Variety announced that Carlos Lopez Estrada (Raya and the Last Dragon, Blindspotting, Summertime) is confirmed to rewrite and direct the live-action your name. movie. The film is planned to be a Hollywood remake of Makoto Shinkai’s popular anime film.
Lee Isaac Chung (Munyurangabo, Minari) was originally going to direct the your name film. However, he left the project due to “scheduling conflicts”. Deadline has previously reported on the details of Chung being attached to the film last year. One of the biggest notes was that the director would rewrite the film’s adaptation script based on a draft from The Big Stick.
“your name.”: A Beautiful and Highly Regarded Film
Paramount Pictures is producing the new live-action your name film with J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot Productions. Both companies will work with the film’s producer TOHO, who will distribute the new film in Japan.
The original story for the your name movie centers on Taki, a high school boy living in Tokyo who works part-time at a restaurant. There is also Mitsuha, a high school girl living in a town in rural Japan, who wants to live in the city. One day, they begin switching bodies every time they sleep. Now, they have to find a way to communicate with each other to manage each other’s lives. Later, when they try to meet up physically for the first time, Taki discovers a secret that will lead to a race against time to try to save each other.
your name. opened in Japan in August 2016. Since its release, it has become the fifth highest-grossing film of all time in Japan. It has also become the third highest-grossing Japanese film and the third highest-grossing anime film. The film opened in 92 countries and territories. Funimation screened your name in North America.
Currently, the your name movie is available to stream on Funimation and Crunchyroll.
