The major American film production company Warner Bros. confirmed a few months ago that it has produced a live-action film dedicated to the series The attack of the giantsand now that the manga created by Hajime Isayama with the long awaited chapter 139 is nearing its end, interest in this project continues to grow.

They already exist two live action films released in Japanthat explored some aspects of the story of Eren Jaeger and his companions and brought completely original material to the screen, but the film originally conceived by the US company seems to want to be a faithful reproduction of the events in manga and anime. The management was entrusted Andy Muschettithat many of you will know when directing the first and second part of Stephen King’s It, which showed his great passion for the series in 2019: “I’m fascinated by the attack of the giants. It’s a story that I followed first with the anime and then with reading the manga … I find it fascinating. There are many topics that impressed meand i want to talk about it. It’s an interesting horror adventure too. There are all aspects of human drama. That’s why I really want to do it. “

However, for now, Muschetti seems to be solely dedicated to the movie The Flash starring Ezra Miller, but it will be interesting to see his take on the complex world of Isayama, which he commented on in 2018 the collaboration between Kodansha and Warner Bros.:: “As for the film, it has been many years since the negotiations began, but the day has finally come. First of all, I would like to thank everyone who went to great lengths to make this happen. Thank you for everything you have done so farand please continue to support us. ”

At the moment there is no specific information about the cast and leading actors, but next to the director Muschetti there will be his sister Barbara, and Producers David Heyman, famous for the Harry Potter saga, and Masi Okawho also produced the adaptation of Death Note on Netflix. Recall that 8 years ago the anime Attack of the Giants debuted and we leave our review of episode 4×16 to you.

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