Draft:Your Name (upcoming film)

Your Name
Your Name
Directed by	Carlos López Estrada
Screenplay by	Carlos López Estrada; Genki Kawamura;
Based on	Your Name; by Makoto Shinkai
Produced by	J. J. Abrams; Genki Kawamura; Hannah Minghella; Jon Cohen;
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; Bad Robot Productions; Toho;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (Worldwide); Toho (Japan);
Countries	United States; Japan;
Language	English

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Your Name is an upcoming science fiction romance film written and directed by Carlos López Estrada, based on Makoto Shinkai's 2016 film of the same name. It is to be released by Paramount Pictures in the United States and Toho in Japan.

Premise

"A young Native American woman living in a rural area and a young man from Chicago discover they are magically and intermittently swapping bodies. When a disaster threatens to upend their lives, they must journey to meet and save their worlds."^[1]

Production

It was announced in September 2017 that Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions had acquired the rights to the 2016 film, and were developing the remake, to be done in live action, with the original's studio Toho. J. J. Abrams and Genki Kawamura were set to produce, and Eric Heisserer was hired to write the screenplay.^[2] In February 2019, Marc Webb was hired to direct.^[1] In January 2020, the original film's director/writer, Makoto Shinkai, revealed that Abrams sent him the remake's script for his approval.^[3]

In September 2020, it was announced that Lee Isaac Chung was now directing the film, and was writing off a new draft from Emily V. Gordon.^[4] In April 2021, Chung stated how he hoped to begin filming later in the same year.^[5] However, in July, Chung exited the film due to scheduling conflicts.^[6]

In October 2022, Carlos López Estrada was hired to direct the film in addition to rewriting the script.^[7] In October 2023, producer Genki Kawamura revealed he was working on the script with Estrada. He cited the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike as reasons for why the project had slowed down in development.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Jr, Mike Fleming; Jr, Mike Fleming (February 15, 2019). "'Amazing Spider-Man's Marc Webb To Direct 'Your Name' Remake For Toho, Paramount, Bad Robot". Deadline. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ Kit, Borys (September 27, 2017). "J.J. Abrams, Paramount Team for Sci-Fi Love Story 'Your Name'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ Taylor-Foster Jr., Kim (January 14, 2020). "'Your Name' Creator Is Approving Scripts For JJ Abrams Remake". www.fandom.com. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
^ Kroll, Justin (September 18, 2020). "Lee Isaac Chung To Direct 'Your Name' Live-Action Reimagining From Toho, Paramount And Bad Robot". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ Young, E. Alex (April 16, 2021). "Minari Director Lee Isaac Chung on His Oscar Nominations and Existential Angst". Vulture. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^ Kroll, Justin (July 21, 2021). "'Minari' Director Lee Isaac Chung Parts Ways With Paramount And Bad Robot's 'Your Name' Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
^ Lang, Brent; Donnelly, Matt (October 31, 2022). "Raya and the Last Dragon Director Carlos López Estrada Boards Paramount and Bad Robot's Your Name Remake (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ Ntim, Zac (October 25, 2023). "Genki Kawamura Talks Japan's New Wave, Working With Kore-eda On Monster & Adapting Your Name For Hollywood With J.J. Abrams — Tokyo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

External links

Your Name at IMDb

[Webb-1] Jr, Mike Fleming; Jr, Mike Fleming (February 15, 2019). "'Amazing Spider-Man's Marc Webb To Direct 'Your Name' Remake For Toho, Paramount, Bad Robot". Deadline. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

[HR-2] Kit, Borys (September 27, 2017). "J.J. Abrams, Paramount Team for Sci-Fi Love Story 'Your Name'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

[3] Taylor-Foster Jr., Kim (January 14, 2020). "'Your Name' Creator Is Approving Scripts For JJ Abrams Remake". www.fandom.com. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[4] Kroll, Justin (September 18, 2020). "Lee Isaac Chung To Direct 'Your Name' Live-Action Reimagining From Toho, Paramount And Bad Robot". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[5] Young, E. Alex (April 16, 2021). "Minari Director Lee Isaac Chung on His Oscar Nominations and Existential Angst". Vulture. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

[6] Kroll, Justin (July 21, 2021). "'Minari' Director Lee Isaac Chung Parts Ways With Paramount And Bad Robot's 'Your Name' Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

[7] Lang, Brent; Donnelly, Matt (October 31, 2022). "Raya and the Last Dragon Director Carlos López Estrada Boards Paramount and Bad Robot's Your Name Remake (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[8] Ntim, Zac (October 25, 2023). "Genki Kawamura Talks Japan's New Wave, Working With Kore-eda On Monster & Adapting Your Name For Hollywood With J.J. Abrams — Tokyo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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v t e J. J. Abrams
Films directed	Mission: Impossible III (2006, also wrote) Star Trek (2009, also produced) Super 8 (2011, also wrote, produced) Star Trek Into Darkness (2013, also produced) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, also wrote, produced) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019, also wrote, produced) Untitled Portal film (TBA)
Films written	Taking Care of Business (1990) Regarding Henry (1991) Forever Young (1992) Gone Fishin' (1997) Armageddon (1998) Joy Ride (2001, also produced)
Films produced	The Pallbearer (1996) The Suburbans (1999) Cloverfield (2008) Morning Glory (2010) Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) Star Trek Beyond (2016) The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) Overlord (2018) Lou (2022) The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022, short film) The Blue Angels (2024) Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024) Flowervale Street (2025)
Television series created	Felicity (1998–2002) Alias (2001–2006) Lost (2004–2010) Fringe (2008–2013) Undercovers (2010) Duster (2024)
Related	Unrealized projects Bad Robot S. Gracie Abrams (daughter) Gerald W. Abrams (father) Carol Ann Abrams (mother)

v t e Makoto Shinkai
Feature films	The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) 5 Centimeters per Second (2007) Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) The Garden of Words (2013) Your Name (2016) Weathering with You (2019) Suzume (2022)
Short films	She and Her Cat (1999) Voices of a Distant Star (2002) A Gathering of Cats (2008) Dareka no Manazashi (2013)
Game movies	The Legend of Heroes V: Cagesong of the Ocean (1999) Ys II Eternal (2000) Bittersweet Fools (2001) Wind: A Breath of Heart (2002) Haru no Ashioto (2004) Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two (2006)