Adam Shankman has boarded Train Man, with the Rock of Ages director set to executive produce and direct the Japanese hit into a half-hour musical series.
The series will be penned by Everybody Loves Raymond's Phil Rosenthal and Tucker Cawley, who also will serve as showrunners.
It's the first American remake for a Fuji Television Network series, which broke records and became a cultural phenomenon in Japan when it aired in 2005.
The show will be produced under Shankman's Global Road deal, with Global Road, Vertigo Entertainment and Amuse Group USA also on board.
Roy Lee (The Departed, The Ring),...
The series will be penned by Everybody Loves Raymond's Phil Rosenthal and Tucker Cawley, who also will serve as showrunners.
It's the first American remake for a Fuji Television Network series, which broke records and became a cultural phenomenon in Japan when it aired in 2005.
The show will be produced under Shankman's Global Road deal, with Global Road, Vertigo Entertainment and Amuse Group USA also on board.
Roy Lee (The Departed, The Ring),...
- 10/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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