That didn’t take long – the rumoured deal between filmmaker Legendary and The Pokemon Company has been confirmed, according to reports. Hollywood Reporter reckons that the first film to emerge from the partnership will be a live-action take on Detective Pikachu, a 3DS game of which was released in Japan …
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Pair co-develop film spin-off The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed
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14 years, three generations of hardware and countless innuendos after it first appeared, Insomniac’s lombax-meets-robot series of action platformers has been reborn on the PS4 – with a silver screen debut to boot. Studio head Chad Dezern walks through the franchise’s history
Read More »And the next game to be made into a film is… Fruit Ninja
An Assassin’s Creed film? Sure, that makes sense. Angry Birds? Well, if you must. Tetris? Seriously, dude what are you on? Fruit Ninja? Now you’re just trolling. Except this is no troll. The Hollywood Reporter says that Fruit Ninja is indeed the next big game IP in line for the …
Read More »There’s a $1,200 special edition Assassin’s Creed movie ticket pre-order
Ubisoft is often cited for the multitude of ways in which is tempts consumers to pre-order its games, and it’s staying loyal to this approach for its upcoming movie, too. VG247 reports that ticket pre-sale site Kernal currently has a range of ticket pre-orders up for grabs, the most expensive …
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Irrational Games co-founder will remain at 2K while working with firm behind Sam Barlow’s WarGames
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Hartbeat Digital and film company Lionsgate collaborating with studio on ‘social adventure title’
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Phil Tippett collaborating with HappyGiant on photogrammetry technology for HoloGrid: Monster Battle
Read More »Fifty Shades of Grey producer is making a Metro 2033 film
The Metro series is to branch out into the wilderness of cinemas. Hollywood producer Michael De Luca, whose credits include the 50 Shades of Grey movie adaptation (as well as a string of other hits such as The Social Network and Captain Phillips), has teamed up with author Dmitry Glukhovsky …
Read More »‘Live-action and animation hybrid’ Sonic movie still in the works
Sega has re-confirmed a new big-screen outing for its iconic blue hedgehog. Speaking to The World Folio, as spotted by Nintendo Life, Sega Sammy president and CEO Hajime Satomi said: Sega Sammy Group is currently planning with Sony Pictures to create a live-action and animation hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog movie …
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