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 producer Haim Saban 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. Ilya Naishuller, Matt Hullum, Wes Ball, Dave Green, Jake Szymanski, Stewart Handler, Chris Wedge,Stephen Chow, Justin Lin, Doug Sweetland, Michael Gracey and Dean Israelite