For some years, the live action They seem to be in fashion. So titles like The last of us, To fall O It takes two They have already confirmed the next premiere of their respective fictional series based on the history of video games through platforms such as Netflix, HBO or Amazon Prime. This time the news comes to us from one of the most famous Playstation video game sagas: God of the war
A live-action based on video games
In 2018, God of War not only became one of the games with best reviews on the market, but also reached the top of the chart as the title with the most units sold in PlayStation history. With a new installment on the way slated for 2022, it looks like the franchise has ambitions beyond the gaming world, as the latest news indicates that AmazonPrime
This was announced by Deadline, where they revealed that it would be a live action made by the creators of The extentMark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, in collaboration with Rafe Judkins, the director of the wheel of time. According to the magazine, the project is still in negotiation phasebut Amazon is very interested in getting the rights and making sure the project gets off the ground.
None of the companies have talked about it yet, but the truth is that this project makes all the sense in the world for both of them, because Amazon has shown interest in developing television adaptations of some video games like Fallout. Sony, for its part, would continue the strategy of adapting its Playstation titles to television or cinema over the next few years, taking the franchise beyond the consoles just like they did recently with the saga Unexplored.
What do you think of this trend of bringing video games to the big or small screen? Is it a lack of ideas in the audiovisual world or does it serve to further enrich our favorite titles?
Source: Comic