Tag: Legendary Pictures

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Emma Myers Joins Warner Brothers ‘Minecraft’ Live-Action Movie

News December 7, 2023 7:00 amApril 27, 2025 8:50 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments
Today, Deadline announced that actress Emma Myers has closed a deal to join the cast of the upcoming Minecraft live-action movie. She is best known for her bubbly role in the massively successful Netflix series Wednesday alongside Jenna Ortega. Myers joins previously announced cast members Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Eugene Hansen. No screenwriter... Read More...
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The Philippou Brothers Will Helm Legendary’s ‘Street Fighter’ Live-Action Movie

News April 27, 2023 11:48 amApril 16, 2025 6:15 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments
Today, The Hollywood Reporter has announced that the newcoming Australian directing duo Danny and Michael Philippou is in final talks to helm Street Fighter for Legendary. The duo currently has their first horror film, Talk to Me, set to release later this year and is generating enough buzz to land Street Fighter. The duo got their... Read More...
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TRAILER: The Son of King Kong is Ready For War in ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’

News April 19, 2023 9:31 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments
https://youtu.be/jT2PUT5kwwo This latest entry follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, pitting the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire hits theaters March 2024 Read More...
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Legendary Developing a ‘Street Fighter’ Live-Action Movie

News April 3, 2023 12:30 pmApril 16, 2025 6:15 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments
Today, Deadline announced that Legendary Pictures has acquired the film and TV Series for Street Fighter from Capcom Games. The announcement reveals that the studio is looking to develop a live-action movie first. All of the adaptions will be co-developed with Capcom. The film (like the games) will go head-to-head with Mortal Kombat, developed by... Read More...
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Director Jonathan Krisel Set To Helm ‘Detective Pikachu 2’

News March 3, 2023 11:15 amOctober 15, 2024 9:24 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments
Today, Deadline announced that director Jonathan Krisel is set to helm the upcoming sequel to Detective Pikachu. He is best known for directing Portlandia. Movement was quiet on the highly anticipated sequel until last month when Legendary confirmed the film was still in active development. Krisel takes over from director Rob Letterman who helmed the... Read More...
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‘Detective Pikachu 2’ Still In Active Development at Legendary

News February 2, 2023 3:43 pmFebruary 2, 2023 4:57 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments
In 2019, Legendary Pictures released the first live-action Pokemon movie starring Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds as Detective Pikachu. The film was a commercial and critical success, with fans praising it for its humor and accurate adaption of the Japanese anime. The studio quickly put into development a sequel, but the COVID-19 pandemic hit the... Read More...
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Netflix Teams With Legendary For ‘My Hero Academia’ Live-Action Movie From Director Shinsuke Sato

News December 13, 2022 7:01 amDecember 13, 2022 7:03 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Netflix, alongside Legendary Pictures, is in early development on an English-language live-action movie of the anime My Hero Academia. The original manga debuted back in 2014 and was eventually developed into an anime in Japan. For superhero fanboy Izuku Midoriya (aka Deku), being born without a quirk makes him... Read More...