Manga 'Origin' Gets Western Live-Action Movie

by DatRandomDude
Dec 6, 2023 9:46 PM | 10 Comments

Entertainment news outlet Variety announced on Wednesday that Boichi's Origin manga is receiving a Western live-action movie. Kodansha and Majestic Limited are co-producing the movie.

Majestic Limited is a new production company founded by director Josh Boone (The New Mutants, The Fault in Our Stars), producer Danny Chan (Barbarian, Freelance), and Darius Shahmir (Midnight Special, The Big Five).

Boichi serialized the action sci-fi manga in Weekly Young Magazine from September 2016 to February 2019. Kodansha shipped the tenth and final volume in June 2019. Kodansha USA licensed the manga in English in November 2022. The first volume was released on November 21, and the second volume is scheduled to go on sale on January 16.

Origin won the Grand Prize at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2019.

Synopsis
Tokyo, 2048. Japan is now connected to the entire northern hemisphere by the Eurasian Railroad, and all manner of crime and vice pour into the megalopolis at its eastern terminus. Little do the people know that inhuman beings live among us, however—robots with high-level AI, who will kill to survive. Only one "man" can stop them—their prototype: ORIGIN. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Source: Variety

Live Action

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I hope it appears satisfactory.

Dec 7, 2023 8:45 PM by DMService

Damn not even an anime first? That's crazy 💀💀💀

Dec 7, 2023 1:37 PM by thebrentinator24

@VivavideoUser2x They don't say anything about the cast or the upcoming format of the film, but for some reason the note puts a big emphasis on collaborating with Kodansha and introducing the stories they've published to international audiences. Perhaps they are testing the waters for further collaborations between the publishing house and Hollywood.

Dec 7, 2023 11:29 AM by RobertBobert

@Swagernator Hopefully by Rachel Zegler

Dec 7, 2023 6:55 AM by Ramkec

Lesss goooo. I want all the cast to be whitewashed Americans and I need cringey western jokes plssssss.

Dec 7, 2023 6:00 AM by VivavideoUser2x

This is going to suck worse than a $2 hooker

Dec 7, 2023 5:05 AM by yamiyugi101

And the excitement is over the roof in the community ...

Will the main girl be played by Zendaya ?

Dec 6, 2023 11:46 PM by Swagernator

Maybe an anime will be also announced, let's hope.

Dec 6, 2023 10:55 PM by Memore

Hopefully it looks good.

Dec 6, 2023 10:22 PM by ZXEAN

The synopsis sounds like an old-fashioned sci-fi action movie that could have starred one of the stars of the 90s or 80s, maybe something will really come of it.

Dec 6, 2023 10:01 PM by RobertBobert