20TH CENTURY FOX IS PLANNING A MEGA MAN LIVE-ACTION MOVIE




Rock, Roll, Dr. Light, Dr. Wily and all the robot masters are supposedly heading to Hollywood in a live-action Mega Man movie being made by 20th Century Fox.

The Tracking Board reports that 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment are in the early stages of developing a live-action movie based on the Mega Man video game franchise. Chernin Entertainment’s David Ready and Michael Finfer are reportedly overseeing the project as Peter Chernin produces it. Peter Chernin and Chernin Entertainment are known for producing 2011′s Rise of the Planet of the Apes and last year’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which is a really good sign for Mega Man. Unfortunately, not much else is known about this project. While there are dozens of Mega Man sequels and spin-offs that this movie could use for its source material, we have a feeling the 1987 original game will likely have the most influence on the movie.

The Mega Man video game franchise launched in 1987 on the NES, and it featured the first adventure of the title character, an android who was also known as Rock. Within the world of the game and its many, many sequels, Mega Man was created by Doctor Light and tasked to stop the evil robots built by Dr. Wily. Whenever Mega Man defeats one of Dr. Wily’s robot bosses, he gains their abilities.

Mega Man also spawned a spinoff video game series called Mega Man X, in addition to a few animated Mega Man series. Earlier this year, the writing collective known as Man of Action and Dentsu Entertainment announced a new Mega Man animated series that will debut in 2017 for the character’s 30th anniversary.

That pending anniversary may also explain why the live-action Mega Man is now moving forward five years after Mega Man 10 was released. It may also mean that Capcom is ready to revisit the Mega Man franchise in the near future, since a multi-media push would be an ideal way to sell more Mega Man games.