My Hero Academia has been quietly in the works on a new live-action feature film with Netflix for the last few years, but the project has made a major move forward with its latest update. Live-action anime and manga adaptations are no surprise for any major franchise that has become popular over the years, but there are a few that have still found a way to catch fans unaware. The most notable of which is a new live-action take on My Hero Academia was was first revealed to be in the works nearly a decade ago, and it has been quietly taking steps in the years since.

My Hero Academia‘s new live-action movie has been getting some crucial updates over the years with not only the reveal that Netflix had acquired the release rights to the film from Legendary Entertainment and Toho, but also that director Shinsuke Sato (Bleach’s live-action film, Alice in Borderland) would be bringing it to life. Now another major update has been revealed as The Hollywood Reporter is now reporting that a new screenwriter has locked in for the picture with Wonder Woman, Argylle, and IT: Welcome to Derry writer Jason Fuchs on board.

My Hero Academia’s Live-Action Movie Takes Big Step Forward With Netflix

According to the report, Fuchs (who serves as co-creator and co-showrunner for the new IT: Welcome to Derry series coming to HBO Max this Fall) will be writing the script for the new live-action My Hero Academia film that’s still being development by Netflix and Legendary Entertainment. This is a big change from previous reports that noted Army of the Dead and Obi-Wan Kenobi writer Joby Harold was attached to the project, but it’s still a big move forward for the film either way. But there are still many questions left to answer about it.

Legendary Entertainment first acquired the live-action rights to My Hero Academia back in 2018, and has been developing this new project ever since. The last biggest move the film made was the confirmation that it was heading to Netflix, and before that was getting director Shinsuke Sato attached to the project. Sato has had a lot of experience bringing anime and manga franchises to life with the likes of Bleach, Kingdom, and Alice in Borderland (which has its own final season coming to Netflix later this month), so it seems like it’s in good hands so far.

Will My Hero Academia Be Any Good in Live-Action?

While live-action anime and manga adaptations were received negatively by fans in the past, it’s a lot different now. There have been some highly successful releases just with Netflix alone with the previously mentioned Alice in Borderland, Yu Yu Hakusho, One Piece, and more. But this is going to be an entirely different kind of production as it’s a full feature length film. If there’s any franchise that’s suited for a full Hollywood production, however, it’s My Hero Academia.

My Hero Academia might not be at the same kind of peak that it was several years ago when this live-action film was first revealed to be in the works as the anime is getting ready for its finale, but there’s a lot of value in superhero media like it. It has a chance of success with a new generation of fans if it can properly translate Izuku Midoriya and the other young heroes’ struggles to the big screen

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