Hasbro and Legendary Entertainment are teaming up to bring the popular card game, Magic: The Gathering, to the big and small screens. This ambitious project will encompass both films and television series, with the movie slated for initial focus.
Legendary Entertainment, known for producing films like Dune, the Godzilla franchise (including Godzilla vs. Kong), and Detective Pikachu, will spearhead this multi-platform expansion of the Magic: The Gathering universe. A Legendary executive stated their commitment to carefully developing this beloved intellectual property.
The relationship between this new initiative and the previously announced Netflix animated Magic: The Gathering series remains unclear. The report suggests they may be separate projects, but the possibility of the animated series integrating into this larger shared universe also exists.
Magic: The Gathering, a trading card game launched by Wizards of the Coast in 1993, has achieved global recognition as one of the most successful TCGs. It's worth noting that Hasbro acquired Wizards of the Coast in 1999.
This venture continues Hasbro's track record of adapting its properties into film, with previous successes and ongoing projects including G.I. Joe, Transformers, Dungeons & Dragons, new G.I. Joe films, a new Power Rangers movie, and even a Beyblade film.
