Several outlets are reporting today that director Doug Liman will be directing the adaptation of a popular Japanese anime novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
All You Need Is Kill was released in the states last year, and is about an alien invasion in which the protagonist sets off to battle, and dies.
He is reborn every morning to fight another day, only to perish again. A female soldier named Bitch of War makes an appearance as well. The book is referred to as being video-game inspired.
Chances are, you are familiar with Liman’s work. He has directed Swingers, The Bourne Identity, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
His latest movie Fair Game stars Naomi Watts and Sean Penn and will be hitting theaters November 19. The movie tells the politically charged story about Valerie Plame who was outed by the White House staff as being a CIA operative.
So far, Liman has been able to smoothly transition from one genre to another, which makes us excited to see what he can do with this.
