Draft:My Hero Academia (film)

My Hero Academia is an upcoming American-Japanese superhero film directed by Shinsuke Sato, in his English-language debut, written by Joby Harold and Kōhei Horikoshi, based on the eponymous manga series created by Horikoshi. The film is set to be produced by Legendary Pictures and Shueisha and distributed by Netflix in the United States and Toho in Japan.

Premise
"My Hero Academia is set in a world in which 80% of humanity has developed some sort of special powers, known as quirks — not all of them super, and not all used for good — and focuses on a young boy who obsessively follows the new heroes while having no abilities of his own."

Production
On October 24, 2018, an American live-action film adaptation of the popular manga, My Hero Academia, with Legendary Entertainment, and Shueisha (who published the manga) set to produce and develop the potential film, while Toho would distribute the film in Japan. On August 13, 2021, when it was revealed that Japanese filmmaker Shinsuke Sato was attached to direct the film, marking his English-language debut. On December 12, 2022, it was announced that the film would debut on Netflix and that Joby Harold would write the screenplay.

On December 11, 2023, Joby Harold revealed that they are actively working on the film.

Filming
Don Burgess serves as the cinematographer.

Post-production
Spencer Averick serves as an editor.