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12 December 2012 9:04 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Yes, if Internet reports are to be believed. (And we know how reliable those are. Ahem.) In any case, according to some Korean outlets (via Twitch), South Korean director Kim Jee-woon will be returning to his homeland after wrapping up the Arnold Schwarzenegger actionfest “The Last Stand”, in order to begin work on a live-action film based on the 1999 Japanese anime “Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade”. (I reviewed the title years ago here. Honestly, though, it’s been so long I can’t say if I remember all that much about the movie, though re-reading (er, re-skimming) my review, I seemed to have liked it. A lot.) The original was directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and co-written by its creator, Mamoru Oshii (of “Ghost in the Shell” fame), and is set in a parallel reality where the Nazis won World War II. The story follows a member of an elite para-military police »

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