The Spinner Rack

Imagi has released a new teaser trailer for their upcoming Gatchaman movie, or as they were called here in the states when I was growing up, G-Force.

'Gatchaman' is based on the successful Japanese franchise created in the early 1970s by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida. Aired in the U.S. as 'Battle of the Planets' and 'GForce', the TV series soon became one of the top syndicated shows.

This movie was place in limbo after the studio had suffered some financial difficulties, but seems to be back on track and now scheduled for a 2011 release. Gatchaman is a big, effects-rich movie set in a future world grappling with environmental and technological issues. The story focuses on five reluctant heroes whose remarkable genetic code makes them Earth’s only hope of defeating extraterrestrial invaders.

Kevin Munroe ('TMNT') is the director of Gatchaman, being produced by Lynne Southerland. Paul Dini has been signed to collaborate on the screenplay.