{"id":1773712,"date":"2022-12-13T07:52:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T12:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1773712"},"modified":"2022-12-13T11:20:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T16:20:55","slug":"live-action-my-hero-academia-film-heading-to-netflix-will-feature-screenplay-from-obi-wan-kenobi-showrunner-joby-harold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-action-my-hero-academia-film-heading-to-netflix-will-feature-screenplay-from-obi-wan-kenobi-showrunner-joby-harold\/","title":{"rendered":"Live-Action \u201cMy Hero Academia\u201d Film Heading to Netflix, Will Feature Screenplay From \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi\u201d Showrunner Joby Harold"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flive-action-my-hero-academia-film-heading-to-netflix-will-feature-screenplay-from-obi-wan-kenobi-showrunner-joby-harold%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1773712&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a development that has historically sounded the death knell for live-action adaptations of Japanese properties, Netflix has acquired the streaming rights to Legendary Entertainment\u2019s upcoming take on Kohei Horikoshi\u2019s <em>My Hero Academia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_192475\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192475\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.38-boundingintocomics-63979f6aa51ff.png\" alt=\"The cast of My Hero Academia in Kohei Horikoshi&#039;s color spread to Ch 359 &#039;Place of Learning\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-192475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cast of My Hero Academia in Kohei Horikoshi\u2019s color spread to Ch 359 \u2018Place of Learning\u201d (2022), Shueisha via digital issue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/10\/13\/latest-chapter-of-my-hero-academia-sees-deku-power-up-mangaka-kohei-horikoshi-apologize-for-series-going-beyond-original-end-date\/\">Latest Chapter Of \u2018My Hero Academia\u2019 Sees Deku Power-Up, Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi Apologize For Series Going Beyond Original End Date<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First announced by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/netflix-my-hero-academia-live-action-movie-joby-harold-1235458046\/\">Variety<\/a> on December 12th, Netflix\u2019s purchase of the upcoming film will see Hollywood\u2019s take on Deku, Bakugo, and All-Might skip theaters and premiere exclusively on the streaming service (though the film will still receive a theatrical run in Japan courtesy of Toho Co. Ltd.).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_192480\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.39-boundingintocomics-63979f82add85.jpg\" alt=\"Deku leaps into action in My Hero Academia: World Heroes&#039; Mission (2021), Bones via Blu-ray\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.39-boundingintocomics-63979f82add85.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.39-boundingintocomics-63979f82add85-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.39-boundingintocomics-63979f82add85-1340x754-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.39-boundingintocomics-63979f82add85-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-192480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deku (Daiki Yamashita) leaps into action in My Hero Academia: World Heroes\u2019 Mission (2021), Bones via Blu-ray<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alongside this distribution update, it was also revealed that the film\u2019s screenplay will be penned by writer Joby Harold, who most recently rewrote Kathleen Kennedy\u2019s initial <em>Obi-Wan Kenobi <\/em>scripts and served as the Disney Plus series\u2019 showrunner.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to overseeing the canon-breaking adventures of the Jedi Master, Harold\u2019s credits also include stints as co-writing the stories for such productions as Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s upcoming <em>The Flash<\/em>, Universal Pictures\u2019 upcoming\u00a0<em>Transformers: Rise of the Beasts<\/em>, and Netflix\u2019s previous collaboration with Zack Snyder, <em>Army of the Dead.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_192481\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192481\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.39-boundingintocomics-63979f859eff9.jpg\" alt=\"Uravity does her best to keep damage in Paris to a minimum in My Hero Academia: World Heroes&#039; Mission (2021), Bones via Blu-ray\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.39-boundingintocomics-63979f859eff9.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.39-boundingintocomics-63979f859eff9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.39-boundingintocomics-63979f859eff9-1340x754-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.39-boundingintocomics-63979f859eff9-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-192481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uravity (Ayane Sakura) does her best to keep damage in Paris to a minimum in My Hero Academia: World Heroes\u2019 Mission (2021), Bones via Blu-ray<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/09\/halloween-director-john-carpenter-explains-why-he-doesnt-like-legendarys-godzilla-movies-they-lack-charm\/\">\u2018Halloween\u2019 Director John Carpenter Explains Why He Doesn\u2019t Like Legendary\u2019s Godzilla Movies: \u201cThey Lack Charm\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Notably, Harold planned work on the <em>My Hero Academia <\/em>film will mark his second team-up with Legendary Entertainment, as the writer is also currently serving as an executive producer on the studio\u2019s upcoming <em>Godzilla and the Titans<\/em> series for Apple TV+.<\/p>\n<p>Harold\u2019s script will in turn be brought to life, as <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/08\/16\/western-my-hero-academia-live-action-film-lands-veteran-manga-adaptation-director-shinsuke-sato\/\">previously announced<\/a>, by storied Japanese director Shinsuke Sato.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_192476\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192476\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.38-boundingintocomics-63979f734ae4e.jpg\" alt=\"Endeavor and Burnin take in the current status of the Otheon Team in My Hero Academia: World Heroes&#039; Mission (2021), Bones via Blu-ray\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.38-boundingintocomics-63979f734ae4e.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.38-boundingintocomics-63979f734ae4e-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.38-boundingintocomics-63979f734ae4e-1340x754-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-09.38-boundingintocomics-63979f734ae4e-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-192476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Endeavor (Tetsu Inada) and Burnin (Misato Kawauchi) take in the current status of the Otheon Team in My Hero Academia: World Heroes\u2019 Mission (2021), Bones via Blu-ray<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Best known for having directed a myriad of live-action manga adaptations for Japanese audiences, including <em>I Am A Hero<\/em>,<em> Inuyashiki<\/em>, <em>Kingdom<\/em>, <em>Gantz<\/em>, and <em>Death Note<\/em>, Sato\u2019s work tackling Horikoshi\u2019s popular shonen manga will mark his official English-language debut.<\/p>\n<p>Overseeing Harold and Sato\u2019s work will be producers Alex Garcia (Krampus) and Mary Parent (<em>Pacific Rim<\/em>) \u2013 the latter apparently replacing formerly attached producer Jay Ashenfelter (Godzilla vs. Kong) \u2013 alongside Ryosuke Yoritomi, a representative for <em>My Hero Academia<\/em>\u2018s publisher Shueisha.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_181095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181095\" class=\"size-full wp-image-181095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.09.16-07.54-boundingintocomics-6324d45d921b9.jpg\" alt=\"Mt. Lady grapples with Gigantomachia in My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 7 \" Disaster Walker \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-181095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt. Lady (Kaori Nazuka) grapples with Gigantomachia (Yasuhiro Mamiya) in My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 7 \u201cDisaster Walker\u201d (2022), Bones via Crunchyroll<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As of writing, neither a potential release date nor any casting details have been revealed by Legendary Entertainment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_145709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145709\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.01.19-02.37-boundingintocomics-61e7796981c06.jpg\" alt=\"Miriko on Kohei Horikoshi&#039;s color page to My Hero Academia Ch. 267 \" Flames \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-145709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miriko on Kohei Horikoshi\u2019s color page to My Hero Academia Ch. 267 \u201cFlames\u201d (2020), Shueisha via digital issue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/05\/07\/my-hero-academia-va-calls-those-critical-of-disney-and-rick-riordans-percy-jackson-race-swapping-racist\/\">\u2018My Hero Academia\u2019 VA Calls Those Critical Of Disney And Rick Riordan\u2019s Percy Jackson Race Swapping Racist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a development that has historically sounded the death knell for live-action adaptations of Japanese properties, Netflix has acquired the streaming rights to Legendary Entertainment\u2019s upcoming take on Kohei Horikoshi\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1773715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[8544,8547,5967,5458,8551,5336,8545,3835,6845,8543,8546,8548,5158,3819,8549,8550],"class_list":["post-1773712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-my","tag-obi-wan","tag-academia","tag-bongino","tag-feature","tag-film","tag-harold","tag-heading","tag-hero","tag-joby","tag-kenobi","tag-live-action","tag-netflix","tag-report","tag-screenplay","tag-showrunner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1773712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1773715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1773712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1773712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1773712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}