Amazon MGM Studios is in talks to accumulate the characteristic adaptation of Break up Fiction starring Sydney Sweeney.
The bundle has Jon M. Chu hooked up to helm the film based mostly on the online game of the identical title. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are writing the screenplay.
Producers embody Chu, Mike Goldberg and Dmitri M. Johnson. Sweeney is about to govt produce.
The sport Break up Fiction hails from Hazelight Studios and Digital Arts and debuted in March. Designed for split-screen play, it facilities on authors Mio and Zoe, who get trapped on the planet of their creations. Sweeney’s function has not but been introduced.
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Final month, Hazelight Studios’ Instagram account celebrated the sport having offered 4 million copies. “So lots of you have got picked up Break up Fiction already, it’s wonderful,” learn the post. “Seeing the enjoyable you have got with our recreation and the love you present for Mio, Zoe and one another warms our hearts right here at Hazelight.”
Hollywood has seen the worth in online game variations following the latest successes of The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and this 12 months’s smash hit A Minecraft Film. Presently within the works are options based mostly on such gaming franchises as The Legend of Zelda, Avenue Fighter and Gears of Conflict, whereas Mortal Kombat II and 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 are set for launch later this 12 months.
Sweeney can quickly be seen in Apple TV+’s Echo Valley and Lionsgate’s The Housemaid. Amongst her potential future tasks is a movie model of the online game OutRun from director Michael Bay.
Deadline was first to report Amazon MGM Studios’ involvement.