Adaptations of anime shows don’t happen too often and even then it’s rarer that they progress to actual production, but there are a few in the works that have been going along in the last couple of years. Another one to add to the list is an adaptation of the 3DCG feature Vexille, which was released by FUNimation back in 2008. The film was directed by Sori Fumihiko, who has been involved in the 3DCG anime side for quite a few years. Universal has slotted Evan Spiliotopoulos to write it, who is fresh off of his work for Hercules: The Thracian Wars which is adapting the comic of the same name and is being directed by Brett Ratner and starring Dwane Johnson.
Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson will produce. Lisa Zambri will executive produce Vexille and will be hunting up a director for it.
Plot Concept: In the near future, Japan’s scientists have perfected the merging of biotechnology and robotics, its benefits extending the lifespans of all humans. However, the United Nations deem the advanced technology a dangerous threat and begins strict surveillance on Japan.
Refusing to abide by the UN’s demands to halt research, the rogue nation isolates itself from the world. Enter Vexille, a young female operative of S.W.O.R.D., a specialized military unit charged with policing the potential misuse of robotic technology, sent to infiltrate the neo-isolationist Japan to prevent a potential biotechnological nightmare!
[Source: Variety]
