Hasbro Entertainment and Legendary Entertainment Partner to Bring Magic: The Gathering to the Big and Small Screens

Hasbro Entertainment and Legendary Entertainment have joined forces to create a live-action feature film and television universe inspired by the popular card game, Magic: The Gathering. The pair have signed a licensing deal to bring the beloved intellectual property to the big and small screens.

A New Chapter for Magic: The Gathering

Longtime Magic: The Gathering fans might feel skeptical about this announcement, as this isn’t the first time the intellectual property has been promised some kind of film or television adaptation. The card game’s Fandom lists many of the proposed movie projects over the years. First up was a plan for multiple movies with Universal all the way back in 2008, which never yielded anything. Then Hasbro made an attempt at a movie with Twentieth Century Fox in 2014, but that was also never heard from again. Netflix has also been attached to two different rumored Magic: The Gathering animated TV series projects, but it seems like the streamer’s animated series might really come to pass.

Legendary Entertainment’s Track Record

Legendary Entertainment has had several projects drawing on geek culture, usually bringing a big budget and a dark edge to their work. Most recently, the studio worked on Dune and Dune: Part Two, and it also was involved in Christopher Nolan’s take on Batman in The Dark Knight movies as well as the Warcraft movie. Magic: The Gathering has a lot of lore to draw on, so there’s plenty of fodder for a cinematic universe. Here’s hoping the producers and talent have the understanding to turn all that potential into a good movie.

A New Era for Magic: The Gathering

With this new partnership, fans of the card game can look forward to a live-action feature film and television universe that will bring the world of Magic: The Gathering to life in a whole new way. While there’s no word on what the first project will be, fans can rest assured that Legendary Entertainment’s expertise and Hasbro’s passion for the franchise will come together to create something truly special.