Netflix is producing a feature film called My Hero Academia. Will there be a result?
Netflix’s penchant for live-action adaptations of manga and anime isn’t going away anytime soon. The streaming service revealed that it is collaborating with Legendary Entertainment on a live-action film, My Hero Academia. Veteran anime and manga adaptation Shinsuke Sato, who already has Alice in Borderland and Bleach, will direct and executive produce, while Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Joby Harold will write the screenplay.
Netflix is producing a feature film called My Hero Academia.
The manga and anime based on it revolve around Deku, a boy who is dying to go to UA High School and become a superhero despite lacking the natural powers that most people already have at the time. The manga and anime, which is not yet complete, has been a huge success, with over 65 million copies of the manga sold to date.
At the moment, the cast as a launch date for this Netflix project is still unknown. Toho, who handles the anime, will distribute the film in Japanese theaters. As IndieWire explains, this came 4 years after Legendary officially announced that the film was in development.
As with many previous adaptations, Netflix has many interests in making My Hero Academia. There is already a huge fan base. It also helps attract customers who would otherwise stay on competing anime-only platforms such as Crunchyroll, which recently cut prices in some countries.
Will there be a result?
Whether this movie will be successful is another story entirely. Netflix doesn’t necessarily have a good track record with live-action movies adapted from manga or anime. Cowboy Bebop didn’t get the hang of the original content and just kept rolling despite a high-end cast and high expectations. There is also the issue of format. The film does not give such development as the series. So the My Hero Academia movie should either speed things up a lot or focus on a very specific arc.