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''The Dream Machine'' (also known as ''The Dreaming Machine'') is an upcoming anime film by the late [[Satoshi Kon]] and long time collaborator [[Madhouse]] Studios. The film is Kon's fifth (and final) film; after his [[Author Existence Failure|sudden death from pancreatic cancer in 2010,]] the film went into [[Development Hell]] as the studio pondered what to do. On November 12 2010, the movie [[Saved From Development Hell|resumed]] [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|production]] with an acting director - character designer and chief animation director Yoshimi Itazu - to oversee completion of the film based on the completed screenplay, the already-completed storyboards, and Kon's own directorial tapes and notes. ([[Madhouse]] founder Masao Maruyama reportedly told Kon in one of their final discussions about the film that [[Madhouse]] would do "whatever it takes" to complete it.)

The film is said to be outside of [[Something Completely Different|Kon's usual]] style of film making, as the film is reportedly a more family-friendly show, as an [[Homage]] to [[Astro Boy]].

The film was initially scheduled for release date in 2011, but recent reports of financial difficulties from Madhouse have once again [[Development Hell|put the film on hold]].