According to Netflix, Shinsuke Sato will direct the upcoming My Hero Academia film. The director is currently working with Netflix on the Alice in Borderlands series as director and screenwriter. Sato will also be the executive producer for My Hero Academia. Joining Sato will be Joby Harold, who will be tasked to write the screenplay for the live-action adaptation. Harold is best known for his work on the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series for Disney+. The screenwriter worked with Netflix on Army of the Dead. Harold also wrote the screenplay for Transformers: Rise of the Beast and the story for DCU’s The Flash. Legendary Entertainment will produce the film. The production company released Enola Holmes 2 and Texas Chainsaw Massacre this year on Netflix. Legendary acquired the rights for the live-action adaptation in 2018. My Hero Academia takes place in a world where 80% of the population has superpowers called quirks. The story is centered around Izuku Midoriya, a quirkless boy who dreams of becoming a superhero. Midoriya has a chance encounter with the superhero he idolizes, All Might, impressing him with his tenacity to save his childhood friend, Bakugo, despite being born without a quirk. All Might then bestows upon him his power, One for All, acting as a mentor to Midoriya at the same time. As a result, Midoriya is accepted to UA High School, a learning institution dedicated to the education and training of students to become heroes in the future. He befriends and works with his classmates, teachers, and other professional heroes to defeat powerful enemies and unlock the potential of the power he inherited. Netflix hasn’t revealed the actor who will play Midoriya Izuku in the live-action adaptation. The upcoming film doesn’t have a release date yet let alone a teaser trailer. At the moment, the streaming giant is working on other live-action anime adaptations. One Piece, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Yu Yu Hakusho are also getting live-action movies. It’s also working on the live-action sequel for Death Note. Season 6 of My Hero Academia is currently streaming on Netflix with new episodes added weekly. The season will have a total of 25 episodes split into two halves.
