GANTZ (Nino, MatsuKen) Malaysia screening, 7 Apr 2011 starts

Kittie · Post time 6-4-2011 08:54 PM

GSC - MID VALLEY, KUALA LUMPUR
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GSC - PAVILION KL, KUALA LUMPUR
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GSC - 1 UTAMA (NEW WING), PETALING JAYA
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GSC - ALAMANDA PUTRAJAYA, PUTRAJAYA
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CATHAY CINEPLEXES - PRANGIN MALL, PENANG
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MBO - GALAXY CINEPLEX, KUALA LUMPUR
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MBO - MELAKA MALL, MALACCA
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MBO - SQUARE ONE, BATU PAHAT
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MBO - SPRING MALL , KUCHING
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MBO - HARBOUR PLACE, KLANG
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MBO - KEPONG VILLAGE MALL, KUALA LUMPUR

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MBO - KSL CITY, JOHOR BAHRU

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MEGA CINEPLEX - MEGAMALL PINANG (Level 4), PRAI
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12:15PM 04:15PM 06:30PM 11:55PM

GROWBALL CINEMAX - GROWBALL CINEMAX, KOTA KINABALU
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Kittie · Post time 6-4-2011 08:56 PM

Nino, MatsuKen star in live-action “Gantz” movies

Hiroya Oku’s sci-fi action manga “GANTZ” is being adapted into two live-action films planned to be released in 2011. The movies will star Arashi’s Kazunari Ninomiya (26) and actor Kenichi Matsuyama (24).

Shinsuke Sato is directing the films, which have reportedly been given a budget of 4 billion yen, with lots of CG involved. It is said that producers are aiming to make the film suitable for general audiences, which means that it may likely lack the violence of the original manga.

“GANTZ” has been serialized in Young Jump since 2000. Kei Kurono (Ninomiya) and Masaru Kato (Matsuyama) are two young man who should be dead after a train accident, but they are summoned back to life by an entity known as GANTZ. Under GANTZ’s orders, the two are repeatedly sent on missions to fight against alien beings. So far, 26 volumes of the manga have been released in Japan, selling more than 10 million copies combined.

Although Kei and Masaru are high school students in the manga, their characters will be older in the movie. Kei has been turned into a college student looking for work, while Masaru is already working and taking care of his younger brother. The two childhood friends happen to meet again on a subway platform.

Oku’s manga is still being serialized, but the two movies will tell a complete story with an original ending.

Filming is scheduled to start next month. The first movie is expected to hit theaters in winter 2011, while the second is slated for spring 2011.

Source: Tokyograph

Kittie · Post time 6-4-2011 08:59 PM

“GANTZ” earns nearly 600 million yen in opening weekend

The box office results for the weekend of January 29-30 have been announced. The first live-action “GANTZ” movie, starring Kazunari Ninomiya and Kenichi Matsuyama, opened on 410 screens, drawing an audience of 454,000 moviegoers and grossing more than 590 million yen.

The Hollywood comic book adaptation “RED” opened at #2, earning 220 million yen on 297 screens. The “Byakuyakou” movie, starring Maki Horikita and Kengo Kora, opened at #6.

Adapted from the popular manga of the same name by Hiroya Oku, the “GANTZ” film has received a lot of hype, both in Japan and overseas. The movie already premiered on more than 330 screens across the United States on January 20, with both Ninomiya and Matsuyama attending a special greeting in Hollywood that was relayed to all of the other theaters.

The second “GANTZ” movie, titled “GANTZ: Perfect Answer,” is scheduled to open on April 23.

Source: Tokyograph