6 Upcoming Video Game Movie and TV Adaptations We Can’t Wait To See – PCMag

It may come as a shock, but there was once a time when video games were considered unadaptable as hit movies. Constrained plots, nonsense celebrity casting, and cheesy dialogue had been the norm for theatrical adaptations of massive, blockbuster titles, plus they struggled to make their money back at the box office.

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In 1993, the Super Mario Bros. movie set a precedent for future releases. Very loosely based on the Super Mario franchise, it starred Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as Mario and Luigi, respectively. The duo traveled to a dystopian cityscape in another dimension to help their friend, Daisy, who’d been kidnapped by its denizens and the evil King Koopa, played by Dennis Hopper.  

Siskel & Ebert (Opens in a new window) tore into the movie, criticizing this for a lack of compelling characters, a horrible story, plus a severe misunderstanding of its target audience. They went so far as in order to say it was a complete waste associated with money. These same criticisms plagued other video game movies, such as 2005’s Alone in the particular Dark , a movie with so many flaws that it holds a solid 1% on Rotten Tomatoes (Opens in a new window) .

However , we’re now experiencing a video game adaptation renaissance. Arcane was based off the extremely popular League of Legends multiplayer game, and has been nominated for two Emmy awards earlier this year. Sonic the particular Hedgehog had been nominated for Family Movie of 2020 in the People’s Choice Awards. And Nintendo, despite being burned by the first Extremely Mario Bros. theatrical release, is once again (Opens in a new window) bringing the red-hatted plumber back to the silver screen.  

Many associated with Hollywood’s biggest studios are looking in order to jump on the video-game crossover bandwagon—so many that it’s hard to keep track. We’re here to let you know what to look out for and give you a little context on what’s to come.

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Borderlands

Gearbox Software is using the Borderlands franchise to the particular silver screen. The particular movie wrapped filming within 2021, yet aside from character silhouettes and limited behind-the-scenes footage, few other details have emerged. The Borderlands franchise has always been known for its bombastic, almost intentionally rude presentation. The particular series follows the exploits of “Vault Hunters” who travel in order to the fictional planet Pandora to score wealth, fame, power, or good ol’ chaos. The movie version, set with regard to a 2022 release, has some major names attached to it (Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart), and will be directed by Eli Roth.

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Comix Zone

Sega, empowered by the success from the last two Sonic movies, is adapting (Opens in a brand new window) its cult classic side-scroller, Comix Area. The title will be called Zone , and focus on the jaded comic book writer who gets sucked into the world of his final issue. The protagonist will have abilities dependent off their own meta knowledge of being within a comic book. The particular movie will be written simply by Mae Catt, who worked on the Emmy-winning series Young Justice , an animated collection based upon the amusing book of the same name. There’s no set launch date yet.

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Ghost of Tsushima

Following the success of Sucker Punch’s Ghosting of Tsushima in 2020, Sony Pictures kicked off a film version last year. The film recently scored Takashi Doscher as its author and Chad Stahelski through John Wick will direct. The film will follow the trials and tribulations of Jin Sakai because he rids the island of Tsushima from invading Mongol armies. Stahelski lately revealed in order to Collider (Opens in a new window) that the particular movie will be filmed entirely within Japanese, and feature an all-Japanese cast. A release date haven’t already been announced.

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Horizon: Zero Dawn

Guerilla Games’ post-apocalyptic action-RPG, Horizon: Zero Dawn , will be coming to Netflix. In the computer game, you salvage components from animal-like machines that roam the land to create the tools you need in order to survive plus uncover what brought the world to its knees. The TV series focuses on Aloy, an outcast of her tribe who does her best to survive in the 31st century after a worldwide catastrophe destroys the thriving civilization. Netflix has secured Steve Blackman ( The particular Umbrella Academy ) as showrunner (Opens in a brand new window) , but the cast and a release date hasn’t been announced.

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Space Channel 5

Space Channel 5, an additional cult-classic Sega title, was a rhythm game released in 1999 for the Sega Dreamcast in which a person played the reporter that fights away alien invaders using the particular power associated with music. The movie sees a reporter from the future pluck a fast food worker through the past to help stop a good alien invasion. The film will be written by (Opens inside a new window) Barry Battles ( The particular Baytown Outlaws ) and Nir Paniry ( Extracted ); we don’t have a release date however.

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The Last of Us

When The Last of Us dropped within 2013, PlayStation 3 fans were immediately drawn to heartfelt forged performances and the cinematic world developed simply by Naughty Dog. Following re-releases and a sequel, the post apocalyptic zombie shooter is usually getting one more chance in order to wow audiences when it drops like a full-length HBO series. Set to discharge in 2023, the show will follow (Opens in a brand new window) Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they travel across a dilapidated United States in order to stop the living dead outbreak.

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