Invincible creator Robert Kirkman confirms live-action movie is still happening!

Thanks to Prime Video's animated adaptation, Invincible is one of the most popular superhero properties in the world right now. Everyone wants a slice. For instance, Skybound Entertainment is in early development of a triple-A video game, and of course, a live-action movie has long been in the works at Universal.

Announced in 2017, the live-action movie seems no closer to becoming a reality than it was back then. Almost seven years after it was announced, Robert Kirkman has finally weighed in on the project. The good news? It's still very much happening! The bad news? Invincible on the big screen remains many years away. In terms of a timeline, we don't know, but Kirkman recently joked to The Direct that "it may take so long that Timothée Chalamet can play Omni-Man."

Speaking more candidly on the matter, Kirkman explained that the movie isn't being scrapped. The team is just biding their time to make it perfect. "It's still in development," he confirmed. "We're still working with Universal. You know, the show is going so well. I think the movie absolutely has to be perfect. And so it's taking a lot of time, like getting the pieces aligned and getting everything to work so that we can come out and make it as good as it can possibly be."

He went on to offer a somewhat disappointing update, revealing that the movie's release isn't coming anytime soon:

""So it's been in development for a long time, and it's probably going to be in development for a while longer. Okay, the comic is this one thing, and then this animated series is this other thing, and now this movie has to be this third thing. It's very difficult, but we've got a good team behind it.""

If I was to predict when we'll see it, I think the movie will premiere after Prime Video's animated adaptation has ended. That way Invincible content is not totally saturated. The TV show is absolutely fantastic. Season 3 will premiere in 2025. While we don't have an official release date yet, Kirkman has previously hinted that a season 3 release date will be announced later this year. Watch this space.

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