![]() To we who have been deeply involved in this project, it is more than a game–it is a symbol and a manifestation of the collective hard work, creativity, and vision shared by all of us. We have been living and breathing Mega Man Legends for months–We’ve spent hours upon hours in meetings, created vast amounts of content both in the game’s prototype and here in the Devroom, and there have even been multiple trips overseas to meet and discuss the game’s progress. Since Legends 3’s first conception, it has consumed most of the team’s waking hours. Please realize that this cancellation is no less of a blow for the dedicated staff who have been working on this project for most of a year now. I know that many fans are extremely disappointed by this news. We were all in it together here, for better or worse, and now together we must accept the outcome that many games ultimately face. With Mega Man Legends 3, exposing the fans to that process was part of the project’s core concept–to show everybody what it really means to create a game. All games go through a multi-stage approval process, but most games are not brought to the public’s attention until that final approval has been met. ![]() … there are tough realities in this industry that are largely left unpublicized for a good reason–because they’re tough. The game, in development for the Nintendo 3DS, would have been the first Mega Man Legends sequel since 2000’s Mega Man Legends 2.Ĭapcom’s official announcement attempts to explain the rationale behind the decision: Mega Man adds to a huge slate of upcoming video game adaptations coming to Netflix including Capcom’s own Resident Evil franchise.Īre you looking forward to Mega Man coming to Netflix? Let us know in the comments down below.Much to the chagrin of its fans, Capcom has cancelled development on Mega Man Legends 3. IMDb updated the project to be in pre-production as of December 5th, 2021. But I don’t think that that’s an R-rated movie either.” I don’t want to say what our comps are because it might betray a little bit too much, but it is not squarely in the kid territory. “I think it’s something that the kids will like. Going back to the aforementioned Polygon interview, Matt Tomlin was asked whether the movie would be like Sonic the Hedgehog (who also recently got a live-action adaptation) where he responded: They’ve also worked on FX’s American Horror Story. Again, no official confirmation of their involvement beyond them listed here but it’s worth noting they’ve done many projects where animation is included in real-life shots. Moving Picture Company (MPC) are listed among the special effects companies for the movie on IMDb. So that all but officially confirms we will see Mega Man come to Netflix.Įverything else known about the Netflix Mega Man Movie Features in the works include: an adaptation of Capcom’s MEGA MAN for Chernin Entertainment and Netflix, which they wrote and are directing” “Henry, Rel, and their in-house producer Orlee-Rose Strauss maintain an active development slate. The part we’re most interested in is the section that says: Now, fast forward to December 2021, some eagle-eyed fans have spotted an update to Super Marche’s website which is the site for the production company helmed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. I’m really excited about what the guys are going to do with that movie and hopefully, there’ll be some news about it soon.” He did say, however, that it’ll be “universal and primal and emotional and everybody can kind of relate to” adding “I’m really excited about that script. In August 2020, Mattson Tomlin spoke to Polygon briefly about the Mega Man movie saying it was still in development but didn’t mention where it’d be landing. But again, radio silence on Mega Man until later that year. That led many to speculate the movie would eventually move over to Netflix. That was until April 2020 when it was announced that Chernin Entertainment was signing a brand new first-look deal with Netflix. ![]() It was even thought that Disney scrapped the project in 2019 following its acquisition of 20th Century Fox. The project has since been incredibly quiet since that initial announcement with work happening below the radar. In addition, Capcom has said the movie would be “an adaptation that maintains the world of the Mega Man games while incorporating the grand production and entertainment value that Hollywood movies are known for.” In addition, further reports indicated that Masi Oka would produce and Mattson Tomlin would also be on the writing team. It was later announced that Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman were announced to write and direct the project. Chernin Entertainment notably was working extensively with 20th Century Fox at this point. Let’s rewind a second as the Mega Man movie has been in development for quite some time.īack in September 2015, Chernin Entertainment was attached to a Mega Man live-action project which was set to be released by 20th Century Fox.
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