Beloved Manga Series Getting Live-Action Movie From Ghostbusters: Afterlife Director

Jason Reitman Plans Live-Action "Astro Boy"

“Saturday Night” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” director Jason Reitman has reportedly become attached to a live-action film adaptation of the famed “Astro Boy” manga and anime franchise. The InSneider broke the report, saying Reitman and his “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” director Gil Kenan are tackling the project which has been set up at Sony Pictures. Specifics of their involvement is unclear at this point though, at present, Reitman is not att…

Astro Boy: Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan reportedly developing live-action adaptation of the iconic manga series

Hollywood has made several attempts to develop a live-action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy over the years, but the latest could come from Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan. Reitman & Kenan Developing Astro Boy Movie According to The InSneider, Reitman and Kenan, who have collaborated on the recent Ghostbusters movies, are developing a live-action Astro Boy movie for Sony Pictures. Sneider hears that the studio is looking for writers who can t…

Beloved Manga Series Getting Live-Action Movie From Ghostbusters: Afterlife Director

(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Sony Pictures) Jason Reitman is turning a beloved manga series into a live-action movie. Reitman is known for making 2008’s Juno and 2010’s Up in the Air, both of which received Academy Award nominations. Having made Thank You for Smoking in 2005, Reitman then went on to make 2011’s Young Adult, 2013’s Labor Day, 2014’s Men, Women & Children, 2008’s Tully, 2018’s The Front Runner, and 2024’s Saturday Night a…