Digimon (film)

Digimon is an upcoming American-Japanese 3D live-action/computer-animated science-fiction action monster film produced by Saban Brands,Toei Company and Paramount Animation written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger,Derek Connolly

Development
After success of the 2000 American adaptation from 20th Century Fox a live-action/CGI version has been put in the works, Viacom recently acquired the rights to the franchise thus the film will be released through Paramount Pictures and Saban Films with english dub anime series executive producers Haim Saban and Brian Casentini will produce through Saban Brands,Roy Lee with Vertigo Entertainment, Mary Parent later signed on produce through Disruption Entertainment. CGI will be utilized through Paramount Animation as well as motion-capture for the Digimon and their transformations, In addition Toei Company and Viz Productions will co-produce and finance in Japan Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger were hired to pen the script,Derek Connolly later signed on co-write with the duo, the trio later confirmed the film won't have any connection to the previous anime series execpt it will be inspired by Digimon Data Squad and features Agumon, Lolamon, Goamon and, Falcomon

However the studio and producers are currently searching a suitable director. Matt Hullum, Wes Ball, Dave Green, Jake Szymanski, Stewart Handler, Chris Wedge, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller,Stephen Chow, Michael Gracey and Dean Israelite are the top contenders to direct the film.

Lord and Miller were first approached by Lee and Lin to direct the film due to their work on The Lego Movie, but turned it down and remained on to work on the script. Ball was entered negotiations to direct the film after completing Maze Runner: The Death Cure but left due to the his commitment to  Voltron, Wedge with Blue Sky Studios and Szymanski as well with Ready Player Two leaving Green, Handler, Hullum, Chow, Israelite and Gracey the remaining candidates.

Green was later removed from the list with his involvement Tron: Ascension and Chow was removed from the list because of no interest in Digimon. It was later confirmed that Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski has enter negotiations to helm film, Saban announced that Hendler will direct the film with Aibel, Berger and Connollys' script.