shared
Shared may refer to:
* Sharing
* Shared ancestry or Common descent
* Shared care
* Shared-cost service
* Shared decision-making in medicine
* Shared delusion (disambiguation), Shared delusion, various meanings
* Shared government
* Shared intellig ...
fictional universes
A fictional universe, or fictional world, is a self-consistent setting with events, and often other elements, that differ from the real world. It may also be called an imagined, constructed, or fictional realm (or world). Fictional universes may ...
featuring characters from several franchises owned by
toy
A toy or plaything is an object that is used primarily to provide entertainment. Simple examples include toy blocks, board games, and dolls. Toys are often designed for use by children, although many are designed specifically for adults and pet ...
and entertainment company
Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of K ...
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing (often abbreviated as DDP) is an independent comic book publisher in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned proper ...
, 2003–2007)
**''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers'' (2003)
**''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers II'' (2004)
**''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers III: The Art of War'' (2006)
**''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers IV: Black Horizon'' (2007)
* ''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' series (2004,
Dreamwave Productions
Dreamwave Productions was a Canadian art design studio and comic book publisher founded in 1996. Best known for its comic book adaptations of Transformers, the company shut down on January 4, 2005.
History
Brothers Pat Lee and Roger Lee founde ...
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is ...
)
* ''The Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' series (IDW Publishing, 2014–2016)
** ''The Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' (2014)
** ''The Transformers vs. G.I. Joe: The Movie Adaptation'' (2016)
* ''Aw Yeah Revolution!'' (IDW Publishing, 2017)
* "When Worlds Collide" (
Grey Global Group
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, 2017, for HasCon)
* '' My Little Pony/Transformers'' series (IDW Publishing, 2020–2021)
** ''My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise!'' (2020)
**''My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron'' (2021)
Marvel Productions
New World Animation Ltd., formerly known as Marvel Productions, was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group, based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment ...
Inhumanoids
''Inhumanoids'' is the title of an animated series and the name of a Hasbro toy property that were both released in 1986. In the tradition of other Hasbro properties such as ''Transformers'', and '' G.I. Joe'', the show was produced by Sunbow Ent ...
''. These series had been hinted to share the same universe, mostly due to the appearance of the character named Hector Ramirez.
* The "Transformers Aligned Continuity" (comprising the animated series '' Transformers: Prime'' and '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise'') features a reference to M.A.S.K. as a division of the United States military that developed a special vehicle.
* ''
Dungeons & Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TS ...
Wizards of the Coast
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announced a new project focusing on several reboot films and television series based on ''Dungeons & Dragons'', starting with the film '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'', scheduled for March 3, 2023.
Other
* ''
Transformers
''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms ...
'' and ''
G.I. Joe
''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...
'' film series (cancelled)
** On March 28, 2014, producer
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Lorenzo di Bonaventura (; born January 13, 1957) is an American film producer and founder and owner of Di Bonaventura Pictures. He is best known for producing the G.I. Joe and ''Transformers'' film series. The films he produced have earned ove ...
announced that he is open to doing a crossover film between the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' film series ( Paramount Pictures and
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ...
). On June 23, di Bonaventura stated that a crossover was not likely to happen, but on July 9, he reassured there would still be a possibility. On October 23, 2015, Chu confirmed his intentions to make a crossover film between '' Jem'' (
Universal Pictures
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) with ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe''. On October 29, he hinted about ''Transformers'' possibly doing crossovers with other Hasbro products. On January 18, 2017,
D. J. Caruso
Daniel John Caruso Jr. (; born January 17, 1965) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His work encompasses a variety of genres, including thriller ('' Disturbia, Taking Lives''), drama ('' Standing Up''), horror (''The Disap ...
has stated that when he was in talks to be ''GI Joe 3s director, the discussion included a Transformers and G.I. Joe meeting. However, Paramount did not think the time was right to do so because they did not want to infringe on Michael Bay's running of the ''Transformers'' films.
* Five-property cinematic universe (cancelled)
** On December 15, 2015, Hasbro agreed with Paramount to a deal creating a five-property movie universe by then financing unit Allspark Pictures and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This new universe would consist of the current ''G.I. Joe'' film series alongside future film adaptations based on '' M.A.S.K.'', ''
Micronauts
Micronauts is a North American science fiction toyline manufactured and marketed by Mego from 1976 to 1980. The ''Micronauts'' toyline was based on and licensed from the ''Microman'' toyline created by Japanese-based toy company Takara in 1974. ...
'', ''
Rom
Rom, or ROM may refer to:
Biomechanics and medicine
* Risk of mortality, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient
* Rupture of membranes, a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac
* ...
The Hollywood Reporter
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confirmed that Lindsey Beer,
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon ( ;
born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, DC, he spent a year studying at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, gr ...
Jeff Pinkner
Jeff Pinkner (born November 16, 1964) is an American television and movie writer and producer.
Life and career
Born to a Jewish family,Nicole Perlman, Nicole Riegel, Geneva Robertson and Brian K. Vaughan have joined the writers' room for the cinematic universe. In March 2021, Lorenzo di Bonaventura stated the writers' room is disbanded, leaving the project in development hell.
* ''
Power Rangers
''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise '' Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS E ...
'' film/TV universe (planned)
** On December 13, 2019, it was reported that Jonathan Entwistle is in early negotiations to direct a new ''Power Rangers'' film reboot, with Patrick Burleigh being set to write the script. The plot will reportedly involve time travel and will be set in the 1990s. On October 20, 2020, It was announced that Entwistle will work on the reboot with Hasbro and Entertainment One as he will be overseeing, and directing, both film and television adaptations and the very next week, Deadline reported that Bryan Edward Hill will write the script for the reboot.
See also
*
List of comics based on Hasbro properties
List of comics based on Hasbro properties.
Publications ''Action Man''
* ''Action Man'' (2003, Panini Comics)
* ''Action Man'' (2004)
* ''Action Man: X Missions''
* ''Action Man'' (2016, IDW Publishing)
* ''Action Man: Revolution'' (2016, ID ...