MegaMind (film)

MegaMind is an upcoming American superhero film, serving as a live-action remake of the 2010 DreamWorks Animation film Megamind. Directed and produced by Will Speck and Josh Gordon from a screenplay by Karl Gajdusek, the film pulls from the earlier, more-mature drafts of the animated film, as well as its final product. the film Jack Quaid stars as the titular character, with Alexandra Shipp, Michael Gandolfini, John Mulaney, and Austin Butler among the cast. It is set to be released in theaters and Peacock on November 5, 2024, by Universal Pictures.
== Premise ==
For years, the supervillain MegaMind has been battling his arch-nemesis, Metro City's very own superhero Metro-Man, and always fails to defeat him upon every confrontation. However, one day this also flips upside down when MegaMind finally takes down the caped hero permanently. Unfortunately, with the cycle of battles broken, the villain is left with an empty feeling. To revive his former passion, he decides to create a new superhero, ultimately choosing Hal Stewart, a seemingly harmless slacker, as his subject. Unknowing to MegaMind, the new hero has much different intentions to use his powers for.
== Cast ==
* Jack Quaid as Magnus Mens / MegaMind
* Alexandra Shipp as Roxanne Ritchie
* Michael Gandolfini as Hal Guy Stewart / Titan
* John Mulaney as the voice of M.I.N.I.O.N. (Mechanical Individual Nobody Is Overtaking Never)
* Austin Buter as Peter Kent / Metro-Man
== Production ==
In Septmber 2023, a live-action remake of DreamWorks Animation's Megamind (2023) was revealed to have secretly been filming prior to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, with Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, BRON Creative, Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road Pictures, Will Ferrell (who starred in the original) and Jessica Elbaum's Gloria Sanchez Productions, and directors/producers Will Speck and Josh Gordon's Speck Gordon, Inc. companies.
In November 2023, following the strike's conclusion, Jack Quaid was revealed to be in the title role, co-starring alongside Alexandra Shipp, Michael Gandolfini, John Mulaney, Austin Butler.
== Release ==
MegaMind will be released theatrically and via streaming on Peacock on November 5, 2024, by Universal Pictures.