10 Minutes of Animation For Tarantino Epic
March 19, 2003
Production I.G. announced at the Tokyo Anime Fair that the studio has produced approximately 10 minutes of animation footage that will be included in Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming feature, Kill Bill .
Key Reference Work Includes Anime
March 19, 2003
Stonebridge Press, America's leading publisher of books about anime, has published a 580-page guide to animation on DVD.
First Box Set Out This Summer
March 19, 2003
Viz is releasing the 96-episode Maison Ikkoku anime in a series of eight DVD box sets, each of which contains 12 episodes.
Ex-Superman Helmer Cites 'Lack Of Lead Actor'
March 19, 2003
Doing another story about Warner Brothers' difficulties in mounting a new Superman film feels like 'piling on,' given the numerous problems that have plagued this star-crossed project.
New Line Production Is On Track
March 19, 2003
Josh Olson ( Three Gun Blues, On The Border ) will write the screenplay for A History of Violence , based on a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke.
ADV To Release 'Voices Of A Distant Star' In June
March 18, 2003
ADV Films has announced a June release for Voices of a Distant Star , a groundbreaking anime release created almost single-handedly by animation prodigy Makoto Shinkai.
For Possible Feature Film Or TV Series
March 18, 2003
Gale Ann Hurd, the producer of Universal's summer blockbuster The Hulk , is teaming with Emmett/Furla films to develop the Micronauts for feature film and television.
'Bringing Down the House' Helmer Will Direct
March 18, 2003
Warner Brothers is planning to revive the 1962 Hanna Barbera cartoon series the Jetsons as a live action film.
Based On George R. R. Martin Fantasy Series
March 18, 2003
Guardians of Order announced that it has reached an agreement with George R. R. Martin to publish an RPG line based on Martin's award-winning series of fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire .
Out in May From Cards Inc.
March 18, 2003
Cards Inc., which is launching a series of trading cards in May based on the vintage 'cult' TV series The Saint , has announced that Roger Moore will sign special autographed cards that will be included in the series.
Itself!
March 18, 2003
Nintendo of America has formed a Trading Card Division to produce the Pokemon trading card game.
Big Promotions Draw Retailers to Vegas
March 18, 2003
The GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas has opened huge this week, with retailer attendance variously estimated as from 50-100% larger than the 2002 turnout. Bill Murray, Assistant to the President of GAMA, told us, 'We've easily broken all previous attendance records.'
