Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot to Adapt the Hit Japanese Film “YOUR NAME” as a Live-Action Feature Film
September 27 2017 - 8:00PM
Business Wire
Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot announced today they have won
the rights to adapt the hit Japanese film YOUR NAME for the big
screen. The two companies will work with Japan-based Toho Co.,
Ltd., the producers of the acclaimed original animated film, to
develop a live-action take on the story that has captivated
audiences around the world over since its release in 2016. Toho
will handle distribution of the film in Japan.
J.J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber will produce for Bad Robot, along
with Genki Kawamura, producer of the original film. Academy
Award®-nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer (ARRIVAL) will
write the screenplay.
“We are excited to collaborate with an extremely talented team
in Hollywood,” said Yoshishige Shimatani, CEO of Toho Co., Ltd.
“And to create with them a live-action version of the iconic
Japanese film YOUR NAME.”
“Just like in the film it feels like a dream,” said Genki
Kawamura. “Mr. Abrams and his team have captivated audiences in
their masterful reinvention of known properties. And Mitsuha and
Taki have found a perfect narrator, Mr. Heisserer, to tell their
sci-fi-infused love story, which gave the film such drive. The
meetings so far have been creatively stimulating with fantastic
ideas that no doubt will make for a great movie. I am greatly
honored to work with these incredible creators in bringing to
audiences the Hollywood live-action version of YOUR NAME.”
Said Makoto Shinkai, “YOUR NAME is a film created with the
innate imaginations of a Japanese team and put together in a
domestic medium. When such a work is imbued with Hollywood
filmmaking, we may see new possibilities that we had been
completely unaware of --- I am looking forward to the live-action
film with excited anticipation.”
YOUR NAME, an original story created, written, and directed by
Makoto Shinkai, tells the story of a teenage boy and girl from
different backgrounds who discover they can swap bodies. They
become desperate to cross space and time to find a way to meet and
stop an impending disaster.
The original film was produced by Genki Kawamura with Minami
Ichikawa, Keiji Ota, and Yoshihiro Furusawa for Toho Co., Ltd., and
Noritaka Kawaguchi for CoMix Wave Films serving as executive
producers.
YOUR NAME has become the highest grossing anime film at the
worldwide box office, earning US$355M. In Japan, it earned ¥25.0
billion (US$303M) and held the top spot at the box office for a
record-breaking 12 weeks (non-consecutive). The movie is also the
highest grossing Japanese film to release in China to date, earning
US$85.6M.
About Paramount Pictures
Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a major global producer
and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom
(NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to premier global media brands that
create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form
content, apps, games, consumer products, social media experiences
and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 180
countries.
About Toho Co., Ltd.
Toho Company, Limited, is a Japanese entertainment studio
focused on the development, production, exhibition and distribution
of powerful content for motion pictures, television and theater.
Founded in 1932, it remains a prominent force in bringing brands
and original storytelling with versatile talents to audiences
worldwide. Its subsidiaries include Toho Cinemas, the highest
grossing exhibition company in Japan.
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Paramount Pictures Corporate CommunicationsChris Petrikin,
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Domestic PublicityKatie Martin Kelley,
323-956-2821KMK@paramount.com
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