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Based on the Japanese anime series
It’s origin in ink? Then it’s ripe for a big-time contemporary movie!
“Star Blazers”, that vintage Japanese anime series from long ago, is getting the cinematic treatment, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Benderspink and producer Josh C. Kline are adapting the series, known for its epic imagery and themes of brave sacrifice and respect for heroes lost in the line of duty.
“Star Blazers,” distributed in the U.S. by Voyager Entertainment, aired stateside in the early 1980s. The story is set in the 22nd century after an alien attack on Earth has forced survivors to live in underground cities. After a message arrives from a distant planet promising a cure for the proliferating surface radiation, Earth’s last vestige of hope rests on the crew of a powerful yet untested spaceship, which must reach the purported new ally and return home before mankind ceases to exist.
Granted, “Blazers”, the series, was pretty tacky, so the film hasn’t got a lot to live-up to – so it could be OK. Having said that, they’ve tried once before to get a “Star Blazers” film up and going – Disney attempted in the 90s – and failed, which begs the question: ‘Why now? Not then?’
