Just a few days after we hear Jerry Bruckheimer is working on a new movie called G-FORCE (which turns out to be no relation to the old anime), we're now hearing that scribe Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series) has been signed by Imagi Animation Studio to pen the screenplay for GATCHAMAN. The film will be based on the successful Japanese franchise created in the early 1970s by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida which aired in the U.S. as Battle of the Planets and G-Force, the TV series soon became one of the top syndicated shows. Besides Dini handling the script treatment, Kevin Munroe (TMNT) will handle the director duties & Lynne Southerland will work alongside as a producer.
Imagi's co-CEO Francis Kao has made the announcement..
"We are excited to have Paul on our talented 'Gatchaman' team," said Kao. "His extensive background in animation and superhero comics will contribute greatly to this ambitious action movie."
"The original series was one of the classics of early anime, and the film will be very true to the Japanese source material," said Dini. "As a studio, Imagi is constantly breaking the boundaries of animated adventure. Not only are their action sequences amazing, but their characters are driven, complex and play for life-or-death stakes. It's a great environment for a writer with a rather dark take on animation."
Plot Concept: The story focuses on five reluctant heroes whose remarkable genetic code makes them Earth's only hope of defeating extra-terrestrial invaders.
Expect GATCHAMAN to hit theaters in early-mid 2009.
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