Maya Hawke becomes first actor cast in live-action Magic: The Gathering film
The gist
Stranger Things actress Maya Hawke is the first actor cast in Legendary's live-action Magic: The Gathering movie.
Her role is described as key, but the character and plot stay undisclosed.
How it unfolded
- Feb 2025Deadline reported that Legendary Entertainment and Hasbro Entertainment were developing a live-action film and television universe based on Magic: The Gathering.
- Jul 2026Vulture confirmed Matt Johnson's involvement, with storyboard artists, costume designers and location scouts from Dune reportedly also contributing.
- Nov 4, 2026Maya Hawke was reported, first by Deadline, to have joined the film as its first officially cast actor, in a role described as key.
Key terms
- live-action
- A style of filmmaking that uses cameras to record real actors and physical sets rather than animation or computer-generated imagery.
- Magic: The Gathering
- A collectible card game created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, first released in 1993.
Source: Wikipedia