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Studio Ghibli's adaptation of Ursula K. LeGuin novel 2nd most anticipated summer film. Animated movie due in Japanese theatres June 29.
(Source:Nausicaa.net) I'm jazzed about the upcoming movie Tales From Earthsea (Gedo Senki in Japan) for several reasons. First off, it's from freakin' Studio Ghibli, home of anime legend Hayao Miyazaki (Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away). Second, this is the first time Ursula K. LeGuin has allowed one of her classic novels to be adapted for the silver screen. And third, this marks the directorial debut of Goro Miyazaki, Hayao's son. Does he have his dad's touch? Studio Ghibli brass seem to think so: they tapped him for the director's chair after Goro drew the movie's storyboards. Animation wrapped on May 23, and the film is due to be released in Japan on June 29. A recent Nikkei Entertainment poll listed Tales From Earthsea as the 2nd most anticipated summer film among Japanese moviegoers. Disney (through Miramax) has a long-standing distribution deal with Studio Ghibli, and it's likely that Tales From Earthsea will come to North American theatres, if the movie lives up to its hype. And yeah, I'm as giddy as a schoolgirl about this.
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