The creator of the original One Punch Man webcomic, which inspired an anime and manga adaptation, shared through his official Twitter account a statement about the Live Action movie announcement. One Punch Man creator reacts to the film. Live Action
ONE's post says the following:ワンパンマンの実写映画化が決まりました。— ＯＮＥ (@ONE_rakugaki) April 22, 2020
皆さまのおかげです！ありがとうございます。
感謝に堪えません。ハリウッドで作られる
サイタマのストーリーがどのような内容になるのか
僕も今からとても楽しみです！ pic.twitter.com/CuvBAsnFnZ
The production of the One Punch Man Live Action movie was decided. Thank you all, thank you! Thanks I can't thank you enough. I look forward to seeing what the Hollywood-produced Saitama story will be like!
The statement was accompanied by a drawing of Saitama.
Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner will be in charge of writing the scripts for the film adaptation, both characters were behind the movie Venom, released in 2018.
According to the variety portal, Sony Pictures is the company behind this Live Action adaptation and commissioned Pinkner and Rosenberg for their recent achievements in producing blockbuster movies. It was also reported that Avi Arad and Ari Arad of Arad Productions would be in charge of producing the film.
One Punch-Man is a Japanese action-comedy webcomic created by artist One and started in 2009. The webcomic quickly gained popularity, reaching 7.9 million views.
The webcomic also had an anime adaptation based on the manga and made up of two seasons, the first was animated by Madhouse and the second was animated by J.C Staff.
Although the first season earned the appreciation of many fans, it was its second season that caused too much controversy, thanks to its notable drop in quality in animation that ended up disappointing many fans and causing various controversies.
© ONE, Yusuke Murata / SHUEISHA, Hero Association HQ
