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This just in-
it would appear that Jerry Bruckheimer (“Pirates of the Caribbean“) will produce a live-action film based on “Beyblade” for Paramount. This news was announced earlier today. Beyblade was originally launched in 1999, as a direct competitor to Pokémon. The franchise includs manga, anime, and a popular battling tops collectable toy/game.
The script will reportedly be penned by Neil Widener and Gavin James. The pair are fairly new to film writing, but do have upcoming credits on “San Andreas 2,” and “Now You See Me 3.”
We’ll let you know what else we hear about this and other projects.
“Beyblade Burst Rise” is available to stream on Netflix.
“Beyblade” Live-Action Film from Bruckheimer, Paramount Coming
Mary Anne Butler
Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.