Micronauts (comics): Difference between revisions

===Films===

* After Hasbro acquired the rights to the Micronauts toyline, Paramount Pictures in conjunction with [[J. J. Abrams]] was in negotiations to develop a movie version of the franchise in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23633|title= Is Abrams Preparing To Invade Inner Space?|work= Comic Book Resources|date= November 6, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130927115455/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23633|archive-date= September 27, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 24, 2013}}</ref> The planned project made little progress, though in November 2015, Paramount said that it was still planning a ''Micronauts'' film adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2015/film/news/paramount-transformers-g-i-joe-micronauts-1201645954/|title= Paramount Moves Forward on ''Transformers'', ''G.I. Joe'', and ''Micronauts''|first= Dave|last= McNary|date= November 20, 2015|work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160601114228/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/paramount-transformers-g-i-joe-micronauts-1201645954/|archive-date= June 1, 2016|url-status= live|quote= Paramount and Hasbro are moving forward on selecting screenwriters for their ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' franchises along with launching a ''Micronauts'' movie.}}</ref> Later in December, both Hasbro and Paramount were planning a cinematic universe combining Micronauts with ''[[G.I. Joe (film series)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]'', ''[[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|M.A.S.K.]]'' and ''[[Rom (comics)|Rom]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-hasbro-gi-joe-universe-848920|title=Paramount, Hasbro Creating Movie Universe Around G.I. Joe, Four Other Brands (Exclusive)|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last= Kilday|first= Gregg|date= December 15, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160326020935/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-hasbro-gi-joe-universe-848920|archive-date= March 26, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref> Several writers, such as [[Michael Chabon]], [[Brian K. Vaughan]], [[Nicole Perlman]], Lindsey Beer, [[Cheo Coker]], [[John Francis Daley]], [[Jonathan Goldstein (filmmaker)|Jonathan Goldstein]], [[Joe Robert Cole]], [[Jeff Pinkner]], Nicole Riegel and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]] joined to the writers' room in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hasbro-cinematic-universe-takes-shape-886316|title=Hasbro Cinematic Universe Takes Shape With Michael Chabon, Brian K. Vaughan, Akiva Goldsman (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last= Kit|first= Borys|date=April 21, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160610120217/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hasbro-cinematic-universe-takes-shape-886316|archive-date= June 10, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Couch|first=Aaron|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paramount-sets-gi-joe-dungeons-dragons-release-dates-1069024|title=Paramount Sets ''G.I. Joe'', ''Dungeons & Dragons'' Release Dates|date=December 18, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190510200715/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paramount-sets-gi-joe-dungeons-dragons-release-dates-1069024|archive-date= May 10, 2019|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/g-i-joe-micronauts-both-pushed-later-on-release-schedule-by-paramount-1202629130/|title=''G.I. Joe'' & ''Micronauts'' Both Pushed Later On Release Schedule By Paramount|date=June 7, 2019|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|publisher=Deadline|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190703064150/https://deadline.com/2019/06/g-i-joe-micronauts-both-pushed-later-on-release-schedule-by-paramount-1202629130/|archive-date= July 3, 2019|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all|access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, [[Dean DeBlois]] was attached to write and direct the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-train-your-dragon-filmmaker-tackling-micronauts-film-1241159|title='How to Train Your Dragon' Filmmaker Dean DeBlois Tackling 'Micronauts' for Paramount, Hasbro (Exclusive)|date=September 23, 2019|last=Kit|first=Borys|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|df= mdy-all|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> By November 2020, Paramount removed the film from its release schedule.<ref name="THROff2021Release">{{cite news |last1=Beresford |first1=Trilby |title=Paramount Pictures Takes Michael B. Jordan Pic 'Without Remorse', 'Micronauts' Off 2021 Release Calendar |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paramount-pictures-takes-michael-b-jordan-pic-without-remorse-micronauts-off-2021-release-calendar |access-date=April 4, 2021 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>