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It seems Netflix doesn't like the script for the live-action My Hero Academia movie, and has hired a Wonder Woman co-writer to fix it
The writer and actor has penned some major Hollywood films in the past, so maybe he is the one to bring My Hero Academia to life for Netflix.
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Even with the final season of My Hero Academia looming over us all, there are signs that this isn’t really the end of the iconic manga’s journey through pop culture. Not only are we getting a new game to coincide with the new season, but a live-action My Hero Academia movie is in development with Legendary and Netflix. Obi-Wan Kenobi writer Joby Harold had been announced as writing the script for the My Hero Academia adaptation, but now, three years later, Netflix is replacing him with Wonder Woman co-writer Jason Fuchs.
When he isn't creating and producing the prequel to Stephen King’s It, Fuchs was busy writing films like Wonder Woman and Argylle. Now Jason Fuchs has been tapped to write the screenplay for the live-action My Hero Academia movie that Netflix and Legendary have been developing for the past few years. Shinsuke Sato, who has already directed live-action adaptations of Bleach and Kingdom, will direct the movie in his first non-Japanese film.
Fuchs is replacing Joby Harold, who had been confirmed as writer back in 2022. Harold had previously written Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney+ and Army of the Dead for Netflix.
Anime fans already know My Hero Academia, which is one of the best-selling manga of all time and has spawned eight anime seasons and four theatrical films since 2016. More importantly, it gave us one of the most bizarre but wonderful Marvel crossovers when Deadpool and All Might teamed up to punch Thanos into space. My Hero Academia is a pop culture phenomenon that has transcended anime fandom in a big way.
It is still early days for the live-action My Hero Academia movie, especially if they are changing writers this far into development. In the meantime, Netflix still has its One Piece series that is due for its second season in 2026 to look forward to, with a third season to follow.
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