Ninja Scroll hitting the Big Screen
FirstShowing.net reports that Leonardo DiCaprio’s studio has yet again picked up another anime to be adapted into a live-action movie and this time its the ninja anime legend, Ninja Scroll. Screen writer Alex Tse who wrote the the upcoming Watchmen graphic novel adaptation will be writing the script but no director has been named yet for the project.
Ninja Scroll is set during the feudal times in Japan and follows the story of a rouge ninja named Jubei Kibanami as he roams the lands and rids of demon trying to conquer Japan. Ninja Scroll was famed for its excessive violence, gore and nude scenes back in the times. It’s interesting to note that Leo’s production company has picked two of the notoriously violent anime to be adapted to live action. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see if Hollywood decides to sanitize them to become a kiddy fare or worse still to follow the footsteps of a certain German director in producing anime to big screen adaptation.
FirstShowing.net – Ninja Scroll Officially Headed to the Big Screen, Too!
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