Director for Dragonball movie? And first image of AstroBoy

News and rumors concerning the ever increasing list of supposed anime and manga adaptations continue to bubble under the surface.

1. Many will be interested in the apparent scoop over at “Chud“, who claim to have news on the upcoming live-action Dragonball movie. The director is said to be James Wong of “Final Destination” fame, while Chud’s published casting descriptions appear to suggest that this probably won’t be a faithful adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s original story and will be kicking off with Dragonball era characters, not Dragonball Z.
2. Also, the first image snapped of Imagi’s CG-flick “Astro Boy” has been posted online. Based on the most famous story from renowned manga-ka Osamu Tezuka and scheduled for release in 2009, the movie will be directed by former Pixar employee Colin Brady.