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The Batman's Mattson Tomlin Pens Live-Action Mega Man Film's Script (Updated)
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The entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter reported on Wednesday that scriptwriter DC Comics' Batman character.
CAPCOM confirmed last October that the film was 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 Studios and Chernin Entertainment are developing the project. A 2015 Tracking Board report had 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: The Hollywood Reporter (Borys Kit) via Hachima Kikō
Update: Disney began renaming 20th Century Fox as 20th Century Studios this month. Thanks, CastMember1991.
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