As big of a nerd as I am I never got into fantasy card games. However, I do remember the 90s and one of the hottest games out there was hands down Magic: The Gathering. In fact the game was so popular that I remember seeing a Magic: The Gathering tournament broadcast from Las Vegas on ESPN 2. No joke. The guys doing the color commentary alone, was worth tuning in.
Back in January it was reported that 20th Century Fox was developing a movie and potential franchise (natch) based on the popular card game. The studio has brought in "Game of Thrones" writer Bryan Cogman to write the screenplay. While Dan Weiss and David Benioff usually do most of the writing, Cogman does write a few episodes here and there. X-Men producer Simon Kinberg will also produce the film.
For those of you not familiar with the specifics of the game:
Launched in 1993, Magic: The Gathering is set in a realm inhabited by Wizards known as Planeswalkers. Using five different colors of magic, players do battle with one another using customized card decks that contain creatures, spells, artifacts and other fantasy elements.
Seems to me that this might be better off as cartoon. It's an awful risk to base a movie off a card game but then again there's been tons of movies based off video games and we can't forget the epically bad Battleship.
No cast has been announced and there is currently no director either.
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