Universal's live-action 'Magic School Bus' with Elizabeth Banks as Ms. Frizzle

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Universal Pictures and Marc Platt productions is bringing Scholastic's The Magic School Bus to big screen. Elizabeth Banks has also signed on to play the very popular Ms. Frizzle.

"We are delighted to bring to life the iconic Ms. Frizzle and her zest for knowledge and adventure in a fresh new way that inspires the next generation of kids to explore science and supports the dedicated teachers who help make science real and accessible for young learners every day," said Brownstone Productions Chief Strategy Officer Iole Lucchese. "We're also extremely excited to be working with such top-tier partners as Elizabeth Banks, Marc Platt Productions, Brownstone Productions, Universal Pictures, and all of the amazing talent assembled for this noteworthy feature film."

I loved the books and TV series as a kid. Plus, the students at my school do as well. They also recently got to wtach the sequel series on Netflix, so I am curious to see how this all turns out.

https://deadline.com/2020/06/universal-elizabeth-banks-marc-platt-bringing-scholastics-the-magic-school-bus-to-the-big-screen-1202969656/

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I hope it's like the awesome live action trailer for the magic school bus (https://miscrave.com/articles/magic-school-bus-the-movie/)

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I really think Lily Tomlin (Valerie Frizzle) and Kate McKinnon (Fiona Frizzle from Rides Again) should definitely have cameos or small parts in the movie. I couldn't believe that Danny Tamberelli (The Adventures of Pete and Pete, All That) was the voice of Arnold from seasons 2-4. Maybe he would be interested in having some small part in this. I also hope the movie will have both Phoebe and Jyoti, the latter was introduced in the sequel series The Magic School Bus Rides Again. The writers of that show sent Phoebe back to her old school. I know they wanted to be more diverse, with Jyoti being Indian-American, but there was no reason to write Phoebe off completely. They didn?t even have her make a guest appearance in either season of that show.

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I really think Lily Tomlin (Valerie Frizzle) and Kate McKinnon (Fiona Frizzle from Rides Again) should definitely have cameos or small parts in the movie. I couldn't believe that Danny Tamberelli (The Adventures of Pete and Pete, All That) was the voice of Arnold from seasons 2-4. Maybe he would be interested in having some small part in this. I also hope the movie will have both Phoebe and Jyoti, the latter was introduced in the sequel series The Magic School Bus Rides Again. The writers of that show sent Phoebe back to her old school. I know they wanted to be more diverse, with Jyoti being Indian-American, but there was no reason to write Phoebe off completely. They didn?t even have her make a guest appearance in either season of that show.

I think only us two have watched the 2 seasons of the netflix reboot and I also think it is mediocre (https://miscrave.com/articles/magic-school-bus-rides-again/), I completely agree with you with Phoebe not being there and I mean the original cast was already diverse, making it more diverse is fine but why eliminate a very memorable character. I mean in general the designs of the reboot sucks, all of the children look the same except for their skin tone, it also lacks any personality, it feels like a Nick Jr show. A shame that the 90s cartoon with some outdated science is better edutainment for children than this new version.

So much wasted potential.

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After six years of no news, the film is in the works again. Banks is still attached to play Ms. Frizzle. Rob Letterman (Detective Pikachu) will write and direct the film.

Scholastic, the publisher behind the book series, will produce, along with Banks’s Brownstone Productions, Marc Platt Productions and Legendary.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/magic-school-bus-movie-elizabeth-banks-1236627989/

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I didn't even know I posted in this thread :lol: I guess it's really only us 2 fans Ranger Scout :tlol:

Elizabeth Banks would make a great Ms Frizzle. If they have good writers this could be a very fun movie. or some kid slop, who knows could go either way.

[ToTheNines]

I loved Magic School Bus and it’s the only thing they ever put on at my kid’s preschool, so he found it completely independent of me. I’d love to see this become a reality.

[Andrew NDB]

I've never seen the Magic School Bus animated anything, but those books definitely were from a magical time in my youth.

Along with the BerenSTEIN Bears books.

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I've never seen the Magic School Bus animated anything, but those books definitely were from a magical time in my youth.

Along with the BerenSTEIN Bears books.

Thats a rare situation where someone has only read the books, but never watched the TV show or movie. The 90's PBS animated TV series was a wonderful show. Episodes are now playing on YouTube for free. The Netflix sequel series was just all right.

[ToTheNines]

I've never seen the Magic School Bus animated anything, but those books definitely were from a magical time in my youth.

Along with the BerenSTEIN Bears books.

You ****in’ kook!