PlayStation is reportedly eyeing District 9 director Neill Blomkamp to helm a Gran Turismo movie, which is said to be in the very early stages of development.
According to Deadline, Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions are re-teaming after the success of their most recent video-game-to-film collaboration Uncharted, which struck gold at the box office, to work on a new video game movie adaptation of Gran Turismo. The report claims that the two companies are considering Blomkamp to steer the project.
During an investor meeting on May 26, Sony apparently announced three major PlayStation franchises were getting TV adaptations with Horizon going to Netflix, God of War to Amazon, and Gran Turismo also in the works. However, Deadline claims the rumors of a Gran Turismo TV series are "not accurate," and the project is actually a game-to-film adaptation.
This isn't the first time the engines have been started on a Gran Turismo movie, as one such project was previously said to be in development in 2013. That film was set to be directed by Joseph Kosinski and would have centered around a gamer turned professional racer, whereas the plot for the newly-in-development Gran Turismo is being kept under the hood for now.
Blomkamp is perhaps best known as the co-writer and director of District 9, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He went on to helm Elysium and Chappie after that, as well as several horror shorts under his Oats Studios banner. He also filmed an "under-the-radar" supernatural horror movie during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gran Turismo franchise is a frontrunner in the racing game genre, having sold more than 85 million copies. The most recent addition, Gran Turismo 7, launched on PS5 and PS4 in March. IGN's review of the game recognized it as a "celebration" of the series with the best features, including "gorgeous graphics, a fantastic driving feel, and racing options galore."
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
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According to Deadline, Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions are re-teaming after the success of their most recent video-game-to-film collaboration Uncharted, which struck gold at the box office, to work on a new video game movie adaptation of Gran Turismo. The report claims that the two companies are considering Blomkamp to steer the project.
During an investor meeting on May 26, Sony apparently announced three major PlayStation franchises were getting TV adaptations with Horizon going to Netflix, God of War to Amazon, and Gran Turismo also in the works. However, Deadline claims the rumors of a Gran Turismo TV series are "not accurate," and the project is actually a game-to-film adaptation.
This isn't the first time the engines have been started on a Gran Turismo movie, as one such project was previously said to be in development in 2013. That film was set to be directed by Joseph Kosinski and would have centered around a gamer turned professional racer, whereas the plot for the newly-in-development Gran Turismo is being kept under the hood for now.
Blomkamp is perhaps best known as the co-writer and director of District 9, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He went on to helm Elysium and Chappie after that, as well as several horror shorts under his Oats Studios banner. He also filmed an "under-the-radar" supernatural horror movie during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gran Turismo franchise is a frontrunner in the racing game genre, having sold more than 85 million copies. The most recent addition, Gran Turismo 7, launched on PS5 and PS4 in March. IGN's review of the game recognized it as a "celebration" of the series with the best features, including "gorgeous graphics, a fantastic driving feel, and racing options galore."
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
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