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Director Bryan Barber’s To Direct Japanese Anime Favorite Gigantor |
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Thursday, 20 October 2011 17:41 |
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Source: Deadline
Director Bryan Barber, best known for directing the 2006 film, Idlewild has secured the rights to the Japanese anime favorite, Tetsujin 28-go better known to folks in the US as Gigantor. Here's what Deadline reported:
Bryan Barber, who went from helming videos for bands like Outkast to making his feature debut with the stars of that group on the 2006 Prohibition Era musical Idlewild, grew so tired of getting close and losing out on big directing jobs that he hunted and secured a film-centric property to improve his odds. After the lengthy courtship of an 86-year old voiceover artist who controlled the rights, Barber will go to his next studio meeting flanked by Gigantor, the giant flying robot star of the 60s Japanese cartoon import with a catchy theme song and a family-friendly premise. Barber controls the movie, merchandise and videogame rights, and will shop a $60 Read more: |