Perennial Hollywood trade rag
Variety is reporting that Warner
Bros. has purchased the live-action
rights to Tite Kubo's Bleach manga
and has moved straight to work on
the adaptation, with Dan Mazeau of
the Wrath of the Titans remake
assigned to scriptwriting duties.
Peter Segal of the Get Smart remake
is still attached as a producer with
the possibility of being the director.
Other producers include Segal's
business partner Michael Ewing,
actor Masi Oka from the TV series
heroes (he was Hiro Nakamura in the
series), and Jason Hoffs at Viz
Productions (a little-known
subsdiary of Viz Media centered on
production of licensed properties).
Branon Coluccio is signed on as the
executive producer.
Segal told Variety, "I've always been
a huge fã of Bleach and have great
respect for its creator Kubo-sensei
and the truly original and amazing
world he has created in this manga."
Anyone excited to see Bleach turned
into a live-action film, or do you
smell Dragon Ball: Evolution level
bomb? I'm wondering who they'll
cast as Inoue and Rangiku
personally. Can they even be
realistically cast?