Overview
- Legendary Entertainment and Hasbro Entertainment are developing a live-action film and TV universe based on Magic: The Gathering, starting with a feature film.
- Indie filmmaker Matt Johnson, known for 'BlackBerry' and 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie,' is reportedly the top candidate to direct the inaugural film.
- No formal offer has been made to Johnson yet, as the project remains in its early stages of development.
- Magic: The Gathering, launched in 1993, is Hasbro’s first $1 billion brand and boasts a global fan base of over 50 million players.
- The franchise's rich lore, spanning a multiverse of fantasy worlds, has been a cornerstone of its success and is expected to inform the cinematic adaptations.