Piranha 3D' director developing 'Cobra'
Piranha 3D director Alexandre Aja is developing a movie based on Japanese manga Cobra - The Space Pirate.
Aja has acquired the rights to the property, which was previously adapted for a hit animated series in Europe, reports Deadline.
The sci-fi manga, created by Buichi Terasawa, centres on rogue space pirate Cobra and bounty hunter Jane as they seek to liberate a lost treasure on Mars.
"I grew up dreaming about Cobra," Aja said. "My day was, finish school, run home and switch on the TV, and I was hardly the only one. Kids did it in France, Italy, Spain, all over Western Europe.
"For many people there is Star Wars and nothing else, but for me and my writing partner Gregory, there is Star Wars and Cobra."
The helmer, who is pitching the project to financiers, pictures the film as a big-budget 3D sci-fi spectacle.
"It should be in 3D, science fiction and 3D are a good mix," Aja said.
He added: "I'll start work on the script soon, but I have been carrying this inside me for 30 years and we are talking to the creature designers of films like Avatar and Star Trek, building a new world and doing it the right way."
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