Magic: The Gathering lands deal for film and TV adaptions with Legendary Entertainment

Hasbro Entertainment and Legendary Entertainment are teaming up to develop adaptations of the popular card game, Magic: The Gathering, for both film and television. They have announced plans for a live-action feature film and a television universe, with the movie set to be the initial project in this ambitious plan.

Longtime fans of Magic: The Gathering might be cautious in their excitement, as numerous attempts to adapt the game into film have failed in the past. Previous projects included partnerships with Universal in 2008 and Twentieth Century Fox in 2014, which never resulted in finished films. Netflix has also reportedly been involved in rumored projects.

Legendary Entertainment is known for its high-budget, dark-themed adaptations of geek culture content, with successful projects like Dune and The Dark Knight series. This new venture offers a promising possibility that the cinematic and television adaptations of Magic: The Gathering might finally come to fruition, leveraging the game's extensive lore for a potential cinematic universe.