According to the latest revelation, Sony is planning to adapt One Punch Man into live action, but the information above has received mixed reactions.
Sony plans to adapt One Punch Man into live action
It seems that Sony’s ambition is not only in comic book adaptations, but also in the potential manga market. And the name Sony “chosen to send gold” is the famous superhero series – One Punch Man.
Accordingly, Sony Pictures has invited Justin Lin to direct the live-action film adaptation of the manga One Punch Man later this year. As soon as it was announced that the Fast & Furious director was involved in this project, actor Vin Diesel was also named. Even a series of veteran actors “with bald heads” are expected by many fans to play the main roles such as Dwayne Johnson, Johnny Sins.
However, instead of being excited or excited like when the news of One Piece was adapted into a live action, many manga fans expressed concern when One Punch Man was adapted by Sony. Big giant Sony is famous for turning “potential” series into theater disasters when turned into live action. Sony’s latest work, Morbius, has been “successful” both commercially and critically when it is considered by fans as “the most watched superhero movie of the century” and helped Sony lose nearly 80 million USD. Fans’ trust in the company has almost been wiped out after the “instant noodles” bold works, so adapting One Punch Man into a live action only makes fans more worried. Who knows, fans will be able to enjoy a movie with the same quality as Dragonball Evolution?
Fans are worried that One Punch Man live action will follow in the footsteps of Dragonball Evolution when it falls into Sony’s hands
One-Punch Man is a series of Japanese superhero works that started as a web manga created by ONE in 2009. The content of the manga series revolves around a superhero named Saitama, he has the ability to defeat anyone. any opponent with just one punch. This makes him feel that he has no rival in life, so he always wants to meet an enemy worthy of his great strength to challenge himself.
A digital manga remake began serialization on Shueisha’s Tonari no Young Jump website in June 2012. The manga is illustrated by Yusuke Murata, and its chapters are periodically collected and published in volumes. individual tankōbon. As of June 2022, 26 episodes have been released.
Season 1 of the anime adaptation of the manga produced by Madhouse, aired in Japan from October to December 2015. Season 2 is produced by JCStaff, and aired from April to July 2019. The anime series was produced by Viz. Media licensed in North America and premiered in the United States on Adult Swim’s Toonami program block in July 2016. Season 2 premiered in October 2019. As of June 2012, the original web manga has been released. exceeded 7.9 million hits. As of April 2020, the manga remake has sold over 30 million copies.
There is still a lot of information regarding One Punch Man live action that has not been announced yet.
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