Ama (live-action film)

Ama is an unproduced American fantasy adventure film written and directed by Spike Jonze. It is a remake of the 1997 animated film Ama and the Mysterious Crystal.

Cast

 * Chloë Grace Moretz as Ama

Production
On September 13, 2018, it was announced that Universal Pictures was developing a live-action adaptation of Ama and the Mysterious Crystal, which would be written and directed by Spike Jonze and produced by Heal H. Moritz under his production company Original Film. It would begin filming in 2019. Chloë Grace Moretz was in negotiations for the starring role as Ama. However, on November 17, 2019, Universal Pictures announced that the film was cancelled.

Release
Ama was scheduled to be released on September 18, 2020, after being moved from the original date May 8, 2020.