Studio Ghibli To Announce New Project Mid- December

source Collider
 Koji Hoshino the president of the legendary Japanese Animation company Studio Ghibli confirmed at the International Rome Film Festival that they'll announce there new project in New York on December 15th.
This is fantastic news as rumours that the iconic company may have to cut the studio staff down to a minimum which would mean the end of great animation but now the rumours would start on what that next project could be. One of those rumours is that possible movie could be a sequel to Porco Rosso or the other talk was it could be a project by the godfather of Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki.
1992 was when Porco Rosso was released and the possible project could be named Porco Rosso: The Last Sortie  with the movies protaginist flyinging into the Spanish Civil war and if this is to be the project it would be the studio's first ever sequel. As Ghibli was my introduction into the fantastic world of Japanese Anime I have followed the studio religiously  and like the source of this post I agree that this may not be the new project they'll annouce next month as Hoshino didnt seem to be very serious about the project as well this new one even going into development!

“If next two films succeed and Suzuki-san lets me make it (Porco)…It cannot be helped because it’s a hobby of the old man, I’m happy. It’s my hobby.”  -  as quoted in  Nausicaa.net, and looking at that quote it looks like that was referring to The Borrower Arrietty and  Isao Takahata's Tale of The Bamboo Cutter which is been directed at this moment. After Ponyo Miyazaki did say he planned to release another 2 movies and though Porco Rosso was a good movie it isnt one of the studio's best movies and hopefully Porco Rosso 2 wont be his next project but a “tragic story about a boy” which the vetren animator has always desired to make.

Is Penelope Cruz feeling Melanchonic for Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia'

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Has Lars Von Trier found his leading lady for Melancholia? According to various sources from the Playlist article Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is the one.

The reports say Von Trier and his assistant Anders Refn have told Danish television they have always had Cruz on their mind and she'll lead the line in the movie which will explore the pyschological view of an disaster.

It is said the movies budget will only be around $5million mark with shooting for the movie to happen in Sweden, as in when it'll happen no one knows but it'll be sometime this year as they plan to show the movie at the Cannes 2011 festival.

The name of this movie Melancholia comes from the name of the planet which will threaten earth's existance as its looms closer to our blue little planet. 'This is going to be a pyschological drama with sci-fi elements to it'states Von Trier ' with no happy endings' he also says. This is getting me very excited as I do love science fiction and movies with a element of sci-fi and too many movies always end with a happy ending so it's going to be good to see a bad ending! if like Antichrist do expect something even more bizzare and twisted for the ending and bring the shock and excitement he brought at last years festival well we are all in for a treat.

If Penelope Cruz is going to take the part I do hope she knows what she's getting into just ask Nicole Kidman, Emily Watson, Bjork or Bryce Dallas Howard what they think none have ever returned to work for Lars Von Treir again all. Peoplem like to say we torture ourselves in certain ways to achieve certain things as in Lars Von Treir he definintely "tortures"  people but only improvised in front of the camera.