Before Kamala Films, director Darren Aronofsky (Pi, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan) had tried to secure the film rights to the manga.
The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday that Paramount has the rights to the live-action film adaptation of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima’s samurai manga Lone Wolf and Cub, and Andrew Kevin Walker (Seven, Sleepy Hollow, Wolfman) is on board to write the script.
Justin Lin is producing the project with his Perfect Storm Entertainment banner along with Marissa McMahon and Kamala Films.
Dark Horse Comics releases the original manga in North America, while Media Blasters licensed the Japanese live-action television series.