Ultraman: Rising

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Ultraman: Rising
Official release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiウルトラマン: ライジング
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnUrutoraman: Raijingu
Directed byShannon Tindle
Written by
  • Shannon Tindle
  • Marc Haimes
Based onUltraman
by Tsuburaya Productions
Produced by
  • Tom Knott
  • Lisa M. Poole
Starring
Music byScot Stafford
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • June 12, 2024 (2024-06-12) (Annecy Festival)
  • June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14) (Worldwide)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Japan
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Ultraman: Rising (Japanese: ウルトラマン: ライジング, Hepburn: Urutoraman: Raijingu) is an upcoming animated superhero film based on Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman franchise. A Japanese-American co-production between Netflix Animation and Tsuburaya Productions, with animation by Industrial Light & Magic, it is the 44th film in the franchise. Directed by Shannon Tindle (in his feature directorial debut), who co-wrote it with Marc Haimes, the film stars Christopher Sean as Ken Sato/Ultraman, alongside the voices of Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young, and Julia Harriman.

Ultraman: Rising is slated to be released worldwide on Netflix on June 14, 2024.

Premise[edit]

Ken Sato, a famous but egotistical baseball player living a secret life as the giant superhero Ultraman, is forced to balance his career and hero duties while reluctantly adopting a baby kaiju after defeating her mother.[2]

Voice cast[edit]

Characters English[3] Japanese[4]
Ken Sato/Ultraman Christopher Sean Yuki Yamada
Professor Sato Gedde Watanabe Fumiyo Kohinata
Mina Tamlyn Tomita Ayumi Tsunematsu
Dr. Onda Keone Young Fumihiko Tachiki
Ami Wakita Julia Harriman Akari Hayami
Ami's mother TBA Hiroko Sakurai
Captain Aoshima TBA Takaya Aoyagi

Production[edit]

The film, inspired by the character of the same name, originally began as an original idea developed by director Shannon Tindle.[5] He conceived it while working as a character designer on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends in the mid-to-late 2000s.[6] Tindle further developed the film, writing a script and creating art, at Sony Pictures Animation from 2016 to 2018; at the time, the plot would have followed "a billionaire forced to grow up when he takes on the orphaned children of his former foe."[7][8] After leaving Sony, Tindle moved to Netflix Animation to produce the live-action/animation hybrid series Lost Ollie with fellow Sony Animation director Peter Ramsey, where he had the opportunity to repurpose the plot for his film to fit with the "Ultraman" IP.

The project was announced as a Netflix exclusive in May 2021, with Tindle to direct and co-write the film with Marc Haimes (Tindle and Haimes previously co-wrote Kubo and the Two Strings), Tom Knott to produce, Lisa Poole to co-produce, John Aoshima to co-direct, and Industrial Light & Magic to animate the film.[9] In July 2022, Netflix released an image teasing the film's animation style and Ultraman design.[10]

Release[edit]

In October 2023, Tindle shared via Twitter a first-look image of Ultraman and the film's official title as Ultraman: Rising, teasing an announcement for Geeked Week 2023.[11] In November 2023, the film's voice-cast and first trailer were unveiled during Geeked Week 2023, targeting a 2024 release on Netflix.[2][3] Ultraman: Rising is scheduled to premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 12, 2024.[12] It will be followed by its worldwide release on Netflix on June 14, 2024.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ O'Rourke, Ryan (May 16, 2024). "Ken Sato Becomes a Superpowered Kaiju Babysitter in New 'Ultraman: Rising' Trailer". Collider. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Massoto, Erick (November 9, 2023). "It's Kaiju Vs. Baseball Star in 'Ultraman Rising' Trailer". Collider. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Dominguez, Noah (November 9, 2023). "Ultraman: Rising Teaser Trailer Reveals the Superhero Movie's Voice Cast". SuperHeroHype. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "ULTRAMAN: RISING Coming Worldwide on June 14! New Key Art and Trailer Released! | Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd". Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd - ULTRAMAN Series. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Tindle, Shannon (May 13, 2021). "Thanks to the trust of @TsuburayaGlobal and Netflix, an idea inspired by Ultraman became an Ultraman film. The little boy who ran around crossing his arms and blasting his parents with the Specium Beam can't believe this is happening!". Twitter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Tindle, Shannon (May 13, 2021). "Mr. McCracken was one of the first to believe waaaaay back on Foster's:)". Twitter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Rianda, Michael (May 14, 2021). "I read the script and saw the art that @ShannonTindle_1 made years ago at Sony and IT IS A CLUB BANGER. The art+script are great and there's an incredible team assembled to pull it off! I seriously can't wait to watch it! GET HYPED!". Twitter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Richford, Rhonda (June 15, 2017). "Annecy: Sony Animation Boss Teases New Films, Talks Smurf Misstep: 'It Tanked'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Vary, Adam (May 13, 2021). "Netflix Developing 'Ultraman' Animated Feature With All-New Story (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Whitbrook, James (July 5, 2022). "Netflix's Ultraman Movie Looks Ultra-Stylish". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Valdez, Nick (October 18, 2023). "Ultraman Rising First Sneak Peek Released". Comicbook.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Desowitz, Bill (April 22, 2024). "Netflix Will Premiere 'Ultraman: Rising' at Annecy Animation Festival". IndieWire. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Mishra, Shrishty (February 29, 2024). "Ken Sato Adopts a Baby Kaiju in New 'Ultraman: Rising' Poster". Collider. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

External links[edit]

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