Legendary Developing With Elizabeth Banks To Star

Key Points:

• Legendary Entertainment and Scholastic Entertainment are developing a live-action feature adaptation of The Magic School Bus, with Rob Letterman set to write and direct, and Elizabeth Banks producing and starring as Ms. Frizzle.
• The project moved to Legendary after Universal's rights lapsed; previously, Universal had planned a live-action/animated hybrid version with Scholastic and Banks in 2020.
• The Magic School Bus franchise, celebrating its 40th anniversary, has sold over 90 million books and expanded into TV series, digital platforms, stage musicals, and video games.
• Elizabeth Banks, known for recent roles and producing work on Apple TV and Prime Video projects, will produce alongside multiple producers from Scholastic, Brownstone, Marc Platt Productions, and Legendary.
• Director Rob Letterman, known for Pokémon: Detective Pikachu and Goosebumps, joins Legendary amid their slate of high-profile upcoming projects including Dune: Part Three and a live-action Gundam movie.