‘Magic: The Gathering’ Film In The Works At 20th Century Fox!

Briefly: Magic: The Gathering is getting a film adaption.

Yep, you read that right.

20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to the property, with which they plan to launch a “massive franchise on the scale of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings.” Simon Kinberg is set to produce, develop, and oversee the series alongside Magic: The Gathering owner Hasbro.

As a big Magic: The Gathering fan and collector (and sometimes, but not lately, player), here’s how I see things going: MtG has a cool (and huge) overarching story that will all but be ignored in the film (aside from Planeswalkers, and well, the magic part). Current MtG fans end up disliking it, but they will love the influx of new players that the insanely popular film turns onto the game.

Or maybe (hopefully) I’m wrong, and it’ll be awesome.

No other information has been revealed at this time, but we’ll be sure to share any further developments. Are you a Magic: The Gathering player? What do you think of the announcement? Sound out below!

Source: THR