US release date(URD): April 3,2009 Japan release date(JRD): TBA 2009 Official Website/Trailer:TBA Category: Super Hero?? Runtime: TBA Overall Ratings:
What is about:A group of teenagers are recruited to form a bird theme superhero ninja team to fight the menace of Galactor.
Along with Astroboy in CG animation, a Hong Kong based animation studio, Imagi has aquired the rights from Tatsunko Production to produce a CG animated film based on the cult classic 70's anime, Gatchaman (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman). The studio is best known for producing the short-lived CG animated TV series, Father of the Pride for Dreamworks and its currently co-producing the Highlander anime (Highlander - Search for Vengeance) with Madhouse as well as producing the CG animated film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, released in 2007. The Gatchaman movie will be directed by Kevin Munroe who will also be directing the TMNT movie. Here is the synopsis according to the press release:
The original Gatchaman story is centered around five young superhero ninjas engaged by the "International Science Organization" to oppose a group of technologically advanced villains, known as Galactor, from trying to take control of the earth's natural resources. To do so, the ninjas battle againest various giant monsters deployed by Galactor to capture rare resources.
At least it’s a CG animation, but if it’s a real life performance film I may have to think again who would be appropriate for these roles… humm…
Picture one is the image poster for Gatchaman and may change Picture two and three are the preproduction images of the CG movie
Below are not the original trailers but I thought it might give you some idea what the movie may turn out to be.
Here are few more CG images from the teaser, this batch you will see little more about the characters... We are still modifying the character design, this is what we did before the character modification. Enjoy!!