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Word on Nikkei Net is that one of Shotaro Ishinomori's works-- the be-afro'd mangaka behind a number of manga, anime, and tokusatsu titles --is getting ready for a 2012 Hollywood live-action movie. Which one is it? I don't know, but I have my guesses. Ishinomori is best known for titles like Cyborg 009, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and the recently-adapted The Skull Man...as well as the famous tokusatsu title Kamen Rider.

I've gotten a bit of information here and there on Kamen Rider, whose Dragon Knight (the US version of Kamen Rider Ryuki, Americanized a la Power Rangers) is currently airing on the CW, during the CW4Kids block (Saturdays at 11:30am). I wouldn't be surprised at all if a Hollywood Kamen Rider flick was in the works.

ANN, on the other hand, offers another lead: Cyborg 009's offical website had an update talking about offers for overseas adaptations on the 45th anniversary of the manga, which was back in July. It's unclear whether this is the film in reference now; Cyborg 009 already has an animated flick in the works.

What would you rather see a live-action flick of? Kamen Rider or Cyborg 009? I'm not particularly familiar with Kamen Rider and haven't really watched a tokusatsu SINCE Power Rangers, so I'm rather torn between which I'd rather see. Go ahead, make my mind up for me!