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Capcom Confirms Continued Development of Live-Action Mega Man Film
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
planned live-action film project of its Mega Man game franchise is still in development.
CAPCOM Masi Oka (Heroes) producing the project. The film is tentatively titled MEGA MAN.
CAPCOM noted in the October 2018 announcement that the film "aims to appeal to a diverse audience," and will be " an adaptation that maintains the world of the Mega Man games, while incorporating the grand production and entertainment value that Hollywood movies are known for."
20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment are developing the project. The 2015 announcement noted that David Ready and Michael Finfer (Planet of the Apes franchise) are overseeing the project, but the announcement in October 2018 did not mention them.
The Mega Man franchise (known as Rock Man in Japan) began in 1987 with CAPCOM's release of the first Mega Man game on the Steam on January 21.
The franchise has also spawned multiple manga and anime series and OVAs, as well as an American animated TV series. Megaman Star Force anime.
open on September 4, 2020.
Source: Capcom via Siliconera
