Legendary Entertainment has partnered with Hasbro Entertainment to develop a Magic: The Gathering movie and TV universe. This comes after more than three decades since Wizards of the Coast debuted the popular trading card game created by Richard Garfield.
Legendary and Hasbro’s planned franchise will reportedly begin with a live-action movie. At the moment, the studios haven’t revealed the creative teams attached to the said projects. Besides Hasbro’s partnership with Legendary, the toy company is also developing a Magic: The Gathering animated series with Netflix. The show hails from writer and director Terry Matalas, who has been tapped as the showrunner.
What did Legendary & Hasbro say about Magic: The Gathering Movie & TV projects?
“We pride ourselves on being thoughtful caretakers of singular, beloved IP, and no property better fits that description than Magic: The Gathering,” Legendary executive Mary Parent said in a statement. “Alongside the fantastic Hasbro team, we look forward to creating a multimedia universe that thrills longstanding fans and creates a broad wave of new ones.”
“This is an exciting and complementary partnership, uniting one of the world’s most iconic brands with a powerful and proven steward,” Hasbro Entertainment’s head of film Zev Foreman said. “Magic: The Gathering has inspired decades of epic world-building and creative storytelling. It is a perfect match for Legendary’s diversified approach to marquee IP, and we are excited to work together to build a whole new Magic: The Gathering universe.”
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
