Masi Oka of Heroes fame is also attached in a production role along with Musicetti’s sister Barbara and David Heyman of Harry Potter.
The Attack on Titan franchise was previously adapted into two live action films in 2015 in Japan, while the anime adaptation has cycled in and out of production since 2013, with the latest segment of the production slated for April 2019 after ending the first part of its third season on October 15th in Japan.
Variety is reporting that the director of the 2017 remake of Stephen King’s It is now in the director’s chair for the now planned Warner Bros. adaptation of Hajime Isayama’s smash hit manga Attack on Titan, citing the completion of a new deal with publisher and overall rights holder Kodansha that was fiinalized on Monday.