Nakashima preps 'Advancing Titans'

Tokyo, japan, japan -- Helmer Tetsuya Nakashima, together with producers Genki Kawamura and Yuji Ishida, could make "Shingeki no Kyojin" (Changing Leaders), an sci-fi actioner with various hit comicbook, they introduced Thursday. Nakashima, Kawamura and Ishida last teamed for "Confessions," a psycho-drama that acquired $50 million a year ago, while being selected as Japan's entry for just about any foreign-language pic Oscar. The story concentrates on a race of leaders taking inside the earth and consume a persons population, forcing the kids to reside in behind gigantic walled enclosures. Your leaders attack. The comicbook by Hajime Isayama has offered 6.6 000 0000 copies of six paperback models since its launch inside the Bessatsu Shonen Magazine this past year. Nakashima remains on the way of casting the pic, but expects to start shooting in the year of next season. Release is skedded for 2013, with Toho delivering. Nakashima mentioned the pic, that will need extensive CGI, will probably be "most likely probably the most pricey Japanese film ever," but did not title a figure. "That is my first experience (using this project), however it may be the ultimate Nakashima film ever," the helmer added. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com