Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Full Metal Panic

4/7/09 - Mandalay Pictures has acquired theatrical rights to and will develop a big-screen version of Full Metal Panic, a Japanese manga series that blends action, comedy and high school romance, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The property derives from writer Shoji Gatoh's series about a teenage anti-terrorist commando named Sousuke Sagara, who is given the mission to protect a high-school girl with mystical powers.  Panic, which is set in a world almost exclusively without adults, is known for mixing visceral action with wry comedy.

AlienAlmanac.com 2009