A Live-Action Pokemon Series Is Reportedly in Early Development at Netflix

Legendary has closed a deal with renowned Japanese filmmaker Shinsuke Sato to direct the live-action adaptation of “My Hero Academia (MHA),” the globally acclaimed manga property, Legendary announced on Friday.Sato is one of the most prolific filmmakers in Japan, having most recently directed the critically acclaimed Japanese hit feature film “Kingdom” in 2019 and Netflix’s “Alice in Borderland” series in 2020.

Angelique Jackson Renowned Japanese filmmaker Shinsuke Sato (“I Am a Hero,” “Kingdom” and “Alice in Borderland”) has signed on to direct a live-action adaptation of “My Hero Academia” for Legendary.The prolific filmmaker will make his English-language debut with the movie, which is based on the globally acclaimed manga property.

Shinsuke Sato, the director behind the Japanese hit movie Kingdom and it upcoming sequel, is set to make his English-language film debut with My Hero Academia, Legendary’s live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga franchise created by Kohei Horikoshi.

It’s been a fair amount of time since we’ve had any major updates about the Netflix live-action remake of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” The last major development saw the new series lose the original creators of the acclaimed, beloved animated show, which led fans to wonder if a live-action series is even worth it if the original creators aren’t involved. Well, Netflix just announced the cast and included a letter from the new showrunner, Albert Kim, to hopefully change their minds.

wrote on his personal website in August 2020. “So, I chose to leave the project.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Avatar: The Last Airbender” live-action series at Netflix has found its four series leads.Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, and Dallas Liu have all joined the series. Cormier will star as Aang, with Kiawentiio set to play Katara.

Netflix has set the core cast and creative team for Avatar: The Last Airbender. Gordon Cormier (Gabby Duran and the Unsittables), Kiawentiio (Beans), Ian Ousley (Physical), and Dallas Liu (PEN15) have been cast as series regulars in the live-action adaptation of the Nickelodeon series.

Powerpuff, a live-action series based on the Powerpuff Girls cartoons has lost one of its three lead actors.Chloe Bennet, who was attached to play Blossom, departed after a scheduling conflict meant that she could no longer continue with the show.The pilot for Powerpuff is set to be reshot after not being picked up by its platform The CW for its autumn 2021 schedule.As reported by Variety, the show’s pilot was labelled “a miss” by chief creatives, and so the decision was made to redevelop and

Director Shawn Levy (“Stranger Things“) and actor Ryan Reynolds are out promoting their new sci-fi action comedy “Free Guy,” a rare studio blockbuster based on an original idea. They had recently reunited for the time-traveling Netflix pic “The Adam Project,” their close working relationship has fans curious if Levy might be considered to direct “Deadpool 3,” the R-rated sequel that might end being the first big “X-Men” film to be made under the creative control of Marvel Studios.

Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is the last character you’d play in a video game. A teller at a bank that’s consistently robbed, he gets the same coffee every day (a medium, cream, and two sugars), wears the same clothes (a blue button-up and khakis), and every morning joyfully greets his pet goldfish.

The road to All Valley is set in stone for December with the release of a new teaser for Netflix’s Cobra Kai season 4. And while Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (William Zabka) have combined the power of their respective dojos, Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang, there can only be one winner and Kreese’s (Martin Kove) Cobra Kai team has a very real chance to take home top honors.

Ashton Kutcher will star opposite Reese Witherspoon in a brand new flick!

EXCLUSIVE: Ashton Kutcher will star opposite Reese Witherspoon in the Netflix romcom Your Place or Mine based on the original script by Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) who is also making her feature directorial debut on the project.

Netflix is reportedly developing a new live-action Pokémon series with Joe Henderson, known for his work as co-showrunner of Lucifer.According to Variety, the unnamed project will be a live-action series in the vein of the 2019 film Detective Pikachu. Henderson is reportedly attached to write and executive produce the show.

Netflix has in early development a live-action Pokémon series based on the popular trading cards, sources close to the project tell Deadline.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA new Pokemon series is in early development at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.As the project is still in its early days, no details are available about the plot. However, sources say that Joe Henderson is attached to write and executive produce.

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