MAGIC: THE GATHERING Sets Up Film And TV Universe At Legendary And Hasbro
Hasbro and Legendary will partner up to build film and television projects based on the hit trading card game.
Hasbro and Legendary will partner up to build film and television projects based on the hit trading card game.
Post Marvel employment for sibling filmmaker duo Anthony and Joe Russo isn’t exactly running dry. The two have a raft of TV and film production titles pending in the last five years and on Monday, they’re officially adding Magic: The Gathering to their workload going forward. The brothers are pairing up with Netflix, Wizards of The Coast, and Hasbro’s Allspark Animation to develop an animated series based on the longstanding trading card game which took off more than 25 years ago. The Russos will create an original story for the show expanding on the Planeswalkers – unique magic-wielding heroes and villains as they contend with stakes larger than any one world can hold. Created in 1993, the Magic franchise has connected with over 38 million fans over the last 25 years and has been published in eleven languages and played in over 70 countries. The Russos will exec produce the […]