What’s going on with the Hollywood live-action adaptation of Naruto? Director Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) tells Collider, “...we’re still working on the script. Because until that script is at a level that I’m excited about, I have no interest in destroying an amazing franchise, as has happened before.”

Saint Seiya is being turned into a live-action flick. Toei Animation is teaming up with Chinese film company A Really Good Film for the English language picture, which will be helmed by Tomasz Bagiński of Witcher game intro fame.

Hollywood is keen to do its own version of Attack on Titan. According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is currently negotiating for the rights. In case you missed them, read Kotaku’s reviews of the first and second Attack on Titan movies. [Update - Jan. 18 7am: Kodansha tells ANN the Deadline report is “incorrect.]

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is getting a live-action film. According to Variety, it will be a co-production between Warner Bros. and Toho with Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) signed on to direct. The Jojo move is slated for a summer 2017 release.

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