One-Punch Man Movie Adaptation in Development from Venom Writers

Sony Pictures may have just delayed Venom 2, but the studio is developing a live-action movie adaptation of the popular manga One-Punch Man, with a screenplay from the writers of the original Venom movie. Variety broke the news, with sources indicating Sony is eager to add another major franchise to its library. The One-Punch Man movie will be written Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, who also penned 2017's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and its 2019 sequel. Avi and Ari Arad will serve as producers. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-live-action-anime-remake-currently-in-development&captions=true"] There's currently no release date for One-Punch Man, nor any word on potential directors or cast members. Created by Japanese artist ONE, One-Punch Man tells the story of Saitama, a powerful superhero with the ability to defeat any opponent with a single punch. Bored by his flawless battle record, Saitama embarks on a quest to find an opponent who can actually challenge him. The series originally debuted as a web comic in 2009 before transitioning to the magazine Shueisha’s Young Jump Next in 2012. The manga has already been adapted into a popular anime series and multiple video games, including the recent One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows. One-Punch Man is the latest attempt by Hollywood to adapt a popular manga/anime franchise, but there are plenty of other live-action anime adaptations in the works. One of those is the perpetually troubled Akira remake, which may no longer be directed by Thor: Ragnarok's Taika Waititi. Netflix's Cowboy Bebop live-action series has run into its own problems recently. The series was put on hiatus after star John Cho was injured on set. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/09/one-punch-man-season-1-recap-in-5-minutes"] For more on the world of anime, check out IGN's picks for the best anime series of the past decade. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

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