By the pricking of my thumbs...

One of the first anime titles I actually paid money for was Bubblegum Crisis. It's a little Charlie's Angels, a little Terminator, and a lot Blade Runner, with music heavily influenced by Streets Of Fire. I tolerated the "Crash" sequel and loathed the "2040" remake, but there's going to be a live-action movie? Aw, hell naw!

And a very special movie it is. It will take the cult series from animation to live action, Japanese to English, and combine the financial resources of six nations: Japan, the UK, Australia, Singapore, Canada and China. The $30 million adventure will be shot in Australia, with a release date in 2012.

My teenage years just curled up and died. Fuck you very much, unnamed Southeast Asian film cartel!

This tragedy was revealed on io9.