All the way back in early 2020 it was announced that a film adaptation of the popular Gearbox FPS franchise Borderlands was in the works, with horror director Eli Roth heading its production. Though we have yet to get a trailer for the film, The Borderlands Movie has now gotten …
Read More »Kojima will not direct the Death Stranding film – but he’s heavily involved
One of Hideo Kojima’s goals with the creation of Kojima Productions was to eventually expand beyond gaming and into other mediums such as films and TV. This wish seems to have come true with the announcement that a Death Stranding film is on the way. Details were light at the …
Read More »Five Nights At Freddy’s film gets first teaser trailer
Five Nights At Freddy’s may just be one of the biggest indie franchises of all time, with the simplicity of the original game giving way to 9 titles in total, a dozen books and now a film. Set to arrive in cinemas on the 27th of October, the first teaser …
Read More »The Super Mario Bros. Movie becomes highest-grossing game adaptation ever
After a great deal of anticipation The Super Mario Bros. Movie is here and has been breaking records left and right, with the film managing to achieve the biggest video game adaptation opening. Less than a week after hitting this record, the film has continued to rake in hundreds of …
Read More »The Super Mario Bros. Movie breaks record for biggest video game adaptation opening
After a great deal of anticipation The Super Mario Bros. Movie is here and has been breaking records left and right, already cementing itself as one of the highest grossing video game adaptations despite only premiering days ago. Over the Easter weekend, The Super Mario Bros. Movie managed a truly …
Read More »Return to Silent Hill film officially detailed
Late last year Konami broke its years of ‘silence’ on the publisher’s Silent Hill gaming franchise, announcing a bunch of new video game projects as well as revealing that they are once again tackling a Silent Hill horror film. Little was known at the time, though we now have information …
Read More »Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct announced
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is set to be huge for Nintendo, with fans across the world both hardcore and casual alike seemingly excited to see what the minds at Nintendo and Illumination have in store for the Italian plumber. Ahead of the film’s premiere on the 7th of April, …
Read More »A Death Stranding film is in the works
One of Hideo Kojima’s goals with the creation of Kojima Productions was to eventually expand beyond gaming and into other mediums such as films and TV. It seems Kojima’s wish has been granted, as a Death Stranding film has officially been announced. As reported by Deadline, Kojima Productions is partnering …
Read More »Netflix is making a Gears of War film and an animated series
Microsoft has wanted to get a Gears of War movie off the ground for a long time and now following on from the Halo TV series, we'll finally be getting one. Netflix has teamed up with Xbox and The Coalition to develop a live-action Gears of War film, in addition …
Read More »Sony is looking to turn Days Gone into a movie
While the team behind Days Gone wanted to move straight onto a bigger and better sequel to the game, Sony passed, but that doesn't mean the company doesn't have future plans for the IP. While we aren't getting a Days Gone 2 soon, Sony has apparently begun exploring a movie …
Read More »Chris Pratt’s Mario voice will be “unlike anything you’ve heard”
Recently, the founder of animation studio Illumination discussed Chris Pratt and his role as Mario in the upcoming film based on the iconic video game franchise. In the wake of this discourse, Chris Pratt himself addressed fans, claiming that his rendition of Mario will be “unlike anything you've heard in …
Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog 2 surpasses $400 million at Box Office
The Sonic the Hedgehog cinematic universe has made lemonade out of lemons; taking a universally panned trailer and turning it into a box office hit – spawning a sequel just a few short years later to even greater success. After two and a half months in cinemas, Sonic the Hedgehog …
Read More »“Criticism will evaporate” when people hear Chris Pratt as Mario
Video game films are a hot commodity currently, with all manner of franchises taking a transmedia approach to their intellectual properties. The announcement that Chris Pratt would be voicing the iconic Mario in an upcoming film surprised many, though according to the studio “when people hear Chris Pratt's performance, the …
Read More »A cancelled Deus Ex film script has been unearthed
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is an interesting game which went through a large number of development struggles ultimately concluding with a game that did not inherit all of the desired content originally planned. Despite this, the game was successful and a film was announced. Though never released, the original script …
Read More »BioShock movie back in the works at Netflix
We've known for a while now that Netflix is looking to expand its roster of video game adaptations, both in the form of films and TV series. After tackling the likes of Resident Evil and Castlevania, Netflix will now be trying its hand at a BioShock adaptation. In partnership with …
Read More »Sony is releasing a film made in Dreams to cinema
Media Molecule’s Dreams is an ambitious and highly impressive piece of kit. While not a game per se, the studio has created a flexible and accessible game engine which can be used for all manner of media. We are now seeing Dreams bare fruit, as a film being developed using …
Read More »Mario will not have an Italian accent in the film
Many Nintendo fans were left surprised by the announcement that Chris Pratt will voice Mario in the upcoming animated Super Mario film. One of the biggest unanswered questions is how Mario will sound. With Charles Martinet voicing the character for so long, Pratt’s rendition will be interesting to see. One …
Read More »Nintendo will make more films based on their games
While film adaptations of video games have existed for decades now, we have seen a recent uptick in the number of IPs being brought from games to other mediums. Nintendo is also joining in with its upcoming Mario movie. It won’t be its last either, as more Nintendo films are …
Read More »Uncharted film finally gets its first trailer
The Uncharted film has had an extremely troubled development. Announced all the way back in 2008, the film underwent half a dozen director turnovers, complete rewrites and more. Now, we are finally set to see the fruits of all this labour when the Uncharted film releases on the 18th of …
Read More »Chris Pratt will voice Mario in new film
Nintendo recently held a Direct where among the announcement of many new games and updates to older titles, the console manufacturer gave fans the first details for the upcoming Mario movie. The most surprising thing however was the reveal that Chris Pratt will play the titular Mario, with Jack Black …
Read More »Idris Elba to voice Knuckles in Sonic Movie sequel
While the film’s initial reveal was rife with controversy, the final release of the Sonic the Hedgehog film in 2020 was met with a surprising amount of enthusiasm from both dedicated fans and casual observers. Ahead of its sequel's release next year, it has now been revealed that Sonic's friend …
Read More »BioWare director explains why Mass Effect movie was dropped
Over the years, a number of high profile video games have been set to get film adaptations, only for the projects to be stuck in development hell and never move forward. Mass Effect is no exception, and at long last, we've finally learned why the Mass Effect movie never got …
Read More »Mortal Kombat movie trailer released
The past few years have seen a major increase in both the number and quality of video game-related films. From movies such as Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedgehog, and many more upcoming titles, it would seem as though the age of film adaptations for video games is back once again. …
Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog movie sequel announced and dated
Many trepidatious fans were left surprised following the release of the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie. What was first mocked for its initial character design and tone following the original trailer eventually turned into a surprisingly funny family friendly film.Thanks to its commercial success, a sequel was all but confirmed. …
Read More »Sony’s Uncharted movie delayed to 2022
Sony Pictures and Naughty Dog have been trying to get an Uncharted movie off the ground for many years now. It is finally happening, with Tom Holland set to take on the role of Nathan Drake but unfortunately, the film will no longer be coming out this year. Initially, Uncharted …
Read More »The Uncharted movie finally begins filming
The movie adaptation of the popular first-party PlayStation franchise Uncharted has spent more than a decade in development hell. With more than six separate directors signing onto the project before ultimately leaving, and a litany of complete script rewrites, some fans wondered whether the film would ever see the light …
Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog is getting a sequel film
After the original trailer dropped, it seemed that the Sonic the Hedgehog movie would flop due to universal dislike for the character's design. Fortunately, that design was overhauled and the movie turned out to be pretty good and well-liked. Now with all of that in mind, Paramount Pictures and SEGA …
Read More »Sony’s Uncharted movie loses another director
Film adaptations of video games don't have a great reputation but studios are still eager to make attempts. Sony in particular has been trying to get an Uncharted movie off the ground for years now and even cast Spider-Man lead, Tom Holland, as Nathan Drake. However, the film has suffered …
Read More »Sonic has been redesigned for live-action film, new trailer released
Back in May, the first trailer for the Sonic The Hedgehog live-action movie dropped, revealing a rather shocking, humanised design for the character. It didn't take long for criticisms to send the film creators back to the drawing board and now, there is a new trailer for the film featuring …
Read More »Knights of the Old Republic is apparently getting turned into a movie
While EA seems to be opposed to the idea of letting BioWare return to Knights of the Old Republic, Lucasfilm might have other plans of its own. According to reports this week, BioWare's treasured Star Wars title is being turned into a movie. Lucasfilm has been drawing inspiration from the …
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