There’s loads of video games set to get TV or movie variations within the subsequent few years, and much more that appear like they’d be ripe for the selecting. Bungie’s Future franchise appeared like a viable candidate, particularly after the studio was acquired by PlayStation in 2022, however it sounds like all plans to deliver the video games to a brand new medium are have at present been dashed.
In accordance with Forbes’ Paul Tassi earlier within the week, Bungie was reportedly “tossing round” concepts for an animated Future collection on Netflix earlier than issues fell aside.. Allegedly, this was in growth previous to the aforementioned PlayStation acquisition, throughout which Sony stated it might assist Bungie “nurture the IP they’ve in a multi-dimensional method.” (For additional context, this assertion was made a number of weeks earlier than the Uncharted film launched and have become an honest box-office success.) With reference to why it didn’t go ahead, Tassi wasn’t certain, although he did say it simply might not have gone farther than the scripting part.
Earlier than Sony purchased Bungie, the developer introduced on Derrick Tsai as its transmedia head. Tsai was a producer and director at Riot who helped pave the best way for Arcane to get made and turn into successful over at Netflix. He departed round this time final yr, after which the studio employed Warner Bros. alum Gabriel VanHuss to function the Future’s head of linear media. VanHuss holds that place to today, and his duties contain increasing the franchise in TV, comics (which it’s beforehand accomplished), motion pictures, and so forth. It’s laborious to know the place this hypothetical present at present stands: Bungie’s at present targeted on the Last Form growth dropping in June, its new Marathon sport, and nonetheless reeling from its highly publicized layoffs (to say nothing of presumably engaged on Destiny 3). In accordance with Tassi, if the hypothetical present isn’t totally lifeless, it’s not coming “anytime remotely quickly.”
The thought of Future getting a TV present appeared like a cool thought two years in the past, however it’s slightly extra dicey now. Bungie’s hoping to show issues round for each Future 2 and the corporate at massive with Last Form, and revealing a TV present weeks after the growth drops might simply take issues from “we’re so again” to “oh, it’s over” in a heartbeat. The collection definitely has the potential to thrive in different mediums, however it’ll sadly must be a ready sport till the smoke clears round The Last Form.
[by way of Eurogamer]
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