Sony adapting popular manga 'One Punch Man' into live-action feature

Avi Arad and Ari Arad of Arad Productions will produce the film adaptation.

Published: 23rd April 2020 09:17 AM  |   Last Updated: 23rd April 2020 09:17 AM   |  A+A-

One Punch Man

One Punch Man

By Express News Service

Sony Pictures is adapting the popular manga One Punch Man into a live-action feature film. Screenwriters Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, popular for their works such as Jumanji: The Next Level and Venom, have been roped in for the project.

Avi Arad and Ari Arad of Arad Productions will produce the film adaptation. One Punch Man is a Japanese superhero webcomic by artist ONE. It centers on the adventures of Saitama, who gets bored as he can defeat anyone with just a punch. One Punch Man made its manga debut in 2009 and was released as an anime series in 2015. It is now available for watch on Netflix.