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Some may argue that the world has yet to see a great video game movie, but none can argue with the fact that game-based films have had, on occasion, a strong showing at the box office. Now more than ever, that's been true, and there are plenty of fun times on the horizon as well.
Here are the video game movies and television adaptations that you can expect to see coming up. Return often to check for updates on your favorite projects!
Upcoming Movies
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Movies based on video games are always a bit controversial; they're two very different art forms and trying to adapt one into the other is no simple task. However, some have been surprisingly beloved by fans of their franchises! These are the ones you can look forward to, this year and beyond.
Film | Status | Release Date | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Sequel | Announced | Release Date TBD | Theatrical |
Borderlands | Lionsgate revealed an August 2024 launch on July 21, 2023 | August 9, 2024 | Theatrical |
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Confirmed in August 2022 | December 20, 2024 | Theatrical |
Detective Pikachu 2 | Thought to be dead; new writer and director are attached. Seems to be moving forward. | Release Date TBD | Theatrical |
Return to Silent Hill | Lead actors revealed in March 2023. | Release Date TBD | Theatrical |
Gran Turismo | Finished filming | August 11, 2023 | Theatrical |
Untitled Silent Hill Movie | Update provided by the director in June 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Minecraft Movie | Originally scheduled for March 2022, delayed indefinitely | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Poppy Playtime Movie | Announced in April 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Beyond Good & Evil Movie | Confirmed to still be in the works in October 2021 | Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Untitled Death Stranding Movie | Kojima 'deeply involved'; nothing concrete yet on production start date | Release DATE TBD | - |
Untitled Firewatch Movie | New deal struck in 2020 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Sniper Elite Movie | Director hired in 2021 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Duke Nukem Movie | Announced in June 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Just Cause Movie | Writer provided an update in March 2021 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Mega Man Movie | Picked up by Netflix in December 2021 | Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Untitled Metal Gear Solid Movie | Oscar Isaac confirmed it was still happening in March 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Metro 2033 Movie | Delayed in May 2021 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Gears Of War Movie | Producer provided an update in March 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Streets of Rage Movie | Studio pickup announced in November 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Dragon's Lair: The Movie | Announced in March 2020 | Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Mortal Kombat 2 | Director announced in July 2022 | Release Date TBD | Theatrical |
Untitled Ark: Survival Evolved Movie | Announced in June 2022 | Release Date TBD | Theatrical |
Untitled Five Nights At Freddy's Movie | Confirmed by the director in May 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Sleeping Dogs Movie | Donnie Yen provided an update in August 2021 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Portal Movie | Confirmed by JJ Abrams in 2021 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Space Invaders Movie | Announced in July 2019 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled BioShock Movie | Announced in February 2022 | Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Untitled Just Dance Movie | Announced in 2019 | Release Date TBD | - |
Ghost of Tsushima | Writer hired in April 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Call Of Duty Movie | In production January 2021 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Tomb Raider Movie | Reported alongside cancellation of sequel Tomb Raider Movie in July 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Days Gone Movie | Announced in August 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Pac-Man Move | Announced in August 2022 | Release Date TBD | Theatrical |
Untitled Yakuza Movie | Announced in September 2020 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled The Mortuary Assistant Movie | Announced in August 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled It Takes Two Movie | Deal struck with Amazon in April 2022 | Release Date TBD | Amazon |
Untitled Sifu Movie | Announced in December 2022 | Release Date TBD | Theatrical |
Untitled Space Channel 5 Movie | Announced in August 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Upcoming Television Shows
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These are the upcoming television shows based on your favorite video games. Some of them you probably already know about and are getting new seasons, while others are still in the development process.
Show | Status | Release Date(s) | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
Castlevania: Nocturne | Release date reveal July 2023 |
| Netflix |
The Witcher | Both parts of Season 3 now out - notably, the end of Henry Cavill's run as Geralt | Season 4 Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Halo | Season 2 confirmed |
| Paramount+ |
The Last Of Us | Season 2 confirmed |
| HBO |
Nier: Automata Ver1.1a | First cour ended on July 23, 2023 | Second cour announced | Crunchyroll |
Horizon 2047 | Update provided in June 2022 | Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Untitled Alan Wake Show | Announced in May 2022 | Release Date TBD | AMC |
Pokemon Concierge | Announced in February 2023 | Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Untitled Mass Effect Show | Amazon was approaching a deal to acquire the rights for a Mass Effect show in late 2021/early 2022, but the show's existence is officially unconfirmed | Release Date TBD | Amazon Prime Video |
Untitled Fallout Show | Filming started in July 2022; footage teased in October 2022 | Release Date TBD | Amazon Prime Video |
Knuckles | Production began in April 2023 | Late 2023 | Paramount+ |
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix | Announced in June 2021 | Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Untitled Driver Show | Announced in June 2021 | Release Date TBD | Binge |
Untitled Tomb Raider Animated Show | Writing finished in May 2021 | Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Untitled Assassin's Creed Show | Update provided in March 2022 by the producer | Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Devil May Cry: The Animated Series | Production set to start in early 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Live-Action Pokemon Show | Production began in July 2021 | Release Date TBD | Netflix |
Untitled God Of War Show | Announced in March 2022 | Release Date TBD | Amazon Prime Video |
Untitled System Shock Show | Director hired in January 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Untitled Grounded Show | Announced in July 2022 | Release Date TBD | - |
Movie And Television Show Limbo
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These are video game movies or television shows that were once announced and have never been officially cancelled, but that we haven't heard a squeak from since.
The Division | Some filming was completed; producers allegedly left project during COVID crisis due to thematic similarities |
|---|---|
Untitled Dante's Inferno Movie | Last heard from around 2013. |
Untitled Altered Beast Movie | Last heard from around 2016. |
Untitled Spy Hunter Movie | Last heard from around 2015. |
Untitled Fruit Ninja Movie | Last heard from around 2016. |
Untitled Asteroids Movie | Last heard from around 2015. |
Splinter Cell | Last heard from around 2015. |
Untitled Missile Command Movie | Last heard from around 2010. |
Untitled Ghost Recon Movie | Last heard from around 2013. |
Untitled Rent A Hero Movie | Last heard from around 2016. |
Watch Dogs | Last heard from around 2015. |
Tomb Raider 2 | Alicia Vikander said that the movie's future was uncertain and wasn't yet in full production, reported to be fully canceled in July 2022 |
Untitled Half-Life Movie | JJ Abrams confirmed he wasn't involved in the project any longer in 2021. |
Hitman | Agent 47 voice actor said the project "went dead" in March 2022. |
Recently Released Television Shows And Movies
Twisted Metal
| Peacock |
Twisted Metal sounded like a strange one for a television adaption from the jump, but Peacock's big dual casting of Anthony Mackie and Will Arnett's been enough to turn a few heads. Though some of those heads mainly turned in anticipation of a veritable car crash, Twisted Metal's clocking in pretty OK critically, with a 68 percent on Rotten Tomatoes next to a 90 percent Audience Score.
Don't get us wrong, we know there's more to a show than what other people think. But hey, maybe tune this one in for an episode, see what you think!
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
| Box Office |
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a classic example of a critic-and-general-audience disconnect. That's not to say there aren't critics who love the film, nor do we mean there are zero casual moviegoers who abhor it. But looking at its Rotten Tomatoes score paints a picture - a 58 percent Rotten from critics and a 96 percent Audience Score. Wow!
This nostalgia-filled film is also smashing box office records for video game film adaptations, which is ultimately going to be a heck of a lot more important to all parties involved as an inevitable sequel is prepped.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
| Box Office |
It might not be lighting the charts aflame with Magic Missile the way The Super Mario Bros. Movie is, but Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves appears to be performing quite nicely not just with general audiences, but critics as well. It's a more unified positive reception, and we don't mean to say it's doing badly commercially - it's just not the slam-dunk Illumination's plumber is pulling off.
Paramount has a good thing going here, and we hope to see more from this cast.
The Last of Us
| HBO |
The Last of Us has set a new high bar in television adaptation, not only performing stunningly well among critics but truly seizing the hearts and minds of the mainstream. Recent ratings reports straight from famed aggregate aficionados Nielsen show The Last of Us outperforming even House of the Dragon. Wild.