Yamato 2199 Actually a Pilot Film

Next April’s 50 minute long Uchu Senkan Yamato 2199 feature film will actually be just a compiled edit of the first two episodes of a new Yamato television series, the first since 1980’s Space Battleship Yamato III. The TV series from studios XEBEC and AIC will be a remake of the 1974 original anime television series. Rahxephon creator Yutaka Izubuchi will direct the new series. The pilot movie will screen in 10 theaters throughout Japan beginning April 7, 2012.

Source: Anime News Network