New Live-Action Black Jack Show Casts Marika Matsumoto, Debuts on June 30

Anime News Network— Matsumoto plays patient suffering from "Lion-Face Disease"

Flickering Myth—StudioCanal developing new live-action Asterix movie. The French comic strip hero Asterix is heading back to pop culture, and back to the big screen. French publishing house Éditions Albert René celebrates the 65th anniversary of the comic character, created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, with a new live-action adaptation. Studiocanal and Editions Albert René have signed an exclusive development, which […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here:...

Cracked—Was This Show the Closest We’ll Ever Get to a Live-Action ‘Simpsons’?. One ‘Simpsons’ fan makes the case that NBC came the closest to capturing the spirit of ‘The Simpsons’ with this sitcom

The A.V. Club—Zoinks! Netflix is meddling with a new live-action Scooby-Doo. Start stacking your sandwiches and packing your Scooby Snacks because Scooby-Doo is taking the Toon Town Express to Live-action Avenue. Per Variety, Netflix is working on a live-action Scooby-Doo series described as a “one-hour drama” about a high-guy dog owner who talks to his near-verbal giant canine. Judging by the name Greg Berlanti, executive producer on the pilot, this version of Scooby-Doo will be something akin to Riverdale, The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, and Wednesday, taking a...