Hasbro’s Magic: The Gathering live-action movie has taken a serious step ahead. Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitzgerald–the screenwriting workforce behind Hasbro’s unproduced Energy Rangers movie–have been tapped to write down the screenplay for Magic: The Gathering.
As reported by Deadline, BlackBerry director Matt Johnson was beforehand in negotiations to helm Magic: The Gathering, however it’s at present unknown if he closed his cope with Legendary and Hasbro. Along with the deserted Energy Rangers film, Gardner and Fitzgerald additionally labored on The Trench, a DC Prolonged Universe movie that was meant to be a spin-off from Aquaman. The duo are additionally teaming up for Trancers, a Prime Video authentic sequence based mostly on the cult-classic sci-fi movie of the identical identify.
Magic: The Gathering has been probably the most common buying and selling card video games for the final three a long time. The sport’s mother or father firm, Wizards of the Coast, additionally bought the rights to Dungeons & Dragons earlier than Hasbro purchased the writer in 1999. Hasbro Leisure and Legendary intend to make use of the Magic: The Gathering movie as the start of a shared universe throughout films and TV exhibits.
Hasbro has indicated that new video games are on the way for both Magic: The Gathering and D&D, however it’s unknown when these tasks are anticipated to be accomplished. Hasbro has additionally tried to push D&D as a multimedia franchise, most lately with the live-action movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves. Whereas the film acquired optimistic opinions, its disappointing $208.2 million worldwide gross meant restricted likelihood of a direct sequel, though the film did much better when it arrived on streaming providers. Moreover, a live-action sequence is within the works for Netflix.
Wizards of the Coast lately launched Magic: The Gathering’s Ultimate Fantasy collaboration, which has already change into the best-selling set within the historical past of the franchise. These playing cards may have even solved a mystery from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.