#video-game-adaptation

#video-game-adaptation

TV's best ever video game adaptation screamed back to life with the year's most traumatic killing off of a beloved character. Losing one half of the show's central duo was no easy thing to move past, but The Last of Us morphed into a touching meditation on grief, loss and the pain of love left unspoken with added mushroom monsters. What we said: A gutsy and thoughtful rendering of humans on the edge. Read more

Based on the comics, The Boys is a TV series for Prime Video that spawned a spin-off series, Gen V, and a spin-off called The Boys: Mexico is also in the works. There is also the upcoming prequel series, Vought Rising, which takes place in the 1950s. The series seems ripe for a video game, as the world is full of powerful characters with unique abilities, and the off-beat and comedic tone might be appealing to many.

And according to director Genki Kawamura, one of the reasons that the movie feels so fresh could be because of how he approached it. "I wasn't necessarily thinking about a film adaptation of a video game," he tells The Verge. "I was thinking about how to create a new cinematic experience that blurs the lines between video game and cinema."

Mortal Kombat 2 will hit theaters on October 24, and it has an ensemble cast of new and returning actors, including Ludi Lin, Jessica Mcnamee, and Mehcad Brooks.

Romero's vision for Resident Evil ultimately fell apart due to a massive disagreement with producer Bernd Eichinger over the level of gore and violence in the script.

Netflix is collaborating with Supercell to develop an animated adaptation of the beloved mobile game Clash of Clans, showcasing its commitment to video game tie-ins.

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, known for their work on the Bad Boys franchise, will direct the film adaptation of Ubisoft's Riders Republic.

The upcoming sequel to 2023's Super Mario Bros. Movie has reportedly been titled Super Mario World, following a release blunder by NBCUniversal.