According to Deadline, the film is still in its “early stages of production,” although the notion of a Beyblade film has been circulating around for some time. In 2015, Deadline claimed that Paramount had acquired the rights to produce a live-action Beyblade film, which would be directed by Mary Parent (who previously worked on Pacific Rim, Detective Pikachu, and Dune). Now, Deadline claims that the project has added writers Neil Widener and Gavin James to its roster, in addition to Bruckheimer.
Given the paucity of information regarding the Beyblade adaptation, it’s difficult to determine whether it’ll be worth a try. While it’s difficult to fathom how a film about top fighting might be interesting, the authors won’t be the first to do it — let’s just hope it’s better than the one commercial featuring a Beyblade rap song.
