A live-action adaptation of the popular anime and manga series My Hero Academia is reportedly in the works. Created by Kohei Horikoshi in 2014, the popular superhero manga has sold over 17 million copies worldwide while its anime adaptation has become a global sensation over three seasons.
My Hero Academia is set in a world where most of the human population has developed superpowers, or Quirks, of some kind. The lead character Izuku “Deku” Midoriya is one of the rare Quirkless until a chance meeting with the greatest hero in the world, All Might, lands him a Quirk and a spot at UA High, Japan’s premiere hero school. He and the rest of his classmates become embroiled in a fight against supervillains while learning to master their Quirks and become heroes. The series anime recently concluded its third season, with a promise of the fourth season “coming soon,” and only recently hit over 200 chapters published.
At this time, Legendary will produce the film with Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter overseeing executive duties. Ryosuke Yoritomi will coordinate the film on behalf of Shueisha, the publisher behind My Hero Academia. Toho is slated to distribute the movie in Japan. At this time, no casting or director information has been released.
This is not the first anime-centric title Legendary has picked up. Currently, work is being done on Detective Pikachu at the studio, the first live-action take on Pokemon. The studio is also familiar with kaiju franchises as Legendary is the studio behind Godzilla’s latest Hollywood comeback. Plus, the studio’s work with Pacific Rim set it up nicely with mecha fanatics.
Source: Legendary Entertainment
