 Entertainment news outlet Variety announced on Wednesday that Boichi's Origin manga is receiving a Western live-action movie. Kodansha and Majestic Limited are co-producing the movie.Majestic Limited is a new production company founded by director Josh Boone (The New Mutants, The Fault in Our Stars), producer Danny Chan (Barbarian, Freelance), and Darius Shahmir (Midnight Special, The Big Five). Boichi serialized the action sci-fi manga in Weekly Young Magazine from September 2016 to February 2019. Kodansha shipped the tenth and final volume in June 2019. Kodansha USA licensed the manga in English in November 2022. The first volume was released on November 21, and the second volume is scheduled to go on sale on January 16. Origin won the Grand Prize at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2019. Synopsis Tokyo, 2048. Japan is now connected to the entire northern hemisphere by the Eurasian Railroad, and all manner of crime and vice pour into the megalopolis at its eastern terminus. Little do the people know that inhuman beings live among us, however—robots with high-level AI, who will kill to survive. Only one "man" can stop them—their prototype: ORIGIN. (Source: Kodansha USA) Source: Variety |
VindstotDec 7, 2023 6:05 PM
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| The synopsis sounds like an old-fashioned sci-fi action movie that could have starred one of the stars of the 90s or 80s, maybe something will really come of it. |
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| Hopefully it looks good. |
| Maybe an anime will be also announced, let's hope. |
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| And the excitement is over the roof in the community ... Will the main girl be played by Zendaya ? |
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| Lesss goooo. I want all the cast to be whitewashed Americans and I need cringey western jokes plssssss. |
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Reply to Swagernator
And the excitement is over the roof in the community ...
Will the main girl be played by Zendaya ?
Will the main girl be played by Zendaya ?
| @Swagernator Hopefully by Rachel Zegler |
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Reply to VivavideoUser2x
Lesss goooo. I want all the cast to be whitewashed Americans and I need cringey western jokes plssssss.
| @VivavideoUser2x They don't say anything about the cast or the upcoming format of the film, but for some reason the note puts a big emphasis on collaborating with Kodansha and introducing the stories they've published to international audiences. Perhaps they are testing the waters for further collaborations between the publishing house and Hollywood. |
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| Damn not even an anime first? That's crazy 💀💀💀 |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. Take me back to the days before MAL became infested with Twitter's favorite buzzwords. |
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