Maya Hawke Joins Magic: The Gathering Film Project

The entertainment industry is preparing a live-action adaptation of the popular trading card game. Maya Hawke will star in the upcoming film titled Magic: The Gathering.

Legendary Entertainment and Hasbro Entertainment are producing the project. Matt Johnson, who directed the film Blackberry, will direct this movie. He will co-write the screenplay with Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitzgerald. Deadline first reported that Hawke is expected to lead the cast. The role remains undisclosed, and plot details are currently confidential.

The source material involves players called Planeswalkers who battle across a fantasy multiverse. Johnson is a dedicated fan of the game. He shared a personal anecdote about his experience at the Grand Prix in Detroit. He described being 5-0 with strong breakers heading into day two. He thought about leaving film school to play Magic professionally.

Johnson then described being seated across from Rich Hoaen in pod one. By round five, his record was 5-5. He said he was so tilted that he sacrificed a Lifespinner and a lethal board for a single Jugan. His opponent played Rend Spirit at the end step. Within ten minutes, Johnson was driving back to Toronto, believing his Magic career was over. He told dreamers that there is always a day two deck in every pool.

Hawke is known for her work in Stranger Things. She has also appeared in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Asteroid City, Do Revenge, and Maestro. She voiced Anxiety in the animated film Inside Out 2. Her next scheduled release is Lionsgate's The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.