Tag: Astro Boy
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Paramount Moving Ahead on ‘Rugrats’ Movie With ‘Wimpy Kid’ Director
Paramount has hired family film specialist David Bowers as the director of its upcoming live-action/CG “Rugrats” movie.Bowers directed the second, third and fourth “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies. He also directed the animated movies “Astro Boy” and “Flushed Away.”Producers are Brian Robbins, series creator Gabor Csupo and Karen Rosenfelt. “Rugrats” is being produced through…
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Third Window, Rapid Eye board live-action version of Tezuka’s ‘Barbara’
Germany’s Rapid Eye Movies and the UK’s Third Window Films are teaming with Japanese production outfit Thefool on a live action version of Osamu Tezuka’s 1970s erotic manga Barbara.Tezuka’s son, Macoto Tezuka, is directing the film, which is being produced to celebrate the 90th birth year of the late anime pioneer who also created the…