Kyoto-headquartered Future Venture Capital has said it will acquire 99.6% of All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew) from Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (Incj). The deal has a target date of June 8; financial terms were not disclosed. Anew was established in 2012 to spread Japan's entertainment to English-speaking audiences, adapting, co-developing and producing Japanese content “in partnership with established Hollywood studios,” it said at the time. Its initial…...
- 6/1/2017
- Deadline
Future Venture Capital (Fvc) will take over loss-making All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew), a company launched in 2011 by a government-backed fund to license Japanese content for Hollywood remakes, on June 8 for an undisclosed sum.
Anew was founded with around $80 million from the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (Incj), a fund backed 95 percent by the government, with the remainder coming from major Japanese corporations, including Sharp, Hitachi, Toshiba, Sumitomo and Tepco.
"Incj doesn't announce figures for the sale of individual companies it has invested in, just overall numbers for the year," an Icnj representative told The Hollywood...
Anew was founded with around $80 million from the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (Incj), a fund backed 95 percent by the government, with the remainder coming from major Japanese corporations, including Sharp, Hitachi, Toshiba, Sumitomo and Tepco.
"Incj doesn't announce figures for the sale of individual companies it has invested in, just overall numbers for the year," an Icnj representative told The Hollywood...
- 6/1/2017
- by Gavin J. Blair
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Porter Robinson and Madeon are set to drop one final release together to bring their collaborative work to an end. After stunning fans with their single “Shelter,” which was named our top Edm song of the year, the duo embarked on a tour of the same name that has been universally praised by fans and critics alike.
Dubbed the Shelter: Mini Album, the upcoming work will feature “Shelter,” a number of remixes, and a selection of singles from each artist. Additionally, the package will include a Blu-ray of the “Shelter” anime, as well as a flag.
Porter Robinson and Madeon revealed back in November that their collaborative work together was only a temporary pair up, and we now know that the duo’s performance at the upcoming edition of Coachella will serve as the conclusion of the Shelter era.
coachella will be the final shelter live show pic.twitter.com...
Dubbed the Shelter: Mini Album, the upcoming work will feature “Shelter,” a number of remixes, and a selection of singles from each artist. Additionally, the package will include a Blu-ray of the “Shelter” anime, as well as a flag.
Porter Robinson and Madeon revealed back in November that their collaborative work together was only a temporary pair up, and we now know that the duo’s performance at the upcoming edition of Coachella will serve as the conclusion of the Shelter era.
coachella will be the final shelter live show pic.twitter.com...
- 1/8/2017
- by Connor Jones
- We Got This Covered
Rising star screenwriter Ellen Shanman takes on the role for English-language live action adaptation of Tiger & Bunny.
Imagine Entertainment, All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew), and Bandai Namco Pictures are going to be co-producing the same-name feature film based on the smash hit anime series.
Ellen Shanman, author of two novels ‘Right Before Your Eyes’ and ‘Everything Nice’, also excels in other fictional and non-fictional novel-to-film adaptations – ‘Falling Out of Fashion’, ‘Nothing Daunted’ and most recently a Ya superhero bestseller ‘The Brokenhearted’.
“Ellen’s strong, visionary, creative voice is a perfect match to adapt this wildly popular story for new audiences,” stated the producer of Tiger & Bunny Ron Howard.
The story takes place in a near-futuristic city, “Stern Bild”, where professional superheroes are known as “Next”. Old school veteran, Kotetsu T. Kaburagi “Wild Tiger” is forced to collaborate with the fearless but arrogant novice Barnaby Brooks Jr. “Bunny”. Watch how the...
Imagine Entertainment, All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew), and Bandai Namco Pictures are going to be co-producing the same-name feature film based on the smash hit anime series.
Ellen Shanman, author of two novels ‘Right Before Your Eyes’ and ‘Everything Nice’, also excels in other fictional and non-fictional novel-to-film adaptations – ‘Falling Out of Fashion’, ‘Nothing Daunted’ and most recently a Ya superhero bestseller ‘The Brokenhearted’.
“Ellen’s strong, visionary, creative voice is a perfect match to adapt this wildly popular story for new audiences,” stated the producer of Tiger & Bunny Ron Howard.
The story takes place in a near-futuristic city, “Stern Bild”, where professional superheroes are known as “Next”. Old school veteran, Kotetsu T. Kaburagi “Wild Tiger” is forced to collaborate with the fearless but arrogant novice Barnaby Brooks Jr. “Bunny”. Watch how the...
- 8/15/2016
- by Ruiting W
- AsianMoviePulse
I am Not Tyrone Cash… but I’ll get to that later.
Let me make some things clear. I bare no ill will towards Milestone 2.0. I’m doing what I need to do to deal with my bouts of depression and because my business requires I do so now.
What is it I need to do, exactly?
Telling what transpired so to destroy any and all doubts, there was something unprofessional about me that caused my former partners and friends to dismiss me with not a word before or since as to why.
Derek Dingle gave a hint (before he hung up on me) that when I left Milestone 20 plus years ago. It was my lawsuit that prompted it all. Ok, that’s revisionist history if ever there was.
There was no lawsuit. And even if there had been, so fucking what?
Derek if you’re reading this I suggest...
Let me make some things clear. I bare no ill will towards Milestone 2.0. I’m doing what I need to do to deal with my bouts of depression and because my business requires I do so now.
What is it I need to do, exactly?
Telling what transpired so to destroy any and all doubts, there was something unprofessional about me that caused my former partners and friends to dismiss me with not a word before or since as to why.
Derek Dingle gave a hint (before he hung up on me) that when I left Milestone 20 plus years ago. It was my lawsuit that prompted it all. Ok, that’s revisionist history if ever there was.
There was no lawsuit. And even if there had been, so fucking what?
Derek if you’re reading this I suggest...
- 7/12/2016
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
The Hollywood and Japanese producers are joining forces on a live action, English-language version of the hit anime TV series.
Imagine Entertainment is partnering with Tokyo- and Hollywood-based All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew) and Japan’s Bandai Namco Pictures to develop and produce Tiger & Bunny, an English-language live action feature version of the Japanese anime series and movies.
The film is being produced by Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Anew’s Sandy Climan and Annmarie Bailey, and, for Bandai Namco, Masayuki Ozaki. Ozaki produced the original Japanese Tiger & Bunny brand for anime studio Sunrise, from which Bandai Namco was spun off earlier this year.
With characters designed by manga artist Masakazu Katsura, Tiger & Bunny first appearedin Japan in 2011 as a late night TV series. Two animated features films followed in 2014. The stories take place in a near-future city where professional superheroes fight crime and old school veteran Tiger is forced to collaborate with cocky rookie...
Imagine Entertainment is partnering with Tokyo- and Hollywood-based All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew) and Japan’s Bandai Namco Pictures to develop and produce Tiger & Bunny, an English-language live action feature version of the Japanese anime series and movies.
The film is being produced by Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Anew’s Sandy Climan and Annmarie Bailey, and, for Bandai Namco, Masayuki Ozaki. Ozaki produced the original Japanese Tiger & Bunny brand for anime studio Sunrise, from which Bandai Namco was spun off earlier this year.
With characters designed by manga artist Masakazu Katsura, Tiger & Bunny first appearedin Japan in 2011 as a late night TV series. Two animated features films followed in 2014. The stories take place in a near-future city where professional superheroes fight crime and old school veteran Tiger is forced to collaborate with cocky rookie...
- 10/9/2015
- ScreenDaily
Anew announced that they are moving forward on Ghost Train, an English language remake of the 2006 Japanese horror movie Otoshimono:
“Los Angeles and Tokyo – October 30, 2014 – Adding to its commitment to establish a cultural bridge between a consortium of Japan’s leading creative companies and prominent Hollywood filmmakers and studios, All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew) has partnered with the Hollywood feature film production company, Depth of Field and Japan’s legendary movie studio, Shochiku to develop “Ghost Train.”
Based on the 2006 Japanese horror thriller “Otoshimono,” “Ghost Train” is a horror themed tale tracking a mysterious force that invades an underground commuter train and terrifies its passengers,
The announcement of “Ghost Train” follows on the heels of previously announced Anew projects that include “Soul ReVIVER,” in association with Fields Corp., and filmmaker partners Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz of Bedford Falls Prods. and a live action remake of Toei Animation’s robot anime “Gaiking,...
“Los Angeles and Tokyo – October 30, 2014 – Adding to its commitment to establish a cultural bridge between a consortium of Japan’s leading creative companies and prominent Hollywood filmmakers and studios, All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew) has partnered with the Hollywood feature film production company, Depth of Field and Japan’s legendary movie studio, Shochiku to develop “Ghost Train.”
Based on the 2006 Japanese horror thriller “Otoshimono,” “Ghost Train” is a horror themed tale tracking a mysterious force that invades an underground commuter train and terrifies its passengers,
The announcement of “Ghost Train” follows on the heels of previously announced Anew projects that include “Soul ReVIVER,” in association with Fields Corp., and filmmaker partners Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz of Bedford Falls Prods. and a live action remake of Toei Animation’s robot anime “Gaiking,...
- 10/31/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The 2006 Japanese horror movie Otoshimono will get an American makeover as Ghost Train as part of an agreement announced Thursday between All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew), Japan’s Shochiku Company and producer Depth of Field. Aimed for production in 2015 and release in 2016, Ghost Train will Americanize the story of what happens to a group of commuters who get on a subway train at a station deep underground and are terrified as the train disappears. Part of the movie is about a woman trying to find out what happened to her sister who was on the train. Anew is financing
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- 10/30/2014
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
<< Continued from "Weekend Report"The Hundred-Foot Journey opened in fourth place with $11 million. That's a bit higher than May's Million Dollar Arm; unfortunately, it paled in comparison to similar August releases like Eat Pray Love ($23.1 million) and Julie & Julia ($20 million). With strong word-of-mouth and an audience that skews much older (69 percent over the age of 35), this should hold up well: a total close to $40 million is possible.Rounding out the Top Five, Lucy fell 48 percent to $9.5 million. To date, the Scarlett Johansson/Luc Besson thriller has grossed $97.5 million, and will pass $100 million sometime this week.Step Up All In tanked with $6.5 million this weekend. That's down 45 percent from the previous installment, which was already the lowest-grossing outing in the franchise. Even with solid international returns, it would be surprising if a sixth Step Up got a theatrical release here in the U.S.Lionsgate/Summit has released six movies at over 2,000 locations this year.
- 8/10/2014
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
A couple of weeks ago Paul Smith asked rather or not Milestone would be better off away from DC.
Last week I addressed his question—but must now admit I did so in a drugged out haze. The drugs (some legal) affected my thought process and I’m afraid what I wrote was a result of such.
Or, it was an April Fool’s gag.
Either way here’s the non-drugged (much) and/or non-gag answer.
Paul, every partner in any partnership be it personal or professional will at some time or from time to time ask if they would be better off with someone else. Its human nature at it’s most pure.
I’ve asked that question, many times.
Regardless if business or personal relationship after I ask that, I ask the following, what’s my goal?
What would the goal be in leaving DC?
Better distribution?
Yeah,...
Last week I addressed his question—but must now admit I did so in a drugged out haze. The drugs (some legal) affected my thought process and I’m afraid what I wrote was a result of such.
Or, it was an April Fool’s gag.
Either way here’s the non-drugged (much) and/or non-gag answer.
Paul, every partner in any partnership be it personal or professional will at some time or from time to time ask if they would be better off with someone else. Its human nature at it’s most pure.
I’ve asked that question, many times.
Regardless if business or personal relationship after I ask that, I ask the following, what’s my goal?
What would the goal be in leaving DC?
Better distribution?
Yeah,...
- 4/9/2014
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
Scea has announced that Sony Japan Studio’s Rain will be released on the North American PlayStation Network on October 1st for $14.99.
First announced one year ago at Gamescom 2012, Rain tells the story of a boy who on day sees an invisible girl silhouetted by the falling rain. Soon after seeing the mysterious girl he too becomes invisible, and finds himself being hunted by “ghostly creatures” that only appear in the falling rain. The game uses a unique stealth mechanic, as players will have to move in and out of the rain to hide the boy’s silhouette and navigate past the strange beasts.
Sony also announced a pre-order bonus for anyone who purchases Rain on the PlayStation Store between now and September 30th. In addition to the actual game, early buyers will get a dynamic theme, five hand drawn avatars, a musical montage (which includes the “beautiful musical pieces...
First announced one year ago at Gamescom 2012, Rain tells the story of a boy who on day sees an invisible girl silhouetted by the falling rain. Soon after seeing the mysterious girl he too becomes invisible, and finds himself being hunted by “ghostly creatures” that only appear in the falling rain. The game uses a unique stealth mechanic, as players will have to move in and out of the rain to hide the boy’s silhouette and navigate past the strange beasts.
Sony also announced a pre-order bonus for anyone who purchases Rain on the PlayStation Store between now and September 30th. In addition to the actual game, early buyers will get a dynamic theme, five hand drawn avatars, a musical montage (which includes the “beautiful musical pieces...
- 8/21/2013
- by Justin Alderman
- We Got This Covered
On a very busy weekend for new releases, Elysium took first place with $29.8 million. The real winner, though, was road trip comedy We're the Millers, which did surprisingly strong business. Meanwhile, Planes got off to a fine start, while Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters opened way below its predecessor.Overall, the Top 12 earned $142.3 million, which is up seven percent from last year. The four new nationwide releases alone combined for $92.9 million, which is a very high figure for the month of August.Elysium's $29.8 million opening was noticeably lower than a handful of strong comparative titles. It was off from 2013 original sci-fi movies Pacific Rim and Oblivion (both over $37 million), and was only narrowly ahead of huge disappointment After Earth ($27.5 million). It was also down from director Neill Blomkamp's first movie, District 9 ($37.4 million). That movie had no stars, and Blomkamp was still an unknown entity, though District 9...
- 8/11/2013
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Guillermo del Toro's next film Pacific Rim is getting a lot of love from the fans these days, and it looks like it inspired Gale Anne Hurd and Valhalla Entertainment to finally move forward on their own giant robot vs. monster movie, a live-action adaptation of Toei Animation's Japanese anime Gaiking. Hurd is currently a producer on The Walking Dead series, and has worked on other films such as Terminator, Aliens, and The Incredible Hulk.
The story follows "a young man who is recruited to serve as the lead pilot for the Super Robot Gaiking. When Earth is threatened by an alien race intent on taking over the planet, he emerges as the only one who can pilot the massive robot. Together with his fellow co-pilots he must fight off the alien force in order to save mankind."
The world doesn't have enough giant robot movies, and I...
The story follows "a young man who is recruited to serve as the lead pilot for the Super Robot Gaiking. When Earth is threatened by an alien race intent on taking over the planet, he emerges as the only one who can pilot the massive robot. Together with his fellow co-pilots he must fight off the alien force in order to save mankind."
The world doesn't have enough giant robot movies, and I...
- 12/19/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
With all of the hype surrounding Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, it’s no surprise that others are looking at bringing more giant robots to the big screen. After the success various studious have had with comic book adaptations, we’ve been expecting more people to look toward anime properties, and it has been announced that Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment will be producing a live-action version of Gaiking:
“Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment (“The Walking Dead”) and Toei Animation have teamed with All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew) to develop Toei’s iconic anime property Gaiking. This marks a new push for Toei into the U.S. marketplace and the first development deal for Anew.
Gaiking follows a young man who is recruited to serve as the lead pilot for the Super Robot Gaiking. When Earth is threatened by an alien race intent on taking over the planet,...
“Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment (“The Walking Dead”) and Toei Animation have teamed with All Nippon Entertainment Works (Anew) to develop Toei’s iconic anime property Gaiking. This marks a new push for Toei into the U.S. marketplace and the first development deal for Anew.
Gaiking follows a young man who is recruited to serve as the lead pilot for the Super Robot Gaiking. When Earth is threatened by an alien race intent on taking over the planet,...
- 12/19/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment (“The Walking Dead”) and Toei Animation have teamed with All Nippon Entertainment Works to develop Toei’s iconic anime property Gaiking. This marks a new push for Toei into the U.S. marketplace and the first development deal for Anew.
Gaiking follows a young man who is recruited to serve as the lead pilot for the Super Robot Gaiking. When Earth is threatened by an alien race intent on taking over the planet, he emerges as the only one who can pilot the massive robot. Together with his fellow co-pilots he must fight off the alien force in order to save mankind.
“I’m extremely excited to be working on Gaiking,” said Hurd, “which marks a huge step forward in adapting one of the best Japanese IP for a global audience.”
Valhalla Entertainment recently announced their USA Network pilot Horizon for Universal Cable Productions.
Gaiking follows a young man who is recruited to serve as the lead pilot for the Super Robot Gaiking. When Earth is threatened by an alien race intent on taking over the planet, he emerges as the only one who can pilot the massive robot. Together with his fellow co-pilots he must fight off the alien force in order to save mankind.
“I’m extremely excited to be working on Gaiking,” said Hurd, “which marks a huge step forward in adapting one of the best Japanese IP for a global audience.”
Valhalla Entertainment recently announced their USA Network pilot Horizon for Universal Cable Productions.
- 12/19/2012
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
Every week Sony updates the PlayStation Network with new games and demos, ready for our next session of little sleep and lots of gaming. This week we're lightin' fires and burnin' tires as Ridge Racer Unbounded hits the Ps Store, smashing Decepticon skulls in the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron demo and checking out the anime selection in the brand new Crunchyroll app! Head past the break for the full update.
From the PlayStation Blog:
PS3 Full Games
Ridge Racer Unbounded ($44.99)
Ridge Racer Unbounded gears up to carve its own destructive path on a spectacular collision course! Ridge Racer is on its way back into the eager hands of gamers and Ridge Racer Unbounded is coming to add an unexpected dimension to the series and deliver an original blast of ferocious racing adrenaline. Easily create thousands of tracks and share them online.
Esrb: E
File Size: 1.46 Gb
Psn Games
The Expendables 2...
From the PlayStation Blog:
PS3 Full Games
Ridge Racer Unbounded ($44.99)
Ridge Racer Unbounded gears up to carve its own destructive path on a spectacular collision course! Ridge Racer is on its way back into the eager hands of gamers and Ridge Racer Unbounded is coming to add an unexpected dimension to the series and deliver an original blast of ferocious racing adrenaline. Easily create thousands of tracks and share them online.
Esrb: E
File Size: 1.46 Gb
Psn Games
The Expendables 2...
- 8/1/2012
- by Don Hatfield
- MTV Multiplayer
Will the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DVD be more than meets the eye? You decide.
Though you’ll have to wate until October to officially judge it.
On October 20, DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures will release Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Complete coverage of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Features
Scorecard Review
Video Review
He Said – He Said
Soundtrack listing
Interviews
Megan Fox
Josh Duhamel
Tyrese Gibson
Ramon Rodriguez
Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Farrar
Here’s the news release …
With more action and more thrills, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen captivated audiences to earn over $820 million at the box office and become the #1 movie of the year in North America and throughout the world. The latest spectacular adventure in the wildly popular Transformers franchise will make its highly-anticipated DVD and Blu-ray debut on October 20, 2009 in immersive, two-disc Special Editions, as well as on a single disc DVD, from DreamWorks...
Though you’ll have to wate until October to officially judge it.
On October 20, DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures will release Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Complete coverage of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Features
Scorecard Review
Video Review
He Said – He Said
Soundtrack listing
Interviews
Megan Fox
Josh Duhamel
Tyrese Gibson
Ramon Rodriguez
Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Farrar
Here’s the news release …
With more action and more thrills, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen captivated audiences to earn over $820 million at the box office and become the #1 movie of the year in North America and throughout the world. The latest spectacular adventure in the wildly popular Transformers franchise will make its highly-anticipated DVD and Blu-ray debut on October 20, 2009 in immersive, two-disc Special Editions, as well as on a single disc DVD, from DreamWorks...
- 8/20/2009
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
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