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 wo
Netflix Will Turn Classic Redwall Books Into Animated Movies and TV Shows
Netflix Will Turn Classic Redwall Books Into Animated Movies and TV Shows
Penguin Random House and Netflix have cut a deal for the rights to Brian Jacques Redwall book series.
Netflix is adapting a classic series of books into movies and TV shows. The streaming service has landed the rights to Brian Jacques
Redwall book series. They will be reimagined on screen following a rights deal between Penguin Random House Children s UK and Netflix. This marks the first time that the rights to the entire series of books have been held by one company.
Netflix Sets Animated The Witch Boy With Original Music by Haim
Netflix
The musical feature based on the graphic novels will be directed by Minkyu Lee, Oscar-nominated helmer of animated short Adam and Dog.
Netflix announced production on
The Witch Boy, an animated musical feature based on the graphic novel series of the same title by Molly Knox Ostertag.
It will be directed by Minkyu Lee from a screenplay by Maria Melnik (
Escape Room), and feature original music from three-time Grammy nominated band Haim. The Witch Boy will be produced by Roy Lee, Miri Yoon and Ryan Harris through Vertigo Entertainment and released by Netflix.