What's next for Piranha 3D director Alexandre Aja once he's done with his hungry, hungry fish? Quite possibly a feature film adaptation of cult manga / anime title Space Adventure Cobra. Though I've not been able to find this confirmed anywhere else, fan site Cobraworld is reporting that it is coming.
Originally a manga by Terasawa Buichi that ran from 1978 to 1984 before spawning an anime series and animated feature, this is pulpy stuff that still has a loyal following in parts of the world. Word is that Aja and Gregory Levasseur will co-direct the live action feature with Don Pennington providing the visual effects. For those unfamiliar, here's how Wikipedia describes the original manga:
Johnson, a worker for a futuristic trading company, got woken up on a Sunday morning by his robotic maid, Ben. Ben suggested that Johnson go to the Trip Movie Corporation (T.M. Company), a company that lets...
Originally a manga by Terasawa Buichi that ran from 1978 to 1984 before spawning an anime series and animated feature, this is pulpy stuff that still has a loyal following in parts of the world. Word is that Aja and Gregory Levasseur will co-direct the live action feature with Don Pennington providing the visual effects. For those unfamiliar, here's how Wikipedia describes the original manga:
Johnson, a worker for a futuristic trading company, got woken up on a Sunday morning by his robotic maid, Ben. Ben suggested that Johnson go to the Trip Movie Corporation (T.M. Company), a company that lets...
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