After the match, Russo Brothers will adapt Magic: The Gathering for Netflix

Avengers: End of the game could have stopped before switching Avatar the most profitable film in the world, but still earned $ 2.71 billion worldwide. And now, Deadline Hollywood reports that the upcoming project of co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo will be an adaptation of the extremely popular and influential card game. Magic: the rally in an animated series for Netflix.

Clearly, Netflix seeks to tap into this lucrative mojo at the box office of the Russo brothers, and who can blame them? The brothers have produced "four Marvel Studios hits in five years with a global box office of $ 6.61 billion", by deadline in Hollywood. Octopie Network will co-produce with Bardel Entertainment to oversee the animation.

"Our goal is not only to tell a compelling story by leveraging Magic: the rallyThe corpus is incredible, but we must also evolve the support and perception of storytelling through animation, "said the director of Octopia, Isaac Krauss, the site. "This series will cross genres of thriller, horror and thriller drama with deeply developed characters, as we often do not see in animation."

Invented by the Richard Garfield combinatorial mathematician in 1993, Magic: the rally throws players like planeswalkers, spellcasting wizards who cross the Magic multiverse battle by summoning various creatures, artifacts and elemental powers via collectible cards. Aurich Lawson of Ars – a passionate Magic player since before the first official extension pack, Arab nights (So ​​he has the merit, all of you), he says "poker for worried nerds, a simple poker could make them too cool and socially acceptable". There are now 20 million players in the world, dedicated tournaments and more than 20 billion players. Magic circulating cards, comics, games, novels and news online.

We do not have many details on what will be the animated series; it's still early and the future series does not even have a title. But the teaser art shown above shows "Chandra Nalaar, a fiery spell of the Kaladesh plan that has become one of the MagicThe most recognizable heroes, "Perio, apparently, the Russos" will oversee the creation of a whole new scenario and will develop the stories of the Planeswalkers and will see the heroes and villains of the universe struggle with more stakes. great that everyone can hold. "

The Russo brothers, hard-core players themselves, said in a joint statement: "We have been huge fans and players of Magic: the rally as long as it exists, being able to bring these stories to life through animation is a true passion project for us. "