Magic: The cult card game soon adapted to the cinema like Marvel

What if we held the replacement for the MCU? While superhero movies have been marking in for a few years, another connected set of films and series points to the horizon.

Indeed, the company Hasbro and the Legendary Entertainment studio have just announced a partnership to develop a universe of films and adapted series Magic: The Gathering (Magic: the assembly in French version).

Magic, the next Marvel?

Created in 1993 by Richard Garfield, the play of playing and collecting card Magic has become the benchmark in the field in three decades, and the “TCG” '(for trading card game) The most popular in the world, bringing together more than 50 million followers on the globe.

This game of 50,000 cards combining strategy, complex mechanics and universes of incredible wealth has since developed in a colossal franchise, whether in literature, comics or video games, generating more than a billion dollars . The “heroic fantasy” universe of the game has developed through thousands of characters, stories and events, like Dungeons & Dragons.

It is therefore not surprising to see today the rich world of Magic turning to cinema and the television series, with the announcement of the development of a universe shared between films and series. The first project will be a feature film for cinema, currently in development, followed by many series and content as the universe expands.

In an official press release, Mary Parent, President of Legendary Entertainment (Godzilla x Kong,, Dune,, Pacific Rim), said:

“We are proud to be the caring guards of a unique and appreciated intellectual property, and no property corresponds better to this description than Magic: The Gathering. Alongside the fantastic Hasbro team, we are looking forward to creating a multimedia universe which will delight longtime fans and create a wide wave of new fans. “

If it will probably still be necessary to wait for a pair of years before you can see a film Magic: The Gathering In the cinema, this announcement is one more indicator than the world of entertainment turns to popular games, toys and video games as a new spout of adaptations.

The studios dream of repeating the successes of the films Barbie And Super Mario Bros or series The Last of Us And Falloutand everyone wants to have their universe to develop at leisure. Besides the feature film Minecraft Soon indoor, movies Monopoly,, Sims and even Scrabble are in development.

Finally, note that a series of animation Magic: The Gathering Managed by the Terry Matalas showrunner (Star trek: travel) is already in development for the Netflix streaming platform.