Wild Boar Media Announces Baton

Mike Ferreira (Editor) — January 29th, 2009 — 15:19
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Wild Boar Media announced that they will collaborate with director Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, Azumi) on a 50-minute film titled Baton. The film will be a contribution to the 150th anniversary celebration of Yokohama, which will run from April 28 to September 27. Shunji Iwai has been signed on as the feature's producer. Rockwell Eyes Production, Tsuburaya Productions (Ultraman), and the American Studio Titmouse will also contribute. Baton will be shown exclusively at the Yokohama celebration, with no plans for a DVD release.

Wild Boar Media is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company founded by Eric Calderon(Afro Samurai), former vice-president of GDH International.