki Tomino is said to be on the verge of announcing a full blown Hollywood adaptation of the Gundam franchise.
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Though a taboo subject for some, Japanese anime fans quizzed on which anime titles they would like Hollywood to adapt into a movie (or, perhaps more realistically, despoil into an abomination) have gamely surrendered their favourite classics for inclusion into the remake mill…
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The prospect of a Hollywood movie version of shocking titan anime Shingeki no Kyojin has been causing some enthusiasm for once, after a parody Hollywood-style poster stimulated the imagination (to say nothing of naive optimism) of fans.
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With unusual candour for a top mangaka, on the eve of the release of the first animated Dragon Ball movie in over a decade series creator Akira Toriyama has taken some time out to bash the notoriously bad Hollywood adaptation he authorised.
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Disney has bought Lucasfilm and pledged to release a new Star Wars trilogy and then “release a new Star Wars feature film every two to three years” forever after.
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Metal Gear Solid is the latest franchise to be given over to Hollywood’s tender mercies, with fans of the series left wondering whether the movie will follow in the glorious footsteps of Hollywood’s past video game adaptations, or the even more esteemed path of its many adaptations of popular Japanese entertainment franchises.
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