While Comic-Con @Home is taking place right now, a story from the in-person Comic-Con from two years ago is still bearing fruit. It was then that the Russo Brothers announced their development of a live-action Battle of the Planets movie through their AGBO production label. And now they’ve finally named a writer, F9 scribe Daniel Casey.
Casey has joined the Russo Brothers on Battle of the Planets, which they’re planning as a huge multimedia franchise. They’ll be working with Tatsunoko, creators of the classic anime known as Gatchaman in Japan, to come up with ideas to create an entire cinematic universe.
Battle of the Planets is based on the 1970s Japanese anime series which follows a team known as G-Force. Together, the colorful team members battle evil from the planet Spectra. The series has been adapted numerous times before, including a Japanese live-action movie in 2013.
Pretty good way for Casey to followup the biggest hit of his career, F9, which has nearly hit $600M worldwide. [Deadline]
