Live-Action News

All Esper Dayo (by Kiminori Wakasugi) is a science-fiction comedy manga which we heard recently that it was green-lit for a live-action film adaptation.

In final episode of the Bodacious Space Pirates television anime series, which ended on Saturday, there was an announcement of a new theatrical film project.

The live-action movie adaptation of Bleach has been a rather dormant project up to now, even though Warner Bros. had acquired the live-action feature rights a couple of years ago or something… But at last, a sign of life shines through, thanks to a Variety report that’s …

Hayato Ichihara (Saru Lock, Rookies, Onmyoji II) and Hiroki Narimiya (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Gokusen, NANA) will star opposite each other for the first time in the live-action television adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's samurai manga Hidamari no Ki (Tree in the Sun).

The publisher Fusosha announced on Monday that a live-action television adaptation of Masayuki Kusumi and Jiro Taniguchi’s Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet) cuisine manga has been green-lit for next spring. The manga follows a solitary salesman as he travels all over Japan and samples the local cuisine.

Warner Bros was unable to close the deal with Gary Oldman, which they have previously approached for the role of Colonel. Reports from Twitch entertainment news site says that now they approached Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai, Batman Begins, Inception) for the role of Colonel in the …

This Monday, MTV News posted an interview with the well-known actor Gary Oldman ( Fifth Element, Dark Knight Trilogy, Harry Potter , Planet 51, Lost in Space), that included some questions about Gary Oldman’s offer for a role in the new upcoming live-action film adaptation of Katsuhiro …

The entertainment news website Deadline reported on Thursday that Sean Jablonski has replaced Steven Lightfoot as the showrunner of the live-action television adaptation of the Noir anime. (The showrunner, as the Writers Guild of America puts it, is “in charge of pre-production, production, and post-production. In other …

The Variety entertainment trade magazine is reporting on Wednesday that Warner Bros. has green-lit the live-action film adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira manga. Production on what Variety describes as a “potential tentpole project” is set to begin in late February or early March. (A “tentpole” franchise is …

The staff and cast of the live-action film adaptation of Aki Katsu’s Futari Ecchi (Futari H) romantic comedy manga announced on Sunday that a film sequel has been green-lit. The announcement was made at the event marking the release of the first film’s DVD. The manga follows …

The North American distributor Funimation began streaming a 75-second trailer for Tae-Gyun Kim’s live-action film adaptation of Kōji Matsumoto’s Higanjima supernatural horror manga on Thursday.

Haruki’s mobile phone manga Kisei Jūi Suzune (Parasite Doctor Suzune) will get a live-action film adaptation released this fall. Actress Rei Yoshii (Bleach Rock Musical’s Inoue Orihime) will star in the titular role, and Ryu Kaneda (Video Girl Ai, Negima! Magister Negi Magi) will direct the film …