![]() ![]() Others, which have not yet been made public, are also in the works. Small and big screen versions of God of War, Metal Gear Solid, Gears of War, Ghost of Tsushima, Gran Turismo, Fallout, Death Stranding, Twisted Metal, Borderlands, Bio Shock and another version of Assassin's Creed have been officially announced. Despite the chequered history of gaming themed movies and television - just take a look at the critical reception to movies such as Assassin's Creed, Warcraft or Street Fighter, for example - there are a whole host of projects already underway, The Last of Us series being universally praised is a rarity in this field. Listen to BBC Sounds gaming podcast Press X to Continue discuss the growing trend of gaming to television adaptations movie is clearly very different to the post-apocalyptic world seen in The Last of Us but a successful outing at the box office will still likely encourage studio bosses to look at other games that could be adapted.Ĭritically speaking, some of the most successful silver screen game adaptations have been movies like Sonic the Hedgehog and Detective Pikachu, which target a younger family audience. Maybe there's going to be a Red Dead Redemption movie? There should be, because I think that just as good or even better story than The Last of Us." "And there are some great games that have yet to be explored in television or film. "They used the video game almost like a storyboard and I was like, 'Whoa, this looks just the same.' It's basically all from the game with just a couple of tweaks. And what's crazy is how loyal it is to the original source material. He explains: "I'm a fan of adaptations, when done right. ![]() Listen to BBC Sounds gaming podcast Press X to Continue discuss why gaming movies have often flopped ![]() ![]() Historically speaking, gaming adaptations have struggled to be as popular with critics and fans in a new medium when compared to the originals, but Black says the recent success of HBO series The Last of Us has proved that gaming stories can work in a linear medium. He has his own YouTube channel with a mix of gaming and music content, and plays a variety of titles from Minecraft to Doom. Jack Black argues that adapting Mario to the silver screen is a no-brainer because it comes with a built-in audienceīlack is a big fan of video games. ![]()
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