‘Into the Spiderverse’ Director Peter Ramsey Boards Pair of Anime Projects With N Lite Media and ‘Afro Samurai’ Producer Gonzo K.K. (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJamie Lang N Lite animation studio has unveiled a new partnership with Emmy-winning Japanese anime studio Gonzo K.K. (“Afro Samurai”) and Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” director Peter Ramsey to produce two animated projects: a noir thriller feature titled “Ripper” and the sci-fi adventure series “Hotaru.” Ramsey is lined up to executive producer and co-write the screenplay for “Ripper,” a live-action/anime hybrid feature set in post-WWII Japan.
Currently in development, the film tells the story of two detectives hunting down a serial killer who took the lives of the women that each of them loved.
The project is created by Samantha Inoue Harte (Head of Production, N LITE) and co-writers Paul Alvarado-Dykstra and Rafael Antonio Ruiz.
Viola Davis and husband Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions is attached to produce alongside N Lite and Gonzo K.K. Davis, Tennon and Melanie Clark will join Gonzo CEO Shinichiro Ishikawa as executive producers.
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