Netflix will try to make Ultraman a global name with a new CG movie
Image: Netflix Netflix announced that it's partnering with Tsuburaya Productions to create a new CG Ultraman movie, in the hopes of bringing the popular Japanese character to an even larger global audience. Ultraman's never been a household name outside of Japan despite leaving a huge impression on popular culture - the original Ultraman series popularized the giant man in a suit fights people dressed up as monsters in a model city" genre - but Netflix is hoping to change that.
The new CG Ultraman film, besides leaving the franchise's original live action format, will feature a different version of the character and what sounds like a slightly unusual setup for the plot - Ultraman has undergone dadification". Per Tsuburaya Productions' synopsis:
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