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|title1=Untitled ''The Magic School Bus'' feature film
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* Elizabeth Banks ([[Ms. Frizzle (film)|Ms. Frizzle]])
* Max Handleman
* Marc Platt
* Iole Lucchese
* Caitlin Friedman
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A '''live-action feature film adaptation of [[The Magic School Bus franchise|''The'' ''Magic School Bus'']]''' is currently in development.<ref>https://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/bruce-degen-illustrator-magic-school-bus-dies-79</ref> The movie is being produced by Universal Pictures, Scholastic Entertainment, and Brownstone Productions; and will star [[Elizabeth Banks]] as an unknown [[Ms. Frizzle (disambiguation)|Ms. Frizzle]]. It has yet to be released.

== Cast ==

* Elizabeth Banks as [[Ms. Frizzle (film character)|Ms. Frizzle]]

== Appearances ==

* [[Ms. Frizzle (film character)|Ms. Frizzle]]
* [[Liz Ard (film character)|Liz Ard]]
* [[The Magic School Bus (vehicle in film)|The Magic School Bus]]

== Trivia ==

* This film will be the first ''Magic School Bus'' project in a resolution higher than 1080p/i (as most modern films are natively shot in 4–8K)
** This is the second time ''The Magic School Bus'' franchise switches to a higher display resolution, the first being “[[Frizzle of the Future]]” when the brand switched from 480i to 1080p.
* This marks the second time that the franchise has been officially adapted for live action.
**The first time this happened was in [[A Magic School Bus Halloween|''A Magic School Bus Halloween'']].
* It is unknown whether the movie will be set in the continuity of Cole and Degen, ''The Magic School Bus (1994)'' and ''The Magic School Bus Rides Again,'' or ''The Magic School Bus: Mighty Explorers.''
* Iole Lucchese of Scholastic Entertainment also worked on [[Joanna Cole specials|Season 3 of ''The Magic School Bus Rides Again'']].
* With its physical media releases, the movie will bring ''The Magic School Bus'' to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time.
* This and the [[Untitled The Magic School Bus TV series|spin-off series]] will be the first ''MSB'' media since Scholastic purchased 9 Story in 2024.

== References ==
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<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/06/25/magic-school-bus-movie-star-elizabeth-banks-ms-frizzle/3257770001/</ref>
<ref>https://www.popsugar.com/family/magic-school-bus-movie-47573386</ref>
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# https://variety.com/2020/film/news/elizabeth-banks-magic-school-bus-movie-ms-frizzle-1234689760/

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