Reset the clock: In a sign that Netflix will continue to not leave well enough alone, word has emerged that the massive streaming service is working on a live-action adaptation of the popular anime series My Hero Academia.
According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, Joby Harold, who was the executive producer for Disney+âs Obi-Wan Kenobi series, John Wick, and Tom Cruiseâs Edge of Tomorrow, will write the screenplay for Netflixâs My Hero Academia. The movie will also serve as the English directorial debut of Shinsuke Sato, whose previous works include the live-action adaptations of Inuyashiki and I Am A Hero
My Hero Academia, by mangaka Kohei Horikoshi, follows Izuku Midoriya, a âquirklessâ boy who inherits the superpowers of a world-famous superhero, All Might, and attends UA Academy, a school for fledgling heroes. The news of Netflixâs adaptation plans for MHA came into being after the streamer seized the adaptation from Legendary Entertainment, who bought the rights to a live-action MHA back in 2018, according to The Hollywood Reporter
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Seeing as how the showâs executive producer has worked on some fun American action movies, from which MHA often takes inspiration, and its director isnât green when it comes to live-action anime adaptations, Netflixâs adaptation looks to be in good hands. However, Netflix hasnât had a great track record with its prior live-action adaptations of popular anime.
In particular, itâs hard not to conjure up the phrase âNetflix live-action anime seriesâ without feeling the recent sting of the streamerâs live-action Cowboy Bebop series, which was canceled after its first season. And anyone who suffered through its attempt at a live-action Death Note is likely still feeling the resultant PTSD. No amount of phenomenal character acting from Willem Dafoe as Ryuk can make up for the goofy, Americanized goober that was âLight Turner.â
Despite both of those showsâ abject failure to captivate viewers, Netflix is continuing its shotgun-spread approach to adapting popular anime. Itâs currently wrapping up a live-action One Piece series under the supervision of creator Eiichiro Oda, and is making another attempt at a live-action Death Note series with the Duffer Brothers, of Stranger Things fame. Oh, and itâs also working on a live-action a live-action Yu Yu Hakusho, just in case those previous names didnât stir your heart with fear. Should the show make it to where the current arc of the manga is (it wonât) letâs pray it casts Megan Thee Stallion as the bunny hero, Mirko.
