Ichigo Kurosaki
In March 2010, Warner Bros. confirmed it was in talks to create a live-action movie adaptation of the series. Peter Segal and Michael Ewing have been lined up to produce the movie. In 2012, Dan Mazeau was added as a screenwriter for the project, and Masi Oka joined as producer. In 2016, after the series ended, a live-action Japanese adaptation of the series was announced. "Bleach", which was produced by Warner Bros. Japan, directed by Shinsuke Sato and starring Sota Fukushi as Ichigo Kurosaki, was released in Japan on July 20, 2018.