Viz Productions & Warner Brothers To Develop Bleach Live Action Movie After Banner Year
BLEACH. The announcement comes after another successful year for BLEACH in print, digital publishing, cable television, streaming video, consumer products and video-on-demand.
“BLEACH has built a huge international following in its manga and anime formats, and we're excited that Jason Hoffs of VIZ Productions, Viz Media's Hollywood-based production company. “BLEACH is an exciting opportunity to mix Japanese and Hollywood storytelling to create something new for the big screen, and we're thrilled for the opportunity to further expose its unique characters and story to film audiences everywhere.”
Peter Segal (GET SMART, THE LONGEST YARD) of Callahan CBS's HAWAII FIVE-0) will produce. From VIZ Productions, Hoffs will serve as Producer, and Branon Coluccio will be Executive Producer. Screenplay development will commence in 2012.
The popular BLEACH animated and manga series, created by Tite Kubo, follows the adventures of Ichigo, a teenager with the ability to see ghosts. When his family is attacked by a Hollow — a malevolent lost soul – Ichigo encounters Rukia, a Soul Reaper tasked to hunting Hollows, and inadvertently absorbs her powers. Now, Ichigo must dedicate his life to protecting the innocent and helping tortured souls find peace.
BLEACH is a tremendously successful multimedia property around the world. The manga has been licensed to more than a dozen countries and has over 75 million copies in print in Japan alone. In North America, the manga (rated ‘T’ for Teens) has consistently appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list for Manga and the Neilsen BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels list, selling more than 2.1 million copies across 36 volumes.
The BLEACH manga is also available digitally through VIZManga.com and for through the WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA, the groundbreaking digital manga magazine that Viz Media just launched at the end of January 2012.
The BLEACH animated series (rated TV-14) has topped the ratings on Hulu's most watched shows, This success has further spawned an array of related video games (over 820,000 sold), apparel, action figures, trading cards and other merchandise.
For more information on BLEACH and to view free streaming episodes, please visit Bleach.viz.com
For more information on BLEACH digital manga, please visit VIZManga.com/bleach.
For more information on WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA, please visit www.SJAlpha.com.
“BLEACH has built a huge international following in its manga and anime formats, and we're excited that Jason Hoffs of VIZ Productions, Viz Media's Hollywood-based production company. “BLEACH is an exciting opportunity to mix Japanese and Hollywood storytelling to create something new for the big screen, and we're thrilled for the opportunity to further expose its unique characters and story to film audiences everywhere.”
Peter Segal (GET SMART, THE LONGEST YARD) of Callahan CBS's HAWAII FIVE-0) will produce. From VIZ Productions, Hoffs will serve as Producer, and Branon Coluccio will be Executive Producer. Screenplay development will commence in 2012.
The popular BLEACH animated and manga series, created by Tite Kubo, follows the adventures of Ichigo, a teenager with the ability to see ghosts. When his family is attacked by a Hollow — a malevolent lost soul – Ichigo encounters Rukia, a Soul Reaper tasked to hunting Hollows, and inadvertently absorbs her powers. Now, Ichigo must dedicate his life to protecting the innocent and helping tortured souls find peace.
BLEACH is a tremendously successful multimedia property around the world. The manga has been licensed to more than a dozen countries and has over 75 million copies in print in Japan alone. In North America, the manga (rated ‘T’ for Teens) has consistently appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list for Manga and the Neilsen BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels list, selling more than 2.1 million copies across 36 volumes.
The BLEACH manga is also available digitally through VIZManga.com and for through the WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA, the groundbreaking digital manga magazine that Viz Media just launched at the end of January 2012.
The BLEACH animated series (rated TV-14) has topped the ratings on Hulu's most watched shows, This success has further spawned an array of related video games (over 820,000 sold), apparel, action figures, trading cards and other merchandise.
For more information on BLEACH and to view free streaming episodes, please visit Bleach.viz.com
For more information on BLEACH digital manga, please visit VIZManga.com/bleach.
For more information on WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA, please visit www.SJAlpha.com.
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