Mattson Tomlin Says He’s No Longer Involved With Live Action Mega Man Movie

The long-in-development live action Mega Man movie has received a rare update, though not a definitive one. Screenwriter Mattson Tomlin, who was reportedly attached to the project, recently responded to a fan asking whether the script was still moving forward or had been quietly cancelled.

“Don’t know if it has been canceled or not but it’s definitely not on my dance card anymore,” Tomlin said. “I wrote a fun set of drafts and then I believe another writer came on some years later. Hope it gets made, there was a really emotional and surprising way in.”

“Hollywood is sort of making a shift from being comic book obsessed to video game obsessed so I wouldn’t be surprised if it sees the light of day in some form,” Tomlin added, “but after so much time gone by, it’s unlikely I’ll have anything to do with it.”

Tomlin was also asked whether the film was ever intended to mix concepts from Battle Network, Mega Man X, and the classic series. According to him, that was not the case for his version.

“Mostly playing with elements of the first three games when I was working on it,” Tomlin said.

The live action Mega Man movie was officially announced by Capcom in 2018, with Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman attached to write and direct. Tomlin was later brought on to work on the script in 2020, and the project was subsequently reported to be in development at Netflix. Since then, however, official updates have been few and far between.

So, for now, the movie’s status remains unclear. It hasn't been publicly cancelled, but Tomlin’s comments make it clear that his version of the project is no longer moving forward with him attached.