10 Video Game Movie Adaptations Coming Soon in 2022
After Mortal Kombat, Werewolves Within, and Resident Evil, what other films based on games will be coming in 2022? Find out here.
Movies | 19 December
Throughout 2021 you have been spoiled with several video game movie adaptations, including; Mortal Kombat, Werewolves Within, and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. Soon we will enter the year 2022, which is of course there will be more news about video game movie adaptations being developed. So what are these movies? Take a look at the following list!
1. Uncharted
Uncharted is an action film that fans of the Uncharted franchise have been waiting for. Previously, the film was planned to be released in July 2021, but was forced to be postponed until February 11, 2022. Uncharted will feature several big stars such as Spider-Man’s actor, Tom Holland.
He will portray Nathan Drake, who is one of the most important characters in this story. Many fans hope Tom can portray Nathan's character well in the film.
2. Minecraft: The Movie
Minecraft: The Movie is a film that fans have been waiting for, but unfortunately this film is always plagued with problems, starting from Rob McElhenney, the director, who quit on the project which resulted in the postponement of its release date.
Although the release date has been announced, information about the film Minecraft: The Movie is still very minimal. We'll just have to wait and see how the film will turn out.
3. Five Nights At Freddy's
Then there is a film adaptation of the horror game franchise Five Nights At Freddy's which is planned for release in 2022. The creator of this game, Scott Cawthon revealed that the Five Nights At Freddy's film is still in the works. But some time ago, Scott Cawthon through the Five Night At Freddy's Subreddit also explained that there was bad information about the FNAF film. Because all the concepts and scenes that had been planned by his team had been rejected for inclusion in the film, so they took a long time to choose the concept for the film.
However, after discussing for a long time, finally Scott Cawthon and his team have succeeded in getting a suitable concept so the film production can start. Even so, unfortunately no information and release date has been revealed.
4. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Following the success of the first film, Paramount Pictures will release the sequel to Sonic The Hedgehog next year. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 will premiere on April 8, 2022. At The Game Awards 2021, they also shared the first trailer for the sequel. In the second movie, Sonic will continue the adventures with his friends. But interestingly, Knuckles will make his debut in the sequel.
Based on the film's synopsis, Knuckles partners with Dr. Robotnik on a quest for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilization. To that end, Sonic teams up with Tails on a journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
5. Tom Clancy's The Division
In March 2021, Ubisoft and Netflix announced the film Tom Clancy's The Division. They even announced the list of cast and crew for The Division. Rawson Marshall Thurber, who previously directed Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Skyscraper, and Netflix’s Red Notice. Ellen Shanman will be writing the film's script along with Thurber. The two main actors will still be played by Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Unfortunately, not much is known about the Tom Clancy's The Division film, other than the cast and director list. Even so, rumors claim that the movie will premiere next year.
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6. Tomb Raider 2
The Tomb Raider film, starring Alicia Vikander, is a video game adaptation that is quite successful in attracting audiences when many films from video games fail. So it doesn't take long to plan to immediately make a Tomb Raider sequel. Actually, the sequel to Tomb Raider has been prepared for a long time and is scheduled to air in March 2021.
At that time, director Ben Wheatley was hired to direct this film. But unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the shooting was canceled and Ben Wheatley resigned from the Tomb Raider project due to other work. Even so, the work on Tomb Raider 2 is still ongoing and the movie is slated for release next year with the title Tomb Raider: Obsidian.
7. Super Mario Bros.
If you are a big Super Mario Bros. fan, of course, you are very happy to hear the news that this Nintendo-made game will be adapted into an animated film titled Super Mario Bros: The Movie. Actually, this game was also made into a film in 1993, with actor Bob Hoskins playing Mario. Until Shigeru Miyamoto as video designer, producer and director of Nintendo games announced Super Mario Bros: The Movie at the Nintendo Direct.
Shigeru Miyamoto also revealed the cast of Super Mario Bros: The Movie. Of course, most of the attention goes to Chris Pratt as the voice of the iconic character, Mario. Previously, Chris Pratt was also involved in another animated film titled The LEGO Movie.
The animated film adapted from the game made by Nintendo is slated to be released on December 21, 2022 in North America.
8. Metal Gear Solid
At the end of 2020, actor Oscar Isaac was announced to play the character Solid Snake in this film. Oscar himself is known as the actor Poe Dameron in the latest Star Wars trilogy. At that time, the director of the Metal Gear Solid movie, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, had said that the opportunity was open for Oscar. And now it's really happening. However, apart from information regarding Oscar Isaac's participation in this film, not much is known about this film adaptation. Some information only mentions this film is still in the development stage.
9. The Last of Us
Since 2015, rumors about The Last of Us movie have been widely heard. Even the Game Designer, Neill Druckman ensures that the The Last of Us movie is being worked on. Recently, information emerged about the actress and actor who was confirmed to be playing in the live-action film.
Actress Bella Ramsey has previously confirmed that she will play Ellie in The Last of Us. Now the actor who plays The Mandalorian, namely Pedro Pascal is also confirmed to play Joel in the film directed by Craig Mazin.
Even so, there is not much information about when The Last of Us will be released. However, it will most likely be announced in 2022.
10. Mega Man
It was recently reported that Netflix was working on a Mega Man live-action. It is stated that the film is still in the early stages of development. Although the project has not yet been confirmed by Netflix, the film's production company, Supermarche, has confirmed on its website that they are working on a Mega Man live-action.
Based on the information provided through the website, it is stated that Mega Man will be a sci-fi film inspired by the Capcom game. The script itself was written by Henry and Rel, with Chernin Entertainment producing the film. Meanwhile other details are still being kept secret for now.
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