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My Hero Academia
Directed byShinsuke Sato
Screenplay byJoby Harold
Based onMy Hero Academia
by Kōhei Horikoshi
Produced byMary Parent
Alex Garcia
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix (United States)
Toho (Japan)
Countries
  • United States
  • Japan
LanguageEnglish

My Hero Academia is an upcoming superhero film directed by Shinsuke Sato, in his English-language debut, written by Joby Harold, based on the eponymous manga series created by Kōhei Horikoshi. The film is set to be produced by Legendary Pictures and Shueisha and distributed by Netflix in the Untied States and Toho in Japan.

Premise

"My Hero Academia is set in a world in which 80% of humanity has developed some sort of special powers, known as quirks — not all of them super, and not all used for good — and focuses on a young boy who obsessively follows the new heroes while having no abilities of his own."[1]

Production

In October 24, 2018, an American live-action film adaptation of the popular manga, My Hero Academia, with Legendary Entertainment, and Shueisha (who published the manga) set to produce and develop the potential film, while Toho would distribute the film in Japan.[1] In August 13, 2021, when it was revealed that Japanese filmmaker Shinsuke Sato was attached to direct the film, marking his English-language debut.[2] In December 2022, it was announced the movie would debut on Netflix and that Joby Harold would write the screenplay.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b McNary, Dave (October 24, 2018). "'My Hero Academia' Live-Action Movie in the Works at Legendary". Variety. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Hipes, Patrick (August 13, 2021). "'My Hero Academia' Live-Action Movie Gets Director In 'Kingdom's Shinsuke Sato". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Vlessing, Etan; Vlessing, Etan (December 12, 2022). "Netflix Boards 'My Hero Academia' Live-Action Movie From Legendary". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2022.