http://defamer.gawker.com/get-ready-for-a-magic-the-gathering-movie-1501142604

 

So if some of you could step away from the clearance legos, and go peddle some cardboard crack, I'd appreciate it

 

 

I'd love to see the Mirrodin block made into a movie. Looks like they're going with the Planeswalkers though which isn't a bad option either. I just hope they get better writers than those awful novels.

I know I'm an old fuddy-duddy or whatever, but I think the focus on the "Planeswalkers" as characters was a major downturn in the game mechanics and the lore itself. But I expect this to be a "Street Fighter the Movie" form of awful. 

 

Who knows, I'd love them to prove me wrong.

In all honesty I figured something like this would be coming down the line, though I did not expect it so soon. The fan base for Magic is very large indeed, I know quite a few people who play. Never could get myself into it personally, but it will no doubt do very well at the box office. Not sure if Lego would want to strike a deal on this, but if it is indeed on the scale of Harry Potter, as the article stated, though I don`t believe anything besides LOTR and Star Wars could compete, maybe they will. Interesting news, thanks for posting!

According to the numbers and company PR, Magic is more popular now than it has ever been. The X-Box/PC games, as well as the online version have probably helped that a great deal.

I imagine Wizards of the Coast will be reluctant to allow anyone else the rights. They'll probably do their own merchandising.

Not a gamer and showing my age a bit, but why hasn't there been a Robotech movie yet?

I honestly wonder why it took this long for one to come out. A rumor (more like hope) for a film based on Magic: The Gathering has been around for a long time. I certainly am not heavy duty or light for the matter on all the tidbits of the vast storylines but I know well enough there is a wealth of mythos and characters to tell a tale about. I can't say I liked this bit from the article though.

 

No word yet on how the adaptation of a dated card game that is largely played by aging men in the back rooms of strip mall comic book stores will play out

Well, comic books or just regular ones are 'dated' but still Hollywood keeps churning out films based on those, and I didn't realize my friends in high school were just aging farts to play with cards. Also, don't women play just as well?

I think that this is pretty cool news and will definitely check out the movie. Although I am familiar with this game I never played Magic, but I did play another trading card game and even did a tournament or two at one of those "strip mall backrooms" lol

-True nerd-

I honestly wonder why it took this long for one to come out. A rumor (more like hope) for a film based on Magic: The Gathering has been around for a long time. I certainly am not heavy duty or light for the matter on all the tidbits of the vast storylines but I know well enough there is a wealth of mythos and characters to tell a tale about. I can't say I liked this bit from the article though.

 

Well, comic books or just regular ones are 'dated' but still Hollywood keeps churning out films based on those, and I didn't realize my friends in high school were just aging farts to play with cards. Also, don't women play just as well?

 

To be fair, some stereotypes exist for a reason. Are there exceptions? Of course. This past summer I went to a tournament to pick up a old friend for lunch, and there were apx 200 entrants. 1 of them was female. There were a lot of younger kids though and a few fogies like myself, but the bulk of the players seemed to be in the 18-25 year bracket, which is pretty much what it was 15 years ago as well. So, yea... Dorky males are pretty much the target audience for Magic.

so excited if I had to go to those twilight movies gf is going to see this.  orcs rule and drool 

I am a big fan of The Lord of the Rings and Magic and I would be very surprised if the movie gets to the scale of The Lord of the Rings.

April 1st is in a few months? This must be some kind of a joke...

Where does it say April 1st?