{"id":125203,"date":"2022-05-27T08:29:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T06:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=125203"},"modified":"2022-05-27T08:45:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T06:45:18","slug":"several-playstation-franchises-to-be-adapted-into-series-and-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/125203-several-playstation-franchises-to-be-adapted-into-series-and-movies","title":{"rendered":"Several PlayStation franchises to be adapted into series and movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/26\/23143448\/playstation-horizon-zero-dawn-netflix-series-tv-movie-push\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Verge<\/a><\/strong>, Sony plans to turn its flagship video game franchises into TV series and movies.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent announcement revealed that the company is in the process of making a\u00a0<i>Horizon Zero Dawn\u00a0<\/i>series on Netflix and a\u00a0<i>God of War\u00a0<\/i>series with Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Sony is also working on a movie adaptation of <em>Gran Turismo<\/em>, and while the company has not found a partner for the project yet, there are rumours that the movie will feature Neill Blomkamp (known for District 9 and Chappie) as its director.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sony has officially announced new PlayStation Productions Series in Development<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Horizon coming to Netflix<br \/>\n\u2022 God of War coming to Amazon (previously rumored)<br \/>\n\u2022 Gran Turismo (no service announced)<\/p>\n<p>Sony continues to heavily expand their PlayStation IP into Series \/ Movies <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5b3nkD9diF\">pic.twitter.com\/5b3nkD9diF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benji-Sales (@BenjiSales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjiSales\/status\/1529712186599292930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>These adaptions add to PlayStation&#8217;s other projects, which include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a <strong><em>Twisted Metal series<\/em><\/strong> on Peacock<\/li>\n<li>an adaptation of <strong><em>The Last of Us<\/em><\/strong> for HBO<\/li>\n<li>a <strong><em>Ghost of Tsushima<\/em><\/strong> movie<\/li>\n<li>a <strong><em>Metal Gear Solid<\/em><\/strong> movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sony is going all-in on turning its flagship video games into TV shows and movies, and some of these plans include big Hollywood names.<\/p>\n<p>For <em>Metal Gear Solid<\/em>, it is reported that Oscar Isaac will be playing Solid Snake, Pedro Pascal will act as Joel, and Bella Ramsey will play Ellie.<\/p>\n<p>Ghost of Tsushima will be directed by one of the individuals behind the <em>John Wick<\/em> movies, and the recently released <em>Uncharted<\/em> movie featured Tom Holland of Spider-man fame.<\/p>\n<p>Sony noted that all these projects are currently in early development, so it&#8217;s unlikely that they will be hitting the screens any time soon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Read: <a title=\"Permalink to Sony expects R4.7 billion in revenue from PC games in 2022\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/125189-sony-expects-r4-7-billion-in-revenue-from-pc-games-in-2022\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sony expects R4.7 billion in revenue from PC games in 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony has several projects in development which will see PlayStation\u2019s flagship franchises being adapted into a series or 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