Gantz Live Action for 2011!

I always thought someone would do a Gantz Live Action Movie…The time is near for that. Gantz Live Action is on its way…and there will be two movies!

The NTV News 25 program and Sports Hochi newspaper report on Thursday that Hiroya Oku’s Gantz science-fiction action manga will be adapted into two live-action films starring Kazunari Ninomiya (Tekkonkinkreet, Letters from Iwo Jima) of the Arashi musical group and award-winning actor Ken’ichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City, NANA, The Legend of Kamui). Shinsuke Sato (The Princess Blade, Suna-dokei, Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror) is directing.

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.

According to the Mainchi Shimbun paper, Yūsuke Watanabe (20th Century Boys trilogy, Robo Rock, Bloody Monday, Kami no Shizuku, Yasuko to Kenji) is writing the screenplays. Takahiro Sato (Death Note, 20th Century Boys) is producing the project, and Digital Frontier (Summer Wars, Appleseed, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone) is in charge of the CG work.

Sources: Mainichi Shimbun , NTV News 25 program and Sports Hochi newspaper via ANN / Gantz Movie Website

The girl in the picture is a cosplay and unrelated in some way…but if the movie show girls on black, tight suits,  gore, violence and a great plot, I will jump in the Gantz bandwagon!

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Kill Shinji: Gantz meets Eva!

Someone did this cool MAD video using Gantz TV theme “Super Shooter” by Rip Slyme and Evangelion scenes.

It is really fun to watch and the song really matches the scenes displayed. Kudos to the person who did this cool video…Now lets play with Gantz and kill Shinji!

Kill Shinji or Die!

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