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Christopher McQuarrie May Adapt Anime Series 'Star Blazers' To Big Screen Feature

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • February 22, 2011 2:21 AM
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If the last few weeks are notable for anything in the film world, it's the emergence of two billionaire twentysomethings who look to be giving a much needed adrenaline shot to film financing. David Ellison, 28, and Megan Ellison, 25, are the children of Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, and the sixth-richest person in the world, and have seemingly been connected to every other announced project in 2011 so far. Their first major foray into film production was hugely successful; pairing up to back the modestly-budgeted Coen Brothers western "True Grit," they've seen their investment richly rewarded, with the film taking close to $200 million worldwide so far, and picking up ten Oscar nominations.

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