Netflix, Legendary hire Jason Fuchs for My Hero Academia live-action

Netflix and Legendary Entertainment have tapped screenwriter Jason Fuchs to write the long-gestating live-action adaptation of My Hero Academia, an exclusive report by The Hollywood Reporter said, the first significant production update for the project since late 2023. Japanese filmmaker Shinsuke Sato remains attached to direct, the report added, but no release date, distributor window or casting has been announced.

Fuchs is best known as a co-writer on 2017s Wonder Woman and for recent studio features including Argylle, and he serves as co-creator and co-showrunner on the forthcoming It: Welcome to Derry, according to industry coverage. He also has acting credits in films and television. Sato has directed numerous manga-to-live-action adaptations, including Gantz, Bleach and the Netflix series Alice in Borderland, and has been publicly linked to the My Hero Academia project since he was confirmed as director in August 2021.

The film has been in development for several years. Legendary first acquired live-action production rights in October 2018 and Netflix announced it had joined the project in December 2022. Industry reports said screenwriter Joby Harold was attached late in...