PlayStation President and CEO Jim Ryan has revealed that more adaptations based on the tech company's video games should be expected.
Ryan said the company is planning on bringing more PlayStation intellectual property to other forms of media. "We're also really thrilled to bring some of the best PlayStation IP to new media like film and television," Ryan said during a video produced for CES 2021 -- the Consumer Electronic Show -- which has gone all digital this year due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The planned 2021 release of a film based on the Uncharted video game franchise, starring Tom Holland, and the development of an HBO series based on the post-apocalyptic action-adventure game The Last Of Us are just some of what PlayStation has planned on the adaptation front. "This is just the beginning of the expansion of our storytelling into new media and even wider audiences," said the CEO.
Uncharted is directed by Ruben Fleischer and stars Holland and Mark Wahlberg alongside Antonio Banderas, Sophia Ali and Tati Gabrielle. It's set to arrive in theaters on July 16, 2021. The series based on The Last of Us is written by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. It's a co-production between HBO and Sony Pictures Television. Details regarding casting and a potential release date have yet to be announced.
Source: Sony