Produced by: Tom Knott
Production Company: Tsuburaya Productions, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM)
Synopsis: Baseball superstar Ken Sato returns to his home country of Japan to pick up the mantle of Earth-defending superhero Ultraman, but quickly finds more than he bargained for when he s forced to raise the offspring of his greatest foe, a newborn Kaiju. Struggling to balance the roles of teammate and new father, Ken must confront his own ego, his estranged father, and the conniving Kaiju Defense Force to rise up and discover what it truly means to be Ultraman.
Quote from Shannon Tindle: Making this film is a dream come true. What began as an original story inspired by my love for Eiji Tsuburaya s Ultraman somehow became an actual Ultraman film thanks to the incredible trust of the team at Tsuburaya Productions, and the support of the folks at Netflix Animation. We ve assembled an all-star team and I can t wait to share our unique take on Ultraman with the rest of the world.
Netflix will try to make Ultraman a global name with a new CG movie
The streaming service is partnering with Tsuburaya Productions
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Ultraman movie, in the hopes of bringing the popular Japanese character to an even larger global audience. Ultraman’s never been a household name outside of Japan despite leaving a huge impression on popular culture the original
Ultraman series popularized the “giant man in a suit fights people dressed up as monsters in a model city” genre but Netflix is hoping to change that.
The new CG
Ultraman film, besides leaving the franchise’s original live action format, will feature a different version of the character and what sounds like a slightly unusual setup for the plot Ultraman has undergone “dadification”. Per Tsuburaya Productions’ synopsis:
New Ultraman CG-Animated Film Will be Developed by Netflix
A new
Ultraman CG-animated film is currently in development in conjunction with Netflix and Tsuburaya Productions. The project was announced through the official Netflix Geeked Twitter account. However, outside of the announcement of the project, the Twitter account did not share any further information. [Thanks, Variety!]
In a report from Variety, details about the upcoming film were shared. This included the general synopsis of the film, which involves a new character that will be assuming the role of
Ultraman. Additionally, this entry in the
Ultraman franchise will see the hero raising a kaiju as his own child. The Variety report also shared members of the cast, which includes Shannon Tindle, Marc Haimes, and John Aoshima. Tindle will direct, while Aoshima will co-direct the film. Haimes will provide the script.