Fast Five producer to develop
Giant monsters are hot shit now. Between Godzilla and Pacific Rim, cities are going to be crushed on the big screen in a few years. Today, out of the blue, Columbia Pictures announced a U.S. remake of Big Man Japan is in the works.
Neal H. Moritz is producing through his Original Film banner.
The original Big Man Japan was a hit in Japan in 2007 and was released in the United States in 2009. Clash of the Titans‘ Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi will write the new adaptation.
Set in a world where monsters wreak havoc, there’s one man who can protect the citizenry: Big Man Japan, who runs the Department of Monster Prevention. Using electricity, he can grow to be 10 stories tall and fight off the most menacing of monsters. The problem is that heâs not very good at his job and often causes as much damage as he prevents. The people believe heâs a joke â and not nearly as good at the job as his father and grandfather were before he took over the family business.
The option for all non Japanese language rights to the film were secured through Yoshimoto Kogyo Co, Ltd, and their affiliate Yoshimoto Creative Agency, Ltd, producers of the original film that was directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Toby Jaffe will oversee development for Original.
Source: Shock Till You Drop
