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Live-Action Bubblegum Crisis Hires via Reality TV Show
posted on by Egan Loo
Not-So-Daily Link of the Day: The Star newspaper of Malaysia reports that the winner of the HP Space reality television series will be hired to work on the staff for the live-action film Hewlett-Packard sponsor. After the applicants are winnowed to 12 finalists, the final round in Singapore will select the winner of the US$50,000 grand prize and the job.
The contest describes the project as a "US$30 million, live action feature film production, which will be filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney." Australia's signed a basic agreement with Singapore's Cubix International PTE Ltd. (Zodiac: The Race Begins) for the adaptation in October of last year. Benjamin Toh of Singapore's Axxis International is acting as executive producer. The film is planned for worldwide release by early 2012.
The original anime sold over 600,000 copies on Parasite Dolls video series.
Source: Live Action Anime via Okazu
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