It was announced at the Toronto International Film Festival that the production company Davis Film have acquired the film adaptation rights for Takao Saito's assassin manga: Golgo 13.
Golgo 13 follows the exploits of Duke Togo, an assassin for hire with superior combat skills, particularly with a sniper rifle. The manga was first published in November 1968 and is the longest running manga still being serialized.
Samuel Hadida of Davis Film hopes to turn the 40 year old manga series into a big-screen feature. Golgo 13 already inspired two earlier live-action films (one starring Ken Takakura in 1973 and another starring Sonny Chiba in 1977), an anime film, a video anime project, and a recent television anime series.
Davis Films is known for its successful adaptations of Japanese media, including Crying Freeman, Silent Hill, and the Resident Evil films.
Source: Hollywood Reporter via Anime News Network
Source: Hollywood Reporter via Anime News Network
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