He arrives on the Yamato kingdom, where there is no shortage of criminals and hot babes to quench his thirst for adventure, and embarks on a quest to prevent the local princess from being used as a sacrifice to resurrect an ancient queen. Takeru Ichimonji is a fun-loving bounty hunter trained in the ways of the cold-blooded Haja ninjas, and who is capable of shooting reality-warping kanji out of his hands. I'm still thinking about it.Takeru: The Queen of Twin Eyes is a two-volume 1993 seinen action manga written and illustrated by Buichi Terasawa, who also created Space Adventure Cobra. "I have a lot of names in mind, but I can't say anything right now. ÂThere are so many Cobra fans in France that theyâll understand why Iâm so passionate about this and why itâs so essential that I succeed in making this film.âĪnd heâs already thinking about who will portray Cobra.
My Cobra has to remain true to Terasawa's universe."Īnd hopefully to the expectations of the diehard French fans. Its 'sexinessâ has to be included in the film, just like its humor and adventure. "You have to respect the essence of Cobra.
And as Aja intends to stay as close to the original work as possible, the sexy bits will surely be depicted in the film. Maybe its sexy undertones will attract a larger American audience. I just have to convince all the financial partners now.â This project is a huge challenge, because itâs going be a space opera. ÂThe 25 mangas by Terasawa are incredibly rich. But Aja, inspired by his recent mainstream success with Piranha 3D, is aiming for a movie of overambitious blockbuster proportions and continues to compare it with Star Wars.Considering the volume of material available, it will be quite an undertaking. It has already been adapted to television as well as the big screen in 1982âs Space Adventure Cobra. The manga originally appeared in the Japanese magazine Weekly ShÅnen Jump between 19. His close confidante is Lady Armaroid, a mechanical cyborg with a really cool name. His arm? The Psycho Gun, a weapon that is connected to his brain. His tactics include surgically altering his face and erasing his own memory which he later regains. Cobra embarks on a series of adventures himself as he tries to escape his enemies. Cobra, or Kobura, is a manga series written and illustrated by Buichi Terasawa, who apparently drew inspiration from French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, famous for his action-adventure movies from the 60s and 70s. Of all the animés I used to watch as a kid, itâs the most avant-garde, in both rhythm and imagination,â he told French site Cinemateaser.Hit the jump to find out more. The Piranha 3D director had already shared his enthusiasm about this project few months ago, and it really seems like a personal goal that he has set for himself.
Alexandre Aja is currently writing his next movie, a live-action 3D adaptation of Buichi Terasawaâs popular manga, Cobra the Space Pirate.
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