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· Daniel Anderson
‘Love in Taipei’ film adaptation set for summer premiere on Paramount+
Paramount+ has announced the acquisition of the romance film “Love in Taipei,” based on Abigail Hing Wen’s New York Times bestselling young adult novel “Loveboat, Taipei.” “Love in Taipei” stars Ashley Liao, who is known for her roles in “Fresh Off the Boat,” “Fuller House” and…
· Daniel Anderson
Netflix drops trailer for webtoon adaptation K-drama ‘See You in My 19th Life’
Netflix has released the official trailer for the K-drama series “See You in My 19th Life,” which is based on Lee Hye’s webtoon of the same name. The series follows Ban Ji-eum, a woman who has experienced multiple rebirths over the course of nearly a thousand years and retains…
· Daniel Anderson
Markiplier to direct and star in movie adaptation of horror game ‘Iron Lung’
Content creator and entrepreneur Markiplier will direct, produce and star in the horror film “Iron Lung.” The project, which Markiplier is self-financing, also features Caroline Rose Kaplan, who has appeared in “Orange Is the New Black” and “NCIS: New Orleans.”
· Daniel Anderson
Jesse Q. Sutanto novel ‘Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers’ to get series adaptation
Jesse Q. Sutanto’s novel “Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers” will be getting a series adaptation produced by Mindy Kaling’s Kaling International after its rights were acquired by Warner Bros. TV. Sutanto’s novel follows Vera Wong, a lonely widow living in San…
· Daniel Anderson
Emmy-nominated director Yulin Kuang to helm film adaptation of novel ‘Beach Read’
Emmy-nominated writer and director Yulin Kuang will be adapting and directing the film adaptation of Emily Henry’s bestselling 2020 novel “Beach Read.” The 20th Century Studios romantic comedy will center around two authors, romance writer January Andrews and literary writer…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Hamnet’: Chloé Zhao to direct adaptation of novel about Shakespeare’s wife
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao has been tapped to direct the onscreen adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel “Hamnet.” Zhao and O’Farrell will work together on the upcoming film’s script, Deadline reported. Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris and “1917” director…
· Daniel Anderson
Netflix announces 2 new anime adaptations: ‘Ooku’ and ‘Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune’
Netflix announced two new anime series, “Ooku: The Inner Chambers” and “Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune,” during this year’s Anime Japan convention at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center over the weekend. Directed by Abe Noriyuki and produced by Studio Deen, “Ooku” is the…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Sakra’: US trailer released for Donnie Yen’s big-budget film adaptation of classic wuxia novel
The official U.S. trailer for Donnie Yen’s big-budget martial arts fantasy “Sakra” was released on Thursday. Produced by and starring Yen, “Sakra” is an adaptation of the classic wuxia novel “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” by Louis Cha.
· Carl Samson
‘The White Lotus’ star Will Sharpe to direct ‘Crying in H Mart’ movie adaptation
Will Sharpe is set to direct the highly anticipated feature film adaptation of “Crying in H Mart,” the best-selling memoir of Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner. First published in April 2021, “Crying in H Mart” highlights Zauner’s life as a Korean American. The book, which…
· Isa Peralta
‘Dead by Daylight’ gets film adaptation from Blumhouse and James Wan
The hit multiplayer survival horror and action game “Dead by Daylight” will be getting a film adaptation. Canadian gaming studio Behaviour Interactive will collaborate with production companies Atomic Monster and Blumhouse on the adaptation, according to Variety.
· Daniel Anderson
James Wan to produce adaptation of ‘The Good Asian’ graphic novel about detective in 1936 Chinatown
Thai American writer Pornsak Pichetshote’s comic book series “The Good Asian” will be developed into a TV series. “Aquaman” director and “M3gan” producer James Wan, along with Michael Clear and Rob Hackett, will produce the project for Atomic Monster, which Wan founded in 2014,…
· Isa Peralta
Michelle Yeoh says being cast in ‘Wicked’ film adaptation is ‘what we call diversity’
Michelle Yeoh believes that being cast in the Jon M. Chu-led movie “Wicked” is “what we call diversity.” Yeoh, 60, will be playing the role of headmistress Madame Morrible in the upcoming film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical of the same name.
· Daniel Anderson
Priyanka Chopra Jonas to produce, possibly star in ‘Assume Nothing’ adaptation
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is attached to the production of a new limited series titled “Assume Nothing” from Amazon Studios. “Assume Nothing” follows the story of Tanya Selvaratnam’s relationship with Eric Schneiderman, the former attorney general of New York and prosecutor of…
· Daniel Anderson
Netflix enlists Guillermo del Toro to direct animated adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Buried Giant’
Guillermo del Toro and Netflix are teaming up to create an animated adaptation of Japanese British author Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2015 fantasy novel “The Buried Giant.” Del Toro, who previously worked on Netflix’s “Pinocchio,” will direct and produce the stop-motion film and is…
· Chandler Treon
Original ‘Cowboy Bebop’ director expresses disapproval of Netflix adaptation, Hollywood producers
Shinichirō Watanabe, director of the hit 1998 anime “Cowboy Bebop,” lambasted Netflix’s live-action remake — and Hollywood in general — in a new interview. The team behind the original anime reportedly had little involvement in the adaptation, which was canceled after just one…
· Isa Peralta
The video games that most need anime adaptations, according to Japanese gamers
Japanese gamers have voted for the video game titles that they think deserve anime adaptations. In a recent poll conducted by Japanese website Anime! Anime! between Dec. 3, 2022, and Dec. 11, 2022, 1,609 gamers specified their top choices.
· Iris Jung
Film adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s ‘Death Stranding’ in the works
Kojima Productions and Hammerstone Studios have partnered to create a film adaptation for Hideo Kojima’s 2019 video game “Death Stranding.” “Death Stranding” is a 2019 action game starring American actor Norman Reedus with over 5 million copies sold worldwide . Set in the United…
· Bryan Ke
Netflix announces first-ever Japanese live-action adaptation of ‘City Hunter’
Netflix has officially announced the first-ever Japanese live-action adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo’s popular 1980s manga “City Hunter.” In a tweet on Thursday, the streaming giant officially confirmed the live-action adaptation with Japanese director Yuichi Sato at the helm and…
· Bryan Ke
Sandra Oh joins Robert Downey Jr.’s adaptation of ‘The Sympathizer’
HBO and A24 announced that Sandra Oh, Kieu Chinh of “Dynasty” and Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen of “Paris by Night” will play recurring roles in the TV series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer.” Oh will play Ms. Sofia Mori, a feminist who…
· Isa Peralta
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ director takes over live-action ‘Your Name’ adaptation
“Raya and the Last Dragon” director Carlos López Estrada has replaced Lee Isaac Chung (“Munyurangabo,” “Minari”) and Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”) as the new director of the live-action adaptation of “Your Name.” On Monday, Variety announced that…
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