The entertainment industry news outlet Deadline He reported that Sony Pictures is preparing the Justin Lin to direct a live-action film adaptation of the manga by ONE y Yusuke Murata, One Punch Man. Lin would also act as producer and collaborate on the rewrite of the script before production begins later this year. It should be noted that Lin has directed films such as The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond y Fast & Furious 9.
Other entertainment news outlet, Varietyhad reported the acquisition by Sony of the rights to the adaptation to Shueisha in April 2020 and reported that Scott Rosenberg y Jeff Pinkner (películas de Venom, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) were writing the script. Avi Arad y Ari Aradof Arad Productions (Spider-Man and X-Men film franchise), are producing the film.
Of course, since the live-action movie was announced in 2020, memes about it have not stopped emerging, and now that the director of Fast and Furious is involved, Vin Diesel has joined the possibilities:
ONE began publishing the manga independently in 2009, and later Yusuke Murata began publishing as a manga on the service Tonari no Young Jump from the publisher Shueisha in June 2012, with a total of twenty-six compiled volumes published to date. The play inspired a twelve-episode anime adaptation produced by studios. Madhouse and premiered in October 2015, followed by a second season of twelve episodes produced by the studios JCSTAFF and released in April 2019.
Synopsis for One Punch Man
Seemingly ordinary and unimpressive Saitama has a rather unique hobby: being a hero. To pursue his childhood dream, he relentlessly trained for three years and lost all of his hair in the process. Now, Saitama is incredibly powerful, so much so that no enemy can defeat him in battle. He is so powerful that he only needs to take one hit to defeat his enemies, due to this he is no longer able to enjoy the thrill of battle and has become quite boring.
All this changes with the arrival of Genos, a 19-year-old cyborg who wishes to be Saitama’s disciple after seeing what he is capable of. Genos proposes that the two of them join the Hero Association to become certified heroes who will be recognized for their positive contributions to society, and Saitama, surprised that no one knows who he is, quickly agrees. And so begins the story of One Punch Man, an action-comedy that follows an eccentric individual who longs to fight strong enemies who can hopefully give him the thrill he once felt and just maybe, he’ll become popular in the process.
Fuente: ANN
© Yusuke Murata (Author), ONE (Original) / SHUEISHA Shueisha