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Super Atragon - Review
June 5, 2008 • Super Atragon • Comments
Review of the series “Super Atragon” by Douglas. Enjoy.
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AstroBoy director Colin Brady promises fans that his upcoming CG-animated feature film will probe the origins of the beloved anime character.
Brady tells FirstShowing.net, “Similar to Spider-Man or the first Superman, it makes sense to start with the origin story. Although I admit that I thought it would be fun to simply start with the sequel. AstroBoy is kind of a dark Pinocchio story, but unlike Pinocchio, Astro never can become real flesh and blood. Astro’s journey of self discovery and acceptance is directly linked to the hardcore killer robot fights, and to the rejection by his creator, Dr. Tanner.”
The helmer adds, “We will present Astro’s story as more of an epic Sci Fi fantasy. Although Astro is a robot, there’s a deep dark human struggle that we’re exploring. In bringing Astro to CG we’re trying to create a texture and beauty similar to the original Star Wars films. We’re extremely influenced by Hokusai, Noguchi, and Miyazaki. We’re very careful to stay as true to the original design as possible but at the same time aging up his voice and the overall tone.”
Brady also reveals that he intends on making AstroBoy a “hard PG” and hopes to cast “a mix of popular American and Japanese actors.”
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A live-action version of the seminal post-apocalyptic Manga film Akira could finally be making its way to the big screen.
Warner Bros. has reportedly hired Irish helmer Ruairi Robinson to direct this crazy tale of bikers, psychics and giant teddybears crying milk, all set in futuristic, dystopian Tokyo.
This will be the first time Robinson has directed a feature, although he did make the atmospheric short Silent City. He also received an Oscar nomination for another short, Fifty Percent Grey.
The project has been in the works for a while, with Warner Bros. announcing that Stephen Norrington (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) would direct from a script from James Robinson, although that deal fell through in 2003.
It is rumoured the studio is currently fast-tracking the project to shoot before the impending writers strike.
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