Sony Wants a Bite of Anime Streamer Crunchyroll (Report)

Andrew Koji round out the rest of the cast.David Leitch is set to direct the project. Zak Olkewicz wrote the script for the film, which is based on the Japanese novel “Maria Beetle” by Kotaro Isaka.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Hunters star Logan Lerman is set to join Sony’s action thriller Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt. Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon and Andrew Koji are also on board.Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch will direct and also supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz.The film is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by bestselling author Kotaro Isaka.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorGeoff Stults (Little Fires Everywhere, 12 Strong), Tamara Tunie (Black Earth Rising, Dietland), Mason Alexander Park (Hedwig and the Angry Inch National Broadway Tour), Rachel House (Thor Ragnarok, Soul), Ann Truong (Strikeback!, Hard Target 2) and Hoa Xuande (Ronny Chieng: International Student, Top of the Lake) have joined the cast of Cowboy Bebop, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the cult Japanese animated series.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTaiwanese audiences have lapped up Japanese anime film “Demon Slayer – The Movie: Mugen Train” in unprecedented numbers.The film was already a mega-hit in Japan, where it has been watched by 17.5 million spectators, for a 31-day earnings total of $214 million (JPY23.3 billion) on Sunday.

Kotaku explained that “Unkore” is a portmanteau for unko, meaning “poop,” and kore, or “collection.”Developed as part of a public-health campaign in Japan, where colorectal cancer is on the rise, the free game is set in the fictional kingdom of Untopia, which players must defend with the help of anthropomorphic intestinal bacteria.The cheeky app also encourages users to log details of their own bowel movements, such as color, shape and frequency — with the hope they receive a clean bill of

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Michael Shannon is set to join Brad Pitt in Sony’s action thriller Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt. Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz and Andrew Koji are also on board.Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch will direct and also supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz.The film is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by bestselling author Kotaro Isaka.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCharades, the Paris-based sales company behind the Oscar-nominated “Mirai” and “I Lost My Body,” has locked a raft of deals on “Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds,” a 3D animated feature inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ 19th-century classic D’Artagnan novels.Budgeted in the region of $10 million, the family-skewing film is a reboot of the popular 1980s Japanese TV series “Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds,” which aired in more than 100 countries and on

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Heroes star Masi Oka is set to join the ensemble of Sony’s action-thriller Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt. Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz and Andrew Koji are also on board.Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch will direct and also supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz.The film is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: The international box office continues to be led by Asia, with Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train still enjoying runaway success this weekend. Currently the No.

Bruce Willis is craving some male energy after having five daughters. His eldest child, Rumer Willis, co-hosted on Friday, and shared that the actor has told her that he would like for her to have a son.Rumer is the eldest child of Bruce and his ex-wife, Demi Moore.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Atlanta star Zazie Beetz has rounded out the cast of Sony’s action-thriller Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt. Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Andrew Koji are also on board.Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch will direct and also supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz.The film is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka.

Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman wants justice for 19-year-old SMU student Robert Urrea who was shot and killed on Halloween. Dallas police said at around 3 a.m.

Britney Spears wants her father, Jaime Spears, to be “suspended immediately” as the co-conservator of her estate.

Britney Spears wants her father, Jaime Spears, to be «suspended immediately» as the co-conservator of her estate.The singer's attorney, Sam Ingham, filed new documents on Tuesday, with Britney requesting that Bessemer Trust Company be the sole conservator of her estate, and that her dad be removed. A hearing is set for Tuesday, Nov.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentJoanne Waage, GM of specialty streaming platform Crunchyroll, says that anime is becoming more popular. Speaking at TIFFCOM, she said it is becoming a global phenomenon, built around an essentially Japanese product.The company, Waage said, has focused on expanding beyond core fans to viewers not familiar with the anime medium.

Lil Wayne and girlfriend Denise Bidot are no longer together, reportedly due to his endorsement of President Donald Trump. The 34-year-old model reportedly left the 38-year-old music superstar, and rumours are swirling that it has to do with his endorsement of the President of the United States, according to TMZ on Tuesday (November 3).

The Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off its 33rd edition Saturday with an abbreviated red carpet and a series of photo ops featuring Japanese stars separated by plexiglass dividers. Representatives of the global film community, meanwhile, including Robert De Niro, Christopher Nolan and Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Frémaux, beamed into the event via a series of video messages wishing the festival well amid the challenges of COVID-19.