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Imagi Announces Asto Boy Project
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:16 am
by gbrycki2001
Caught this just now at Ain't-It-Cool-News:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30135
Imagi Announces Asto Boy Project
Imagi Animation Studios announced that it has optioned rights from Tezuka Productions Company Limited of Japan to produce a new CG-animated feature-length motion picture based on Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy for theatrical release in 2009.
The new Astro Boy feature will be based on an original story developed by Imagis US studio. Physical production will take place at Imagis state of the art Hong Kong animation studio. Along with its current CG-animation productions Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Gatchaman, Imagi will continue its technical and creative leadership in bringing comic book heroes to the big screen.
Guess this means it's "on again".
gbrycki
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:22 am
by Kaileocomial
gbrycki2001 wrote:Caught this just now at Ain't-It-Cool-News:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30135Imagi Announces Asto Boy ProjectImagi Animation Studios announced that it has optioned rights from Tezuka Productions Company Limited of Japan to produce a new CG-animated feature-length motion picture based on Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy for theatrical release in 2009.
The new Astro Boy feature will be based on an original story developed by Imagis US studio. Physical production will take place at Imagis state of the art Hong Kong animation studio. Along with its current CG-animation productions Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Gatchaman, Imagi will continue its technical and creative leadership in bringing comic book heroes to the big screen.
Guess this means it's "on again".
gbrycki
Sweet!
Somebody posted this the other day, but the original story they quoted was written in terrrrrrrrrible.
Hey... Wait a minute.... Did somebody say Gatchaman? Swweet!
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:43 am
by Kaileocomial
Official Press Release
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:02 am
by Kaileocomial
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:41 am
by DrFrag
Hi Gbrycki, haven't seen you around for a while!
From the press release:
"the new Astro Boy CG animated feature will be based on a completely new story created in imagi's US studio."
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:34 pm
by Kaileocomial
DrFrag wrote:Hi Gbrycki, haven't seen you around for a while!
From the press release:
"the new Astro Boy CG animated feature will be based on a completely new story created in imagi's US studio."
That gives me pause for thought, no doubt, but it also talks fairly extensively about the 'creative partnership' between imagi & Tezuka co. I dunno, I have a good feeling about this one...
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:40 pm
by CommanderEVE
DrFrag wrote:Hi Gbrycki, haven't seen you around for a while!
From the press release:
"the new Astro Boy CG animated feature will be based on a completely new story created in imagi's US studio."
that sounds well intersting i can't wait i wonder what cartoons are in it
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:00 am
by 1magus
As long as this is in English I can't wait. Seriously I can't! Someone make it 2009 NOW I don't care if I miss most of College do it doit! :d oh:
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:41 am
by DrFrag
Kaileocomial wrote:That gives me pause for thought, no doubt, but it also talks fairly extensively about the 'creative partnership' between imagi & Tezuka co. I dunno, I have a good feeling about this one...
I'm sure Tezuka Co will have learnt from their experience with Marc Handler. *crosses fingers* Maybe that's why there's been such a delay.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:05 pm
by CommanderEVE
2009 is a-bit away i hope they don't delay it agine
but the film must be great if it's going to take 3 years to make
