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Twisters Director Explains Why He Dropped Out of Your Name Live-Action Remake
ComingSoon.netStory by Brandon Schreur
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After tackling Twisters, director Lee Isaac Chung opens up about why he stepped away from the live-action adaptation of beloved anime Your Name.
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- Chung loved the people involved in the Your Name remake, but found it incredibly challenging to adapt the acclaimed Japanese animated film for American audiences, as was the goal set by the film's production company Toho.
- During the pandemic, Chung worked on the script for months but ultimately realized he couldn't shoot the version he had written, leading to his departure from the project in 2021, which was then taken over by Carlos López Estrada.
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Lee Isaac Chung, J.J. Abrams, Carlos López Estrada, Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Steven Yeun, Alan Kim, Youn Yuh-jung, Paramount Pictures, Toho, Disney+, Twisters, Minari, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Blindspotting, Summertime, Raya and the Last Dragon, Your Name