Gran Turismo film adaptation commences with BTS photograph

Regardless of by no means fairly gaining vital or viewers acclaim, online game film diversifications proceed. Sony has the distinct benefit of getting rights to sure online game properties because of their Ps division. This 12 months noticed the discharge of the film adaptation of Uncharted, which remodeled $400 million on the field workplace. And HBO will probably be airing a collection based mostly on the favored Ps recreation, The Final of Us.

It was introduced that Sony is now making a movie model of the racing recreation Gran Turismo. District 9‘s Neill Blomkamp is sitting within the director’s chair for this adaptation, and filming not too long ago commenced. Sony tweeted a behind the scenes image of the manufacturing with the caption, “filming is now underway on #GranTurismoMovie – based mostly on the inspiring true story of a Gran Turismo participant, Jann Mardenborough, who gained a collection of gaming competitions main him to turn out to be an precise skilled racecar driver.”

The difference of Sony’s best-selling racing online game franchise stars David Harbour (Hellboy, Stranger Issues, Black Widow), Orlando Bloom (Carnival Row, The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean), Archie Madekwe (Midsommar, See), and Darren Barnet (By no means Have I Ever). It was additionally reported that former Spice Woman, Geri Halliwell-Horner, and Djimon Hounsou (Shazam!) have additionally joined the solid.

The movie is definitely additionally based mostly on true occasions, which supplies it a unique edge over different online game diversifications. Blomkamp has had a little bit of bother getting his dream franchise sequels made when he was as soon as connected to an Alien sequel that continued the story from Aliens, in addition to a Robocop sequel. Each movie tasks had been canceled.

Gran Turismo is scheduled to hit theaters on August 11, 2023.