Takashi Miike to direct "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney" Movie!!!

HELL. FUCKING. YES.

Takashi Miike - one of Japan's most prolific and unusual filmmakers - has signed to direct the live-action adaptation of "Ace Attorney" video games. For a stateside comparison... I don't know that there is one, but it's pretty damn awesome.


For reference, here's two examples of what tends to happen when Miike dips into material of this nature: The trailers for the anime-adaptation "Yatterman" and "Zebra Man 2: Attack on Zebra City":





Awesome.