Sony Develops One Punch Man Live-Action Movie with Venom Screenwriter as Pen

According to Variety, Sony is developing a live-action One Punch Man film, written by Venom screenwriters Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner. It is reported that the production priority of the film is quite high, so the possibility of becoming a new film series is not ruled out.

One Punch Man was produced by Avi Arad and his production company Avi Arad Productions. Avi Arad started working at Marvel Comics in the 1990s, later became chairman and CEO, and founded Marvel Studios. He resigned from all Marvel positions on May 31, 2006. Avi Arad has participated in the production of more than 50 films, including all Spider-Man movies, Venom, Ghost in the Shell, Iron Man, and the first three X-Men movies.

Foreign media said that adapting Japanese anime into a live-action movie for American audiences is a big challenge for Hollywood studios. Previous live-action movies such as "Ghost in the Shell", "Death Note" and "Dragon Ball: Evolution" have brought more controversy than excitement.

The comic work "One Punch Man" written by ONE and illustrated by Yusuke Murata describes the protagonist Saitama who can't find a way out during the job search. After encountering a crab mutant who wants to take the life of a boy, he recalled the idea of ​​"wanting to be a hero" when he was a teenager, so he fought and saved the boy. After regaining his ambition to become a hero, Saitama practiced hard for three years, at the cost of losing all his hair, and transformed into a superhero with no weaknesses. He can easily defeat monsters with just one punch. After that, he joined the Hero Association with his apprentice Genos and began a life of fighting various monsters with many heroes. The work has launched two seasons of TV animation in 2015 and 2019.