Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony & Joe Russo addressed adoring fans from the Hall H stage at San Diego Comic-Con this morning, and while we’ll have a full breakdown of that panel soon, we wanted to share two pieces of information they revealed that we hadn’t heard before. In addition to their […]
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- 7/19/2019
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
We already know that the Russo Brothers are tackling the Ptsd/drug abuse film “Cherry” as their “Avengers: Endgame” follow-up. This announcement made it seem like maybe the Russos were tired of big-budget action spectacle filmmaking. However, at a panel at San Diego Comic-Con (via Collider), it appears that the directors might actually return to the world of blockbuster filmmaking with an adaptation of the classic anime series “Battle of the Planets.”
The Russos were discussing their future at Sdcc when they announced that their production company Agbo had acquired the rights to the Japanese anime series “Battle of the Planets” (aka “Gatchaman”).
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The Russos were discussing their future at Sdcc when they announced that their production company Agbo had acquired the rights to the Japanese anime series “Battle of the Planets” (aka “Gatchaman”).
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- 7/19/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Japan may not appear to be a particularly surprising choice for the spotlight nation at the 2019 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. But since 1999, when Annecy last so honored Japan, much has changed, and 2019 finds Japanese animation bursting with creative and commercial potential and sitting on the verge of a global breakout.
“The focus on Japan makes sense from an industry perspective in terms of just the level of productions and global audience,” says Dave Jesteadt, president of Gkids, U.S. distributor for many Japanese animated films, including the oeuvre of Hayao Miyazaki and several of the films playing the festival. “The Annecy team has done a great job in terms of matching that focus with films to back it up.”
This year, four of the 18 films in the feature competitions hail from Japan — more than any other nation and far from a rare occurrence. The festival’s most anticipated event...
“The focus on Japan makes sense from an industry perspective in terms of just the level of productions and global audience,” says Dave Jesteadt, president of Gkids, U.S. distributor for many Japanese animated films, including the oeuvre of Hayao Miyazaki and several of the films playing the festival. “The Annecy team has done a great job in terms of matching that focus with films to back it up.”
This year, four of the 18 films in the feature competitions hail from Japan — more than any other nation and far from a rare occurrence. The festival’s most anticipated event...
- 6/5/2019
- by Thomas J. McLean
- Variety Film + TV
Created by Tatsuo Yoshida and originally released in 1972 under the name Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman, the series later debuted with an English dub as Battle of the Planets (and unofficially called G-Force). It was followed by an animated film and two short-running sequel series in 1978 and 1979. The series centered around five young superhero ninja in the employ of Dr. Kōzaburō Nambu of the fictitious International Science Organization to oppose an international terrorist organization of technologically advanced villains, known as Galactor, from trying to take control of the Earth's natural resources. The Gatchaman team employed a unique style of highly violent and effective martial arts, developed by Dr. Nambu, that drew from their physical abilities to enable them to perform...
- 10/4/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
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