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Nikkei: Ishinomori Work to Get Hollywood Film in 2012
posted on by Egan Loo
The Nikkei news source reports that a work by the late manga and anime creator Shotaro Ishinomori will be adapted into a live-action and computer-graphics film in Hollywood in 2012. Ishinomori conceived of several popular classics, including Kamen Rider (pictured at right), Cyborg 009, Harmagedon, and The Skull Man. According to Nikkei, the film will open both in Japan and overseas. If the project gets produced, it will be the first Hollywood film adaptation of Ishinomori's works.
Itochu Corporation announced an agreement for the rights to produce a live-action film in 2005, but that agreement has yet to produce film. Michael Uslan's Comic Book Movies (CBM) company was attached to that previously announced development deal.
Several of the Japanese live-action Kamen Rider television series have been adapted into English and exported, imported the Genma Wars television sequel series.
Update: More background information added.
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