LIVE ACTION MOVIES FOR THIS YEAR 2010

On October 8, 2009, it was announced that two live-action Gantz films are in production. The movies will star Kazunari Ninomiya and Ken'ichi Matsuyama and will be directed by Shinsuke Sato. The movies will be released in the spring and winter of 2011

VAMPIRE HUNTER D

Hideyuki Kikuchi is currently working on a live-action adaptation with one of the producers for Capcom's Resident Evil video game series. The rights to both Vampire Hunter D and Wicked City had previously been optioned by Mark Dippe and Davis Films.

COWBOY BEBOP

On July 22, 2008, IF Magazine published an article on its website regarding a rumor of a live-action Cowboy Bebop movie in development by 20th Century Fox. Producer Erwin Stoff said that the film's development was in the early stages, and that they had "just signed it". Keanu Reeves has been confirmed as playing the role of Spike Spiegel. Variety confirmed on January 15, 2009, that the production company Sunrise Animation will be "closely involved with the development of the English language project." The site also confirmed Kenji Uchida, Shinichiro Watanabe, and series writer Keiko Nobumoto as associate producers, series producer Masahiko Minami as a production consultant, and Peter Craig as screenwriter. It is currently slated for release in 2011.