Legendary to Produce Live-Action MY HERO ACADEMIA Film

A live-action feature film version of the Shueisha's Japanese manga franchise "My Hero Academia" is in the works at Legendary, according to Variety.

"My Hero Academia" is set in a world in which 80% of humanity has developed some sort of special powers, known as quirks - not all of them super, and not all used for good - and focuses on a young boy who obsessively follows the new heroes while having no abilities of his own.

A subsidiary of the China-based Wanda Group, Legendary made the announcement Wednesday. They also mentioned that the franchise has more than 17 million copies in circulation. Created by Kohei Horikoshi, it was the 2017 winner of the Sugoi Japan Award for best manga. "My Hero Academia" has also been adapted into an anime television series.

Legendary will produce the project with Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter overseeing on behalf of the company, and Ryosuke Yoritomi in charge on behalf of Shueisha. The film will be distributed in Japan by Toho.

Read the original article on Variety.