Epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson is notorious for his prolific output, as well as his transparency about the state of his numerous projects, such as the ongoing fan-favorite Mistborn novels. In his 2024 "State of the Sanderson" blog post (via Brandon Sanderson), where he summarized his progress this year, the author made a number of announcements about his works; most of those were positive, but there was also the unfortunate news that the Mistborn movie is officially dead in the water. Sadly, that's likely the final nail in the coffin for any hopes to see Millie Bobby Brown playing Mistborn's heroine Vin.

With Mistborn no longer moving forward, at least in that particular incarnation, that means there are no currently active projects to adapt any part of Sanderson's Cosmere multiverse for the screen. Yet with the Cosmere's very foundation now shaking in the wake of the explosive ending of the latest Stormlight Archive novel,...