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co-writer Alex Tse is set to write a live-action adaptation of classic anime Ninja Scroll for Warner Bros., according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leonardo DiCaprio, meanwhile, is set to co-produce the project through his Appian Way production company.

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The 1993 original -- which is set in feudal Japan and revolves around a ninja who must battle eight demonic warriors to save the land -- is one of the most popular animes of all time. The film was the brainchild of critically acclaimed director/writer Yoshiaki Kawajiri.DiCaprio -- who is not planning to act in the film -- seems to have a penchant for anime, with Appian Way alsoin the long-awaited live-action Akira adaptation.Besides Watchmen and Ninja Scroll , Tse has also been beavering away at The Illustrated Man for director Zach Snyder, and Michael Mann's The Winter of Frankie Machine/>.