Editing Battle of the Planets (section)

==Legacy==
===Scrapped reboot===
An animated reboot, with the working subtitle ''Phoenix Ninjas'', was planned to have been produced by [[Nelvana]], [[d-rights]] and Tatsunoko.<ref>{{cite news|title=Battle of the Planets blasts into the 21st century|work=[[Playback (magazine)|Kidscreen]]|date=13 January 2015|url=http://kidscreen.com/2015/01/13/battle-of-the-planets-blasts-into-the-21st-century/|access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Battle of the Planets/Gatchaman Gets Reboot by Beyblade Team|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=20 November 2014|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-20/battle-of-the-planets-gatchaman-gets-reboot-by-beyblade-team/.81279|access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)|work=USPTO|date=4 March 2015|url=http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4808:ntakvy.2.1|access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref> Aimed at the 6-11 male demographic, the project was conceived when d-rights expressed interest in Nelvana rebooting the franchise following the success of the second generation of ''[[Beyblade: Metal Fusion|Beyblade]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Dillon|title=State of the industry: Canadian kids TV|work=TBI Vision|date=21 April 2015|url=http://tbivision.com/features/2015/04/hold-tight-the-ups-and-downs-of-canadian-kids-tv-in-2015/420492/|access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref> No new information on the project has surfaced since 2016 and it appears to be scrapped as Nelvana's parent company [[Corus Entertainment]] removed the press release from their official website.

===Live-action film===
It was announced at the 2019 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] that [[Russo brothers|Joe and Anthony Russo]] are producing a live-action ''Battle of the Planets'' film through their production company, [[AGBO]], with the possibility of directing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/russo-brothers-agbo-studios-developing-grimjack-comics-adapting-japanese-anime-battle-of-the-planets-comic-con-1202649229/|title=Russo Brothers' AGBO Studios Developing 'Grimjack Comics' & Japanese Anime 'Battle Of The Planets' – Comic-Con|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=July 19, 2019|work=Deadline|language=en|access-date=July 19, 2019}}</ref> On July 22, 2021, it was announced the duo have brought [[Daniel Casey (screenwriter)|Daniel Casey]] to write the script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/russo-brothers-battle-of-the-planets-f9-daniel-casey-writing-1234798128/|title='F9' Scribe Daniel Casey To Write AGBO's 'Battle Of The Planets' Feature – Comic-Con|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=July 22, 2021|work=Deadline|language=en|access-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref> In a video interview with AP Entertainment on July 1, 2022, Joe Russo said they are still working on the movie.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russo Brothers Open to Marvel Return, Say X-Men Would Be a Fun Project |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/russo-brothers-open-to-marvel-return-x-men-fun-project/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Marvel |language=en}}</ref>