The entertainment industry seems to be continuing an impressive new era of video game adaptations. This time, Good reason The film is currently in production and has a pedigree of impressive talent behind the camera. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the video game adaptation will have Blue Beetle Film director Ángel Manuel Soto will helm the project.
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Additionally, Kelly McCormick and David Leitch John Wick and Scapegoat Leitch of Just Cause fame will be producing the film through their 87North production company, and considering Just Cause is an incredibly action-packed, action-heavy game series, and Leitch himself has experience producing films with action-heavy material, they certainly seem like the right team to helm this project.
Good reason A great production team comes together for the live-action film
The film is currently in pre-production at Universal Pictures, and 87North currently has a first-look deal with the studio. Good reason The first game in the series debuted in 2006 from Avalanche Studios and was published by Eidos Interactive. Subsequent titles include: Just Cause 2-4It was released by Square Enix.
Story Kitchen's Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg and Timothy I. Stevenson are also among the producers on the film. The same production team has worked on other video game film adaptations, such as tomb raider and Sonic the hedgehog.
Producers include Story Kitchen's Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson, a team already active in the video game industry. tomb raider and Sonic the hedgehog title. Of course, the new live-action tomb raider The series has just received the green light from Amazon MGM Studios. Paramount Pictures and Sega are new Knuckles A Paramount+ miniseries, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 It is scheduled to be released in theaters in late December.
of Good reason The game series revolves around Rico Rodriguez, a special military operative who works as a government subversion specialist and usually takes on dangerous missions. He must use his grappling hook and wingsuit to stop the Black Hand, a dangerous group of mercenaries.
A film adaptation of the video game series had previously been planned, originally developed by Constantin Films and starring Brad Peyton and Derek Kolstad, but the rights ultimately lapsed and were picked up by Universal Pictures and 87 North.
Universal was reportedly keen to adapt the original film, noting the proliferation of video game film adaptations. super mario bros movie and Five Nights at Freddy'swas released in theaters last year and was a huge success. The Super Mario Bros. Movie grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide, and a sequel is in the works. Five Nights at Freddy's It grossed $290 million worldwide.
Dan Jevons will serve as executive producer on the project, with Max Jacoby directing for 87 North. Senior vice president of production and development Ryan Jones and director of development Tony Ducre will oversee the film adaptation for Universal.
Before taking on Just Cause, Blue Beetle film director Soto has another action movie in the works. Wrecking Crewan Amazon-MGM Studios production, which will star Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista. He will also be appearing in the upcoming Transformers He may also direct a spinoff with Marco Ramirez for Paramount. Good reason It may be a while before it hits theaters.
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of Good reason The film does not yet have an actor attached to it, but it will be interesting to see who will play Rico Rodriguez. It is expected to be released by Universal at a later date. The current release date is unknown. It is the final game in the series. Just Cause 4It was released on consoles and PC in December 2018.
What do you think about this news? Good reason Is the movie finally being made? Who do you think will play Rico Rodriguez? Do you think Angel Manuel Soto is a good choice as director? Let us know what you think about this news on The Illuminerdi's social media.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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