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11 May 2012 8:45 AM, PDT | MTV Multiplayer | See recent MTV Multiplayer news »

Ace Attorney, the live-action film based on the Capcom series of legal mystery games is finally coming to the U.S. as part of the New York Asian Film Festival and AM2.

The film, helmed by Ichi the Killer/Gozu director Takashi Miike is the big-screen adaptation of Capcom's long-running series. The story sees luck-challenged defense attorney Phoenix Wright (Hiroki Narimiya) coming to the aid of his nemesis, corrupt-ish prosecutor Miles Edgeworth (Takumi Saitou). There will certainly be the collecting of evidence, twists, and objections. I'm calling it now: the spectacularly named Manfred von Karma (Ryou Ishibashi) is somehow behind it. That hair is too regal and his suit too purple for him not to be up to some kind of dirt.

The movie makes its U.S. debut as part of the Anime, Manga, and Music Con (AM2), which runs from June 15-17. For those of you on the East Coast, »

- Charles Webb

14 March 2012 6:15 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Last December, things began to take shape for "Devil's Knot," the West Memphis Three biopic, when Reese Witherspoon was cast as Pam Hobbs, the mother of murder victim Stevie Branch. Now Variety reports that one of the WM3 members, Jessie Misskelley Jr., has signed on as a producer.

The film, based on the Mara Leveritt book of the same name, tells the real-life story of the West Memphis Three, a group of teenagers accused of committing heinous murders in West Memphis, Arkansas.

After the trial, an HBO documentary called "Paradise Lost" was released, examining the case and lack of evidence used to convict the three. Soon after, celebrities like Eddie Vedder and Johnny Depp were taking up the group's cause. The WM3 would eventually serve 18 years in prison before they were released in 2011.

In addition to "Devil's Knot" and the three "Paradise Lost" movies, the West Memphis Three story will »

- Alex Suskind

14 March 2012 6:14 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »

Last December, things began to take shape for "Devil's Knot," the West Memphis Three biopic, when Reese Witherspoon was cast as Pam Hobbs, the mother of murder victim Stevie Branch. Now Variety reports that one of the WM3 members, Jessie Misskelley Jr., has signed on as a producer. The film, based on the Mara Leveritt book of the same name, tells the real-life story of the West Memphis Three, a group of teenagers accused of committing heinous murders in West Memphis, Arkansas. After the trial, an HBO documentary called "Paradise Lost" was released, examining the case and lack of evidence used to convict the three. Soon after, celebrities like Eddie Vedder and Johnny Depp were taking up the group's cause. The WM3 would eventually serve 18 years in prison before they were released in 2011. In addition to "Devil's Knot" and the three "Paradise Lost" movies, the West Memphis Three story will »

- Alex Suskind

3 items from 2012