Warner Bros is negotiating to acquire the big screen rights toAttack on Titan, for aU.S. remakethat will be shepherded byFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemproducerDavid Heyman. It isn’t clear how far along these negotiations are, or if the studio is eyeing a director and/or screenwriter to bring this project to life quite yet. The studio has previously tried to bring the iconic mangaAkirato the big screen, but that adaptation languished over a number of years. It remains to be seen if this film will move forward with more speed and efficiency.
Deadlinereports that the movie will be an adaptation of the two-part Japanesemanga adaptationthat debuted in 2015. The first movie earned $25.7 million in Japan, although the second movie dropped significantly, earning just $13.2 million, hitting theaters just one month later. Both films were released in the U.S. through Funimation, but the first movie only earned $449,523 in the U.S., while the second pulled in $305,934 stateside.
Attack on Titanis set 100 years after the sudden arrival of the Titans, mysterious, gigantichumanoid creatureswho devour human beings one after the other, which brought mankind to the brink of extinction. The remnants of the human population now live in relative peace behind massive walls that were erected to defend themselves against the Titans. Yet once again, that peace is shattered when a Titan measuring over 50 meters tall smashes through the wall, allowing a horde of other Titans to enter. The story follows Eren, who joins the “Outer Wall Restoration Team” that reunites him with a childhood friend named Misaka, as they try to find explosives and get back in time to fix the wall before more Titans come through.
Attack on Titanis based on theoriginal manga novelbyHajime Isayama, with the two-part movie starringHaruma Miuraas Eren Yeager,Kiko Mizuharaas Misaka Ackerman,Kanata HongoasArmin Arlert, who all join the Survey Corps to battle the Titans, after Eren’s mother passes away following a Titan breaching the walls. The supporting cast is rounded out byKanata Hongo,Satomi Ishihara,Nanami Sakuraba,Takahiro Miura,Ayame Misaki,Pierre TakiandJun Kunimura. The two-part movie was directed byShinji Higuchifrom an adapted script byYuusuke WatanabeandTomohiro Machiyama.
ProducerDavid Heymanis coming off the global blockbusterFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which just recently passed the$800 million worldwidemilestone. He will also return to produce the four sequels that will follow. He is also producing other projects such asPaddington 2,A Boy and His ShoeandThe Nephilim. Hopefully we’ll find out more about who will be writing, directing and starring in theAttack on Titanremake soon.
