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Titanic Director to Make Battle Angel Movie
thelizman writes "Director James Cameron, who gave us the Terminator movies (I, II, III) , Aliens, The Abyss, and brought Dark Angel to the small screen will give us a new treat. According to AP, Cameron will direct a live action + cgi movie based on the Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) book series. Slated for release in 2005-06, the movie will be available in 3D as well as 2D versions. Cameron will be using 3D technology developed for IMAX films to deliver the 3D versions (and on IMAX maybe?). Another twist is that the lead character will be CG, while other roles will be filled by live actors." Update: 11/25 22:42 GMT by T : Sunny Dubey writes "Terminator 3 was *not* directed by James Cameron. It was directed by Jonathan Mostow."
The Wikipedia entry is 4 paragraphs long but tells you NOTHING about the story. If you've have no clue what Battle Angel Alita is about, read more here.
James Cameron didn't do T3, it was only based on characters he and gail Anne Herd had created.
The Terminator franchise became property of C2 pictures and was directed by Johnathan Mostow.
though he gave his blessing.
The quote I heard from him was along the lines of "at least they can't do to the Terminator franchise what Alien 3 did to the characters and story I created for Aliens." I guess that *might* be considered a blessing.
"...always new atoms but always doing the same dance, remembering what the dance was yesterday." -Richard Feynman
For those who might not know, Gunnm is still running in Japan. That is, Yukito didn't like how it originally ended, so he picked up the series again one issue from the end and it is now running as Gunnm: Last Order. The Manga is somewhere around issue 6-7 now I think. Kind of like, Gally in space.
Non sequitur: Your facts are uncoordinated.
I think Appleseed 2004 would fit your bill. It's a combination of cel-shaded characters with beautifully rendered scenery. They actually tried to lip-sync with the words, so it'll much harder dubbing it to English.
Just a little bit of info on the movie: I think it's a remake of the orignal Appleseed OVA made in 1988, which was based off the manga. It was created by Masamune Shirow, so all you Ghost in the Shell fans better check it out.
AniDB entry here.
There are trailers here.
This is one movie I'd buy if it was ever released here (with subs).
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And for those who might not know, it's also being released this side of the pond in translation.