Ninja Assassin

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Nikkatsu sells Alien Vs Ninja to UK and Thailand
10 November, 2009 | By Jason Gray

Japanese studio Nikkatsu has sold Alien Vs Ninja to Revolver Entertainment for the UK and M Pictures for Thailand.

Written and directed by Seiji Chiba, the special effects-laden film is set many centuries ago and follows a band of ninjas doing battle with aliens who crash land in Japan. It stars Masanori Mimoto, Shuji Kashiwabara, Donpei Tsuchihira and Mika Hijii.

The action direction is handled by Yuji Shimomura and Kensuke Sonomura, prolific stuntmen and action choreographers who are now branching out into Asian and US productions.

The sale marks Nikkatsu’s first deal with London and L.A.-based Revolver. M Pictures previously picked up rights for The Machine Girl.

As reported on ScreenDaily, Alien Vs Ninja is the first title for Nikkatsu’s newly-established extreme gore-action film label Sushi Typhoon. Nikkatsu showed buyers a one-minute promo reel for Alien Vs Ninja and is currently negotiating deals with other territories.

Headed by Yoshinori Chiba, Sushi Typhoon will produce titles by cult directors, including Sion Sono, Noboru Iguchi and Takashi Miike, for overseas audiences.

http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/afm...48.article

Posted: Wed., Dec. 9, 2009, 8:00pm PT
DW buys 'Wife vs. Ninja' pitch
Michael Besman to produce action-laughs mix
By TATIANA SIEGEL

DreamWorks is delving into the world of high-stakes infidelity for an upcoming action comedy.

Company has nabbed Michael Besman's pitch 'Wife vs. Ninja,' which centers on a Long Island housewife who discovers that the beautiful young intern who recently stole her scientist husband is actually a bloodthirsty ninja assassin intent on stealing his work.

Besman, who is best known for producing such critic faves as 'About Schmidt' and 'The Opposite of Sex,' will share story by credit with tyro scribes Michael Zam and Jaffe Cohen, who are penning the high-concept script. Besman will also don his producer hat for 'Wife vs. Ninja.'

'We fell in love with the mix of action and laughs in (the story),' said co-president of production Holly Bario.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012...id=13&cs=1