Is 2026 The Year Hollywood Finally Figures Out Video Game Movies? - Beyond 943
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The episode discusses the future of video game movie adaptations in Hollywood and upcoming films in the genre.
Well, maybe! So far, we’ve had Return to Silent Hill, Iron Lung and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which were varying degrees of successful depending who you ask, but still to come we’ve got the Johnny Cage-forward Mortal Kombat II, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil, the totally bonkers Street Fighter movie. And, hey, if this isn’t this year, it’s not like video game movie adaptations are slowing down: 2027 has The Legend of Zelda, Helldivers and Sonic The Hedgehog and A Minecraft Movie sequels. 2028, meanwhile, will finally see Call of Duty make its way to the big screen, but more interesting to us is A24’s Elden Ring film. Alex Garland has given us some of our favorite genre media of recent years, between Ex Machinia, Annihilation, Men, Devs, Civil War, and of course, 28 Days Later and 28 Years Later. How will he handle a cinematic tour of The Lands Between? Hard to say, but Nick Offerman, Kit Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Ben Whishaw and Jonathan Pryce will be there, so we’re certainly intrigued. Beyond! This weeks show is hosted by Max Scoville and Brian Altano and is produced by Nick Maillet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hosts: Max Scoville, Brian Altano
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Books & works: Return to Silent Hill, Iron Lung, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Mortal Kombat II, Resident Evil, Street Fighter, The Legend of Zelda, Helldivers, Sonic The Hedgehog, Minecraft Movie
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