Toei Unveils Three Entries in ‘Kamen Rider’ 50th Anniversary Project

Major Japanese film producer and distributor Toei has announced new three entries for its “Kamen Rider 50th Anniversary” project.The biggest is “Shin Kamen Rider,” a sci-fi actioner being scripted and directed by Anno Hideaki, the creator of the “Evangelion” sci-fi/fantasy franchise and the co-director of the 2016 box office smash “Shin Godzilla.” The live-action film is scheduled to open in March 2023 with international releases to be date-and-date.

Casting, story and other information on the film was not forthcoming though in a statement Anno said that he wants to make an “entertainment that even those who don’t know the original show can enjoy.”Also announced was “Kamen Rider Black Sun,” a reboot of an iconic tokusatsu (“special effects”) TV series originally broadcast in 1987-88.

The new series will be directed by Shiraishi Kazuya (“Blood of Wolves”) for a Summer 2022 start.Toei will also make its first Kamen Rider anime series,

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