The kids of Grace Field House are slowly coming to life in live-action form with the release of the first full trailer for the live-action film adaptation of The Promised Neverland! Besides offering a sneak peek of some memorable scenes in live-action form, the trailer also previews the movie’s theme song Tadashiku Narenai (It Can’t Be Right) by Japanese rock band Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni (Zutomayo). Check out the full trailer here!
A new visual was also revealed for the film. The manga’s illustrator, Posuka Demizu, drew a manga version of the poster:
The film is set for a December 18 release in Japan. The film casts Minami Hamabe (live-action anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day) as Emma, Jyo Kairi (live-action My Little Monster) as Ray and Rihito Itagaki (Show by Rock! stage musical) as Norman. Keiko Kitagawa (live-action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon TV series’ Sailor Mars) will be playing Isabella, and comedian Naomi Watanabe will be playing Krone. The film is directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa (live-action ERASED film), with scripts written by Noriko Goto.
The Promised Neverland is a manga series written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu, which is being serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since August 2016. An anime adaptation of the series was first announced in 2018 and aired from January to March 2019 in Fuji TV’s late-night Noitamina anime block. The 12-episode anime series was animated by CloverWorks and directed by Mamoru Kanbe, with series composition by Toshiya Ono, character designs by Kazuaki Shimada, and music by Takahiro Obata. A second season was announced on the anime’s last episode last year.
The Promised Neverland tells the story of orphan girl Emma, who grew up with her 37 other siblings in a place called the Grace Field House. They never want for anything, as they are provided with the best of everything. One day, Emma and her friend Norman follow Conny who is sent away to be adopted. When they have managed to sneak out, they find Conny dead and discover the horrific truth: that they are being raised for slaughter to be eaten by demonic creatures. Faced by this threat to all their lives, Emma, Norman and their friend Ray find a way to escape from their prison and save all of their siblings as well.
Source: Anime News Network