In his time, director David R. Ellis has helmed Final Destination 2, Cellular, Shark Night and, um, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco , but now he's got the toughest challenge of his career ahead of him: adapting the furiously violent and much-loved anime Kite into a live-action Hollywood thriller. Aiding him in his quest is Samuel L. Jackson , who previously worked with Ellis on Snakes On A Plane back in 2006. Jackson announced his involvement with the project while on promotional duties for Django Unchained , where he mentioned to Movies.com what he had on his slate after the RoboCop remake wraps. "After [ RoboCop ], I'm going to do this live-action version of Kite , the Japanese anime," he said. "I'll be doing a live-action version of that in Johannesburg." Released in two parts before being edited together as a 60-minute piece for the US market, the 1998 anime told the tale of an orphaned schoolgirl called Sawa who sets about fi