'Pinche Taco' over at Latino Review has sent them a scoop claiming Burton has put this on the front burner — although it's not clear if he's aiming to do it before his Maleficent adaptation. The films title will apparently be shortened to just Mai
Among the Spanglish I was able to decipher this at least:)...
Tim Burton has re-acquired and re-started his film adaptation of MAI THE PSYCHIC GIRL. He first started this one in the late eighties!
Burton had indeed planned an adaptation of this as far back as the good ol 80s. I had actually never heard of this, but doing some research it seems
Mai is very popular indeed and was the first full-length manga series to be published in English. Here is a synopsis..
Mai is a normal teenaged girl in every way but one- she has strong telekinetic powers. She has always viewed this unusual talent as a game, something to amuse herself with when she's bored... until she gets a high score on a test designed to find those with psychic abilities, bringing her to the attention of a shadowy organization who want to use her powers for their own gain. Suddenly, she must leave her normal life behind and go on the run, using her powers- which she still doesn't have complete control over- to stay one step ahead of her would-be captors.
Sound a bit too much like
Push for my liking, but who knows, not me, because I have never read it! Any fans out there care to let us in on whether this could make a good movie? And Burton being the love him/hate him guy that he is, is he the right director for it?
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