The original film opened in Japan in August 2016, and has become the fourth highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the second highest-grossing Japanese film, and the second highest-grossing anime film.
Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that Lee Isaac Chung (Munyurangabo, Minari) will direct the planned live-action Hollywood adaptation of Makoto Shinkai’s your name. anime film.
Paramount and Bad Robot will work with the original film’s producer TOHO, who will distribute the new film in Japan.
Deadline had previously reported in February 2019 that Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man, 500 Days of Summer) was directing the planned live-action Hollywood adaptation of Makoto Shinkai’s your name. anime film.