Quibi to Film Tomie

Cell phone video producer Quibi has revealed plans for a live-action series based on horror manga author Junji Ito’s 1987-2000 manga series Tomie. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina co-star Adeline Rudolph will headline the series written by Aquaman screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and directed by horror film veteran Alexandre Aja (High Tension, Piranha 3D, Crawl).

Ito’s Tomie manga revolving around an immortal teenage girl has been adapted into eight Japanese live-action movies, a three-episode Japanese television series, and two short episodes of the 2018 Junji Ito Collection anime television series.

Source: Deadline