Video Game Adaptations have been the trend this decade with the Super Mario Bros Movie and Sonic leading the way. What we haven’t seen too much yet are films and television shows based on Tabletop Games. Hasbro and Legendary Entertainment have announced they are working on a Magic: The Gathering cinematic universe.
Hasbro and Legendary will create “a live-action feature film and television universe” based on the fantasy series, with an inaugural feature film first on deck.
“We pride ourselves on being thoughtful caretakers of singular, beloved IP, and no property better fits that description than ‘Magic The Gathering,’” said Mary Parent, Legendary’s head of worldwide production. “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.”
Currently, Hasbro is working with Sony TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Television adaptations of the board game “Clue”, and a film based on Monopoly. A Magic: The Gathering animated series is already in development at Netflix.
Could a Magic: The Gathering cinematic universe be successful? We will have to wait and see.
Source: Variety
