Cinestar Pictures is a production company created by Zoe Saldana as well as her sisters Cicely and Mariel Saldana. The company is currently most notable for its involvement in an NBC miniseries adaptation of theinfluential classicRosemary’s Baby, in which Zoe Saldana starred as Rosemary Woodhouse.Dark Star Squadronwill be the first animated production of any kind made with the involvement of Cinestar Pictures.
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According to Crunchyroll,Dark Star Squadronis about a group of four delinquent space cadets who steal a starship only to return to their academy and discover that everyone else has vanished, leading them on a quest to find their colleagues. Todd Ludy, a writer onthe Netflix hitVoltron: Legendary Defender, will be writing alongside Zoe Saldana, with all three Saldana sisters serving as executive producers.Dark Star Squadronisn’t the only Crunchyroll Original waiting in the wings. Crunchyroll has been collaborating with Adult Swim onthe swashbuckling anime seriesFena: Pirate Princess, which is set to premiere on the channel at midnight on August 14th. Other Crunchyroll Originals yet to be released includeMeiji Gekken: Sword & Gun,Freak Angels, and the controversial American seriesHigh Guardian Spice.
The medium of anime has garnered an increasing amount of attention from major figures in Hollywood. From agreenlit adaptation ofMade in Abyssby Sony Pictures Entertainment to high-profile anime feature films such asThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the medium feels more alive and awash with possibilities than it has ever been before. If Crunchyroll, Zoe Saldana, and her production company Cinestar Pictures are able to achieve success withDark Star Squadron, then it is likely that more anime collaborations involving big stars will emerge in the years following its release.
At this time, one of Crunchyroll’s most notable projects so far has been a series based on the South Korean manhwaTower of God.More examples of Crunchyroll Originals including the likes ofThe God of High School,In/Spectre,Onyx Equinox, andSo I’m a Spider, So What?.
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