EXCLUSIVE: After exiting Quick X, it didn’t take Justin Lin lengthy to rev up one other franchise. He’s set to direct One Punch Man for Sony Photos., Scott Rosenberg & Jeff Pinkner, who teamed on Jumanji: The Subsequent Degree, and Venom, are set to put in writing the live-action movie adaptation of worldwide hit manga collection. Sony Photos acquired the movie rights from Shueisha.
Avi Arad and Ari Arad of Arad Productions (Spider-Man movie collection, Iron Man, X-Males movie collection, Venom) are producing the movie. Lin may even be a producer and can work with the scribes on a rewrite with the intention to start manufacturing by yr’s finish.
Vastly widespread in each Japan and world wide, One Punch Man follows the story of Saitama, a superhero who can defeat any opponent with a single punch however seeks to discover a worthy opponent after rising bored by an absence of challenges in his combat in opposition to evil. Consider Mike Tyson as a superhero in feudal Japan. The studio is bullish on the idea as a franchise starter.
Created in 2009 by Japanese artist ONE as a webcomic, One Punch Man rapidly went viral. In 2012, it was then printed on Shueisha’s Tonari no Younger Leap Subsequent with illustrations by Yusuke Murata together with ONE. The collection turned enormous with worldwide gross sales completely over 30 Million copies. When the English version printed by VIZ Media debuted within the US in 2015, the primary and second volumes made the New York Occasions Manga Bestsellers listing and was nominated for an Eisner and a Harvey Award. Since then, the recognition of One Punch Man has led to a critically acclaimed TV anime collection, in addition to most lately the launch of a video and cell sport.
Lin is repped by CAA and lawyer Warren Dern.
