Fox looks to adapt "Paradise Kiss" to screen

Tokyograph News · 05-18-2009, 06:42 AM

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox International is in negotiations to produce a live-action film based on Ai Yazawa's fashion-focused josei manga "Paradise Kiss." Fox plans to make the movie in Japanese, making it their second Japanese-language film after their remake of "Sideways."

The five-volume "Paradise Kiss" revolves around a high school girl who becomes pulled into the world of fashion modeling. It was turned into an anime series in 2005.

Fox has reportedly set a target budget of $3 to $4 million. They are looking to work with Japanese production house IMJ Entertainment, which also handled the popular movie versions of Yazawa's "NANA."

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KRAN · 05-18-2009, 04:36 PM

it seems they finaly start to learn now they should Reboot Dragonball and do the same with this manga adaption.

TsubasaDragon · 05-18-2009, 06:58 PM

hmmm it's fox i don't know if it will be good.

05-18-2009, 06:42 AM	#1
Tokyograph News Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 11	Fox looks to adapt "Paradise Kiss" to screen According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox International is in negotiations to produce a live-action film based on Ai Yazawa's fashion-focused josei manga "Paradise Kiss." Fox plans to make the movie in Japanese, making it their second Japanese-language film after their remake of "Sideways." The five-volume "Paradise Kiss" revolves around a high school girl who becomes pulled into the world of fashion modeling. It was turned into an anime series in 2005. Fox has reportedly set a target budget of $3 to $4 million. They are looking to work with Japanese production house IMJ Entertainment, which also handled the popular movie versions of Yazawa's "NANA." Link to article

05-18-2009, 06:58 PM	#3
TsubasaDragon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 187	hmmm it's fox i don't know if it will be good. __________________ If i ever said something bad to you i'll apologize.

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05-18-2009, 04:36 PM	#2
KRAN Akai Ito Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: I wish i was in Japan Posts: 198	it seems they finaly start to learn now they should Reboot Dragonball and do the same with this manga adaption.