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Warner Brothers to Produce Live-Action Ninja Scroll (Updated)

posted on by Egan Loo
Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way to produce with Watchmen film scriptwriter

The Variety entertainment news source reports that Madhouse anime studio. Kawajiri wrote this tale about a wandering ninja fighting a conspiracy of demons, and he also directed the original anime with ultraviolent yet fluid animation. Alex Tse (Watchmen, The Illustrated Man) is slated to write the live-action version, but DiCaprio himself is not planning on acting in the film. Appian Way's Jennifer Davisson Killoran and Mike Ireland will produce with Madhouse itself.

Warner and Appian Way have already Akira manga. Killoran is also planning to produce the Akira project as well.

Anime Expo 2008 that it was still planning a sequel to the original anime film.

Update: Background information on Warner Brothers, Appian Way, and Ninja Scroll added.

Image © 1993 Yoshiaki Kawajiri/Mad House/Movic Inc.


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