Ruairi Robinson has been hired to direct the live action version of the Anime classic "AKIRA", which will be a two-part epic, the first movie drawing material from the first 3 graphic novels, etc. Robinson, who came to Warner Bros. studio with a vision of a two-part adaptation will be working alongside with actor Leonardo DiCaprio(producing) and writer Gary Whitta.
when I turned on my computer this afternoon to type up some early homework papers, I was delighted to see a picture of Tetsuo and Kaneda yelling at the top of their lungs BRAIN!!! MARK!!!! I was delighted and weireded out at the same time.
the good: Akira live action is in pre-production, Ruairi Robinson is helming it, writers and producers all are on board.
the bad: its through Leonardo Dicaprio..... and Warner Bros.
the ugly: New- Manhattan.
ughhh that sounds like shit doesnt it. New-Manhattan is supposedly a new city built with japanese money in the footsteps of old Manhattan.
heres a little info I stole from a million other blogs:
Warner Bros. will turn anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo's six-volume graphic novel masterwork "Akira" into two live action feature films, the first of which is being fast tracked for release in summer 2009, reports Variety.
WB, which had the "Akira" rights several years ago, only to let them lapse and then recapture them in a spirited bidding battle, is planning a twin-bill that the filmmakers have described as Blade Runner meets City of God.
The studio has closed a seven-figure rights acquisition deal with Kodansha, and has set Ruairi Robinson to direct a script by Gary Whitta (Book of Eli). Andrew Lazar's Mad Chance will produce with Appian Way's Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson.
Each feature will be comprised of three of the books in Otomo's series. The drama takes place in "New Manhattan," a metropolis that was rebuilt after being destroyed 31 years ago.
Robinson, an Irish helmer who has been Oscar-nominated for his short film and commercials work, is making his feature debut.
god. please have mercy on poor Kaneda's soul.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Batman : The Dark knight gets an anime companion. need i say more?
studio 4'C , Madhouse and Production IG come together to bring us Batman: Gotham Knight.
here are a few short clips of the NYC protest in front of the scientology building in NYC, 46th and 6ths ave....damn what a day we had :) a bunch of nerd/geeks/all around ackward people shouting at the top of their lungs at anyone who entered or left the building.
write this down ! march 15th!! the ides of march they strike again!
big shout out to this guy, for his crazy flyers , i.e baby for sale and ATTN: dogs.
January 29th, 2008. the end of all mankind. an asteroid the size of the Sears Tower plows hard into Earth and destroys civilization as we know it........ but nothing happened.
FUUCCCKKKKKK
okay, never again will I get my information from YOUTUBE. all this hype about Asteroid 2007 TU-24 and it doesnt even get mentioned on the news. Stayed up all night pondering life and what is waiting for me in the afterlife.
so heres my question:
how would you feel if mankind disappear of the face of the earth? if some magnetic field wiped us all out? to die in the coolest way possible?
OKAY, SO WHO IS FOLLOWING THIS??? its crazy, the 4channers are actually teaming up to do something good for mankind. if you dont know, anonymous is a large group of internet users from around the world that contribute to the #chan message boards and forums, some are hackers, some are junior high school kids, from dropouts to college grads, its a very very large network.....
well, i must say that hacking and ruining printers of the church of Scientology is pretty damn sneaky and illegal, gathering to protest against a money-hungry, brainwashing pyramid scheme is pretty admirable. I'm going to follow this story all the way till February 10th, 2008 when the shit hits the fan.
and this declaration of war from "encyclopedia dramatica"
RESOLUTION Declaring that a state of war exists between the "Church" of Scientology and the Internet and making provisions to prosecute the same.
Whereas the "Church" of Scientology has committed unprovoked acts of war against the Internet and Society as a whole; and
Whereas, such acts continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the security and freedom of the Internet and it's users; and
Whereas, such acts render it both necessary and appropriate that Anonymous exercise its rights to self-defense and to seek out lulz: Therefore be it Resolved by Anonymous in /i/ and /b/ assembled,
That the state of war between the Anonymous and the "Church" of Scientology which has thus been thrust upon the Internet is hereby formally declared; and
That Anonymous is hereby authorized and directed to employ the entire force of Anonymous and the resources of the Internet to prosecute war against the "Church" of Scientology; and
To bring the conflict to a successful termination, all of the resources of Anonymous are hereby pledged.
Im back to tell you all about my first day of school! yay! first, my mommy woke me up briight and eaarrly to make sure i had a good breakfast then it was a 30 minute train ride to my new school. it was so scawwy but I managed to make it to class on time :)
okay enough, all I had was one poetry class today, and i felt so damn out of place, everyone was picking up things in poems, like, out of the fricking blue! AN APPLE IS NOT A METAPHOR FOR GOD, AND A FRUIT BAT IS NOT THE DEVIL!!! hahaaa oh man...college kids are so...existential. picked up a new printer on the way from school , HP for 100 bucks, could've bought something cheaper but, I spoil myself. hanging out at a friends apartment, picked up some new shoes, Bapes....
I can already see the late night papers and the long shifts at work with my eyes behind my head, but at least im in school again. kids....stay in school.....
