Sydney Sweeney will reportedly star in an adaptation of hit co-op recreation Break up Fiction, whereas Depraved’s Jon M. Chu is ready to direct.
Break up Fiction was launched earlier this yr, shifted greater than 2million copies and obtained rave evaluations. The co-op recreation is the follow-up to HazeLight’s beloved It Takes Two and sees gamers leaping between sci-fi and fantasy worlds.
“By merging the sci-fi and fantasy genres – and tipping its hi-octane hat to an unlimited vary of basic video games apart from – Break up Fiction takes a serious shot at being all video games to all folks. Sci-fi followers get their jet packs, wingsuits, hoverboard races, sand shark rides and adrenaline-fuelled jet-ski escapes. Fantasy freaks can shape-shift, spell-cast and commune with the spirits to their leather-armoured hearts’ content material,” NME wrote in a five-star evaluation.
Shortly after it was launched, it was reported that the film rights for Break up Fiction had began a bidding conflict in Hollywood. Now, in keeping with Selection, the Break up Fiction film will star Sydney Sweeney who can even act as an government producer on the mission. Nevertheless it’s not been confirmed if she’s going to play Zoe or Mio.
The Break up Fiction movie will probably be directed by Depraved’s Jon M. Chu whereas the script is at present being written by the workforce behind Deadpool & Wolverine, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.
Earlier this yr, HazeLight founder Josef Fares admitted he was not sure if a Break up Fiction film would occur. “It will be good if it occurred, however once more, I’ll consider it once I see it. Generally there’s plenty of talks, however nothing occurs. So we are going to see.”
In 2023, it was introduced Amazon had acquired the distribution rights to an adaptation of It Takes Two, with Dwayne Johnson one of many producers and Pat Casey and Josh Miller [the writing duo behind the live-action Sonic The Hedgehog movies] engaged on the script. Nevertheless no additional data has been shared. “There’s plenty of discuss, however not plenty of stroll,” Fares mentioned. “I don’t know what’s happening. Hopefully one thing. It will be cool to get one thing out of it, however my hopes should not so excessive.”
In the meantime, Sydney Sweeney can also be reportedly concerned within the massive display adaptation of basic arcade racing recreation OutRun. She’s set to function government producer whereas Michael Bay will direct the movie.
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