Maya Hawke has joined the upcoming live-action Magic: The Gathering film, the first casting announcement for the project from Hasbro Entertainment and Legendary Entertainment.

Matt Johnson, known for “BlackBerry,” will direct and co-write the screenplay with Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitzgerald, while the plot remains under wraps.

Hawke’s character has not been disclosed, and it is unclear whether the film will adapt established game lore or tell an original story.

The film draws on a franchise that began as a collectible card game in 1993 and has since developed extensive lore across novels, comics and online stories.

Fans have speculated that Hawke could play a familiar character such as Chandra Nalaar, Nissa Revane, Liliana Vess or Elspeth Tirel, but none of those possibilities has been confirmed.

The production may draw on Dune’s filmmaking resources, with storyboard artists, costume designers and location scouts from that project contributing to the Magic film.

The studios have not said which part of the Magic universe the movie will explore or announced a release date.

The project remains in development, with casting and story details still to come and no production timeline or premiere date announced.

The film revives a long-running effort to bring Magic: The Gathering to the screen after earlier plans involving Universal, Fox and Netflix stalled or were scrapped.

The live-action feature is separate from Netflix’s animated Magic: The Gathering series, which is in development with Terry Matalas as showrunner.

The film is intended to launch a broader screen universe, with potential to expand into television as Hasbro and Legendary extend the franchise beyond the tabletop game.