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Gantz Sci-Fi Manga Made Into 2 Live-Action Films in 2011 (Update 4)
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The story follows a young Tokyo college student who is reanimated after a deadly subway accident. Kei Kurono (Ninomiya) and his friend Masaru Kato (Matsuyama) go on violent, seemingly endless missions at the behest of an unseen host.
This is the first time that these two well-known actors have worked together. Filming begins next month and is slated to end next April. The two leads have been undergoing training and practicing action sequences. The films will open in the winter and spring of 2011.
Oku just Weekly Young Jump magazine on Thursday. Gantz has been running in the magazine since July of 2000, and the 26 current volumes have sold over 10 million copies.
released Gonzo's television anime adaptation of the manga.
Update: More background information added. The project will be split into two films.
Update 2: According to the Mainchi Shimbun paper, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone) is in charge of the CG work.
Update 3: Young Jump has launched a site for the movies.
Update 4: The project is budgeted at 4 billion yen ($45 million). Addressing the extremely violent nature of the movie, Ninomiya said, "I'm happy with just appearing in a work that I love so much! I'll try my very best to make everyone love it too!" Matsuyama said, "This work has so many original and bold points. I'm going to try to tackle the challenge of this new kind of movie."
Thank you to Diana Hy for this additional information.
Source: Zoom In!! Super
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