Hazelights Split Fiction Could Go From Game to Film
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Less than a month after its launch, Hazelight Studios newest video game Split Fictionmay be the next video game adapted for film. Per Variety, multiple top studios are currently in a bidding war for the games rights. Story Kitchen, which has helped with recent adaptations of Tomb Raiderand theSonicmovies, is assembling a cast, writer, and director to make it more enticing to prospective buyers. At time of writing, neither Story Kitchen or Hazelightspecifically, its very public founder/creative director Josef Fareshave commented. Still, an adaptation seems likely. Hollywoods grabbing any game it can to bring to film or TV, andSplit Fictionhas been pretty successful. The game, which is played entirely in co-op, stars aspiring writers Mio and Zoe. During a meeting with a literary agent, a machine made to steal ideas traps them in each others storiesso Mio is in Zoes fantasy story, and Zoe in Mios sci-fi adventureand they have to work together to get out. Based off that premise, you can imagine how itd make for a fun film, should it actually get adapted. It also helps that Split Fiction has been pretty popular: it opened to strong reviews and sold over 1 million copies just days after launch, which grew to 2 million copies within a week. For publisher EA, this is its latest play at bringing its games to film and TV; aMass Effectshow is coming to Prime Video, and Hazelights 2021 co-op hitIt Takes Twois also being adapted in the near future. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
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