2024-09-22 02:12:43
Computer game publisher Electronic Arts is preparing a feature film based on the popular The Sims. The adaptation of this life simulator is being prepared with the studio Amazon MGM and the company LuckyChap, which was founded by actress Margot Robbie, known from last year’s hit Barbie.
The fact that Margot Robbie is one of the producers does not mean that the Hollywood star will appear in front of the camera herself in the news, writes the AFP agency.
According to her, the cast and details of the film are not yet known. Except that it’s “definitely based” on The Sims world, series manager Kate Gorman confirmed to Variety.com. The very first volume from 2000, developed by the Maxis studio, sold over 11.5 million copies worldwide. This makes it one of the most commercially successful computer games of all time.
The film adaptation is being worked on by Kate Herron, who directed several episodes of the Sex Education series or the first season of the Marvel saga Loki, with the British comedian and screenwriter Briony Redman, the BBC adds.
The aim is to create a feature film most likely intended for cinemas. “We were looking for the right partners and our goal is something that will have a similar impact to Barbie,” explains the manager, why they teamed up with actress Margot Robbie’s company. With worldwide sales of 1.4 billion dollars, Barbie became the most successful title of last year, and also earned eight Oscar nominations.
In The Sims life simulator, the player controls one or more characters. In the beginning, he builds or buys them a house and then oversees their needs.
He checks whether they are in a good enough mood, fed, socially saturated or able to have fun.
The game does not have a predetermined story or clear goal, so you can take care of your characters endlessly, find them partners, start families and generally manage their lives from the time they wake up in the morning until they fall asleep.
The series most recently continued with the fourth installment of The Sims in 2014, with a combined total of nearly 200 million copies sold across all installments, including various expansions.
Electronic Arts clearly sees an opportunity to succeed at a time when feature-length adaptations of Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Bros. in the film or series Arcane, The Last of Us and Fallout.
However, it remains true that a game as a source material for a film is far from guaranteeing success. The creators of the feature film Borderlands, based on the game of the same name, were convinced of this last time. Although the main role was played by Cate Blanchett, the result was one of the biggest commercial failures of the year, adds the AFP agency.
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