Hazelight Studios’ latestvideo game hitSplit Fictionis already making waves in Hollywood. Just weeks after its highly successful launch, a film adaptation of the cooperative action-adventure game is officially in development. Variety is reporting that Story Kitchen—the team behind the upcomingIt Takes Twomovie at Amazon—is actively assembling a package forSplit Fiction, including a cast, director, and screenwriters, with a bidding war already underway.
Split Fictionis asplit-screen co-operative gamethat uses both fantasy and sci-fi in its plot to tell a story about two authors who become trapped in the worlds they created. Players must work together to overcome the challenges ahead of them, and it’s been a huge hit with players, sellingover two million copies in its first weekafter itsMarch 6 release.
What’s Happening With ‘It Takes Two’?
Last year, Collider’sAidan Kelleycaught up withPat CaseyandJosh Miller,the writers ofSonic the Hedgehog 3and the upcoming adaptation ofIt Takes Two, which will be anambitious adaptation of Hazelight Studios' critically acclaimed 2021Game of the Year. The duo opened up on why they decided to adapt the game, and it was something they couldn’t turn down.
“So that was something that was offered to us if we wanted to be a part of it.Sonic, we grew up with. It’s a 30-year-old game.It Takes Two, when it was offered to us, I don’t even think it was even a year old yet. So we’re like, let us play the game. And we played it, and we were both like, ‘holy shi’, awesome!’”
The premise of the game, and its heart, was a key selling point to the writers. “It’s a lot of story. Way more story than, say,Sonic the Hedgehog Part One,” Miller continued. “So that was its own challenge of figuring out what to use. But the kernel of the story of a kid making a wish and her parents turning into two of her toys, that was just such an appealing cinematic concept.”
Casey added that there were unique challengeswhen it comes to adapting a game like this, particularly compared to a game likeSonic, while the pair remained tight-lipped about its production status. “I highly recommend the game, and hopefully the movie will have more specific news when it’s going into production on the scene side, hopefully,” Casey shared. “But we can’t announce anything official at this moment, other than we’re very excited about it.”
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates onSplit FictionandIt Takes Two.
