2 films to be compilation of TV series; 1 film to be all-new story

Atsuhiro Iwakami , the producer of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime, is revealing in the December issue of Kadokawa Shoten 's Newtype magazine on Thursday that the upcoming theatrical film project will be a trilogy. In particular, two films will be a compilation of the television series, while one film will be an all-new story.

Iwakami made the comments in an interview that also included director Akiyuki Shinbo (Shaft), original character designer Ume Aoki , and writer Gen Urobuchi .

[Via @loryHamon, Moe Ota-News Sokuhō]

Update: Urobuchi had already pretty much finished the final draft for the new film, and production is proceeding next. According to Shinbo, the subtitle of the new film is still undecided, but he really wanted to call it "Incubator no Gyakushū" ("Incubator Strikes Back" or "Incubator's Counterattack"). [Via Yaraon!]