At the age of 63, Samuel L. Jackson is as busy as ever, and now he’s signed up for a new film, David R. Ellis’ live action adaptation of the Japanese anime Kite, according to Movies.com.
The original anime is a post-apocalyptic thriller that focuses on a young orphaned girl who embarks on a quest to seek revenge on her parents’ killer. She is initially ‘helped’ by the two corrupt cops on the case of the double homicide, Akai and Kanie, who take her in as guardians and end up turning her into an assassin. However soon she meets another assassin, and strikes out with his aid to find the murderers. It isn’t known which role Jackson is taking.
The actor commented, “After RoboCop, I’m going to do this live-action version of Kite, the Japanese anime. I’ll be doing a live-action version of that in Johannesburg.”
It’s not clear when the movie might shoot. This isn’t the first time Ellis and Jackson have worked together, as they made Snakes On A Plane back in 2006.