"According to today's Hollywood Reporter, DreamWorks Pictures has snagged the domestic distribution rights to the futuristic Japanese feature Casshern, which has been getting a lot of buzz since the film's insanely cool trailer hit online earlier this year.

The film is based an anime from the 1970s called Casshan: Robot Hunter. The story tells what happens when a scientist invents a robot for pollution control, but the robot goes nuts and sets out to enslave mankind using a robot army. The scientist's son merges his body with that of a robot and becomes a super-powered android named Casshan. If it sounds crazy, that's because it is. He then takes on the robot armies with the help of his childhood friend, Luna.

The film was directed by music video helmer Kazuaki Kiriya and was released in April in Japan.

The early word that DreamWorks' Go Fish division might distribute it and DreamWorks might remake it as well.

Source: /www.ign.com"">IGN & /www.hollywoodreporter.com/"">Hollywood Reporter

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