The Brothers Warner have just picked up the rights to produce a live action version of my favourite Anime… Ninja Scroll.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way is set to produce the feature for Warner Bros. with a script being written by screenwriter Alex Tse (Watchmen, Frankie Machine). No director has been announced as of yet.
Hopefully, they stick closely to the story and the tone the anime set
Synopsis (DVD Back Cover):
Jubei is a master-less ninja who travels the land alone, hiring his services to those with gold…or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a hideous plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways and, possibly, his life.
When a small village succumbs to a terrible plague, a team of ninjas are sent to investigate and realize that all is not as it seems. Ambushed, they are wiped out by a fearsome man-monster with incredible powers, leaving only one alive – Kagero, a beautiful female ninja whose touch can bring instant death. Jubei saves her from a fate worse than death and unwittingly becomes drawn into a web of treachery. He is soon faced with his greatest challenge, an enemy for whom death holds no fear with the power to destroy Jubei’s world. It’s an all-out bloodbath when ninja warriors come face to face in this action-packed tribal war.
Ninja Scroll features a wicked cast of characters, extraordinary fight scenes and stunning animation from Yoshiaki Kawajiri and MadHouse Studios!
