Magic: The Gathering Is Tapping in For a New Movie
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Hasbro already brought one big Wizards of the Coast game to the big screen recently with the perpetually underappreciatedDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thievesbut there is, of course, another wildly popular game packed with lore to transform into sweeping transmedia adventures at WOTC. And now, its taking the leap too, once it gives its deck a shuffle. This afternoon Hasbro announced that it was teaming up with Legendary Entertainment to develop alive-actionMagic: The Gathering movie. This is an exciting and complementary partnership, uniting one of the worlds most iconic brands with a powerful and proven steward, Hasbros head of film, Zev Foreman, said in a press statement. Magic: The Gathering has inspired decades of epic world-building and creative storytelling. It is a perfect match for Legendarys diversified approach to marquee IP, and we are excited to work together to build a whole new Magic: The Gatheringuniverse. According to the press release, plans for the partnership will begin with a movie, but have the potential to expand to live-action television series and other content should things go well. Little is known about justhow Legendary will approach adaptingMagicwhether were in for something meta about the act of playing the legendary TGC or were going to be following notable Magic characters like the dimension-hopping Planeswalkers as they sling spells and face grand threats remains to be seen. The only certainty at the moment is that Hasbro and Legendarys plansdont change the deal the toy maker has already established with Netflix, where it is developing an animatedMagic series for the streamer withStar Trek: Picards Terry Matalas. Funnily enough, its not the first news item where Legendary has stepped into something Netflix had cooking recently, with the re-confirmation this week that the studio would develop the live-actionMobile Suit Gundam movie that had previously been stuck in development limbo at Netflix for several years. Well bring you more on Hasbro and Legendarys plans forMagic as and when we learn them. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
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