Various anime/mangas are about to become live action films and 'Antoine' gives a straight to the point list of where things stand with each right now from "Blood" and "Dragonball Z" to "Devilman" and "Neon Genesis: Evangelion":

Tsui Hark next movie will be INITIAL D, based on the famous manga. Shooting begins March 2004. Cast: Edison CHEN Koon-Hei and Jay CHOU.

- Ronnie Yu would like to direct a BLOOD, THE LAST VAMPIRE live action film.

- The CAPTAIN HARLOCK live action movie (directed by Olivier Dahan -> Crimson rivers 2) is on hold, just like the AKIRA live action (Stephen Norrington is no longer attached to the project).

- No more news about the DRAGON BALL Z live action by the 20th Century Fox.

- Producer Gerald R. Molen ("Schindler's List", "Minority Report") acquired last February the rights of LUPIN, the character created by the Monkey Punch mangaka. No further developments have emerged since.

- Distant Horizon and director Rob Cohen ("The Fast and the Furious") have the rights to an action-OAV called DOMINATION NAKITE.

- Threshold Entertainment ("Mortal Kombat") is planning a NINJA SCROLL live action movie. Budget: $60 million.

- Sony is developing an ASTRO live action movie. Director: Eric Leighton ("Dinosaur"). Release Date: 2005.

- Some info about the DEVILMAN live action. Release Date: Summer 2004. Budget: $10 million. First images

- CUTIE HONEY live action. Release Date: May 2004 in Japan. Director: Hideaki Anno. Official site (with trailer!) now online.

- TETSUJIN 28 live action (with tons of CGI). Release Date: Fall 2004. Budget: $10 million. Official site now online.

- CASSHERN live action movie. Release Date: Spring 2004. Budget: $5 million. Official site (with trailer!) now online.

- "Neon Genesis Evangelion" live action film - all the WETA concept art images are here. No director is attached yet.

Thanks to 'Robert'