Games are taking over the silver screen yet again
It seems like just about every game these days is slated to be adapted to film or TV, and Hazelight Studio’s Game of the Year winnerIt Takes Twois next up on that list of adaptations. As exclusively reported byVarietythis morning, the studio is teaming up with dj2 Entertainment for the project, who are best known for producing theSonicmovie and its sequel.
Hazelight’s founder andIt Takes Two‘s creative director Josef Fares shared his thoughts: “Creating the world and story inIt Takes Twowas so much fun for me and the team. Since it has a strong narrative with many crazy characters and just as crazy co-op action moments, the potential is huge for a great adaption to film or television.”
As of now, there isn’t any particular studio or network attached to the project, but according to Variety’s sources, there’s a multi-party bidding war going on to see who snags the idea. We do know who the writers are, though — Pat Casey and Josh Miller, who have also written both of theSonicfilms.
In addition to theIt Takes Twoadaptation, dj2 also has some other gaming-to-film/TV projects in the works, like a live-actionLife is Strangeshow, an animatedTomb Raidershow for Netflix, and the adaptation I am personallymost excited for, a live-actionDisco Elysiumseries.
I have this theory that video game adaptations are going to be the next big thing to take over box offices and streaming services after the big superhero boom, and news like this further confirms that hunch. We’re still a few years out from a complete takeover, but after the massive success of shows likeThe WitcherandArcane, it’s really only a matter of time before the rest of the entertainment industry catches up.
