A film adaptation of the hit online game Ghost of Tsushima has been within the works for nearly a 12 months, and in line with director Chad Stahelski, he’s trying to make the anti-samurai film.
In an interview with BroBible, Stahelski — who has additionally directed all 4 entries within the hit John Wick franchise — gave a little bit of details about the upcoming tackle the sport. Stahelski praised the upcoming movie’s story, calling it “the anti-samurai film” and in addition noting that tv exhibits like The Final of Us have confirmed that online game diversifications can work so long as they’re given love and a spotlight.
“Rainbow Six, Ghost of Tsushima — I’m engaged on. Each are improbable tasks that I actually hope come to fruition,” mentioned Stahelski. “However Ghost… it’s acquired an incredible story. It’s the anti-samurai samurai film. It’s acquired nice thematics. We’ve quite a lot of push on that and quite a lot of curiosity as a result of Final of Us pushing that, sure, the curse of video game-to-movie is type of lifted. It may be finished. You’ve simply acquired to offer it love and a spotlight. And Ghost, of in all probability all the opposite online game [movies] in improvement, I believe that’s the one which’s going to land.”
It’s unclear precisely what Stahelski means by “anti-samurai film,” particularly contemplating Ghost of Tsushima largely facilities across the politics and morals of samurai in Japan throughout the 1200s. Stahelski had beforehand famous that he hopes to have “a whole Japanese forged” and in addition make the movie in Japanese, though it’s unknown precisely whether or not or not these hopes will come to fruition.
Stahelski, Alex Younger, and Jason Spitz might be producing the movie by 87Eleven Leisure. PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan might be producers. Sucker Punch, the developer behind the sport, might be government producing.
