News culture Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt takes stock of the live action, don't expect it right away!
On November 26th, CD Projekt executives met for one of the great rituals of the video game industry: analyzing the previous quarter's results! During this question and answer session, many topics were discussed, such as the live-action project in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe. The news is not bad, quite the opposite, but…
CD Projekt's studio says little, but when it does, it says a lot!
Every year the developers of the Polish studio CD Projekt say little. However, when this is the case, a lot can often be deduced from these statements. Yesterday was the day chosen by the teams to offer a whole range of information about their projects, be it their current organization, the development of their next creation or their entertainment strategy. Key information that emerged from this Q&A session on the previous quarter's financial results: is “Project Polaris” – the code name of the next game in the saga The Witcher – has entered the large-scale production phase!
Currently the developers are next The Witcher are no less than 400, while the other 250 developers that make up the studio are busy with parallel projects such as Orion (the next game). Cyberpunk), Sirius (spin-off de The Witcher) and Hadar (unpublished project). However, as already mentioned, CD Projekt's premises are not just about video games. Entertainment also plays an important role in the company's ambitions. For this reason, the studio also confirmed that it would continue working with Netflix on a new animated project Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
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After animation, Cyberpunk 2077 will have the right to a live-action project, but…
Beyond the studio's desire to replicate the success of the animated series airing on Netflix in 2022, The members of CD Projekt are equally motivated for a live-action adaptation project in the cyberpunk universe. It must be said that the teams are working on the game Cyberpunk 2077 have taken the realism sliders to the highest level – even if the beginnings were very complicated – and have even gone so far as to stunningly recreate the physiques of well-known Hollywood actors like Keanu Reeves or Idris Elba. During the question and answer session mentioned above The live-action project was also discussed, but the news could cause slight disappointment within the community.
As Michał Nowakowski, Co-CEO of CD Projekt explained: This live-action project actually exists… although it's still in the draft stages. For now we will have to content ourselves with this clarification and wait for the clarification of some gray areas of this program, since we do not yet know its final form, namely whether it will be a film or a series, among other things. As far as fans are concerned, we assume that we will have to wait a long time for concrete and exciting news about this project. Michał Nowakowski made it clear: the project is progressing well, but will only be presented to potential partners within a year.
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